Google Takes the Nexus 7 Camping in First Commercial

We were wondering if Google was going to go the traditional marketing route with the new Nexus 7 tablet, meaning, would they release any TV spots for it? We won't know for sure until an ad actually starts rolling on the big screen, but in this first commercial...

The Google Experience [Opinion]

With the release of the Nexus 7, Google set its sights on Amazon to try and reclaim control of the Android tablet space. Ever since Amazon forked Android for the Kindle Fire there has been some confusion about what OEM software customization means. There seems...

Google Updates Nexus 7 Shipping Situation

We know that many of you have grown a bit frustrating having not yet received your Nexus 7 orders, even though you pre-ordered as early as during the Google I/O keynote. To help clarify the situation, Google has updated their shipping status info page with...

Retail Nexus 7 vs. I/O Nexus 7 [Pictures]

A retail Nexus 7 showed up on my doorstep today, so I thought, "What the heck, let's do a comparison to the one handed out at Google I/O." As many of you know, the Google I/O edition comes in white and the retail edition is officially "brown" (at least...

16GB Nexus 7 Shipping Estimate Now at 3-4 Weeks

Hopefully you placed your order for a 16GB Nexus 7 order already, as the shipping estimate is now showing as "3-4 weeks" instead of the "1-2 weeks" time frame for the 8GB model. This is just a guess, but I'd say that customers are realizing before purchasing...