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Amazon Kindle Fire HD vs Google Nexus 7

By Cory Gunther
on 7 Sep, 2012

Yesterday Amazon announced their new Kindle Fire HD tablets, and while the 8.9-inch model might have stolen the show it's their smaller 7-inch model that could be the big hit. Amazon's new 7-inch Kindle Fire HD packs a pretty impressive spec sheet and a great price to match it. But is that enough for it to rival the Nexus 7?

Nexus 7 3G headed to Play Store this October

By Cory Gunther
on 3 Sep, 2012

ASUS and Google's Nexus 7 tablet has caused quite a stir in the tablet market and now Google may be readying a 3G/4G version of the popular slate. A few quiet rumors have been floating around regarding at least a 3G HSPA+ version that they could easily sell on their Play Store according to MoDaCo.

Google’s new Nexus 7 TV Ad is all about family

By Cory Gunther
on 29 Aug, 2012

Google's been busy lately showing off their new and impressive Nexus 7 tablet. First with nice little heartfelt commercial showing a father and son camping and reading with the tablet, and today they've done it again. Google's latest Nexus 7 commercial will hit close to home and is full of family entertainment.

Nexus 7 ad graces Google’s homepage

By Cory Gunther
on 28 Aug, 2012

Whoa! There's a lot of different options when it comes to advertising a big product. I'm sure several of you have seen the Nexus 7 camping commercial on your home televisions but this latest move by Google is even bigger. The search giants homepage is the starting point for millions and millions of people daily, and now is being graced with the Nexus 7 front and center.

Nexus 7 quad-core overclocked to 2.0 GHz, shatters benchmarks

By Cory Gunther
on 25 Aug, 2012

The Google Nexus 7 and NVIDIA's Tegra 3 quad-core processor just keep pushing the cutting edge. When we say cutting edge -- we mean faster than anything else available. Over at XDA they've pushed the limits farther than we thought possible, and now have the NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core that powers the Nexus 7 running at 2.0 GHz. Check it out below.

Nexus 7 available in Germany starting September 3rd

By Cory Gunther
on 22 Aug, 2012

While ASUS and Google's popular Nexus 7 tablet is now widely available in many parts of the world, those in Germany have still been left out. Things are about to change however as German site AndroidNext has confirmed the tablet will be available starting September 3rd across Germany.

CyanogenMod 10 boot animation revealed

By Cory Gunther
on 21 Aug, 2012

Who is ready for Android 4.1 Jelly Bean CyanogenMod style? I've been rocking CM10 for a few weeks myself, and today the team at CyanogenMod has unveiled their brand new CM10 boot animation. This go around they've changed the tune and are all about simplicity. That and the 8-bit arcade music is just outright awesome.

AOKP and MIUI both unleash Android 4.1 Jelly Bean ROMs

By Cory Gunther
on 20 Aug, 2012

Who's ready for the latest and greatest from both Google and some of the best developers in the world of Android? The popular folks from the AOKP (Android open kang project) have just issued their first official ROM's running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean for multiple devices like the Nexus S, Nexus 7, and Galaxy Nexus. That isn't all either because MIUI is doing the same today too.

HARDcover smart case for the Nexus 7 available now

By Cory Gunther
on 17 Aug, 2012

If you have the awesome new Google Nexus 7 tablet we have a nice professional looking case for you all today. From the popular case manufacturer DODOcase comes their unique HARDcover for the Nexus 7. These book-like hard cases offer multiple viewing angles, different color options, smart cover magnets to turn on the device, and even personalized engravings. Check it out after the break.

Android Community’s gigantic Tegra Hub Nexus 7 Giveaway!

By Cory Gunther
on 10 Aug, 2012

Welcome back to another fabulous giveaway from Android Community and NVIDIA - this time we've got no less than 3 Google Nexus 7 16GB tablets for you, hot off the manufacturing line! What we're going to ask you to do is get involved in the Android Community forums and represent for your favorite Tegra-toting device or TegraZone game. It's easy!