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Pentagram Tab 7.0 and Tab 8.0 Tablets With Android 4.0 Are Ready to Debu

Ganesh — Sun, 20 May 2012 17:07:24 +0000

Polish website tabletowo details two interesting Android 4.0 tablets, the Pentagram Tab 7.0 and Tab 8.0. both run the latest Android, pack 1GB of RAM and 8GB of storage. From what I can see here they’re pretty bulky and have a large bezel and their form factor reminds me of something that Huawei would do.

The more unusual model between the two is certainly the 8 incher unit. Pentagram Tab 8.0 supports a 1024 x 768 pixel resolution, while the 7 inch unit offers support for 800 x 480 pixels. Both devices come with single core processors, the Allwinner A10 1.2GHz unit with the Mali 400 GPU. Also on board we find webcams with QVGA resolution, microSD card slots, HDMI, mini USB port and access to Google Play. Official prices are not disclosed, but I expect something in the area of $150 or at most $200 here.There will probably be a higher price for the higher diagonal unit. We have seen literally dozens of Android 4.0 cheap tablets each week, just like we saw last year an avalanche of cheap Honeycomb slates. That’s why Android is getting more and more traction, but people seem to continue to prefer the iPad…. Quality prevails!

Nokia C1-00 Specifications

uday — Sat, 19 May 2012 18:32:16 +0000

General Information
Brand Nokia
Model C1-00
Weight 72.9 G
Form Factor Bar
Dimensions 107.1x45x15 MM
Operating Frequency GSM 900/1800 Mhz | GSM 900/1800 Mhz
Dual Sim Yes, Dual SIM

Display Details
Display Color 1.8 inches, TFT, 65K Colours
Display Size Nokia C1-00 has a display size of 128 x 160 px
Memory
Internal Memory No
External Memory No
Memory Slot No

Message
SMS Yes
MMS No
Email No

Music
Ring Tone Viberating Alert, MP3
FM Yes, FM Radio – 3.5 MM Audio Jack
Music No
Speaker Yes
Headset Yes

Data
GPRS No
Bluetooth No
Wirless Protocol No
Port No
Edge No
Infra Red No
Salespack Nokia C1-00, Nokia Battery BL-5C, Nokia Compact Charger AC-3, Nokia Stereo Headset WH-102, Compact user guide

Others
Colours :
Medium Blue, Red, Light Gray, Sea Green

Camera
Camera No
Zoom No
Video No
Video Recording No
Video Player No

Software
Games Yes
Java No
Browser No

Call Records
Phone Book 500 Entries
Missed Calls 20 Entries.
Received Calls 20 Entries.
Dialed Calls 20 Entries.

Battery
Stand By Time Up to 1152 hours
Talk Time Up to 13 hours
Li-ion 1020 mAH

Nokia C1-01 Specifications

uday — Sat, 19 May 2012 18:28:15 +0000

General Information
Brand Nokia
Model C1-01
Weight 78.8 G
Form Factor Bar
Dimensions 108x45x14 MM
Operating Frequency GSM 850 / 1900 MHz

Display Details
Display Color 1.8 inches, TFT 65k Colours
Display Size Nokia C1-01 has a display size of 128 x 160 px
Memory
Internal Memory Yes, Internal Memory : 64MB, 16 MB RAM, 64 MB ROM
External Memory Yes, Up to 32 GB
Memory Slot Yes, MicroSD Card

Message
SMS Yes
MMS Yes
Email Yes, Supports SMTP, IMAP4, POP3
Instant Messaging Yes

Music
Ring Tone Viberating Alert, WAV, MP3
FM Yes, Stereo FM Radio with RDS; FM Recording
Music Yes, Music Formats : MP3, AAC, WAV, AMR, MIDI, AWB With 3.5mm Audio Jack
Speaker Yes
Headset Yes

Data
GPRS Yes, Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 – 48 kbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0
Wirless Protocol No
Port Yes, Micro USB v2.0
Edge No
Infra Red No
Salespack Nokia C1-01, Nokia Battery BL-5CB, Nokia Compact Charger AC-3, Nokia Stereo Headset WH-102, Compact user guide

