Last week it was reported that Google’s next-gen Nexus 7 tablet could be going on sale in summer, and according to a new report from Digitimes, it seems that a July release could be possible, assuming of course the report is to be believed. According to Digitimes, electronics manufacturer Elan Microelectronics has begun to ship the touchscreen circuit boards which are meant for use in the new Nexus 7 tablet. Supposedly things have been moving along pretty well and this is apparently ahead of the tablet’s rumored July launch. Of course this is hardly official news, not to mention Digitimes’ track record is somewhat spotty at best. Either way with the success Google has had with the Nexus 7, we wouldn’t be surprised if the company had plans for a successor, although a question of when remains to be seen. Take it with a grain of salt for now, but we’ll keep our eyes peeled for more info and with July only a couple of months away, we won’t have to wait too long to see if this rumor pans out.

Don’t you just hate it when you try to put your earphones in your pocket, but when you pull them out they seem to have gotten themselves in a massive tangle? Well here’s a pretty nifty solution to help with cable management called Sound Pockets. As you can see in the image above, Sound Pockets is actually an iPhone case that comes with a pop-open case at the back in which you can safely stow away your earphones without having to worry about them getting tangled in your pocket. Unfortunately this does add a bit of bulk to your iPhone, but if you’re not too fussed over its bulk then we guess this case would be a pretty useful accessory. The Sound Pocket is compatible with the iPhone 4, iPhone 4S and the iPhone 5 and can be yours for $35 via Sound Pocket’s website.

As if Leica cameras weren’t expensive enough, it seems that the camera manufacturer has a new limited edition camera planned that will set you back ¥283,500 ($2,795). In conjunction with Leica opening their store in the SOGO departmental store in Yokohama, Japan, the company has decided to release a limited edition Leica X2 Yokohama Edition camera, and by limited we are talking about only 30 such units ever being made. The camera will not differ from the original X2 in terms of hardware, with the main difference being that in the case of the limited edition model, it will sport a lizard-style leather for its body, and will feature the same material for its shoulder strap and camera protector. The Leica store in SOGO is currently accepting pre-orders for the camera with a released slated for around July.

A couple of weeks ago word on the street was that Facebook was interested in acquiring mapping company, Waze. Now thanks to a new report, it seems that Google is having none of it and could be considering starting a bidding war to acquire the company for themselves instead. According to the reports, Waze currently has more than one party interested in them and their technology and are reportedly asking for a price of more than $1 billion , although they might end up remaining independent if they are able to raise money for themselves via venture capital financing.

As Google already has a mapping software of their own in the form of Google Maps, but with the acquisition of Waze, it has been speculated that Google could use Waze’s technology to add a more social aspect to Maps, which we guess in turn could benefit its social network, Google+, which some view as a possible competitor of Facebook. Naturally Waze declined to comment on this new rumor, so take it with a grain of salt for now.

Nokia and HTC are currently embroiled in a legal dispute of sorts, and as if the rumors of HTC having financial difficulties enough, it seems that Nokia will be going after the company’s flagship device, the HTC One. This new lawsuit will make it the second patent infringement claim that Nokia has filed against HTC, claiming that in the HTC One, the Taiwanese company has allegedly violated an addition nine patents belonging to Nokia.

According to Nokia, the patents in question are related to hardware features such as enhanced speech, data transmission, efficient component layout, worldwide roaming capabilities, application data sharing between phones, permission management, video encoding and decoding, and the expanding of a device’s capabilities via applications. The lawsuit has been filed in the US with both the ITC and the US District Court of Southern California. No word from HTC on how they will be responding to this new lawsuit.

Developers if you’re after a phone with an officially unlocked bootloader, it looks like Samsung might have your back. Samsung will apparently be releasing a Galaxy S4 Developer Edition soon thanks to a sighting of the device on Samsung’s website. The device will apparently play nice with both AT&T and Verizon’s network, and just to make it clear, there will not be any difference in hardware from the original Galaxy S4 and its developer edition. It is also different from the Google Edition version of the phone.

