This story is about as shaky as they come, but we figured we’d pass along the details for anyone out there lookin’ to get a quick fix of Memorial Day mobile news.
Here’s what we know:
According to TechHog, the device up above is the one floatin’ around in the Android team’s labs as the mobile hardware test design for Ice Cream Sandwich
As you can see, this device appears to lack any sort of button on its face. The latest tablet build of Android (Honeycomb) ditched all hardware buttons in favor of on-screen navigation controls; is the mobile build taking the same route?
Some are referring to it as the “Nexus 3″; according to the guys over at Droid Life, the name “Nexus Prime” is also floating around.
This handset, they say, is made by HTC — but HTC isn’t alone in their hopes to be the manufacturer behind the next Nexus. According to the original tipster, LG also has something in the works
An unspecified party has supposedly asked TechHog to removal details/photos, and they’ve complied
To be honest, the whole thing rings up a bit strange. From the questionable source and blurry photo to the take down request (which almost never, ever happens in this industry; companies generally play dumb and publicly ignore leaks, as acknowledging them legitimizes them), I wouldn’t get too attached to this device just yet.
