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New Google Nexus 7 coming soon to India

New Google Nexus 7 Coming Soon

Google unveiled the new Nexus 7 few hours back. The Nexus 7 comes in 3 variants, 16GB WiFi, 32GB WiFi and 32GB 4GLTE. Google announced that the WiFi version of the Nexus 7 (2013) would go on sale first in the U.S starting from July 30th over Google Play and several local retailers. It also announced that the Asus-made Nexus 7 tablet would be available United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Spain, France, Japan, Korea, and Australia in the coming week with other countries to follow soon after. Even though they did not announce what these countries the New Nexus 7 page is live for several countries including India that reveals that the tablet would eventually launch here. Continue reading “New Google Nexus 7 coming soon to India”

Google Chromecast launched for $35, lets you stream video and more on your TV from your phone or laptop

Google Chromecast

Google has announced a new product called Chromecast that allows you to use your phone, tablet or laptop to cast online content to your TV screen by plugging the Chromecast device in to your high-definition (HD). It works with Netflix, YouTube, Google Play Movies & TV, and Google Play Music and more. Google promises that more apps like would be available soon. Continue reading “Google Chromecast launched for $35, lets you stream video and more on your TV from your phone or laptop”

Google announces Nexus 7 (2013) 32GB with global 4G LTE support at $349

New Nexus 7

Google announced the new Nexus 7 at an event in New York few hours back starting at $229 for the 16GB Wi-Fi model. It also comes in 32GB Wi-Fi model that costs $269. Google has also announced the 32GB model with global 4G LTE support at $349. The first Nexus 7 came only with 3G HSPA+ support that new Nexus 7 also comes with 4G LTE support apart from 3G HSP+. Since these support global LTE bands (700/750/800/850/1700/1800/1900/2100/2600 MHz) it will work on all the LTE networks other than the 2300 MHz TDD-LTE network.

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New Nexus 7 announced with Full HD display, Snapdragon S4 Pro CPU and Wireless Charging starting from $229

Nexus7-2013-display

Google announced the new Nexus 7 today at an event in San Francisco where the updated Nexus 7 tablet was one of the main highlights of the event. We have seen plenty of leaks of this device including an unboxing so not much was left for the official announcement except for the confirmation of the specs , the pricing and launch date. The biggest difference on this Nexus tablet is the update Full HD screen which makes it the highest resolution screen on a 7 inch tablet and also crushes the competition especially the iPad mini. It is the first tablet to run Android 4.3 out of the box which we have covered separately. The new Nexus 7 is marginally thinner than the first gen Nexus 7 and lighter too. It is slightly narrower than the previous model. Another big change is the move from Nvidia Tegra 3 to a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor in terms of the internals. And yes it is still made by Asus. Continue reading “New Nexus 7 announced with Full HD display, Snapdragon S4 Pro CPU and Wireless Charging starting from $229”

Android 4.3 Jelly Bean announced , arriving on Nexus 4 , Nexus 7, Nexus 10 and Galaxy Nexus today

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The much expected Android 4.3 update to the Android mobile operating system which has been leaked several times in the past few days has finally been officially announced at a Google event in San Francisco few hours ago. The new Nexus 7 or the 2nd generation Nexus 7 tablet which is shipping on July 30th will be the first device to ship with Android 4.3 out of the box. The main highlights of this Android update are Restricted Profiles , Bluetooth 4.0 low energy support , OpenGL ES 3.0 support and addition of several APIs for developers. The big change you would notice is the auto complete feature in the dialer and support for Hindi Continue reading “Android 4.3 Jelly Bean announced , arriving on Nexus 4 , Nexus 7, Nexus 10 and Galaxy Nexus today”

New Nexus 7 up for pre-order from Best Buy in the US, starts at $229.99

New Nexus 7

Best Buy, one of the popular online retailer in the U.S has put up the New Nexus 7 for pre-order at $229.99 and $269.99 for the 16GB and 32GB variants. Unboxing images and video of the device surfaced earlier today, now the images and the complete specifications of the tablet has been revealed in the official listing. It has a 7-inch display with a resolution of 1920 by 1200 10-finger capacitive touch screen IPS display with 178 degrees viewing angles at 320 ppi pixel density and scratch-resistant glass, powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 1.2-megapixel front-facing camera. The device also has a LED notification light below the display and has soft matte finish on the back. Continue reading “New Nexus 7 up for pre-order from Best Buy in the US, starts at $229.99”

