Google Nexus 7 available for pre-order in the USA, UK, Canada and Australia.

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesùs.

The Nexus 7 is a 7-inch tablet featuring a 1280 x 800 HD display with a pixel density of 216 pixels-per-inch, which is only slightly lower than the iPad 3 with its 264 pixels-per-inch screen density. The screen is covered with what is described as “scratch-resistant Corning glass” which we can assume is a form of Gorilla Glass.

The tablet features a front-facing 1.2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, a micro USB port and NFC.

As expected, the Nexus 7 will run Google’s upcoming Android 4.1 “Jelly Bean” operating system.

The Nexus 7 is powered by a quad-core Tegra 3 processor and comes with either 8GB or 16GB of internal storage and 1GB of RAM. The tablet is powered by a 4,325mAh battery offering up to 8 hours of active use.

The 8GB model will cost $199, while the 16GB device will be priced at $249. Price includes $25 credit to spend in the Google Play store, plus a copy of Transformers Dark of the Moon.

Nexus 7 is available for preorder today from Google Play in the U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia, and starts at $199 in the U.S. It will start shipping mid-July. 

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From the Google Blog:

Nexus 7: powerful, portable and designed for Google Play

All of this great Google Play content comes to life on Nexus 7, a powerful new tablet with a vibrant, 7” 1280x800 HD display. The Tegra-3 chipset, with a quad-core CPU and 12-core GPU, makes everything, including games, extremely fast. And best of all, it’s only 340 grams, lighter than most tablets out there. Nexus 7 was built to bring you the best of Google in the palm of your hand. Hang out with up to 10 friends on Google+ using the front-facing camera, browse the web blazingly fast with Chrome and, of course, crank through your emails with Gmail.

Nexus 7 comes preloaded with some great entertainment, including the movie "Transformers: Dark of the Moon," the book “The Bourne Dominion,” magazines likeCondé Nast Traveler and Popular Science, and songs from bands like Coldplay and the Rolling Stones. We’ve also included a $25 credit to purchase your favorite movies, books and more from Google Play, for a limited time. Nexus 7 is available for preorder today from Google Play in the U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia, and starts at $199 in the U.S. It will start shipping mid-July. 

ASUS to build Google`s Nexus 7 quad-core tablet.Probably to debut in June 27.

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesùs.

ASUS to build Google`s Nexus 7 quad-core tablet. Probably to debut in June 27.

ASUS has been named as the vendor building Google’s long-anticipated own-branded tablet, which could be unveiled at the end of the month.

According to the Android Authority blog, which cites an anonymous ASUS source, the Android-powered device will be called Nexus 7. It will reportedly feature a 7-inch screen and be powered by Nvidia’s quad-core Tegra 3 chip.

There has been much speculation that Google is planning a return to branded hardware with its own tablet in a direct challenge to the dominance of Apple’s iPad. It is now speculated that the ASUS-manufactured Nexus 7 could makes its debut at the Google I/O developer event in San Francisco on 27 June.

The ASUS executive also hinted at pricing, suggesting that the device will retail in the US$150-US$250 range, significantly below the iPad price points.