Google announced the new Nexus 7 with a higher price tag and higher specs. The new twist is that it will be available in more retail outlets and have LTE access for some network.
Made by Asus the Nexus 7 will be the first tablet launched running Android 4.3.
Google has sent out invites to the media for an event in San Francisco on July 24, with Sundar Pichai, product manager for Android and Chrome. Leaked planograms from Office Depot reveal a new Nexus 7. There is no word yet about the Nexus 5 smartphone.
Many contend that at the Google event, it will reveal a new version of Android 4.3 and the next new Nexus 7 tablet. Office Depot pricing for the new 32GB Nexus 7 appears to be $269.99 or $229.99.
Android Central showed leaked photos showing a rear camera, quad-core 600 Snapdragon processor, microUSB port for charging, black case, and dual speakers.
While consumers may have abandoned their Nexus One or Nexus S smartphones there were three Nexus that took a trip into space and sent back earth images.
Photos were combined in NASA's PhoneSat, from small boxed shaped satellites that were put into orbit on April 21. The devices used Nexus smartphones for brains. Meanwhile earthlings have heard nothing about the new cousins of the Nexus One and S , the Nexus 4 LTE or Nexus 5.
It's almost a year since the original Nexus 7 was released and many are wondering what the next New Nexus ...
AT&T is offering a free Wi-Fi goodies such as Xbox 360, SONOS PLAY:3, Kindle Fire or a Nexus 7 Tablet with certain U-Verse service packages.
The devices worth up to $350 are available with a U-Verse Internet and TV or Voice service known as triple and quad-play bundles. It also includes access to AT&T's network of Wi-Fi hotspots in Starbucks and other venues.