More pictures of the 2013 edition of the Google Nexus 7 emerged today. The new pictures show the tablet under a variety of angles and could well be the first to show the new wallpaper expected to come with Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. The images are clearer than the one provided by @evleaks yesterday and more clearly show both the […]
Press render of 2013 Google Nexus 7 leaked
A press render of the 2013 version of the Google Nexus 7 has been leaked by the usually reliable @evleaks. While the new tablet looks very similar to its predecessor, there are also a few differences. Among the changes are the addition of a rear camera (likely 5MP based on earlier reports), a repositioned and now stereo speaker (located at […]
Google now activating 1.5 million Android devices a day
Google this week announced its latest financial results with revenues for the quarter hitting US$14 billion. On the analyst call that followed, Google CEO Larry Page announced a couple of milestones for its Android mobile operating system. The company is now seeing 1.5 million Android device activations, up from 1.3 million last September. Total activations since the launch of Android […]
New Google Nexus 7 to go on sale on July 31st?
A leak only days ago gave us not only specifications for the next-generation Google Nexus 7 but also pictures, a short video and list prices. New information obtained by Engadget confirms many of those details and adds that the new tablet will go on sale on July 31st at Staples. This could be also be the launch on Google Play […]
More next-generation Google Nexus 7 video and pictures
The same day that invitations went out to a mysterious Google breakfast event with Sundar Pichai who happens to head up the Android and Chrome OS teams, images and a video of the next-generation Google Nexus 7 tablet have surfaced courtesy of AndroidCentral. It’s not immediately clear whether the ASUS-built tablet, identified as the ME571K_PR1_SKU2, is the final version of […]
Google schedules San Francisco event for July 24
Google is sending out invites for a July 24 event in San Francisco entitled, “Please join us for breakfast with Sundar Pichai,” which should cover topics about development in Android or Chrome since he is in charge of those areas for Google. For the many of us that cannot be there, Google will live stream it on YouTube. Topics could […]
There is a bright spot in the dark PC market called Chromebook
The PC market is in a dismal state of affairs as worldwide PC sales have fallen more than 10-percent in the last quarter alone. According analyst firm NPD, the only bright spot is the sub US$300 market, and within that segment, the Chromebook sales are up, snagging 20 to 25-percent of the U.S. market. In an interview with Stephen Baker, […]
New Google Nexus 7 to launch by end of July?
Google and ASUS could finally be ready to announce the next-generation Nexus 7 tablet. Citing its usual “industry sources,” Digitimes reports that the launch will take place in late July or early August. Supporting earlier rumours, the report adds that the new Nexus 7 will come with a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600, a 7-inch WUXGA (1920×1200) LED, a 5MP rear […]