HTC is widely thought to be working on a new Nexus tablet for Google. Whle most rumours agree that it will be larger than the Nexus 7, they have been split about how much bigger it could be. The latest word points to an 8.9-inch tablet but there have been a few reports about a somewhat smaller 8-inch model. Whatever […]
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Is this the Google Nexus 8?
More alleged images have surfaced of the rumoured Nexus 8 tablet that Google is expected to unveil later this month. While the first image popped up on Google’s own site, these new ones come from China courtesy of MyDrivers. They reveal little about the tablet as it is wrapped in a protective case to keep its looks under wraps for […]
Google Nexus 8 to sport 64-bit NVIDIA Tegra processor?
While Google is rumoured to be getting ready to retire the Nexus program, it may still launch one more Nexus tablet before it does so. Rumours of a Nexus 8 tablet have been swirling around for some time along with others suggesting a slightly larger Nexus 9. Recent mentions of device codenamed Flounder built by HTC in the Chromium Issue […]
Could this be the Google Nexus 8?
While it appears that Google is getting ready to retire its Nexus program, it may still launch one or two Nexus devices before it launches its new Android Silver program. Among them has been the oft-rumoured Nexus 8 (or Nexus 9) tablet. A new image on the Google I/O 2014 website may well be showing off this unannounced device ahead […]
HTC-built Google Nexus 8 coming in Q3?
Rumours that Google will leave behind the 7-inch tablet market in favour of a slightly larger model picked up steam today. Citing unnamed “sources from the upstream supply chain,” the hit-and-miss Digitimes today suggests that Google will work with HTC instead of ASUS on a new 8-inch Google Nexus tablet. The report adds that the HTC-built Google Nexus 8 will […]
Google to unveil Android 4.5 in July with Google Nexus 8 tablet?
Google earlier this week announced that Google I/O 2014 will take place on June 25 and 26 in San Francisco, California. Tickets have yet to go on sale that the first rumours of what Google could announce or may not announce at the event have begun to swirl. A Google Dublin employee has reportedly told Android Geeks that the upcoming […]
Rumours of a Google Nexus 8 tablet resurface
Rumours of a Google Nexus 8 tablet first surfaced when a mysterious image surfaced on its Android.com website back in November 2013. The device was revealed to be the LG G Pad 8.3 Google Play edition and the rumours died down for a time. They were back in early January with a report that Google would retire its Nexus 7 […]
Intel-powered Google Nexus 8 to replace Nexus 7 in 2014?
Google may try something a little different with its Nexus tablet in 2014. According to the hit-and-miss Digitimes and its supply chain sources, Google will not offer a Nexus 7 tablet this year. It will instead go for an 8-inch model. The increasingly crowded and ever cheaper 7-inch tablet market is reportedly pushing Google to the larger-sized tablet. The first […]