Happy Thanksgiving to all of our American readers! To get us in the mood for the day ahead, a couple of vendors on eBay have launched two new deals to contribute to the official Black Friday sale. For the next two days, you’ll be able to pick up Google’s latest flagship 7-inch tablet, the Nexus 7, for the discounted price of $189.99 for the 16GB model ($40 off), and $209.99 for the 32GB (that’s a full $60 off the retail price).
Google announced its first budget-friendly 10-inch tablet, the Nexus 10, back in October, 2012, and a month later it was available to purchase from the Play Store with a price tag of $399 for the 16GB model and $499 for the 32GB variant. However, now, as part of the Black Friday sale, a seller on eBay is offering a brand new Nexus 10 32GB coupled with a $100 prepaid Visa Gift Card for $399.
The Chromecast is already pretty cheap at $35, but it’s even better at $30. That’s how much Amazon and Best Buy are currently charging for the media streaming device, and they’ll even throw in $6 of Google Play credit to get you started.
You’ve probably heard that the new iPad mini with Retina display has a significantly smaller color gamut that the larger iPad Air, but how does it compete against rival tablets like the Google Nexus 7 and Amazon’s new Kindle Fire HDX?
According to the experts at DisplayMate, not very well. In fact, the new iPad mini came a “distant third” in their tablet display shootout, thanks to Apple’s “inexcusable” decision to use old technology.
“Apple was once the leader in mobile displays, unfortunately it has fallen way behind,” DisplayMate says.
Microsoft has released a whole series of Surface ads that attempt to mock the iPad, but in its latest, the company turns its attention to Samsung’s Android-powered Galaxy Tab 10.1 — and its lack of USB ports.
Microsoft points out that Samsung’s slate has just one micro USB port that’s used for charging and connecting other devices, while the Surface RT has a full-size USB port, an HD video-out port, and a dedicated charging port.
