Hong Kong Retailer To Offer Nexus 4 in Hong Kong At US$567, Same As Grey Market Offering

Herman Lai, Dec 6, 2012 8:02 AM, 5,952 views, 2 Comments »,

Those who have been waiting to buy a cheap Nexus 4 in Hong Kong would probably get upset by now, because some troubling reports are starting to appear. A poster from Wilson (a smartphone vendor) showed up several days ago that a 16GB version Nexus 4 will be selling at HKD$4398 (US$567), meaning it will be twice as expensive as Google’s online offering. In addition, LG has invited Hong Kong media to an announcement on the 11 December, it’s expecting to hear the white color version Nexus 4 to be announced as well.

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First Case of Google’s Nexus 7 Spontaneously Combusts While Charging

Herman Lai, Oct 15, 2012 8:24 AM, 2,196 views, Got something to say ?,

It’s not just iPhones that are blowing up these days. A week ago, a Chinese netizen found out his Nexus 7 spontaneously combusted and exploded overnight while charging, and this is believed to be the first case here of a Nexus 7 going boom. The way it exploded is just the same as the iPhone — the shell deformed and the built-in battery swollen.

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Asus Engineers Said Building The Nexus 7 Tablet is a Torture

Star Chang, Jun 28, 2012 7:31 PM, 3,142 views, 1 Comment »,

Google has just unveiled a mini tablet co-branded with Taiwan’s Asus and priced to compete with Amazon’s Kindle Fire device. Google has previously worked with hardware manufacturers HTC and Samsung to produce co-branded Android smartphones under the Nexus brand. The new Nexus 7 tablet would be its first such tablet device. Google only gave the Taiwan PC maker four months to build the product. The task is to build a high-end tablet that could sell for just only US$200. Asus Chairman Jonney Shih said the internet giant can be kind of demanding, their company’s engineers felt it’s like torture …

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Asus 7-inch Nexus Tablet Starts Shipping, Price at US$199

Star Chang, Jun 20, 2012 6:20 AM, 1,590 views, 2 Comments »,

According to the report from Taiwan media, Google and Asus’ jointly developed 7-inch Nexus tablet is set to be unveiled at Google I/O, a developer event that will be hosted at San Francisco next week, with its initially price to be set at US$199 (1,262 yuan). Due to its low price, the 7-inch Nexus tablet only supports a Wi-Fi connection and does not feature a back-side webcam, but will equip with a front-side webcam for video conference. The device will also be preloaded with Google’s Chrome browser, with compatibility issues having been resolved to allow smoother operation on mobile apps. It will be available in the retail channel in July with the device’s total shipments expected to reach at least three million units. It will be interesting to see how the performance of the quad-core Tegra 3 system-on-chip on this low budget tablet …

So Much News in China… #049

Star Chang, Jun 10, 2012 3:37 PM, 708 views, Got something to say ?,

There are so much news from China that passes by that we couldn’t possibly cover it all. Here are the Chinese tech news that have left behind because we are just too busy or too lazy to post. There are stories on ASUS Nexus tablet, real and fake Apple stores, Lenovo cheaper ultrabooks and so on, you can check them out after the jump. Video for this week: China asks US embassy to stop broadcasting air quality data … Hope everyone have enjoyed your weekend and a fresh start to your week. Stay tune on the latest announcement at WWDC.

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Baidu Guns for Google with Custom ROM Available for Nexus S

Star Chang, Jun 4, 2012 8:45 AM, 439 views, Got something to say ?,

Chinese search giant Baidu has created an entire Nexus S ROM, replacing Google’s suite of services with its own. The ROM has been built to accompany Baidu’s cloud services push, and it allows mobile owners to fully ‘Baiduize’ their Android phone, giving them to access a range of the company’s web services, which include music, maps, apps and photo album. The ROM will be officially announced this week. Currently it only supports the Google Nexus S but it will expand to cover selected Android phones (ICS) in time …

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Google, Nvidia and Asus Team Up to Build Cheap Quad-core Android Tablets ?

Star Chang, May 24, 2012 11:21 PM, 972 views, 1 Comment »,

At Nvidia’s annual meeting of investors last week, the Taiwanese chipmaker revealed the idea of a new platform called ‘Kai’, it isn’t just a piece of hardware, but a plan to democratize its quad-core Tegra 3 system-on-chip. Nvidia wants to offer Android 4.0 tablets that are more powerful than the Kindle Fire at the same price point. Nvidia will use cheaper DDR3L memory for this new platform and also the DirectTouch and Prism low-power display technologies which the company has developed. The first tablets on sale will be at this summer …

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