Others
Colours :
Dark Grey, Warm Grey, Red and Midnight Blue

Camera
Camera Yes, 0.3 Mega Pixels, VGA Camera
Camera Res. 640 x 480 Pixels
Zoom Yes, 4x Digital Zoom
Video Yes
Video Recording Yes, 128×96@10fps
Video Player Yes, Video Formats : 3GPP (H.263), ASF, WMV, MPEG-4
Camera Features Self-Timer, Sequence Mode, Image Formats : JPEG

Software
Games Yes
Java Yes, MIDP 2.0
Browser Yes, WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (Opera Mini)
Operating System Nokia OS

Call Records
Phone Book Yes, 1000 entries, Photocall
Missed Calls Yes
Received Calls Yes
Dialed Calls Yes

Battery
Stand By Time Up to 504 hours
Talk Time Up to 10 hours 40 minutes
Li-ion 1020 mAH

The price of Nokia C1-01 Rs. 1,922

Acer announces the TravelMate P243 notebook

Ganesh — Sat, 19 May 2012 12:44:47 +0000

Designed to meet the needs of SMB and SOHO for multi-task processing performance, efficiency and reliability, Acer has announced their new TravelMate P243 notebook that adds to the mix – a pleasant, yet practical design. All details have been fine-tuned by Acer to offer the optimal user experience whether at home or on-the-go. The new TravelMate P243 series takes advantage of the third generation Intel Core processor with Intel Turbo Boost Technology ensuring smart performance that adapts to users’ needs, giving a significantly faster performance to speed through demanding tasks and boost productivity, while saving energy. In addition, these processors provide built-in capabilities for enhanced multimedia creation and enjoyment.

Business activities are increasingly reliant on graphics and multimedia. As a result, Acer engineered the new TravelMate models to deliver a visual performance for sharper images and richer colour, along with enabling high-definition video and audio playback. According to the model, these notebooks are available with NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M, which provide graphics capability and balance of performance on demand, while supporting Microsoft DirectX 11.

The TravelMate P243 features robust security solutions. It comes with Acer ProShield Security, a suite of security and manageability tools integrated in a unified user interface. Acer ProShield features pre-boot authentication (PBA) and protects the notebook from BIOS level all the way to application level. It allows creating a Personal Secure Drive (PSD) to seamlessly store and encrypting all critical files, so that even if the notebook is stolen or lost the data cannot be accessed. Unwanted files or folders can be permanently removed beyond recovery thanks to the File Shredder utility. Finally, it offers the automated solution to manage IT assets remotely and on the go.

Another layer of security is offered by Acer Backup/eRecovery Manager to back-up your valuable data and media library and protect your assets. Recovery is on demand, thanks to Acer eRecovery Manager. Wake-on-LAN allowing a computer to be turned on by a network message, provides remote management options.

The TravelMate P243 comes with Acer Office Manager (AOM), a manageability solution, which allows SMB to deploy security policies, monitor IT assets, and schedule maintenance tasks in one simple manageability package. The P243 offers Energy Star 5.0 compliancy together with EPEAT Gold1 qualification, with better energy savings and longer battery life. Pricing and availability hasn’t been announced for the Indian sub-region as of now, so stay tuned to this space for more details.

Express Interactive brings Namco Bandai to India

Ganesh — Sat, 19 May 2012 12:42:44 +0000

Not content with the plethora of publishers under their belt, Express Interactive recently signed on Japanese publisher, Namco Bandai for the Indian market. This means that all of Namco’s older backlog, like Ben10, Soul Caliber, Dragon Ball Z, Naruto Shippuden, the Tekken series and lots more will soon be available locally in India.

Also to be included in this list will be developer Saber Interactive’s new co-operative third person shooter, Inversion that sees players manipulating time to save the planet. Inversion will be available locally by the 7th of June, 2012 for the Xbox360 and PS3.

Some of the other upcoming games planned for the year, include Tekken Tag Tournament 2, Dragonball Z, Sniper Ghost Warrior 2, Naruto Narutimate Storm 3, Power rangers, Dragon Ball Z for Kinect and a new Ben 10 game.

