Augen gets caught using unauthorized Google apps, but they aren't alone

Greater than the weekend it swiftly came to the attention of LAPTOP magazine that Augen, the company behind the bargain-priced GenTouch78 Android tablet, was using the Android Market and other core Google apps without the big G's blessing. Besides the cool reviews the GenTouch has been receiving around the web, Augen now has to deal with the shame of being caught red-handed while peddle their "bootleg" software in a major retailer across the US.

In a follow-up response to the original story, Augen CEO Gary Gofman tried to redirect some of the blame towards Google, but in the end claimed the inclusion of the Google Mobile Services Application Suite was an error that shouldn't have happened. He went on to say that all future shipment will have the apps in question removed until an agreement can be reached with Google.