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A $99 tablet could tarnish Google's Nexus brand

Android With millions of units selling each quarter, it's safe to say tablets are no longer questioned as serious products. The initial skepticism stemmed from the questionable pricing Apple brought to the table with the original iPad. Yet there...

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I'll keep my Nexus 7 over the iPad mini

Android Yesterday afternoon, Apple laid one of the hottest rumors of late to rest once and for all. CEO Tim Cook, along with several colleagues, took the stage in San Jose and made the new 13.3-inch Retina MacBook Pro, a new iMac, a new Mac Mini...

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Nexus 7 32GB starts popping up at some retailers with $249 price tag

Android The 32GB version of the Nexus 7 still hasn't been formally introduced by Google, but that apparently hasn't stopped some retailers from putting the thing on their shelves. The 32GB version of Google's 7-inch slate is now listed on...

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ASUS CFO reveals that Nexus 7 sales are nearing 1 million units per month

Android Ever since the Nexus 7's debut earlier this year, ASUS and Google have stayed fairly quiet on how its 7-inch tablet had been selling. ASUS CFO David Chang recently broke the silence to the Wall Street Journal, though, revealing that sales...

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The Galaxy Note II Smart Dock keeps the smartphone PC dream alive

Android For the better part of two years, I've said that smartphones will eventually transgress beyond simply being mobile devices, that they will eventually become a staple in all the personal computing average consumers do. And, in their own...

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White ASUS PadFone 2 and PadFone 2 Station shown off in new photos

Android The ASUS PadFone 2 got its big reveal a little over a month ago, and while the device will be available in both black and white variants, so far we haven't seen much of the latter model. That changes today, as VR-Zone has gotten hold of...

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ASUS PadFone 2 Jelly Bean update making its way to users

Android When ASUS first took the wraps off of the PadFone 2 in October, the company said that the new tablet-docking device would be coming to market with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich in tow, but it also promised that an update to Android 4.1...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 0

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What is the best gadget of 2012?

Android The year is quickly drawing to a close (seriously, it feels like Thanksgiving was just yesterday), and new product releases are finally starting to slow down after three months of pure marketing and device launch chaos. And as per usual,...

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 0

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Taylor's Top 5 tablets (December 2012)

Android I'm a tablet lover. I always have been and likely always will be. I love the extra display space, ultra portability and fantastic battery life. And when applications are optimized for the display size and resolution, nothing looks better....

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Nexus 7 32GB available for $229.99 as part of eBay Daily Deals

Android Got some holiday cash burning a hole in your pocket? If so, there's a sale on an Android tablet that may be able to help put that fire out. One of today's eBay Daily Deals is a 32GB Nexus 7 for $229.99, which is a full $20 less than Google...

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ASUS MeMO Pad officially introduced with Jelly Bean and starting price of $149

Android ASUS tonight capped off the weekend with an official announcement for the MeMO Pad, a new tablet that comes with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean out of the box. Bearing a bit more than a passing resemblance to the Nexus 7 (which is also made by...

Jan 13th by Alex Wagner 0

AT&T offering $100 bill credit with Nexus 7 HSPA+ purchase and two-year data contract

Android The Nexus 7 has been available with built-in AT&T HSPA+ connectivity for a few months now, but for folks that've yet to pull the trigger on the cellular-enabled Jelly Bean tablet, AT&T has introduced an offer that may finally get that...

Jan 15th by Alex Wagner 0

ASUS in talks with Microsoft about making Windows Phone hardware, has floated idea of Windows Padfone

News So far we've seen manufacturers like Nokia, HTC, Samsung and Huawei release Windows Phone 8 hardware into the world, but today another company revealed that it wants a piece of the Live Tile action. Benson Lin, corporate VP of mobile...

Jan 17th by Alex Wagner 0

ASUS MeMO Pad 10 stars in video demo before it's announced

Android Just a hair over a week after ASUS took the wraps off of its new 7-inch MeMO Pad Android tablet, a video showing a larger, unannounced MeMO Pad has made its way online. Hungarian site MobilArena has posted a video showing the ASUS MeMO Pad...

Jan 21st by Alex Wagner 0

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Mid-sized tablets need 1080p displays, too

Tablets The modern tablet boom started with the 9.7-inch iPad and arsenal of 10.1-inch Android tablets. In late 2010, however, tablet manufacturers began to deviate from the 10-inch standard and have since experimented with all sizes on both sides...

Jan 21st by Taylor Martin 0