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  • Nexus 10 with 2560 x 1600 screen, dual-core processor, $399 price tag gets official

    Just like Nexus 4 Google has officially announced  the new Nexus 10 tablet without an official event. Nexus 10 is undoubtedly the best Android tablet ever produced and with its powerful processing abilities, gorgeous display, good design, and comparatively low price it is certainly going to give a tough competition to Apple’s iPad.

    Nexus 10 is manufactured by Samsung but is designed by Google. It is the flagship Google tablet that will act as a benchmark for other Android tablet makers. Nexus 10 runs Android 4.2 and is powered by a dual-core ARM Cortex-A15 processor and quad-core Mali T604 GPU. It has 2GB of RAM and comes in 16 and 32GB models. The most important and notable aspect of this new Google tablet is its gorgeous screen. Nexus 10 sports a 10-inch display with Corning’s Gorilla Glass 2, that has a resolution of 2560×1600 pixels with 300ppi. For comparison its biggest rival and number one tablet of the market, iPad has a resolution of 2048×1536 pixels. The high resolution screen gives sharp text, richer colors for photos and videos, and better viewing angles.

    nexus 10 front back Nexus 10 with 2560 x 1600 screen, dual core processor, $399 price tag gets official

    Nexus 10 has a 5-megapixel camera on its back and a 1.9-megapixel camera on the front. It has a 9,000mAh battery that provides 9 hours of HD video play. The overall weight of the device is 604 grams. Other features of Nexus 10 include dual speakers, microUSB ports, wi-fi, two NFC chips, micro HDMI port, bluetooth and more. Nexus 10 comes in Wi-Fi version only and there’s no cellular model.

    nexus 10 Nexus 10 with 2560 x 1600 screen, dual core processor, $399 price tag gets official

    Nexus 10 will be available for purchase on November 13th in US, UK, Australia, France, Germany, Spain and Canada. It will cost $399 for 16GB model and $499 for 32GB model.

    tech specs nexus 101 Nexus 10 with 2560 x 1600 screen, dual core processor, $399 price tag gets official

    So tell us guys, is this your next tablet?

  • Install CWM recovery on Nexus 10 and root Android 4.2.1 JOP40D firmware

    Nexus 10 is the biggest and baddest Android tablet available. At $399 it’s also a steal for the hardware you get. If you’re a lucky owner of this tablet, then the first thing you need to do is root this baby. That is after all what a Nexus device is for. Follow the guide below to install CWM recovery on Nexus 10 and root Android 4.2.1 JOP40D firmware.

    Requirements

    • Make sure all your data is backed up and your tablet is fully charged.
    • To install CWM recovery on Nexus 10 using this method you need to have the latest JOP40D firmware.
    • Android SDK

    Step 1- Download fastboot and extract it in android-sdk-windows\platform-tools directory.

    Step 2- Download this file and copy it on your tablet using mass storage.

    Step 3- Download the recovery image and copy/paste it in theandroid-sdk-windows\platform-tools directory.

    Step 4- Enter fastboot/bootloader mode on your tablet. Do this by pressing Volume Down + Power keys for a few seconds.

    Step 5- Open command prompt and navigate to android-sdk-windows\platform-tools. 

    Step 6- Enter the following command

    fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-6.0.1.8-manta.img

    Step 7-  After executing the command enter recovery from fastboot. Scroll to ‘flash zip from SD card’ and choose ‘choose zip from SD card’.

    Step 8- Choose the file ‘CWM-SuperSU-v0.98.zip’ and flash it. Installation process will hardly take a few seconds.

    Step 9- Reboot the tablet using the ‘reboot system now’ option from recovery.

    That’s it. Install CWM recovery on Nexus 10 procedure is complete. Furthermore your tablet is also rooted.

    Read more:

    How to install CWM recovery on Google Nexus 4

  • Install CyanogenMod 10.1 on Nexus 10

    If you’re even remotely familiar with custom ROMs for Android, then you’ll not need any introduction to Cyanogenmod. It is quite simply the best ROM available for a wide variety of Android smartphones. If you happen to own a Nexus 10 then you’d be pleased to know that a nightly build of Cyanogenmod 10.1 is available. Follow the instructions below to install CyanogenMod 10.1 on Nexus 10.

