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it's time to compare the new Nexus and collect some ease I'm Bridget Carey and this is your cnet update Google's Nexus 7 tablet hit stores earlier than expected Google said its new tablet would go on sale tuesday but it's already available at best buy amazon gamestop and walmart this new Nexus 7 has some noticeable changes from the older model the new one is a little lighter and thinner it's not as wide and the back is smooth with no texture there's now a back camera with a 5 megapixel sensor the headphone jack has been moved from the bottom to the top and although the screen is still 7 inches the bezel around the screen is slightly thinner with the upgrade you'll get a 1080p true-hd display and a little more battery life along with wireless charging it starts at two hundred and thirty dollars for the Wi-Fi only model now if you want 4G LTE with 32 gigs of memory that'll cost three hundred and fifty dollars it's a pretty good deal considering it's only twenty bucks more than the entry-level iPad Mini which has less memory and no 4g t-mobile's trying to one-up the competition once again this time with a promotion that lets customers pick up a new phone tablet or even a hot spot with no down payment but the phone has to be paid in full over two years and it's divided up in payments between twenty dollars and twenty seven dollars a month this promotion will likely only last a few days or weeks 18teen verizon recently launched plans that also with customers put no money down and make monthly payments on a phone but t-mobile service rates are lower and i'll end today with something you may want to keep your eye on with the nintendo 3ds yeah several days ago it updated the street past me Plaza application by adding four new games that can only be played if you get off the couch and carry your system with you throughout the day the street pass can detect an exchange data with other nearby 3ds systems while in a sleep mode so if you pass another person in the mall with a 3ds you never have to say hello or even turn on the screen and yet you've collected their mise which have special items to play the games it also gives you coins by just walking around can take the place of actually finding another user either way you can't play sitting down Cena editor Scott Stein points out that this could be a glimpse into how Nintendo is thinking about the future of mobile games by requiring you to walk around to find another device and what would happen if intend to incorporated this concept in some way with the wii fit that might be pretty cool that's your tech news update you can find more details on the street pass me Plaza and other stories at cnet com / update or follow along on Twitter from our studios in New York I'm Bridget Carey