25,000 Aakash tablets booked by Mumbai University

by Ganeshon January - 31 - 2012 Add Comments

After almost a week of distress, things seem to be looking up for India’s maiden attempt at low-cost computing. Reports now confirm that the tablet still has many takers. According toThe Economic Times, the Mumbai University has booked for almost 25,000 units of the Aakash tablet, with each tablet roughly costing around Rs.1,138. The university claims to have received these requests from over 90 colleges  [ Read More ]

Andhra Pradesh to order 10,000 Aakash tablets to promote e-learning

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The Aakash has been getting mixed reactions lately. Although, there are a few alternatives to Aakash available in the market as we suggested earlier, no tablet can beat the price (yet), especially the subsidized Rs. 1500 mark. The Andhra Pradesh government has decided toarm its students with the tablet. A proposal has been sent by the state government to the Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry. On approval,  [ Read More ]

The Witcher 2 arriving on consoles this April

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The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, Polish developer CD Projekt’s stellar action RPG will be arriving on the Xbox360 by the 17th of April 2012. Till then, the only way you could immerse yourself in this twisted, mature and grim world of professional demon slayers was if you owned a relatively powerful PC. Now, Xbox360 owners can finally experience one of the best RPGs of  [ Read More ]

Did the Galaxy S III reveal itself on an official Samsung website?

by Ganeshon January - 31 - 2012 Add Comments

The news and rumours about the highly awaited Galaxy S III keeps making its way online. The first bit of information of the handset arrived late last month with the news that it would be expected by February of this year. At the time, there were a few specifications as well. Later on, an image leaked with the EXIF data showing a Samsung handset with the name I9500, however,  [ Read More ]

LG Optimus 3D 2 to be called 3D MAX upon launch

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A couple of days ago, we brought you the news about LG’s second generation 3D phones, dubbed the Optimus 3D 2 or the CX2. The fact that the Korean company is concentrating on another 3D phone probably means the phone was a hit, at least in some markets, possibly Korea, itself. At MWC, next month, they’ll be unveiling the successor to the Optimus 3D and rumor has  [ Read More ]

2GHz Android 4.0 Galaxy Tab Slate Coming Next Month, Based on Exynos 5250 Chip?

by Ganeshon January - 30 - 2012 Add Comments

With Samsung rumored to be working on a new Exynos CPU and a new high resolution tablet panel, it only makes sense that a rumor about a new Galaxy Tab would appear. We’re dealing here with a rumors about the 2GHz dual core Exynos 5250 processor, that Samsung is working on and that will make to a supposed 11.6 inch slate with Android 4.0 Ice  [ Read More ]

ZTE V66 LTE Android Tablet Coming to Verizon, Now Pictured in Tiny Pic

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We have to push and pull the pic below to make it of a decent size to be seen by y’all… else we’d be stuck with the usual rumor and info about a slate that’s not pictured yet and that’s not cool. Meet the ZTE V66, a LTE tablet with Android, coming to Verizon soon enough. Last I heard, this model was making the rounds  [ Read More ]

1 Million Motorola Tablets Shipped Last Year, Says Moto

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In case you didn’t know, there were 10.5 million Android tablets shipped last year and around 1 million of them came from Motorola, believe it or not. The tech company reported its quarterly earnings today and included this mention in the report, with around 200k slates being moved during the last quarter of 2011. Last I heard, the Motorola Xoom was a huge flop, having  [ Read More ]

Nokia Tablet Hinted at By CEO Stephen Elop, Most Likely With Windows 8

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During today’s Nokia announcement regarding profits and sales, the Finnish giant’s CEO, Stephen Elop made a remark that may refer to a future tablet with Windows 8 made by this Nordic firm. He said that the partnership with Microsoft might soon extend beyond just phones. Meanwhile, if you’re interested in figures, know that Nokia lost almost a billion euros in Q4 2011, that means almost  [ Read More ]

Amazon Kindle Fire Increases Android Tablet Market Share to 39%

by Ganeshon January - 30 - 2012 Add Comments

The Apple iPad isn’t that unbeatable anymore, since it’s bleeding market share like there’s no tomorrow. It appears that now Android owns 39% of the slate market, with the impressive push of the Amazon Kindle Fire contributing to this effort. We reviewed the $200 tablet here and found it to be a pretty decent slate, although its focus on Amazon services might bother the user looking for  [ Read More ]