Samsung Galaxy S III to launch in India on the 31st of May

Ganesh — Sat, 19 May 2012 12:36:12 +0000

If you have been saving up your hard earned money and eagerly anticipating the launch of the new flagship smartphone from Samsung, then this bit of information may come as some great news for you. According to a tweet by Stuff India, “It’s official – Galaxy S3 India launch on 31st May!” After the official announcement, news about the Samsung’s Galaxy S III had begun depleting a bit and the only real bit of information that had remained to be revealed pertained to the handset’s launch date and its subsequent pricing upon launch. Now, According to the tweet, the first part of the question has been answered and now, the only thing left to be known is the price of the handset.

Earlier on it was reported that Samsung would price the Galaxy S III in India at a MRP of Rs.38,000 and that it would be sold at a street price of Rs.34,000. However, when we contacted Samsung India, they could not reveal any information regarding the pricing of the handset, since it has not launched in India. But our source did inform us that we would get to know the official pricing, ahead of its Indian launch.

If one has missed out or just wants a quick look, here are the highlighted specifications of the Samsung Galaxy S III:

Android 4.0 with TouchWiz
1.4 GHz quad-core Exynos 4212 processor
4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 1280 x 720
8MP camera with AF, LED flash, BSI sensor and 1080p HD video recording
1.9MP front camera with a resolution of 720p for video chat
16/32/64GB Internal memory, expandable upto 64GB
1GB RAM
NFC, Wi-Fi, DLNA, GLONASS, micro-USB 2.0, HDMI, Bluetooth 4.0
2100 mAh battery

Those of you cannot wait to get your hands on it and are afraid that you may lose the opportunity to pick up the handset during its first wave, Samsung have allotted a page on their eStore that allows one to pre-order the Galaxy S III.

Samsung R640 Character Specifications

uday — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:49:54 +0000

General Information
Brand Samsung
Model Character SCH-R640
Weight 120 G
Form Factor Slider
Dimensions 107x55x15 MM
Operating Frequency CDMA 800 / 1900 / CDMA2000 1x MHz
Key Pad Yes, Full Qwerty Keypad
Touch Screen Yes
Memory
Internal Memory N/A
External Memory Yes, Up to 32GB
Memory Slot Yes, Micro SD Card

Message
SMS Yes
MMS Yes
Email No
Social Networking Services Yes

Music
Ring Tone Vibration, Polyphonic, MP3
FM N/A
Music Yes, Music Formats : MP3, AAC+ with Loudspeaker and 3.5mm Audio Jack
Speaker Yes
Headset Yes

Data
GPRS No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wirless Protocol No
Port Yes, Micro USB
Edge No
Infra Red No
3G Yes
Salespack Handset, Battery, Charger, Earphone, USB Cable, User Manual, Warranty Card

Others
Also Known As :
Samsung SCH-R640, Samsung Messager Touch II

Colours
Electric Blue

Display Details
Display Color 2.8 inches, TFT Touchscreen, 256K Colors
Display Size Samsung Character SCH-R640 has a display size of 240 x 320 px
Display Features Samsung TouchWiz Lite UI
Sensors Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate

Camera
Camera Yes, 1.3 Mega Pixels Camera
Camera Res. 1280 x 1024 Pixels
Zoom Yes, Digital Zoom
Video Yes
Video Recording Yes
Video Player Yes, Video Formats : MP4, H.263

Software
Games Yes
Java No
Browser Yes, WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML

Call Records
Phone Book Yes, Photocall
Missed Calls Yes
Received Calls Yes
Dialed Calls Yes

Battery
Stand By Time Up to 288 hours
Talk Time Up to 5 hours
Li-ion 1000 mAH

Samsung Trender Specifications

uday — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:46:34 +0000

General Information
Brand Samsung
Model Trender
Weight 113 G
Form Factor Slider
Dimensions 107x56x15 MM
Operating Frequency CDMA 800 / CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Mhz
Key Pad Yes, Full Qwert Keypad
Touch Screen Yes, Resistive Touch Screen

