Review: Google Nexus 7 Jelly Bean tablet

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Google's Nexus 7 is a potentially game changing Android tablet that has the rare opportunity of establishing Google's mobile OS as the preferred choice in the 7-inch space.

Manufactured by ASUS, which saw some success in its 10-inch Transformer line, the Nexus 7 features a fast quad-core Tegra 3 processor, stunning graphics architecture, a great 7-inch screen and most importantly a relatively affordable price tag of $200 for the 8GB version and $259.00 for the 16GB version.

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FocalCase shows off leather keyboard case for Nexus 7

A perfect case and keyboard combo for Nexus 7 owners who plan on doing a lot of typing, the Focal Case bluetooth leather keyboard case is an elegant way to carry the hot new device while giving it the versatility of a full QWERTY keyboard that is integreated into the rich leather cover. The case cost US $ 55.99  and has a standby time of 100 days on a single charge.

The Huawei Ascend P1 comes to Canada via Wind Mobile for $49

Huawei Canada announced  that the Huawei Ascend P1, with its 1.5 GHz dual-core processor and Android 4.0 ICS OS, is now available to Canadians through WIND Mobile. The Ascend P1 is the latest offering from Huawei’s expanding suite of high-end smartphone devices.

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Nokia reports $1 Billion loss despite selling 4 million Lumia smartphones

Nokia has sold 4 million Lumia smartphones in Q2 with 600,000 sold in North America but they still reported a 1 billion dollar loss as sales for the company fell 19 per cent against the year ago period. This comes after some Lumia handsets in the US were discounted as a result of Microsoft's recent announcement that the next version of Windows Phone will not be backwards compatible with Nokia's current line of Lumia smartphones.

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