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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 (2 months and 17 days ago)

A suspected glimpse of what was at first believed to be a brand new version of the Nexus 7 has instead been revealed to be a tablet made by ZTE. Inside a Google-made promotion for Google Maps exploring Central Park appeared a little-known 7-inch tablet that could very well have been Google’s next-generation handheld tablet. ...
slashgear.com (19 days ago)
Google will reportedly take advantage of Apple’s “delayed” second-generation iPad mini launch, and will reportedly make a new version of its Nexus 7 tablet a highlight of Google I/O next week. According to KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple’s Retina iPad mini launch might be pushed back a bit and Google’s next-generation Nexus 7 will step in to the limelight...
yahoo.com (1 month and 8 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 (2 months and 3 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 (2 months and 17 days ago)

LG may just have revealed its second Nexus 4 variant, the long-anticipated white model, but the company isn’t working with Google on the “Nexus 5″ according to the VP of LG Europe. “The Nexus 4 was a great success despite the production problems for us and Google” exec Won Kim told All About Phones; “However,” ...
slashgear.com (21 days ago)
We’ve known for a while now that Google has been planning to release a sequel to its Nexus 7 tablet, and now we might have gotten our first look at its specs. Engadget reports that specifications for an unknown Asus tablet have popped up on the Federal Communications Commission’s website and show what is likely a 7-inch tablet with a Qualcomm APQ-8064 S4 Pro quad-core 1.5GHz...
yahoo.com (4 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 (2 months and 17 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 (2 months and 16 days ago)

With no refresh of the $199 Nexus 7, the latest Android tablet from Hisense is worth a look. It has nearly all of the same hardware features as Google's tablet, plus a few more, but costs $50 less.
gigaom.com (25 days ago)
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