Google's rumored Nexus tablet is expected to debut this week at the Google I/O developer's conference. If it does, it'll face stiff competition from Amazon, Apple and Microsoft. But there is a way it can compete: killer specs at a rock-bottom price. full story ![]()

Google may be up-sizing its tablet line in a few weeks: A reported Samsung road-map shows a Nexus 11 tablet with two potential firsts. This could be a Nexus with memory expansion and also use an octa-core Samsung Exynos chip.
gigaom.com (24 days ago)

By Clare Jim TAIPEI (Reuters) - Google Inc will launch a new version of its Nexus 7 tablet powered by Qualcomm Inc's Snapdragon processor around July, two sources told Reuters, as the software giant pushes deeper into the cut-price mobile hardware market. Google is aiming to ship as many as eight million of the Asustek-made tablets in the second half of the year, throwing...
huffingtonpost.com (1 month and 19 days ago)

Nexus tablet device sales remain a bit nebulous, since Google doesn't give out specific numbers around them. But industry watchers, and Benedict Evans in particular, often try to pierce the veil to find out where the Nexus brand stands compared to the rest of the industry when it comes to sales. The Nexus 10, it seems, probably pales in comparison to most.
techcrunch.com (1 month and 5 days ago)
Filed under: Investing It's been rumored that Google might be releasing a version of its Nexus 7 tablet for a rock-bottom price of $149 -- $10 below what Amazon charges for its Kindle Fire tablet. Considering the fact that the Amazon ecosystem undermines Google's search engine and app store, this move appears to be an effort to mitigate the threat from Amazon's low-cost...
dailyfinance.com (1 month and 12 days ago)

Google will refresh its Nexus 7 tablet this summer, launching a new version powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon processor around July, according to Reuters -- which is about a year after it launched the original Nexus 7. The news agency said two unnamed sources also told it Google is aiming to ship between six and eight million of the tablets in the second half of the year.
techcrunch.com (1 month and 19 days ago)
Filed under: Investing If there was any doubt that Google was gearing up to launch a second-generation model of its popular Nexus 7 tablet, Reuters is now chiming in with a fresh report that the search giant is targeting a July launch for the next iteration. That would put the Nexus 7 in a one-year product cycle, since the first one was unveiled to the world last July....
dailyfinance.com (1 month and 19 days ago)

Google will launch a new version of its Nexus 7 tablet with a more powerful processor and higher-resolution screen around July, as the software giant pushes deeper into the cut-price mobile hardware market.
telegraph.co.uk (1 month and 19 days ago)

Two years ago, the iPad was untouchable at the top of the tablet market. Apple still sells the most tablets, but several rival slates have made serious inroads. One of those is the Google and Asus lovechild that we know as the Nexus 7. Though a sequel to the budget tablet is unconfirmed, it's inevitable. And today we have some new details on the second-generation Nexus 7...
gizmag.com (1 month and 18 days ago)

The follow-up to Google's Nexus 7 small-sized tablet will launch this summer, probably in July, a report Wednesday said.
latimes.com (1 month and 19 days ago)

Google’s Nexus 7 seems on track for its first annual refresh, with Reuters reporting that a new version of the 7-inch tablet will launch in July. Citing two unnamed sources, Reuters says the new Android tablet will have a Qualcomm processor, a higher-resolution display (1920-by-1200 would be my guess) and a thinner bezel design. Once again Asus will be the manufacturer, and...
time.com (1 month and 19 days ago)
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