New Rumors have surfaced that Google and Asus are getting ready to jointly release a 7-inch tablet this summer.
Digitimes, citing sources from the "upstream supply chain," claimed on Thursday
that shipments of the device will begin in June in preparation for a
July launch. Google had originally planned to release its "entry-level"
7-inch tablet in May, but design and costs issues caused the project to
be delayed until July for "minor adjustments," according to the news
outlet.Initial shipments of the tablet are expected to reach around 600,000 units, with shipments for the year totaling between 2-2.5 million units, Digitimes reported. The Taiwanese site back in January first reported that Google is prepping a 7-inch tablet that will compete not with the market-dominating iPad, but rather the number-two Amazon Kindle Fire tablet.
Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment from PCMag on Friday. However, executive director Eric Schmidt late last year reportedly said his company would release "a tablet of the highest quality" within six months.
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