Comments on: REVIEW: Google’s Nexus 10 Android tablet as a library patron’s delight

By: David H. Rothman

David H. Rothman — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 18:35:38 +0000

Hi, Pappy. The Nexus 10 CPU is in fact DUAL core. Specs at:

http://www.google.com/nexus/10/

and…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nexus_10

and…

http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Google-Nexus-10_id7551

Of course, there’s more to the story than dual vs. quad–the 10′s still damned fast.

David

By: Pappy97

Pappy97 — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 16:35:54 +0000

“Between the 1.7Ghz dual core chip”

Actually, the Nexus 10 has a 1.7 Ghz QUAD-core chip.

By: AlanW

AlanW — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 01:43:50 +0000

Michael: Android OS updates are often slow to appear on existing devices but this is in part due to vendor’s adding their own skins. Google Nexus devices don’t have this issue, they run plain Android, and Google always updates Nexus devices very quickly to the latest version (subject to hardware capability). See “Google Nexus” on wikipedia for a list of Nexus phone updates. The Nexus 7 and 10 are too new to tell how far they will upgrade, but since the Nexus 10 has the latest Cortex A15 cpus it should have staying power.

By: David H. Rothman

David H. Rothman — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 18:52:59 +0000

Thanks, Michael. Excellent question about long-term support. My hunch, nothing more, is that Google will be more likely to offer it for a top-of-the-line machine whose development the company itself controlled (the existing record for LTS of other companies’ nonNexus devices isn’t the best). And, yes, Moon’s the greatest! Also, I like your earphone and Smashwords suggestion.

One omission from the library-capable ereader list: Bluefire Reader, which, like OverDrive, has improved and should be getting still better.

Happy holidays, and good luck with HGAOE.

David

By: Michael W. Perry

Michael W. Perry — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 17:50:22 +0000

Thanks for the review. Now I know where to send friends who don’t like iDevices. You didn’t mention the one thing that bothers me about most Android devices. What long-term support does Google/Samsung offer for OS upgrades? I know Apple will keep offering free upgrades as long as the hardware is adequate. My 3GS shipped with iOS 3 but not runs most of the features of iOS 6 adequately. Most Android devices seem to ship with the last Android OS you’ll ever see on them.

I found the Moon+ Reader Pro app particularly appealing. It beats the socks off any reader I’ve seen for my iPad and has some features that need to migrate to iOS apps including “Headset & Bluetooth keys support.” It’d be great if my Apple earphone let me page forward and backward through an ebook. Swiping pages gets to be a drag. It’d also be great if it supported direct downloads from Smashwords. Some independent authors are only available there.

For those who’re tempted, the Moon+ Reader Pro is currently 50% off at $2.49. If they create a version for iPads, I’ll be interested.

–Michael W. Perry, author Hospital Gowns and Other Embarrassments