Wednesday, October 17, 2012

A $99 Nexus tablet could spawn a new race to the bottom, but is it possible yet?

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Earlier today, perpetual rumor-mill DigiTimes reported that Google was readying a $99 Nexus tablet for release by the end of the year. It's not the first time we've heard such rumors: DigiTimes has already mentioned a $99 Nexus in the past, and CNET last week cited an NPD analyst as confirming a $99 Nexus would go into production before the year's end. Unlike some rumors, however, this one is fairly specific: it claims that Google is working with a trio of Asian manufacturers — WonderMedia, HannStar, and Quanta — to bring the tablet to market, and even goes so far as to name its processor, the WonderMedia PRIZM 8950. While there is a possibility that DigiTimes — which gets as many rumors wrong as it gets right — has this one...


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via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/17/3515494/google-nexus-99-dollar-tablet-rumor

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