Google Nexus 5 rumours once again point to LG as manufacturing partner

LG could manufacturer the new Google Nexus 5

Having collaborated with Google to produce last year’s Google Nexus 4 handset, new Google Nexus 5 rumours have once again pointed to LG manufacturing the next flagship Android phone.

Despite having seemingly ruled itself out of the race to be the manufacturing partner of the Google Nexus 5, last week saw LG’s name thrown back into the, with claimed insider leaks now further hinting that LG is in the driving seat to piece together the Google branded iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy S4 rival.

With the latest round of rumours emerging courtesy of repeated Vietnam based tipster Tinthe, the Google Nexus 5 will reportedly be manufactured by LG and feature an array of specs similar to that found within the company’s recently unveiled own flagship phone, the LG G2.

Expected to boast a 5.2-inch Full HD edge-to-edge display similar to that on the LG G2, the Google Nexus 5 will reportedly feature a design similar to that of the Nexus 4 with a plastic body finished with a glass panel on the rear of the device.

Last week’s claimed Google Nexus 5 rumours suggested that further specs would see the handset pack the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 CPU as the G2 alongside a 2GB of RAM and the option of 16GB or 32GB of internal storage.

The Google Nexus 5 release date has been tipped for October with the handset widely believed to be heading to the realms of reality with the long awaited Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie operating system in tow.

Back in May LG seemed to rule itself out of the running to manufacture the Google Nexus 5, stating it did not need to publicity after last year’s success.

“The Nexus 4 was a great success despite the production problems for us and Google,” Kim Wong, Vice President of LG Mobile in Europe said. He added: “We do not need such a marketing success again.”

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Full GTA 5 achievements and trophies list leaked ahead of release

The GTA 5 achievements list has leaked

The full GTA 5 achievements and trophies list has leaked online just one month ahead of the eagerly awaited GTA 5 release date.

Revealing the full extent of challenges and rewards that will offer gamers the chance to improve their gamer scores, the complete collection of Xbox 360 bound GTA 5 achievements is made up of 49 rewards worth a total of 1,000 gamer points.

Made up of a wide selection of challenges from the mundane to the frankly bizarre, the leaked list of GTA 5 achievements sees the usual 100 per cent game completion challenge backed up by an array of more peculiar tasks such as the ‘From Beyond the Stars’ achievement for “Collecting and returning all spaceship parts.”

With the GTA 5 achievements list split between in-game challenges and trophies for tasks within Grand Theft Auto Online, there are also 11 secret achievements of which no details are as yet known.

Forcing gamers to make use of the ability to switch between the three lead in-game protagonists, the GTA 5 achievement list includes a trophy dubbed ‘Three Man Army’ which requires gamers to “Survive 3 minutes on at least a 3 star Wanted Level with all three characters together off mission.”

Combining the usual crime-based GTA action with more light hearted, casual rewards, the leaked GTA 5 achievements list has shown that gamers will need to do things like fly planes under bridges, attend church and trade stocks in order to attain all rewards.

Although it is currently unclear how easy or hard it will be to obtain all 49 achievements, the rewards for completing the different tasks range from as little as five gamer points for completing the online introduction, to 100 points for completing the story mode.

The full list of leaked GTA 5 achievements for the Xbox 360 iteration of the game can be viewed at Xbox360achievements.org.

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Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak lambasts Steve Jobs biopic

Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs in 'Jobs'

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has lambasted the newly launched Steve Jobs biopic, stating there are “a lot of things wrong” with the movie ‘Jobs’.

Suggesting that the film’s portrayal of the iconic Apple co-founder and former CEO unfairly paints Jobs as a flawless cult leader of sorts without touching on his many faults, Wozniak has claimed that the movie unfairly overlooks the achievements of many others at Apple.

"There were a lot of things wrong," Wozniak stated while discussing ‘Jobs’ in a televised interview with Bloomberg on Friday. He added: "I didn't like seeing a lot of people I know not get the respect they deserve.”

Although suggesting that he liked Ashton Kutcher’s acting in his title role as Steve Jobs, Wozniak has said the star’s performance could have been improved and more true to the real-world events simply by having picked up the phone and giving Woz a call directly.

"Ashton has too much of this 'fan' thing like a cult leader," Wozniak said. "He could not see that [Jobs] had a lot of flaws in knowing how to run things and execute and make products that were worthwhile at his time there."

He added: "You know what, I'm really easy to get a hold of, he could have called me and consulted over the phone any time."

Away from the film, Wozniak has discussed the shape of Apple following the loss of its talismanic leader back in 2011. Despite the Apple board having reportedly pushed CEO Tim Cook to innovate quicker in recent weeks, Wozniak has warned that it is too early to rule Apple out of the game.

"There's time to tell," he said. "I wouldn't judge Apple as being out of the innovation sphere yet... Sometimes Apple has the bigger surprise than anyone."

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