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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 30, 2012
We asked on episode 117 of the Android Central Podcast about when we would see a docking station for the Nexus 7. An astute listener who is also one of those "people close to the matter&q...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 29, 2012
Just a quick heads up that, as promised, the factory images for the Nexus 4, and Nexus 7 have been updated, should you need to get back to stock. Nice and easy. If you notice that there's no upd...
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by Alex Dobie
Nov 28, 2012
Three UK has announced that it's begun stocking the 3G/HSPA version of Google's Nexus 7. The ASUS-made 7-inch tablet will be available from today at Three retail stores and the network's...
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by Alex Dobie
Nov 28, 2012
Google and ASUS' Nexus 7 has been one of the budget tablet success stories of the year, and today it's an even more tempting buy for customers in the UK. British retailer Carphone Warehouse ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 27, 2012
Just as we saw this morning with the Nexus 4 and Nexus 10, the Nexus 7 is getting updated to Android 4.2.1 via an OTA update. There's nothing groundbreaking here, its simply a bug fix for the om...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 27, 2012
It's that time of year where we start seeing some great deals on smartphones and tablets. We saw the Nexus 4 go up for a "discounted" (if you don't count the Play Store price) $499...
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by Alex Dobie
Nov 25, 2012
It didn't sell out quite as quickly as Nexus 4 and 10, but the 3G/HSPA version of the Nexus 7 was nevertheless unavailable from the UK Google Play Store shortly after it went on sale. Now the ta...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 20, 2012
We heard straight from ASUS itself that shipments of the Nexus 7 were approaching 1 million for the month of October, and now we're hearing more information about shipments for the whole of 2012...
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by Richard Devine
Nov 18, 2012
We all know -- and hopefully accept -- that with any new version release of Android, there's bound to be a few little bugs hidden within. While Google will test, test and test again, there's...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 15, 2012
Forget, for the moment, that the Nexus 7 probably is the most successful Android tablet to date, and that you can pick one up for just $199. And that if you travel, say, to Europe, there's ...
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by James Richardson
Nov 15, 2012
TalkTalk are getting into the Christmas spirit -- or feeling rather generous -- as they have today announced that from Nov. 20 they'll be giving away a free Nexus 7 tablet with a selection ...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 15, 2012
While everyone was busy trying to see if they actually bought a Nexus 4, the newest version of the Nexus 7 has sold out as well. The Nexus 7 with 32GB of storage and HSPA+ connectivity held on for a...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 13, 2012
Now that your chances of getting a Nexus 4 are down the drain (at least for now), if you poke around the Google Play Store a bit more you may find something interesting. The newest model of the Nexu...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 13, 2012
We're hearing lots of rumblings about Google Voice issues with Android 4.2, starting with the early Nexus 4 review units that went out, but that could've been blamed on pre-release software....
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 13, 2012
Nexus 4 and 10 orders continue to roll through the time zones as the Android 4.2 download links start to come in as well. We've seen one go live for the GSM Galaxy Nexus, and now we've got o...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 09, 2012
At $249, it's easy to understand why a few people may have bought a 16GB Nexus 7 on a whim in the past few weeks -- only to find out that a price drop was coming as part of the big Nexus announc...
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by Alex Dobie
Nov 07, 2012
UK retailer Carphone Warehouse has announced several tablet price cuts today, including two leading budget Android tablets, the Nexus 7 and Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0. ASUS and Google's newly-laun...
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by Richard Devine
Nov 04, 2012
Advertisements don't always make for compelling viewing, but when Google makes one, sometimes they're worth watching. After all, ads are only truly bad if they're for things we're no...
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by Alex Dobie
Nov 03, 2012
Hold your horses -- the Nexus 7 doesn't have Android 4.2 just yet. But no-one seems to have told UK retailer HMV, which is putting out newspaper ads for the new 32GB version of Google's tabl...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 02, 2012
Nexus isn't the only news in town today. Apple's 7.9-inch iPad mini is on doorsteps, and we've picked one up to take a look at it next to the Google Nexus 7 tablet from ASUS. Some quick ...
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by Alex Dobie
Oct 31, 2012
UK retailers PC World and Currys is now offering the 32GB Nexus 7 for sale. The stores, which are both part of the Dixons group, are selling the new Nexus 7 model for £199 inc. VAT, matching G...
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by Alex Dobie
Oct 31, 2012
We've heard hints in the past that ASUS and Google's Nexus 7 tablet has been met with considerable commercial success. Today brings the strongest indication yet of the Nexus tablet's ret...
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by Simon Sage
Oct 29, 2012
We've been seeing lots of signs that a 32 GB model of Google's Nexus 7 was going to be announced, and today it's been officially announced. A nice little surprise in the announce...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Oct 27, 2012
Web browsing on the Nexus 7, using Ubuntu and Firefox
I love fiddling with things. Especially electronic things. I admit, I've fooled with ARM builds of Ubuntu on Android devices, or running th...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Oct 26, 2012
A lot of people love the idea of having a full-blown desktop version of Ubuntu on their Android tablet, including the folks at Canonical. Today we see that they have released a semi-official install...
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by Andrew Martonik
Oct 25, 2012
The leaks just keep coming. Four days shy of seeing a whole bunch of Android goodies at a Google event in New York, the folks over at MoDaCo have found what looks to be potential pricing i...
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by Alex Dobie
Oct 25, 2012
Right on schedule for a possible unveiling at Google's NYC event on Oct. 29, the Nexus 7 3G has passed through the FCC, with support for T-Mobile and AT&T HSPA+ bands. We also imagine Euro-fri...
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by Alex Dobie
Oct 24, 2012
We're all expecting to see a 32GB Nexus 7, amongst other stuff, unveiled at Google's "Playground" event in NYC next Monday. That'll probably mean one of the existing Nexus 7 SK...
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by Alex Dobie
Oct 23, 2012
So Apple's finally invented the small form factor tablet, and the iPad mini is upon us. We're sure some of you will have been tempted by Apple's latest bundle of aluminum, silicon and gl...
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by Alex Dobie
Oct 23, 2012
In San Francisco this afternoon Apple revealed a new 7.9-inch iPad Mini, based upon the internals of the iPad 2, to an audience of feverish fans. But from an Android perspective, what's most int...
