Google, on Wednesday, introduced a sleeker version of its Nexus 7 tablet as the Internet company escalated its battle with Apple and Amazon.com in the mobile computing market.

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Google also announced a $35 device — Chromecast — that will let you watch Netflix, YouTube and other content on a high-definition TV. Simply plug the Chromecast into the TV’s HDMI port, and it’ll display content from your phone, tablet or laptop.

The Chromecast is available right away, while the new Nexus 7 devices go on sale in the U.S. on Tuesday. It is available in Google’s online store and various other retailers.

The extra firepower added to the second generation of Nexus 7 tablets will come with a higher price. A model with 16 gigabytes of storage will sell for $229, a $30 per increase from the original Nexus 7 released a year ago.

Sundar Pichai, head of Android and Chrome software, said that the Internet company would make a profit off the new product.

That’s still 30 per cent below the $329 that Apple Inc. charges for its iPad Mini.

A comparable Kindle Fire HD tablet from Amazon.com Inc. currently sells for $199.

A 32-gigabyte version of the Nexus 7 will be priced at $269, an increase of $20.

Google Inc. says the new line of Nexus tablets boasts a higher-definition 17.5-centimetre display screen and a processor that promises to be nearly as twice as fast.

Dual stereo speakers have been added for richer sound, and the device’s battery duration has been extended by about an hour.

The Nexus 7 will also be the first device to get the 4.3 version of its Android software.

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Well it did take it a long time, but finally Google has finally ‘officially’ launched its Nexus 7 tablet in the Indian market. Back in November ASUS launched its own variant of the device in India for Rs. 19,981 and Google is now selling it for a much affordable price of Rs. 15,999.

At the moment Google only offers the 16GB Wi-Fi variant of the device and there is no information whether other variants will be available in the market anytime sooner or later. This device however seems is definitely a huge competitor to the 16GB Wi-Fi iPad Mini which is currently priced at Rs. 21,900.

The Google Nexus 7 is an ASUS manufactured tablet which is powered by a quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor, it has 1GB of RAM, runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and sports a 7-inch IPS display with a resolution of 1280×800 pixels.

The tablet is available for the aforementioned price via the Indian Google Play Store and it is the first hardware selling on the Indian Play Store, which hints that others may soon follow. The Nexus 7 is expected to start shipping from April 5.