Non-U.S. Google Nexus 7 users to miss out on content

Google's Nexus 7 tablet

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Gadget fans who pre-order Google's Nexus 7 tablet outside the U.S. will not get full access to all of the tablet's features as first revealed at Google I/O last month.

U.S. buyers will see the full range of content, including TV shows, music, and magazines, whereas the remaining countries --- Canada, the U.K. and Australia --- will see a limited selection of content to download.

The Nexus 7's U.K. pre-order page says the Nexus 7 will include "thousands of movies," and the "world's largest collection of e-books." U.K. customers will retain full access to more than 600,000 apps and games available in Google Play.

"Currently, the U.K. [Google Play] store offers apps, movie rentals, e-books and devices. We're clearly eager to expand this in time, but currently, that's the offering in the U.K," a Google spokesperson told CNET.

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