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Aakash Tablet – Ubislate 7 Unboxing

We take a look at the WiFi version of the Aakash tablet also known as the UbiSlate 7. It was available for pre-order for Rs.2499 and those who had placed the order are finally receiving the device.The device is powered by a Arm11 – 366Mhz CPU and is not the fastest tablet out there but the price tag is pretty impressive. If you covert the pricing to USD it costs around 47 USD approximately which makes it one of the cheapest tablets in the world and carries the Made in India tag ! It runs on Android 2.2 and uses a resistive touchscreen. Continue reading “Aakash Tablet – Ubislate 7 Unboxing”

MapmyIndia to unveil Android-based in-dash GPS navigation systems at Auto Expo 2012

MapmyIndia has announced that they would unveil new Android-based in-dash GPS navigation systems at Auto Expo 2012 in New Delhi. These in-dash systems would offer superior navigation and entertainment features and an internet-connected in-dash system that runs on Android, that allows users to browse the internet, download apps from the Android Marketplace, watch live television, track the location of the vehicle live and use MapmyIndia’s latest full featured 3D navigation software with house-level search – Aura for the first time in India. Continue reading “MapmyIndia to unveil Android-based in-dash GPS navigation systems at Auto Expo 2012”

Samsung Wave Y launched in India for Rs. 7950

Samsung has launched Wave Y in India that runs on bada 2.0 OS. They announced the Wave Y last August along with Wave 3 and Wave M. It comes with a 3.2 inch (320 x 480 pixels) TFT LCD display and is powered by 832MHz processor. It features 2 MP Full focus camera. It is 12.3 mm thick and weighs 102.4g. Continue reading “Samsung Wave Y launched in India for Rs. 7950”

Nokia Asha 200 now available in India for Rs. 4349

Nokia Asha 200, Dual SIM QWERTY phone with Dual Standby is on sale in India. It was announced at Nokia World 2011 in October and launched in India in December. It comes with Easy Swap (possible to change the SIM card without turning off the device) option and has expandable memory upto 32GB. Continue reading “Nokia Asha 200 now available in India for Rs. 4349”

Aakash tablet online bookings reach 14 lakh in 2 weeks, UbiSlate 7 sold out till February

Bookings for the Aakash tablet has reached 14 lakh in just 2 weeks after the bookings opened last month, according a report from Economic Times. The UbiSlate 7 (upgraded Aakash tablet) has been renamed to UbiSlate 7+ recently. The UbiSlate 7+ (Aakash2 tablet) is also sold out on their official site till February, however you can book it for March. Continue reading “Aakash tablet online bookings reach 14 lakh in 2 weeks, UbiSlate 7 sold out till February”

Spice Mi-280 Dual SIM Android phone launched in India for Rs. 5123

Spice has launched another Dual SIM Android phone, Spice Mi-280 in India. This has 2.8 inch capacitive touchscreen, 3.2MP camera and VGA front camera. It is powered by 600MHz processor and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It also comes with 5-way key and touch navigation button. It is the successor of Spice Mi-270, Dual SIM Android phone that was launched last year. They also launched another Dual SIM Android phone, Mi-350n recently. Continue reading “Spice Mi-280 Dual SIM Android phone launched in India for Rs. 5123”

Spice Mi-350n – Dual SIM Android phone

Spice has unveiled another Dual SIM Android phone, Spice Mi-350n which is the successor of the Mi-350. This comes with a 3.5-inch capacitive touch screen display, 3.2MP auto focus camera and VGA secondary camera. It is powered by 650 MHz processor and runs on Android v2.3 (Gingerbread) and is a direct competitor to the recently launched Micromax A75 Dual SIM Android Phone with similar specs, but A75 has larger display. Continue reading “Spice Mi-350n – Dual SIM Android phone”

BlackBerry PlayBook sold out in India after price drop, offer gets extended by a week

BlackBerry Playbook has been sold out in the retail outlets in India within days after the price drop, according to a report from Times of India. RIM announced a temporary price cut on the BlackBerry Playbook last week that starts from Rs.13,490 in India. Continue reading “BlackBerry PlayBook sold out in India after price drop, offer gets extended by a week”

MTS launches New Year Bonanza offer for prepaid customers in West Bengal

MTS has launched new New Year Bonanza initiative for prepaid customers in Kolkata and West Bengal. Both the old and new MTS customers would stand a chance to win a range of exciting prizes including LCD TVs, Smartphones, Handsets and Movie tickets by recharging with Rs 50 and above. Continue reading “MTS launches New Year Bonanza offer for prepaid customers in West Bengal”

Nokia 603 now available in India for Rs.14285

Nokia 603 is now available for purchase in India from online retailer LetsBuy in India. Nokia announced this Symbian Belle smartphone this October. This penta band device comes with 3.5-inch (360×640 Pixels) TFT Clear Black Display panel and is powered by a 1Ghz processor. It also comes with 5 MP full focus camera with 720p HD video recording at 30 fps. It is 12.7mm thick and weighs 109.6g and comes with interchangeable covers. Continue reading “Nokia 603 now available in India for Rs.14285”

MAXX Mobiles launches Dual SIM Touch Phone MAXX MAESTRO MT255

MAXX mobiles has launched a new Dual SIM Touch screen phone, MAXX MAESTRO MT255. It comes with 3.2-inch touch screen display, 2MP camera with flash and VGA secondary camera. This Java enabled handset comes with pre-loaded apps such as eBuddy, Bolt & Nimbuzz (MSN, Yahoo, Skype and more) and Facebook. Continue reading “MAXX Mobiles launches Dual SIM Touch Phone MAXX MAESTRO MT255”

BlackBerry PlayBook price temporarily drops to Rs.13490 in India

Research In Motion (RIM) has announced their new festive offer in India. They had announced similar festive offer for Diwali. The BlackBerry Playbook was launched in India this June and it comes in 16 GB, 32GB and 64GB variants. Continue reading “BlackBerry PlayBook price temporarily drops to Rs.13490 in India”

Airtel customers facing service outage in Western India

Airtel customers in Mumbai are facing network outage since today morning. According a report by Times of India, Airtel customers in western part of Maharashtra are experiencing a service outage due to a technical glitch, and Airtel is working toward rectifying the outage at the earliest. Continue reading “Airtel customers facing service outage in Western India”

Samsung Omnia Taxi follows the Nokia Lumia Taxi

Nokia has been crazily promoting it’s Lumia handsets in India under the Amazing Everyday banner and I’m sure none of you might have missed the news (Even my mom knows about it !). Nokia launched the Lumia 800 and Lumia 710 in India. Nokia had offered Taxi rides and much more to early adopters and now looks like Samsung is following Nokia’s footsteps with the launch of it’s Omnia W Smartphone in the country. Watch the Samsung Omnia Taxi after the break and Nokia Lumia Taxi in action.

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Salora Zapper 3G Data Card now supports download speeds up to 7.2 Mbps

Salora International has launched their Salora Zapper 3G Data Card that now supports download speeds up to 7.2Mbps and upload speeds up to 5.76Mbps. You can just insert any SIM card to use the device for high speed internet access.It has USB 2.0 support along with an external memory slot that supports Micro SD cards up 32GB. Continue reading “Salora Zapper 3G Data Card now supports download speeds up to 7.2 Mbps”