UPDATE: Google Nexus 7 tablet goes on sale without music, magazines or TV shows
Update 18.07.12
Google's Nexus 7 tablet goes on sale in the UK today, with retalers such as Currys and PC World now stocking the device. It's available in 8GB and 16GB versions for £159 and £199.
But it's very much a 'soft launch' without any of the hype that surrounded the introduction of Apple's iPad.
It remains to be seen if Google can break Apple's stranglehold on the booming tablet market.
Published 06.07.12
Google will launch its flagship Nexus 7 tablet in the UK without music, magazines or TV shows when it goes on sale from July 18th, according to The Guardian.
The search company has failed to strike the necessary deals with several media companies to provide content for its £169 device.
A Google spokesman told The Guardian: "We want to bring different types of content to as many places as we can, but we don't have anything more to share on timing. We plan to continue expanding the Movies & TV shows category to more countries in the coming months."
Rival Amazon also failed to settle rights issues with media groups last year, so was unable to launch its Kindle Fire in the UK.
Published 27.06.12
Google has confirmed details of its Nexus 7 tablet.
The 340g, 7in slate’s got a quad-core Tegra 3 hitched up to 1GB RAM to drive the all-new Jelly Bean (Android 4.1) OS to its 1200x800 IPS Gorilla Glass screen. It's also the first Android device to run Chrome as the default browser.
Google’s offering a choice of 8GB and 16GB models, and there’s NFC (near Field Communication) alongside the usual glut of connectivity apparatus (GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Micro USB) and sensors (gyro, magnetometer and accelerometer).
The Google Nexus 7 will be released in mid-July, with pre-orders starting today on Google Play. Prices start at £160 (or US$200).
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Thanks Wombatwilson, I might try to get hold of one at the weekend.
it looks brilliant.
I've just got mine. Apparently, I am the first person in my local P C World to have bought one (Hastings). Bit too early to comment as I'm waiting for it to register with my Google account which will allow me to sync with my other Android devices and use it as a glorious remote control for streaming.
Being someone who holds it ballanced on my little fingers, whilst typing with thumbs I've noticed that it 'digs in' a little. This will, no doubt, be rectified by some silicone case that'll also protect it from scratches, but is not yet available.
First impressions are that it's zippy and has an overall fell of quality. I can hold it, in portrait mode, in one hand, fit it in a pocket, Facebook and Twitter to my hearts content without firing up my laptop and believe it'll crack the iPad's hold on the market until a 7inch version is launched.
Yes it does run the sonos app
I spy, with my little eye... my next Sonos controller
(assuming Jelly Bean will run the app)
Thanks for this info!