Google Nexus 7 tablet

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I have a first generation ipad which has been hijacked by my 9 year old ds, and have been thinking about updating with the new ipad.

However, having seen the new google tablet on BBC Click and various newspapers, I think it may be worth considering.

Does anyone know if it will play Facebook games?

I know the phone version does so I can't see why the tablet wouldn't.

Thanks, Netto .

I read the tablet is being launched in the UK mid-July, but can't find anyone offering pre-orders, so will keep looking.

Sorry if this appears a bit negative, but I'll post and let somene who knws more come along to corct me, or cofirm it is a problem...

A lot of things on the web use Macromedia /Adobe Flash, and I saw mention that there was a blog entry saying that Flash would not be supported in Android 4.1

The news broke Friday but I only saw the headlines (busy on some other things) but there are plenty of places covering this (possible) issue -
see *> NewsNow list of articles

Thanks, NetworkGuy, will read them, but the headlines don't look good.

It shouldn't be all bad... Having re-read your original post, if you have played different games with an iPad or iPhone then Flash is already out of the equation to some extent.

Having seen how smoot Android v4 is on an HTC phone, I'm very tempted to get something with Android v4 (or later) to complement the Android tablet I'm already using.

Adobe making a big announcement like that means website and application developers will have to rethink their services. One major plyer is the BBC which went down the Flash route after criticism about previously offering RealPlayer streams for audio.

When an organisation like the BBC knows they are alienated from a chunk of their licence payers because of software they will have to come up with a solution and this just hastens a move away from Flash of any sort. Others will follow suit in the longer or shorter term, depending on what they will need to do (eg some sites may have thousands of hours of video for Flash players and will stick with what they have got and say 'tough' to anyone without Flash, at least for a few years, until they are een as retro.