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“Google ASUS Nexus 7″ tablet shown in benchmark running Android 4.1

By Michael Crider
on 29 May, 2012

Well what do we have here? Rightware's Power Board has posted a benchmark result for a previously unknown device going by the name "Google Asus Nexus 7". Based on the specifications outed - an NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor and a 720p resolution - this looks like it very well could be the much-rumored and long-awaited Nexus Tablet. The benchmark was run only once, but the brand in particular - simply listed as "Google" - is very promising.

Jelly Bean and Nexus Tablet rumored for Google I/O

By Michael Crider
on 24 May, 2012

Well, we've been assuming for months that if Google is preparing a big reveal for the much-rumored Nexus Tablet, it would be at the company's yearly developer conference, Google I/O. TechnoBuffalo is claiming information from an anonymous source (the best kind!) that says the tablet will absolutely show up at the conference, and as other rumors have indicated, ASUS will produce the hardware. New software is also rumored, though whether or not it's Android 5.0 is still in question. Note that this comes just hours after DiGiTimes reported the same thing.

Sub $200 Quad-core Android 4.0 tablets coming “this summer”

By Cory Gunther
on 24 May, 2012

Yesterday we reported on NVIDIA's KAI Platform and that they hoped to bring some $200 Tegra 3 tablets to market soon, but today while listening in on the NVIDIA Analyst Day we learned some good news. NVIDIA isn't just planning cheaper quad-core tablets, they are already in the works and on their way to the market as we speak.

Google Nexus Tablet by ASUS rumored for July release

By Cory Gunther
on 24 May, 2012

This isn't the first time we've heard this rumor, and it certainly won't be the last. The often accurate DigiTimes has just brought this rumor back into the limelight stating that the Google Nexus quad-core tablet being manufactured by ASUS will be released in June, with market availability coming in July.

Google may use multiple hardware partners for new Nexus

By Michael Crider
on 15 May, 2012

If you're anything like me, than you were somewhat disappointed in the Galaxy Nexus, and hoping that Google would move on to another company for 2012's iteration of the developer device. So news that Samsung would again be making a Google-branded smartphone, and perhaps even a tablet, weren't at all encouraging. There's good news out of the Wall Street Journal, though: Google may be working with multiple hardware partners for the next version of Android, and presumably, the next round of developer devices.

Google’s return to retail: the good, the bad and the ugly

By Michael Crider
on 1 May, 2012

The biggest news in the Android world last week wasn't yet another faked Galaxy S III photo, or Apple's latest legal shenanigans. It was Google's return to a model that we'd all thought they had abandoned almost two years ago. Not only did the Big G start selling the Galaxy Nexus directly to consumers, it did so at a severely reduced and probably subsidized price: $399 for a no-contract, unlocked GSM superphone. And unlike Verizon's version (which still goes for $650 without a contract), it's getting the latest Android updates as they come out.

Motorola hardware division sell off by Google is unlikely

By Cory Gunther
on 13 Apr, 2012

The acquisition by Google of Motorola Mobility is still not a done deal, even though it's approaching the 1 year mark since we first learned of the acquisition. Already we've started seeing tons of rumors regarding Google's plans, and recently reported Google could sell Moto's hardware division to Huawei. According to new details from DigiTimes that isn't the case and Google won't be selling any part of Motorola.

Larry Page: Google focused on cheap tablet market

By Michael Crider
on 12 Apr, 2012

Google's quarterly earnings report was a fairly bland affair this time around. Aside from a lot of financial data and a good bit of advertising back and forth, there wasn't a lot of new information to be had. But there was one nugget of dialogue that should interest any Android newshound: when asked about the Google's focus on Android tablet,s CEO Larry Page made specific mention of the lower end of the market - where the majority of Android tablets are being sold.

Android Community Weekly: April 8th, 2012

By Michael Crider
on 8 Apr, 2012

It's been a surprisingly big week for Android, considering there were no major media shows. The beginning of the official sales for HTC's One family, an exciting concept from Google themselves, and all manner of software updates and rumor greeted the dedicated Android aficionado. If you've been busy in the week leading up to Easter or Passover, why not take this opportunity to come down from your Marshmallow Peep high and take in the recent happenings?

Rumored Nexus Tablet pushed back to July – don’t call it a delay

By Michael Crider
on 6 Apr, 2012

The Internet is abuzz with the latest rumors surrounding Google's first-party Android tablet, namely that it won't be here as soon as many had hoped. Despite rumors that the "Nexus Tablet" could begin production as soon as April and go on sale in May, anonymous sources now claim that the device has been pushed back for a July release. The reasoning? They're doing some tweaks to the internal hardware - which, by the way, is still a complete unknown - to lower the price. The tablet was already expected to retail for $200 or less to compete with the popular reader-tablets on the market right now.