Nexus 7 (2013) Canadian pricing and Play Store availability confirmed

The ASUS-made Google Nexus 7 Android will be available to Canadians through the Google Play online marketplace starting August 13, and has started to appear in-store at Staples, Best Buy and Future Shop.

Pricing and availability will be 16GB Wi-Fi – SRP $229.00 and 32GB WiFi - SRP $269. No mention of the 4G-LTE or HSPA+ enabled model which is coming soon to the US.

Source: Google

SlideShow: What's coming to Future Shop

We were at Future Shop's product showcase where various brands feature their upcoming products and there's a lot to be excited about. HP's new line of PC's include one Chromebook and an Android powered hybrid tablet plus the Slate 21-inch, a $400 Android-powered desktop all-in-one. We also got to see Samsung's entire line of Galaxy Tab and ATIV tablets and hybrids plus Sony's stunning new ultraportables. Throw in the unusual Acer Aspire R7 for good measure plus news that Future Shop will  now host Microsoft Stores and there's a whole lot to look forward to in the coming months.

Microsoft mini-stores coming to Future Shop

Photo by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla for Canadian Reviewer

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

User's who have been wating to experience what it is like to visit a Microsoft Store might soon get a chance to have a sampling by visiting their neighbourhood Future Shop location. A slide shown during a media event for Future SHop today shows a rendering of a Microsoft Store within a store concept in what looks to be a Future Shop location. The product layout, treatment and advertising looks very similar to what the Microsoft Store in Yorkdale looks like except for the giant plug-in HDTV screens.

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Retake: The PS Vita shines when it is a good bundle deal

This bundle changed my mind about the PS VitaBy Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

I had high hopes for the PS Vita when it first came out. As a PlayStation Portable fan and collector (had all the iterations, even the PSP Go), I wanted the Vita to be an extension and improvement of not just the gaming aspect of the PSP but the all-around functionality. Here's a story of the PS Vita there and back again.

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