Google's Nexus tablet selling fast across retail chains

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Google's Nexus 7 tablet is off to an encouraging start, with major retailers running out of the first two allotments as the Internet company's first entry showed up in stores in the United States on Friday.

Google unveiled the 7-inch tablet, with prices starting at US$199 (S$252), hoping it will allow the tech giant to better compete against Apple and Amazon.com and funnel more people into its trove of online content.

Consumers have been able to pre-order the tablet from Google and several retailers in past weeks, and Google said it began shipping devices to consumers on Friday.

A third allotment of preorders will be available in August. The game retailer declined to share exact number of preorders.

The Nexus 7 uses Google's Android mobile software, which has become the most prevalent operating system for smartphones globally, but has so far failed to make a big splash in the tablet market.