New Nexus 7 already gets unboxed and benchmarked

New Nexus 7 leak

Google is going to announced the New Nexus 7 officially later today. We had already seen several leaks of the device, now Android Police has posted the unboxing images and video and benchmarks of the ASUS-made Google Nexus 7 tablet. The tablet has a 7-inch display with a resolution of 1920 by 1200 at 320 ppi pixel density, powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) (build JWR66N)out of the box. It is said to have a back made of matte soft touch plastic material similar to the Nexus 10. The CPU-Z details reveal that the tablet’s codename as razor. Continue reading “New Nexus 7 already gets unboxed and benchmarked”

New Google Nexus 7 press shots leak again, shows off a new wallpaper

New Google Nexus 7 leak

Earlier today evleaks leaked the press shots of the New Google Nexus 7. Now Android Police has leaked the press images of the tablet that shows off a new wallpaper. This might be the default wallpaper in the Android 4.3 says the website. Unlike the first Nexus 7 tablet, this has a LED notification light and a rear camera. It would also feature a SlimPort similar to the Nexus 4, but it lacks the pogo pins for the docking station that was present in last year’s Nexus 7. Looking at the leaked press shots, this tablet is also expected to come with a matte finish similar to the first Nexus 7. Continue reading “New Google Nexus 7 press shots leak again, shows off a new wallpaper”

New Google Nexus 7 press image leaks ahead of announcement

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The leaker @evleaks in back again with a press shot of the upcoming redesigned Google Nexus 7 made by Asus. The new Nexus 7 looks a lot thinner from the image but it is very hard to tell from the angle. You can see the front with the display with the onscreen buttons like on the current Nexus 7. On the rear you can see a relatively larger camera along with the Nexus branding. This is not the first time we are hearing about this product and it was leaked a lot in recent times.

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Next-gen Nexus 7 leaks out ahead of launch

Nexus 7 2 leak

The original Nexus 7 was launched more than a year ago and over the past six months we have been hearing about the next-gen Nexus 7 rumors. The upcoming Nexus 7 successor finally makes its appearance in front of the camera. Ahead of Google event on July 24th, leaked pricing of upcoming Nexus 7 and live pictures – all these suggest that it would go real pretty soon. All though, nothing is official yet except for the Google event. Continue reading “Next-gen Nexus 7 leaks out ahead of launch”

Google schedules a press event on July 24th with new Android chief Sundar Pichai

Google July 24th event

The latest version of Google’s Android – 4.2 Jellybean was announced nearly 8 months ago and we did not get to see the new version even in the Google I/O event held during May. However, we may soon get the next version as Google is holding a press event with Android and Chrome’s chief Sundar Pichai on 24th July. Google has sent out invitations for the media inviting them to an event in San Francisco. Continue reading “Google schedules a press event on July 24th with new Android chief Sundar Pichai”

Google Play Web Store gets a new design

New Google Play Web Store

Google has rolled out a new design for their Google Play website that brings new card-like UI. This looks similar to the Google Play for Android v4 that was released back in April. The new Play Store redesign for the web was announced at Google I/O back in May. Google says that the new design would make it easier to browse and discover new favorites. The new Play Store is also responsive design that adjusts automatically when you adjust the browser’s width. It also shows all the info in a single pane instead of showing dividing it using different panes. Continue reading “Google Play Web Store gets a new design”

Google developing Android gaming console, new Nexus Q and more for the big refresh – WSJ

The Wall Street Journal is always a bit of a hit or miss when it comes to rumours and its sources, so take this with a pinch of slat. Google is reportedly developing its own Android based gaming console, inspired by the Ouya, says the publication according to “people familiar with the matter”. This doesn’t come as a surprise because a start up funded by Kickstarter has already pioneered this idea in the form of the Ouya, and just like what Google did after the Kindle Fire, we guess it will take the opportunity to follow through with the disruption.

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Google Search for Android updated with TV Cards, Google Offers and more

Google Search for Android updated with new TV Cards that offers Information about shows you’re watching on your internet-connected TV (US only currently) and the new Google Offers option shows Saved offers when nearby a redemption location. The version also bring a new voice action that lets you play music from your phone or the Play Store and new Voice actions tips. Continue reading “Google Search for Android updated with TV Cards, Google Offers and more”

Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One with stock Android goes sale on Google Play in USA

Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One Google Play edition

Google has started selling the Samsung Galaxy S4 and the HTC One running stock Android. in the U.S through the Google Play. The Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition was announced the Google I/O last month and the HTC One running stock Android was announced at the end of last month. Both these phones run on stock Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). Google is calling these the Google Play edition and the phones would automatically receive updates of the latest Android software. Both the phones are Unlocked and contract free. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One with stock Android goes sale on Google Play in USA”