HTC hasn't made a tablet since 2011 or a Nexus device since 2010, but pretty soon both lacunas will be brought to an end by the launch of a new device: the Nexus 9. Rumored over the summer and confirmed by The Wall Street Journal's sources today, the Nexus 9 tablet will mark a revival of the Google-HTC partnership that produced the original Nexus One device. The Journal says that HTC engineers have been flying back and forth between Mountain View and their Taiwanese base as the two companies collaborate on the development of the new 9-inch device.

Earlier this month, a patent lawsuit filed by Nvidia against Qualcomm and Samsung mentioned that "the HTC Nexus 9, expected in the third quarter of 2014, is also expected to use the Tegra K1." Once that note was spotted, however, the document was swiftly revised to expunge the Nexus 9's name, with the current complaint on Nvidia's website carrying a later stamp of September 11th. Even without the WSJ's corroboration today, therefore, there's sufficient evidence of the Nexus 9's existence and upcoming release. Knowing that it'll be powered by the K1 processor also suggests that it'll be closer in nature to the high-end Nexus 10 built by Samsung than the more budget-conscious Nexus 7 line from Asus.

The imminent release of the Nexus 9 has also been confirmed by sources speaking to The Verge. No further specs or details are known for sure just yet, but it's reasonable to expect Google will unveil its new tablet alongside the full public release of the big Android L update. Announced at Google I/O in June and scheduled to be available in the fall, Android L marks a major visual redesign for Google's mobile OS, and the Nexus 9 — designed by HTC and underpinned by a very capable processor — sounds like a fitting device to show off the new software in all its glory.

HTC has unveiled the Desire 820, the company’s latest phablet at the IFA 2014 as expected. It has the 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display, similar to the Desire 816, but this is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor ( four Cortex A53 cores clocked at 1.5 GHz per core and four clocked at 1.0 GHz) and has Adreno 405 GPU. It runs on Android 4.4 Kitkat with HTC Sense 6 UI on top, and it will be supported by the upcoming release of Android L.

It has a 13-megapixel rear camera and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual-front-facing BoomSound speakers and comes in single SIM and dual SIM variants depending on the market. It also has Cat 4 LTE connectivity up to 150Mbps.

HTC Desire 820 Specifications

• 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display
• Octa-Core (1.5 GHz & 1.0 GHz) Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor with Adreno 405 GPU
• 2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
• Android 4.4 with HTC Sense 6 UI, upgradable to Android L
• Dual SIM (optional)
• 13MP rear camera with LED Flash, f/2.2 aperture, BSI sensor, 28mm lens, 1080p video recording
• 8 MP front-facing camera, 1080p video recording
• 3.5 mm headset jack
• 7.74mm thick and weighs 155 grams
• HTC BoomSound, Dual frontal stereo speakers with built-in amplifiers
• 4G LTE Cat.4 / 3G HSPA+, WiFi  802.11a/b/g/n (2.4 & 5 GHz), Bluetooth 4.0 with aptX, GPS
• 2600 mAh battery

The HTC Desire 820 comes in Marble White (glossy), Tuxedo Grey (matte), Santorini White (glossy), Milky-way Grey (glossy), Tangerine White (glossy), Saffron Grey (glossy), Flamingo Grey (glossy), Blue Mist (glossy), and Monarch Orange (glossy) colors. HTC will also sell  Dot View covers for the smartphone separately. It will roll out globally starting from this September.

HTC has just announced the rumored HTC One (M8) for Windows smartphone running Windows Phone 8.1.1 with Cortana.  It has exactly the same design and specifications as the HTC One (M8), including a 5.0-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD display, 2.3 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor, Duo camera setup with a primary UltraPixel camera, secondary rear camera to capture depth information and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with wide-angle lens.

HTC One (M8) for Windows Specifications

• 5.0-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD display
• 2.3 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor with Adreno 330 GPU
• Windows Phone 8.1.1 with Cortana
• UltraPixel primary rear camera with dual LED Flash, BSI Sensor,F/2.0 aperture and 28 mm lens
• Secondary rear camera to capture depth information
• 5 MP front-facing camera
• Full HD (1080p) video recording with HDR Video
• 9.35 mm thick and weighs 160 grams
• 3.5 mm headset jack, FM radio with RDS, HTC BoomSound
• Dual front-facing stereo speakers with built-in amplifiers
• Infrared remote control
• nano SIM
• 2GB RAM,  32GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 128GB
• 4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 a/ac/b/g/n (2.4 and 5 GHz), Bluetooth 4.0 with aptX codec,NFC and GPS with GLONASS
• 2600 mAh battery

The HTC One (M8) for Windows would go on sale in the U.S. today noon, exclusively through Verizon Wireless online for $99.99 with a new two-year contract for a limited time or  $29.99 per month on Verizon Edge. It would go on sale in stores tomorrow. The HTC Dot View Case and screen  protector would be available at a offer price of $25.