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Google has posted a new TV advertisement for the Nexus 7 Android 4.1 Jelly Bean tablet. The ad spot is a bit strange until you realize it’s inspired by the movie “The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou” – featuring Bill Murray, Owen Wilson and Cate Blanchett. In the short video, a group of artists...
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Today’s product announcements from Google included two new devices, the LG Nexus 4 smartphone and Samsung Nexus 10 tablet; however, two variants of the previously released Nexus 7 tablet were also launched. The Asus-branded Nexus 7 32GB WiFi model is now available to purchase for $249 on the Google Play Store. The 8GB model,...
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Yesterday, we had a look at some upcoming Google Nexus 7 tablet accessories, including a POGO desktop dock, premium leather cover and more color options for the TPU travel cover. Today, images of a Bluetooth keyboard case, rotating stand case, standard stand case, and folio case have emerged for the 7-inch Android 4.1 Jelly...
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When the Google Nexus 7 tablet launched as the first device to come pre-loaded with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, accessories were surprisingly scarce as only a flip cover was available to consumers. Thanks to Nordic Hardware, however, several items from the tablet’s upcoming accessories lineup have leaked. It seems users willy finally be able...
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The first tablet to run Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, the Google Nexus 7 from Asus, is in our labs for a proper unboxing and review. The Nexus 7 features a 7-inch HD (1280×800, 216ppi) back-lit IPS display, Nvidia’s Tegra 3 quad-core 1.3GHz processor (12-core GPU), 1GB of RAM, 1.2 megapixel front-facing camera, and 4325...
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Curious to see how the Google Nexus 7 Android 4.1 Jelly Bean tablet handles a chest-high drop test onto concrete? How about a submerge test in a bathtub? Check out the video below to see each scenario play out; you may be surprised of the results! Hint: $200 gadgets can be more durable than...
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Google’s Nexus 7 Android 4.1 Jelly Bean tablet, manufactured by Asus and starting at just $200 for the 8GB model, seems to be off to a resounding success, according to initial sales reports from major retailers. After going on sale at select retail stores on Friday, July 13, the 7-inch tablet is now out...
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Today, Google made good on their promise to begin shipping Nexus 7 tablet pre-orders by mid-July. The company’s latest updates on Twitter and Google+ read, “Locked and loaded, ready to play: we’ve started shipping +Nexus 7 pre-orders today!” I imagine Google sold tons of $200 and $250 models, so shipments may have to be...
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While the Samsung Galaxy Nexus HSPA+ is in the midst of being updated to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, the Google Nexus 7 tablet is now being upgraded over the air to Android 4.1.1 (build JRO03C). The file size is just 12.6MB, so it’s likely to be a simple maintenance and bug fix update more...
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Even though it’s only been a matter of hours since Google announced Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, the Easter egg from the upcoming OS update has already been discovered. Like with Ice Cream Sandwich, Honeycomb and Gingerbread, you can activate an easter egg by repeatedly tapping on the version number in the Android settings menu....
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