Matt Hamblen - Author - Good Gear Guide

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Article | 6/08/2012 Siri, meet Nina

Nuance Communications has introduced Nina, a virtual speech assistant that companies can add to iOS and Android mobile apps.

Article | 1/08/2012 Nexus 7 16GB tablet is back on sale on Google Play store

The Nexus 7 with 16GB of storage reappeared "in stock" on the Google Play store site after it was unavailable on the site and in many retail stores...

Article | 19/07/2012 After dismal earnings, eyes are on Nokia World in September

Nokia's dismal earnings report has left smartphone industry observers looking for better news at the Nokia World conference set for September 5-6 in H...

Article | 19/07/2012 Nexus 7 holds up better than iPad in drop, water-dunk tests

Drop and dunk tests of both the new Apple iPad and the Google Nexus 7 show the Google device is more resilient, according to SquareTrade, which off...

Article | 16/07/2012 Google to likely make modest profit on Nexus 7, IHS teardown reveals

A teardown of the Nexus 7 tablet reveals Google is apt to break even on the $199, 8 GB version of its tablet while earning a modest profit on the 1...

Article | 10/07/2012 Delayed BlackBerry 10 smartphones adding video chat, CEO says

BlackBerry 10 smartphones, slated to ship in early 2013, will rely heavily on improved BlackBerry Messenger social networking tools, including new vid...

Article | 2/07/2012 Kai design keeps Google's Nexus 7 tablet fast and priced at $199

Google's new $199 Nexus 7 tablet takes advantage of Nvidia's Kai reference design, a proprietary technology that allows for a cheaper display and memo...

Article | 28/06/2012 Google Play seen as pivotal to success of Nexus 7

Central to the success of Google's Nexus 7 tablet, the Nexus Q media player and other Android ventures sits Google Play, formerly called Android Marke...

Article | 27/06/2012 Nexus 7 kills Kindle Fire, but isn't up to iPad, analysts say

Google's $US199 Nexus 7 tablet is a device that's more than a competitor to Amazon's Kindle Fire, but is not on the same scale as the Apple iPad -- at...

Article | 27/06/2012 Google launches Nexus 7 tablet, Jelly Bean and spherical Nexus Q device for home use

As expected, Google on Wednesday announced a $199, 7-in. tablet called Nexus 7 that will run on Android 4.1, dubbed Jelly Bean.

Article | 26/06/2012 Google Nexus 7 tablet costs estimated at $US130 to $US210

If the starting price of the expected Google Nexus 7 is $US199, Google could be spending $US130 to $US210 for materials and manufacturing costs for ea...

Article | 25/06/2012 Google's Nexus 7 tablet move could be costly

A $US199 Nexus 7 tablet from Google would raise the stakes for Amazon's Kindle Fire and Barnes & Noble's Nook tablet, which sell at a similar price an...

Article | 25/06/2012 Google readies $199 Nexus 7 tablet, report says

Google will launch its own sub-$200 7-in. Nexus tablet this week at its Google I/O conference in San Francisco, according to training documents viewed...

Article | 21/06/2012 Microsoft may be building own smartphones

After Microsoft announced this week that it will sell a pair of branded Surface tablets, an analyst suggested that the company is also working with a ...

Article | 19/06/2012 LG puts tablet development on hold

Following Microsoft's announcement of the new Surface tablet, LG Electronics said it has decided to put its new tablet development on hold in order to...