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Posted December 24, 2012, 4:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Mobile Computing, Hardware
Following recent rumors of an Asus-made $99 Google Nexus 7, Acer is said to be prepping its own 7-inch, $99 tablet offering. The Wall Street Journal claims this information comes a source with "direct knowledge" of the project, but let's…
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Posted July 11, 2012, 4:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
After performing a seemingly obligatory teardown of the Nexus 7, IHS iSuppli has determined the tablet's total build cost is $151.75 (8GB model). The 16GB model, which remains identical in every aspect aside from flash storage capacity, costs $159.25 to…
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Posted July 5, 2012, 9:02 PM by Michael Oryl | Filed in TechSpot, Mobile Computing
Google has released a number of Nexus branded "hero" smartphones in the past, but the new Google Nexus 7 is the first ever tablet to bear the Google Nexus name. Built by Asus, the Nexus 7 also has the distinction of being the first device to run the Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean" operating system.

While the Nexus 7 offers nothing to consumers that can't be found elsewhere - save for Jelly Bean - it offers a number of refinements to the Android tablet experience in terms of both software and hardware. And it does it all at a sub-$200 price point.
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