Have you tried buying a Nexus 4? If you have it was probably out of stock on Google Play.

So whats up? Well Cathy Robin, Head of LG France claims that Google got the demand wrong by 10 times. Google has other theories, but the fact of the matter remains, you can’t just go out or online and order one from Google.

I just wonder if other android manufacturers put pressure on Google not to produce so many as it undercut their devices? Or did Google really misjudge the demand but such a whopping margin.

Whatever the reason or reasons, Google just dont have the slick business skills of selling hardware without chaos. I recall my Nexus 7 experience with Google. That was the most awful experience ever with Google lacking any form of customer service.

What this does show, is if a reasonably priced smartphone is made available, it will sell like hot cakes. This puts pressure on premium pricing brands like the iPhone.

Huawei is likely to unveil the Ascend P2 at MWC. The handset is aiming to take the crown as the thinnest smartphone in the world and the most powerful.

The device will sport a 1.8GHz quad-core K3V2 processor produced in-house, a 13 megapixel rear camera, a 1.3 megapixel front camera, 2GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage and a 3,000 mAh battery. It also stands to come with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean out of the box, though it’s possible that we could see Android 4.2 by the time it launches.

My main concern about these thin handsets is battery life. I would rather have some extra thickness and have a phone that can lasts more than 2 days.

Whichever company invents battery technology to make a phone last a week, that will be innovation and a credible feature.

Over at xda develpopers a firmware update for the Sony S which includes mirroring, find my phone and a new lock screen.

Other features include a new power standby mode.It is good to see Sony updating last year phones, and hopefully a track record they will now continue to do with their newest phones as well.

There is rumblings on the web, that Motorola is possibly going to launch the X phone at Google I/O and it will come pre loaded with android lime pie.

Well great news if it does, but seriously unless Google sort out their customer service for hardware sales, there is no way I would buy anything from them.

Lets see what happens and if the X phone gets lauched, whether or not it is a start of the art device.

Samsung is likely to introduce the Xcover 2 at MWC.

Specs being floated for the device, which carries model number S7110, include a 4-inch WVGA display, 5MP camera, and 1700mAh battery, all upgrades from the original Xcover. It will launch with Jelly Bean in Titan Gray and Red/Black color schemes.

It’s should include IP67 certification for the device, the same standard for the original Xcover approving the device for resistance to shock, dust, and dirt. It can also survive submerged in up to 1 meter of water for 30 minutes. Now, implement the same sort of resilience in a flagship phone like the Galaxy S4 and then we’re really talking especially since Sony has done this with their new Xperia Z.