Display Details
Display Color 2.8 inches QVGA, TFT Resistive Touchscreen, 56K colors
Display Size Samsung Trender has a display size of 240 x 320 px
Sensors Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate

Camera
Camera Yes, 1.3 Mega Pixels Camera
Camera Res. 1280 x 1024 Pixels
Zoom Yes, Digital Zoom
Video Yes, Video Streaming
Video Recording Yes
Video Player Yes, Video Formats : MP4, H.263, H.264, WMV
Memory
Internal Memory N/A
External Memory Yes, Up to 32GB
Memory Slot Yes, Micro SD Card

Message
SMS Yes, Threaded View
MMS Yes
Email Yes
Instant Messaging Yes
Social Networking Services Facebook, Twitter

Music
Ring Tone Vibration, MP3, Polyphonic
FM N/A
Music Yes, Music Formats : MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC+, eAAC+ with Audio Streaming and 3.5mm Audio Jack
Speaker Yes
Headset Yes

Data
GPRS No
Bluetooth Yes
Wirless Protocol No
Port Yes, Micro USB 2.0
Edge No
Infra Red No
Salespack Handset, Battery, Charger, Earphone, USB Cable, User Manual, Warranty Card

Others
Colours
Sapphire, Amethyst
Software
Games Yes
Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Browser Yes, WAP 2.0, xHTML

Call Records
Phone Book Yes, Photocall
Missed Calls Yes
Received Calls Yes
Dialed Calls Yes

Battery
Stand By Time N/A
Talk Time Up to 5 hours
Li-ion 1000 mAH

HP Not Done With Tablets Totally, Preparing Something New, No webOS This Time!

Ganesh — Fri, 18 May 2012 10:32:10 +0000

HP’s TouchPad tablet was quite talked about last year, when it started off as something original and ended up as a fire sale $99 product. After that HP seemed to can everything mobile, from tablets to phones and webOS. Since then we’ve seen a lot of the 7 inch HP tablet that never made it to the market, but was left behind as a large number of unsold units. Now it appears that HP wants another go at the tablet thing…

This time they won’t use webOS and the Chicago Tribune is reporting that HP will be producing a number of tablets running Windows 8. HP must feel left out with everything that’s going around and they’ve probably heard the statistics that say tablets will dominate PCs in the future. Details on the new product are basically feeble at this point, but what we do know is that HP’s slate will feature cloud sharing and all the Windows goodness one can imagine.

I wonder if the CPU inside will be an Intel one or maybe a Qualcomm? HP will be trying to launch at least one Windows 8 tablet before the year and I hope everything works out for them, since it would be a pity to see such a great company failing… again. They already buried Palm after purchasing it, so why spoil their image even more?

Huawei 10 Inch MediaPad Tablet Gets Handled at CTIA

Ganesh — Fri, 18 May 2012 10:30:33 +0000

The lucky guys of Engadget managed to have some one on one time with the Huawei 10 inch MediaPad tablet at CTIA 2012 this week and posted their impressions and some footage on their website. This model was also present at MWC 2012, but people weren’t actually allowed to play with it.

Now the Huawei MediadPad 10 is back and it’s pretty much a fingerprint magnet, at first sight. We’re dealing here with a slate that supports a 1920 x 1200 pixel resolution, uses an IPS panel display and an aluminium body. The device feels great in the user’s hand and has a great balance between weight and premium feel. It’s also an 8.8mm device, so while it may not be the thinnest tablet out there, it’s also not bulky. Huawei MediaPad 10 weighs 13 ounces and offers the user a potent 6,600 mAh battery.

Just like the quad core Huawei smartphone announced at MWC, this tablet uses an in house developed processor. This time it’s a 1.5 GHz quad core K3 Balong CPU doing all the hard work and running Android 4.0 ICS. The OS is in its stock version, aside from some minor tweaks in the icon and keyboard area. The guys of Engadget got a 2,696.7 ms score with the device in SunSpider, 2,737 points in Quadrant and 30.1 fps in NenaMark 2, although the last 2 are a bit underwhelming.