By Mark Prigg PUBLISHED: 14:56 EST, 29 October 2012 | UPDATED: 02:40 EST, 30 October 2012 Google is set to take on Apple head on with a new big screen tablet and music service revealed today. The firm had originally planned to reveal the Nexus 10 tablet at an event in New York, but was forced to cancel due to hurricane Sandy, so took the industry by surprise and simply revealed the products online. The larger Nexus 10 tablet is being made by Samsung and features a display screen that measures about 10 inches diagonally, slightly larger than Apple's 9.7inch iPad.
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Firm launches new 10 inch Nexus 10 tablet to take on the iPad
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Also launches new Nexus 4 handset made by LG with a 4.7inch screen to take on the iPhone, and updated Nexus 7 to take on the iPad mini
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New Google Play music service will take on Apple
Google claims the tablet features what it claims is the highest resolution display in the world, with 300 pixels per inch compared to the @placeholder’s 264ppi ‘retina display’.