For those unfamiliar with developer edition devices, these are devices which basically has its bootloader unlocked, giving developers and modders access to more of the function’s functions that regular users will probably not have much interest in. No word on how much the developer edition of the Galaxy S4 will cost, but since developer edition phones tend to be offered off-contract, you can expect the price to be similar to the Galaxy S4 at retail.

If you love your phones to be super thin, Huawei might have something for you in the form of the Ascend P6. Thanks to @evleaks, press renderings of the device have been leaked and boy it does look like quite a stunner! This is not the first time we’ve heard or seen the device as details of the Ascend P6 and a blurry photo have leaked in the past, but this is probably the clearest shot we have so far. To top it off, it has been reported that Huawei’s own CEO has confirmed the existence of the phone itself according to the folks at TechRadar, although his post on Weibo has since been deleted but not before he revealed that the phone could be announced on the 18^th of June in London.

For those who might be hearing about this for the first time, the Ascend P6 is said to be an upcoming device from Huawei running on Android. Alleged specs have given the phone a 4.7” display, a 1.5GHz quad-core chipset with 2GB of RAM, and will run with Android 4.X Jelly Bean with a 5MP rear-facing camera sitting on the back. Pricing and stateside availability have yet to be announced, but if the June 18^th event in London is happening, hopefully we will be able to learn more then.

The other day we reported that a Google Edition version of the HTC One could be released in the future, and this was despite HTC themselves who denied the existence of such a product. Now it seems that rumors of such a device are getting stronger as Russell Holly at Geek seems to believe that such a device could be launched in the near future. Considering that Holly managed to get it right when it came to rumors of a Google Edition Samsung Galaxy S4, there might be a good chance that he could be right again this time round.

According to Holly, the existence of the Google Edition HTC One were tipped to him by several sources that such a device was in the works and would be released with stock Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean calling the shots. Considering that there are probably many Android users out there who might not appreciate having an OEM’s UI on their phone, this could be great news, especially with the HTC One’s beautiful design to top things off. In any case take it with a grain of salt for now, but what do you guys think?

Depending on which hotel you go to, there are times when the slightly more fancy hotels provide their guests with a sound dock in their room which they can then use to connect to an iPod or iPhone and listen to their music. However over in Dubai, which is known for their towering skyscrapers and luxurious hotels, it seems that guests can expect more, so much more. If you ever had the money to stay at Dubai’s Burj Al Arab, a hotel which calls itself the most luxurious hotel in the world, it seems that you can expect to find your room furnished with an iMac, and wait for it, a 24-karat gold iPad.

Yes you read that right! As if furnishing a room with an iMac wasn’t luxurious enough, guests will be able to play with a gold iPad! Of course considering that rooms at priced starting at $1,525 per night, such luxuries aren’t exactly a stretch of the imagination. Guests’ interactivity of the iPad will be limited at the start, but the hotel is said to be expanding access to other apps in the future. In case you get too attached to the gold iPad in your room, the hotel is even selling them at their Bespoke Boutique where guests can purchase a 64GB iPad for a staggering $10,200.

We’ve heard rumors and seen alleged components that suggested that Apple’s alleged iPhone 5S will come in a variety of different colors, much like the new lineup of iPod touch media players. While it remains to be seen if Apple will be going down that route with the iPhone 5S, the folks at Japanese blog, Macotakara, have heard that iPhone 5S devices in multiple colors will indeed be arriving, and not just on the iPhone 5S, but Apple’s rumored budget iPhone as well.

According to the source who spoke with Macotakara, the color options will be white, black/navy, gold/yellow, pink, gray and green, and if you’re wondering where black is, it seems that black will remain exclusive to the flagship iPhone, meaning that it will not be an option for the low-cost device. Apart from the rumors of multicolored iPhones, their source went on to state that mass production of the low-cost iPhone will begin between July and September before being made available to customers later on in the year.

As usual take it with a grain of salt for now, but what do you guys think? Anyone up for multicolored iPhones?