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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Google: 16GB Nexus 7 tablets to ship in 1- weeks

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

If you pre-ordered the 16GB Nexus 7 tablet soon after it was revealed on June 27, Google says you'll have to wait a few more weeks to get your device. This news after various reports of Nexus 7 tablets appearing in retail outlets such as Staples and NCIX. It seems there are some distribution issues  which is a blow to customers who thought that by pre-ordering, they would be able to get their devices first.

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Google's Nexus 7 tablets arriving in Canadian stores before pre-orders ship

Updated on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 12:53PM by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Updated on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 4:11PM by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

A number of Canadian early adopters who pre-ordered Google's Galaxy Nexus on June 27 are upset that their tablets haven't yet shipped while some retail stores like Staples have already sold out of their initial stock. Some buyers, like myself,  are thinking of cancelling their onlinepre- orders and instead hope to find one of these 7-inch Android Jelly Bean tablets in the wild. This would  save them some money as Google Play demands a $20.00, 2-day shipping and handling charge.

The 16GB variant of the Google Nexus 7 is apparently available online and in stores from Staples.ca with free one day delivery.

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Check if your Yahoo! email account has been hacked

We really should have learned by now. Using web-based email is convenient, easy and free but it is also risky. Yahoo! Mail got hacked a few days ago and the accounts of over 450,000 accounts were compromised. These accounts (and their log in credentials, i.e. passwords, were also published online.

For people who rely on their Yahoo! mail this is terrible news. To check if your account has been

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