Google Unveils Nexus Tablet, Stepping Up Apple Challenge
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Google Inc. stepped up its challenge to Apple Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. in the $78.7 billion tablet market by unveiling a handheld computer called Nexus 7 that features a 7-inch screen and carries a $199 price tag.
The tablet will feature the latest version of the Android operating system, called Jelly Bean, the company said at its Google I/O developers conference today in San Francisco. Google also showed a spherical $299 home-entertainment device called Nexus Q, which lets users stream music and video.