Nexus

Not that long ago, Google was known for its unwavering commitment to one shining principle: namely, that its homepage would always remain a pristine expanse of white, broken only by a simple search box and a kooky or amusing graphic. We’ve seen some breaches of that rule over the past couple of years, but in Continue Reading →

Tuesday, Google littered up its homepage with a Nexus 7 ad, but apparently that wasn’t enough. Google will also be displaying birthday reminders for people in your Google+ circles. Ew. Go away Google! Google’s homepage is basically an open lot that Google has been reserving for over a decade. It makes sense that Google would Continue Reading →

Sameer Singh at Tech-Thoughts has done some nifty detective work to put together a manufacturing cost estimate for the iPad mini based on leaked part information, and has come up with an estimate of $189.32. Included among Singh’s iPad mini estimated bill of materials are an A5 processor that costs $13.50, a display that costs Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120829_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Google’s home page is the world’s number one visited website. That also makes it the number one place in the world to advertise. Despite this, Google is usually kind enough to leave its home page blank and uncomplicated save for the search bar and a Google Doodle.  Continue Reading →

The iPad might have the bulk of the tablet mind share, but the Nexus 7 has Google.com. The $199 tablet is now advertised on Google’s homepage with an attention-getting animation. It’s hard to miss as the tablet on Google.com as it bounces up and eventually rests under a tag line of “The playground is open. Continue Reading →

The stock Nexus 7 peaks at a 1.3GHz clock speed when it’s at full burn. That’s certainly good enough for the $199 price tag, but eager adopters have just hit a new record in trying to wring out even more of a bang for the buck. Courtesy of a custom Elite kernel from XDA-Developers’ Clemsyn, Continue Reading →

It wasn’t easy for ASUS to hit that $199 price point with the Google Nexus 7 tablet, but it looks like it’s paying off. Reports of strong demand for Google’s debut tablet were reaffirmed shortly after the Nexus 7 launched, as Google quickly sold out of its entry-level model. Now, new estimates from Tech-thoughts.net based Continue Reading →

In June, Google engineers took to the stage in front of thousands of cheering software developers to introduce the Nexus Q, a black ball meant to stream video and music. It was Google’s first try at building its own hardware — in the United States, no less — and Google called it “a third wave Continue Reading →

It’s high time for some competition in the tablet device space, after new data suggested that Apple holds a whopping 85 percent share of the market. That in mind, the release of Google’s Nexus 7 tablet and unveiling of Microsoft Surface are set to bring a dose of serious competition at right on time. The Continue Reading →

Apparently Google’s strange little media streamer isn’t quite ready for prime time — not according to the company that made it, at least. The software giant has begun sending out a note to pre-orderers letting them know that the launch of the sphere has been delayed in order to “work on making it even better.” Continue Reading →