Google sends invite for likely Pixel smartphone launch on Oct. 4

If you’re planning to purchase a high-end Android smartphone, hold that urge till early next month.

Google announced today that it will hold an event in San Francisco on Oct. 4 where it will launch some "made by Google" hardware. In line with earlier reports, the company is hinting the arrival of new smartphones.

In a video posted on YouTube, Google showed its familiar horizontal search bar morphing into the outline of a phone on the tunes of Redbone’s “Come and get your love”, which leads to madeby.google.com.

Google is expected to launch its new flagship ‘Nexus’ smartphones next month. Though, reports suggest that the company may use ‘Pixel’ moniker instead of using the ‘Nexus’ branding this time.   Read more...