    Your tablet should also have a custom recovery. Follow this guide to do that.

    Do note that this is a nightly build which means it’s not final. So you may experience bugs and force closes.

    Step 1- Download the ROM

    Step 2- Connect your phone to a computer using mass storage mode

    Step 3- Copy and paste the ROM downloaded in step 1, into the root folder of the mass storage device

    Step 4- Turn off your phone and reboot into the bootloader. Do this by pressing and holding the Volume Up + Volume Down and Power buttons.

    Step 5. Use volume rocker to navigate and power button to click. Perform a data wipe + cache wipe

    Step 6. Navigate to flash ZIP from SD card and choose choose ZIP from SD card

    Step 7. Select the ZIP file downloaded in step 1. Select it using the power button and confirm installation.

    Step 8. When installation is done, go back to the main menu of CWM and perform a reboot.

    After that’s done make sure to Download Gapps and install them through CWM.

  • Purported Nexus 10 manual leaks ahead of expected October 29th announcement

    When it comes to leaking before launch, LG Nexus 4 is the king of all Nexuses and Android smartphones at large. But now we have something interesting to show you related to upcoming Nexus 10 tablet. As TheVerge reports, a hard copy of a manual for Nexus 10 device has leaked before the launch of the the device.

    nexus10manual2 Purported Nexus 10 manual leaks ahead of expected October 29th announcement

    The manual book i.e titled as ‘Nexus 10 – Quick Start Guide’ is small in size just like any other manual you have seen before. Inside it details the design of the upcoming Nexus 10 tablet while showing users about the ports, speakers, cameras, buttons, and LED present on the device. The device as seen in the photo of leaked manual below looks very different than the Nexus 7, which comes as a surprise for us, as we too like everyone else were expecting a Nexus 7 like design, that is liked by almost everyone. On the back the device has a strip of an unknown material (could be metal or plastic) in which the camera and flash is located – it is a good news if you were expecting the Nexus 10 to lack a camera like its smaller 7 inch cousin.

    nexus10 manual Purported Nexus 10 manual leaks ahead of expected October 29th announcement

    Google is going to have an Android event on October 29th in which it will announce the LG Nexus 4, the 32GB Nexus 7, and may be the Nexus 10 too. Nexus 10 is rumored to feature a 10.1-inch display with a resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels. It this rumor turns out to be true then Nexus 10 will be the first and only tablet feature the display of that high resolution.

  • Photos and full specifications of Nexus 10 tablet leak for the first time

    We have widely reported about the existence and possible release of Nexus 10 tablet here, but the available details about this upcoming Google/Samsung product were quite limited and we knew nothing about its specs and design. All we had was a leaked manual that only showed the design of this rumored device in a sketch form.

    Well if you are equally excited about the new Nexus 10 tablet as we are, then you will be thrilled to know that the whole device has been leaked on the internet and folks over at BriefMobile have posted photos, specifications, and other unknown details on their website. The design featured in leaked images looks exactly like the diagram printed on the alleged manual, which means the manual was legitimate. As seen in the images, Nexus 10 tablet has a different design than the 7-inch Nexus 7. The Nexus 10 tablet that BriefMobile’s source has is running Android 4.2 which is going to get announced on October 29th at Google’s Android event.

    Screen Shot 2012 10 27 at 12.25.41 AM Photos and full specifications of Nexus 10 tablet leak for the first time

    As far as internal specifications of this device go, it has Samsung’s Exynos 5250 dual-core processor that is clocked at 1.7GHz with 2GB of RAM. As rumored, Nexus 10 tablet has a 10.1-inch Super AMOLED screen with a high resolution of 2560×1600 pixels. It has 298.9 pixels per inch. On the back it has a 5-megapixel camera with LED flash. It also has a front camera for video calling. Other reported features of Nexus 10 include NFC, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi, and dual speakers that are located on the front side of the device.

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    This is the first time Google’s Nexus 10 has ‘really’ leaked. We believe this leak indicates that Google will announce the Nexus 10 on October 29th along with the new LG Nexus 4, 32GB Nexus 7, and Android 4.2.

    What do you think about Nexus 10? Will you buy it if it ends up looking exactly like the leaked photos? Let us know in the comments below.