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Stockist imports Nexus 7 (2012) from Singapore
India Imports Nexus 7
A Stockist/Importer for Google Playstore starts importing the Nexus 7 (2012), which means import is done more than 2 months before Google Playstore launch ! -
Nexus 7 (2012) India Launch
Nexus 7 (2012) appears on Google Play India The Nexus 7 (2012) appears on Google Playstore India and sells for Rs.15999 with a shipping date of April 5 -
Nexus 7(2012) delivered early
Early delivery of Nexus 7 (2012) Buyers get it before the shipping date of April 5 -
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Nexus 7 (2013) US launch
Nexus 7 (2013) US launch Google launches Nexus 7 (2013) on USA Playstore with grand reception. -
Nexus 7 (2012) First Price drop
The price of original Nexus 7 (2012) drops from Rs.15999 to Rs.11999 at some stores like Amazon. This was a direct result of the launch of new Nexus 7 (2013) in the USA. -
Sundar Pichai reveals KITKAT
KITKAT OS revealed : Sundar Pichai reveals the name KITKAT for the new Android OS -
AndroidKITKAT contest USA launch
To celebrate the colloboration between Nestle Kitkat chocolate and Android a contest is launched in USA which offers a giveawy of 1000 Nexus 7 (2013) and other gifts. -
Kitkat contest India Launch
A similar contest starts in India that promises giveaway of "the all new exclusive Nexus 7 tablet" to winners who will be "the first 1000 in India to receive the tablet". These lines were given on promos. Note that the all new nexus 7 was not launched in India at this time, so it clearly means they are telling contestants about the new Nexus 7 (2013) -
Nexus 7 (2012) price drops again
The price of Nexus 7 (2012) drops again to Rs.9999 from Rs.11999 and avilable at Flipkart.com. Note that it may be due to the launch of the Kitkat Nexus 7 Contest ! -
KITKAT 4.4 Official Launch
Google officially names the new Android OS 4.4 as "KITKAT" -
Price drop again Nexus 7
The price of Nexus 7 (2012) again drops to Rs.8999 at Flipkart. The Kitkat India contest is still running. -
Expected India Launch of Nexus 7 (2013)
Expected India launch of Nexus 7 (2013) Times of India reports that Nexus 7 (2013) is very likely to launch in India on Nov 12, which means it may be already stocked in India about 2 months back i.e in early September ! as was the case with the old Nexus 7 (2012) being imported in January ! -
Actual Contest End date
This date was the actual closing date of Kitkat India contest ! starting from Sep 27 it was a 50 day contest which had to give 20 tablets each day, that makes 50 X 20 = 1000. But due to reasons unknown, the contest is extended till 22 Nov. Note that around 750 contestants won till Nov 15. -
Nexus 7 (2013) India Launch
Nexus 7 (2013) makes the Launch in Google Playstore India at early dawn. It says that Nexus 7 (2013) 16GB version will only ship after 26 Nov, while 32GB and 4G versions ship immediately ! This is a Mystery ! -
Extended India Contest Ends
The Kitkat India Contest closes. The Kitkat.in website has 898 elligible winners on it. What happened to the remaining 102 tablets? Why was the contest not extended a second time to giveaway the remaining tablets? MYSTERY. -
Nexus 7 (2013) 16GB ships later
The nexus 7 (2013) 16GB starts shipping late from Playstore for public. Kitkat winners are now awaiting the shipments of their promised "all new exclusive Nexus 7 tablet" -
Winner reports about wrong prize
Shocking news ! A winner whose sms won on 28 SEP receives a Nexus 7 (2012) instead of promised " the all new exclusive Nexus 7 (2013) tablet" -
NEWS of alleged cheating erupts on WEB
AP reports alleged cheatingAndroidPolice reports the alleged cheating of Kitkat India Nexus 7 winners. It source the news from the active winners group on Facebook. -
Nexus 7 (2012) price drops again
The price of Nexus 7 (2012) drops again to Rs.7999 most likely due to the spread of news of alleged cheating of Kitkat winners of India.
