Google October 29 Nexus Event is Cancelled

October is something big for many tech giants. Just few days ago, Apple unveiled couple of devices on its new family generation in a New York event. And a day from now, tech bloggers and media men supposed to hit again the busy New York streets to cover another headliner — Google’s big October 29 event. Well, thanks to Hurricane Sandy, Google just declared that it is cancelling the said event. It might be sort of a de ja vu, but Google also delayed last year’s Galaxy Nexus launch as a respect to the late Steve Jobs. So what are we supposed to expect with the cancelled event?

Search giant and now leading smartphone and tablet seller Google sent out invites weeks ago that headlined the latest technology news. Google is holding its own event to directly compete with Microsoft launch of Windows Phone 8 in San Francisco. Well, it seems like October 29 is meant to be a Microsoft day. The invite shows New York’s skyline and Google on the background with a phrase written on a Google search box saying “The Playground is Open”.

Just by the looks of it, Google is most likely to announce another smartphone or tablet since the invite is a prominent picture of Google Now — a feature found in the latest Android OS. Rumors are all around the corner. First up is an improved Google Nexus 7. According to some rumors, the best-selling 7-inch tablet from Google is about to get HSPA+3G data support.

Moreover, Google is finally aiming to topple down Apple’s 10-inch iPad with its own version of a 10-inch Google Nexus tablet. The rumored tablet will run on Android 4.2 OS and will be manufactured by loyal partner Samsung calling it the Nexus 10. It is said to feature a 2560x1600 resolution display.

And it’s not just a tablet debut day. Google is said to release a new smartphone which will be manufactured by LG. Wired recently posted pictures of a lost phone in a bar San Francisco’s Mission District. The said lost phone has a “not for sale” sticker and a Google logo on the back with no sim card to activate. It must be a prototype of Google’s new phone, as others would say since Brian Katz (global investigations and intelligence manager at Google) rushed in to claim the said prototype. The LG-manufactured smartphone is dubbed to be the Nexus 4 and will have a 4.7- inch screen and 1280x768 resolution display. It is rumored to have a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 CPU and a generous 8-megapixel rear camera.

Since it will be an Android event, Google is also rumored to introduce its newest member of the Android family, the Android 4.2 or dubbed to be the “Key Lime Pie”.  Well, amidst all the rumors, Google is not confirming anything on what exactly it plans to unveil. I guess will have to wait once the “playground is open”. For now the playground is temporarily closed due to Hurricane Sandy.