Google is planning to announce a boatload of new stuff in October

Now that you're done lusting over jet black iPhones, it's time to turn your attention toward Google. You know, the guys who make Android and Chrome.

And what a bonanza the company reportedly has in store for Oct. 4.

Traditionally, Google uses its I/O developer conference in the spring to talk developer-y things like frameworks, announce new versions of Android or skydive in to show off new moonshots like Google Glass.

Then, in the fall, the company unveils new Nexus phones and sometimes new Nexus tablets, as well as Chromebooks either under its Pixel brand or from its hardware partners. Read more...