HTC Reportedly Manufacturing Google's Nexus 9 Tablet

WSJ.D reports today that Google's upcoming Nexus 9 tablet will be manufactured by HTC. The last HTC tablet was the Flyer back in 2011, so the Nexus 9 marks the end of HTC's three year hiatus from the Android tablet market. This also reflects Google's desire to team up with a variety of partners for their Nexus devices, so as to avoid becoming dependent on any one particular company. HTC manufactured the original Nexus One smartphone back in 2010, but in the interim we've seen Nexus devices from ASUS, LG, and Samsung. Samsung in particular has made more Nexus devices than any other company, but considering Samsung's already large presence in the Android market it's understandable that Google might want to look for other options.