Google doesn’t always launch major new versions of Android at Google I/O but we now have confirmation that it’s going to do so this year. In a long profile of Google Android boss Sundar Pichai at Bloomberg Businessweek, the publication reveals toward the very end of the piece that Pichai “will preview the next [Android] release (Lollipop? Lemonhead?) for the first time at I/O rather than waiting until the fall.” Last year we had to wait until the fall to get our first look at Android 4.4 KitKat but Pichai explains to Bloomberg Businessweek that the company has decided to push things up this year because “I want the world to understand what we are doing sooner.” We’ll be here to bring you all the latest news on Android and other exciting Google announcements when Google I/O kicks off Wednesday afternoon.

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The world is full of truly stupid would-be criminals but one Minnesota man might have just taken the crown for the title of World’s Stupidest Thief. CBS Minnesota reports that police arrested 26-year-old Nicholas Wig for allegedly burglarizing a home in South St. Paul on June 19th after his victim discovered that Wig had used his computer to log into his Facebook page and never logged out before leaving. When police arrived to arrest Wig, they also found that he was wearing his victim’s wrist watch, which obviously won’t help with any potential defense.

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Samsung’s trend of crafting unbeatably attractive displays continues with the release of the Galaxy Tab S. According to the latest display technology shoot-out at DisplayMate, the Galaxy Tab S has “the best performing tablet display” that the team of experts has ever tested. In fact, the performance is almost identical to the display of the Galaxy S5, which received the same honor in the smartphone category.

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With not one but two new iPhone models seemingly set to debut in 2014, we can look forward to twice as many rumors leading up to their respective launches. Various reports of production difficulties pop up each and every year, but Apple always seems to push through in the end. This year, we’ve already seen reports of more than one manufacturing issue pertaining to Apple’s larger 5.5-inch iPhone model, and now the flagship 4.7-inch iPhone 6 has seemingly run into its first major speed bump.

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Is AT&T actually trying to convince people to support the DirecTV merger or is this all part of a competition with Comcast and Time Warner Cable to see which major proposed merger will generate the most public hostility? AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday to make the case that his company’s proposed merger with DirecTV will be good for consumers. And right off the bat, Stephenson made a highly dubious argument that we’d have a hard time believing was real if it hadn’t been relayed to us through AT&T’s own Twitter account.

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It has become a forgone conclusion that each year’s iPhone launch is the biggest smartphone launch to date. With Apple’s current record sitting at a staggering 9 million units sold through the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c’s first weekend of availability, however, this year’s new iPhone models have a steep hill to climb.

A dozen independently confirmed reports point to two completely redesigned iPhone 6 models launching in 2014, so it indeed appears as though Apple is positioning itself for another record launch —but it can’t hurt to have a little data to support that notion. According to the results of a new survey released on Tuesday, Apple is definitely in store for a huge iPhone 6 launch this fall.

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T-Mobile’s various “Uncarrier” initiatives have done an unbelievable job of drawing new business to the nation’s No. 4 wireless carrier. The scrappy company actually managed to outpace its giant rivals in net subscriber additions, which is a scenario most industry watchers would have laughed at a few short years ago. As it turns out, however, one of T-Mobile’s most widely covered Uncarrier moves has brought about a new problem, and it has caused one used gadget buying service to reject all future attempts from potential customers looking to sell T-Mobile handsets.

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Google mistakenly posted an issue on the Chromium issue tracker that included images believed to be from a device running an unreleased build of the company’s Android operating system – or “Android L,” as it is often called since it will be named after a dessert beginning with the letter “L.” The images were quickly discovered and posted on Reddit, xda-developers reveals, although the original page was removed since.

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BlackBerry’s stock may be on the rise, up 36% so far in 2014 as of Monday’s close, but brand loyalty in the United Kingdom has seemingly hit an all-time low. According to a new note from CashForPhonesComparison.com, which compares more than 35 used mobile phone buying services in an effort to get customers the best price on their trade-ins before they upgrade to a new handset, only about 8% of consumers who use the site to trade in a used BlackBerry say they plan to purchase another BlackBerry device.

Instead, the overwhelming majority — a staggering 66% — say they intend to upgrade from a BlackBerry device to an iPhone.

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Why the company doing more good for society than any of its rivals can’t help but be evil

Last year’s annual Google I/O conference opened with a painfully long keynote presentation capped off by a wonderfully moving speech from CEO Larry Page, and an open question and answer session with developers in the audience. It was fantastic.

With his voice hoarse from vocal cord nerve strain, Page bared all while discussing Google, its rivals and technology’s role in society. Saddened by the state of the industry, Page spoke with passion and pleaded with the audience and Silicon Valley. “Most important things are not zero sum,” he said while on stage at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. “We should be building great things that don’t exist.”

“Technology should do the hard work so people can get on doing the things that make them happiest in life,” Page said. And he meant it. Anyone watching Google’s chief executive would have found it impossible to deny that Page was speaking from the heart. Google wants to build things that make all our lives easier. It wants to drive innovation. It wants to make the world a better place.

But Google’s motives aren’t always pure.

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