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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 21, 2012
July 19, the day that all the early orders of the Nexus 7 were to ship, has come and gone. According to Google, everyone who ordered on or before July 11 should either have their tablet in their hot...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 18, 2012
So you bought a Nexus 7, partially because it's a Nexus device and you wanted to hack the living crap out of it. Cool -- me too. Whether you're just beginning, or an old pro you will need fa...
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by Richard Devine
Jul 18, 2012
There's absolutely no doubt, the Nexus 7 is a fantastic piece of equipment. But, as with all Android devices, you can't please all of the people, all of the time. One point of annoyance for ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 18, 2012
Unless you're using more than two phones, AT&T's new shared data plans won't really save you money over Verizon's.
AT&T is launching shared data plans in August. Verizon ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 17, 2012
Google has updated their Google Play support page for questions about Nexus 7 order and delivery, and have given some solid shipping dates. All orders placed before July 13 will be processed and shi...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 17, 2012
We've seen the availability of the Nexus 7 go from 'coming soon', to 2-3 weeks, then 3-5 weeks, but now a quick look at the ordering page for the 8GB Nexus 7 shows you it's sitt...
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by Richard Devine
Jul 17, 2012
Google has gone and pushed out a pretty nice looking, 'interactive weather visualization' for weather searches on tablets. Bearing more than a passing resemblance to the new Google Now servi...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 14, 2012
XBMC, the very popular open-source media center software, has been successfully ported to Android. The folks at XBMC tell us this on their blog -
Today we announce XBMC for Android. Not a r...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 13, 2012
You might have heard that a lot of folks have been able to get their hands on the Nexus 7 today. Of course, not everyone who ordered and is waiting was able, and that's caused a bit of a ruckus,...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 13, 2012
The launch of the Nexus 7 Android tablet has been, at best, a little muddy. The listing on Google Play still has it shipping in 1 to 2 weeks. Some retailers apparently have been told to sit on their...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 12, 2012
Just a quick heads up that Sam's Club is now taking preorders for the Google Nexus 7 tablet. You know, our new favorite tablet. Prices are in line with Google Play, at up to $249 for the 16GB ve...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 11, 2012
So apparently the Nexus 7 tablet has a little magnetic sensor hidden under the display that can trigger the display to turn on. Not exactly a new phenomenon, but interesting because until now, it...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 11, 2012
Your call, really.
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by Richard Devine
Jul 09, 2012
Kobo's Android powered e-reader has just gained Google certification. Does that now propel it into the realms of a viable, budget tablet? Or, is it a case of "right place, wrong time?...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 09, 2012
If for some reason you've got an aversion to ordering online, you'll soon be able to pick up the Google Nexus 7 tablet -- be sure to read our full Nexus 7 review -- in another brick-and...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 06, 2012
The long-awaited Google Nexus 7 tablet is upon us, and for many it is all we ever dreamed of. But not everything is perfect.
Since you're reading this, chances are you're an Android fan....
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 05, 2012
Archos today announced a new entry-level line of tablets, known as "Elements." The first device in the series is the Archos 97 Carbon, with a 9.7-inch IPS display running Android 4.0 ...
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by Alex Dobie
Jul 03, 2012
I like my Nexus 7. It’s speedy, well-designed and runs a pure, unmolested version of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. But since I’ve returned with it to the UK, Google’s flagship tablet has...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 03, 2012
Just a quick heads up for those of you who might be preordering the Google Nexus 7 tablet as a gift. Just like with the Amazon Kindle Fire, there's an option in the ordering process that allows ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 03, 2012
The spudger-wielding technology sadists at iFixit are at it again, this time dissecting one of the new Nexus 7 tablets, presumably obtained from Google I/O, seeing as how they're not shippi...
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by Jared DiPane
Jul 01, 2012
Back in May we saw the roll out of the Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Lenovo Thinkpad begin to roll out in Europe, and for a while it has laid still. The update has picked up again and is now hit...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 27, 2012
This should really go without saying, given that it's called the Nexus 7, but we'll go ahead and say it anyway. Yes, you can unlock the Nexus 7 bootloader, then have your way with...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 27, 2012
Meet the Google Nexus 7 -- the first Google-produced tablet, the first device with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, the first to serve more as a direct portal to Google Play (as opposed to a tablet that just...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 25, 2012
The ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity takes an already-excellent design and ups the ante yet again.
In the world of Android tablets, which -- and let's be perfectly honest here -- has been less ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 25, 2012
Official renders of the ASUS Transformer Prime Infinity TF700
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 25, 2012
So you've read our complete ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity review and can't wait to get your hands on one, eh? Can't say we blame you. It's quite the tablet-keyboard combo. So when ca...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 25, 2012
The folks at Gizmodo Australia have got their hands on what they're saying is training material for the soon-to-be-released (we hope) Nexus tablet. They're saying the tablet will be a 7...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 25, 2012
Android™ (1) 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS)
Qualcomm® MSM 8260A Snapdragon™ S4 Krait Dual-core 1.5Ghz CPU(3G version); NVIDIA® Tegra® 3 Quad-core T33 @1.6GHz ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 22, 2012
Toshiba may have been aiming for a spring release of ICS for the original Thrive line of tablets, but apparently they missed the bullseye and have set things back until the fall. Users across the In...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 22, 2012
If you use Google Reader and an Android tablet, chances are you'll want to pick up the latest update for Google's RSS app, which contains some tablet-specific usability fixes. And that's...
