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SlashGear’s Beach Buggy Blitz Tegra 3 Tablet Giveaway

, Sep 7th 2012 Discuss [0]

The developers at Vector Unit have released a new game by the name of Beach Buggy Blitz, and to celebrate said release in the TegraZone, NVIDIA and SlashGear are teaming up to bring you a set of THREE Tegra 3 quad-core processor-toting tablets. You'll have the opportunity to get your hands on a Transformer Prime TF201 tablet/keyboard dock combo or one of two Google Nexus 7 tablets! With these lovely beasts you'll be able to rock out on Beach Buggy Blitz all night long! Read The Full Story

Nexus 7 3G reportedly fast incoming

, Sep 3rd 2012 Discuss [0]

Google is readying a Nexus 7 3G version, adding cellular connectivity to the 7-inch ASUS-made tablet, according to insider whispers. The new model will be officially launched in around six weeks, MoDaCo's tipster insists, with hardware identical to the currently shipping Nexus 7 bar the new radio. Read The Full Story

Amazon reportedly unveiling two 7-inch Kindle Fires on September 6

, Aug 31st 2012 Discuss [0]

Many of you have already heard the rumors that claim Amazon will be revealing a new Kindle Fire next week at a press conference, and when it does, most were expecting to see a larger tablet on offer, similar to Apple's iPad. A new report is shedding some doubt on that, as CNET's anonymous sources claim that Amazon will be announce two new 7-inch Kindle Fires next week. One of these will be only a slightly updated version of the original Kindle Fire, while the other will be a tablet with more beefy innards. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: August 28, 2012

, Aug 28th 2012 Discuss [0]

Welcome to Tuesday evening, folks. A number of Samsung devices are threatened by Apple's motion to ban their sale, but Samsung assured today that it will "take all necessary measures to ensure the availability" of those targeted devices in the US. Jury foreman Velvin Hogan spoke to Bloomberg about the Apple-Samsung trial today, discussing the difficulties the group ran into while trying to decide a winner in the case and the process of determining which company was in the right. It's an interesting interview, so be sure to give it a watch. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: August 27, 2012

, Aug 27th 2012 Discuss [0]

We've officially entered the final week in August, which means that the autumn months are right around the corner. Today, Apple delivered a list of 8 Samsung devices it would like to see banned in the US, and the Galaxy S II - which is still a popular phone for Samsung - attracted the lion's share of the attention. We caught a glimpse of the amended verdict form from the trial today, and Google made a rather interesting statement on the outcome of the suit. Unsurprisingly, Samsung's stock took a stumble today, while the stock of some other phone manufacturers went up. Read The Full Story

Nexus 7 on sale in France, Germany and Spain

, Aug 27th 2012 Discuss [0]

Google's Nexus 7 has continued its assault on the European tablet market, with sales of the 7-incher beginning in France, Germany and Spain. The Android 4.1 Jelly Bean slate had until now been limited to the US, Canada, UK and Australia, with early demand following its Google IO 2012 debut seeing online orders taking weeks to arrive. Read The Full Story

Nexus 7 2GHz overclock delivers benchmark-crushing tablet

, Aug 27th 2012 Discuss [0]

Google's Nexus 7 may run NVIDIA's cheaper Tegra 3 KAI chipset, but that doesn't mean the 7-inch tablet isn't capable of impressive speeds once carefully overclocked. Thanks to a new 2.0GHz ROM for the tablet cooked up by xda-developers, the Nexus 7 burned through Android Community's benchmarks and scored a whopping 8,082 in Quadrant testing. That's double what HTC's capable One X smartphone could manage. Read The Full Story

Nexus 7 returns to Google Play as 3rd parties push accessories

, Aug 17th 2012 Discuss [0]

Google has once again fully replenished their supply of ASUS-made Nexus 7 tablets in both 8 and 16GB iterations, with delivery again cut back to 3-5 days on both models. Several times since the launch of this device in both iterations we've seen the Google Play store online move shipping times back to weeks instead of days and once or twice run out of stock of one or both tablet sizes entirely. At the moment it appears that Google and ASUS have come to a point where supply has met the demand. Read The Full Story

Google’s official Nexus 7 case hits homes and hands-on

, Aug 9th 2012 Discuss [0]

This week we’re taking a peek at the official Google Play sold Nexus 7 case for the rather popular 7-inch tablet. This case snaps around the tablet and flops down unto the tablet for a full all-around protection situation. While there is a magnetic sensor in the tablet, this standard case does not make use of it, just working as a much more basic bash-protectant instead.

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Google’s Nexus 7 and the iPad dedication effect

, Aug 7th 2012 Discuss [0]

When Apple decided to put a tablet into the market, they made it clear that, at least at first, they’d only have one model – this “hero” strategy is now working for Google’s Nexus 7 tablet as well. With the iPad being the single most popular tablet device in the world – with no contenders to speak of as far as sales go – you’ve got to wonder why no company has stuck to their guns with a single product name (with slight variations in each generation’s upgrade) like Apple has. Google isn’t exactly taking this strategy to heart with the Nexus 7, but the fact that it’s popping up in the news so often with headlines like “sold out” attached to it has got us thinking: has Android finally got a hit?

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ASUS Nexus 7 Bluetooth keyboard case and rotating folio revealed

, Aug 1st 2012 Discuss [0]

More official Google Nexus 7 accessories have emerged, including a Bluetooth keyboard case for the 7-inch Jelly Bean tablet, and a rotating folio-stand that allows for both portrait and landscape use. The ASUS-made add-ons are all expected imminently, UK retailer MobileFun claims, finally broadening the range of accessories Nexus 7 owners can choose from beyond the current polyurethane cover. Read The Full Story

Nexus 7 premium cover and dock details leak

, Jul 31st 2012 Discuss [0]

The Nexus 7 has been shipping out to customers across Europe and the United States, but accessories for Google’s affordable tablet have been lacking. There’s a simple polyurethane cover, but no premium options or docks of any kind. Nordic Hardware has spied some slides that detail some accessories that are on the way from ASUS, including a premium leather cover, desktop dock for the tablet, and 10W power charger. Read The Full Story
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