Category: Tablets

Google Nexus 9 16GB WiFi variant goes on sale on Amazon in India for Rs. 28900 [Updated]

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Google unveiled the Nexus 9 tablet made by HTC back in October. It got priced at Rs. 28,900 for the 16GB WiFi variant and Rs.44,900 for the 32GB LTE variant on the Google Play Store in India last month. Now the 16GB WiFi Indigo Black variant of the Nexus 9 is on sale on Amazon.in at the same price of Rs. 28,900. The LTE variant is also expected to go on sale soon. It is not clear when it will be available on the Google Play Store in India. Continue reading “Google Nexus 9 16GB WiFi variant goes on sale on Amazon in India for Rs. 28900 [Updated]”

Lenovo TAB S8 with 8-inch full HD display and Voice calling launched in India for Rs. 16990

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Lenovo has launched TAB S8, the company’s latest top-end tablet in the S series with voice calling capabilities exclusively on Flipkart. It was announced at the IFA 2014 back in September and packs a 8-inch (1920 x 1200 pixels) full HD display based on one-glass-solution technology , powered by a quad-core Intel Atom (Z3745) processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.6-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lenovo TAB S8 with 8-inch full HD display and Voice calling launched in India for Rs. 16990”

Acer Iconia Talk S A1-724 with 7-inch HD display, 4G LTE, Dual SIM and Snapdragon 410 SoC announced

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Acer has announced Iconia Talk S A1-724, the company’s first LTE tablet that has voice calling capabilities and dual SIM support after several leaks. It has a 7-inch (1280 × 800 pixels) HD IPS display with 5.9mm narrow bezel on each side, is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916) 64-bit processor with Adreno 306 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Continue reading “Acer Iconia Talk S A1-724 with 7-inch HD display, 4G LTE, Dual SIM and Snapdragon 410 SoC announced”

Acer Switch 10 Tablet-Hybrid Review

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As the tech industry moves to convergence with tablets arguably replacing laptops and hybrids replacing both of them, we’re seeing many new devices released that serve the purpose of acting as both your tablet and your laptop. Often all it takes is a keyboard cover like on the Surface Pro 3 but in the case of the Acer Switch 10, this is more than just a keyboard cover. Continue reading “Acer Switch 10 Tablet-Hybrid Review”

LG G Pad 8.3 Google Play Edition gets Android 5.0 Lollipop update

Android 5.0 Lollipop update has started rolling out to LG G Pad 8.3 Google Play Edition. The tablet had received Android KitKat 4.4 update in June.

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As the tablet is a GPE device, the Lollipop update is similar to Google Nexus tablets. As a result of the Android 5.0 update, the LG G Pad 8.3 will receive Material Design user interface elements. It also brings lock screen notifications, a new battery saving mode, and features like Priority Mode and Smart Lock.

The LG G Pad 8.3 GPE edition sports a 8.3 Full HD IPS WUXGA (1920 x 1200 pixels) display and is powered by a 1.7GHz Quad-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Processor. The Lollipop update is 405 MB  and users can manually check for OTA update. Check out our LG G Pad 8.3 GPE edition tablet review here.

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Indian tablet market soars by 10%, almost 1 million units shipped in Q3, 2014: Report

The tablet market in India has reported a strong quarter-on-quarter growth of 10%, according to a latest report from IDC. A total of 0.94 million tablets were shipped in the Q3, 2014 as compared to 0.86 million at a 9 per cent growth over the Q2, 2014.

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Microsoft Office for Android tablet preview available in closed beta

Microsoft has released Office for Android tablet preview in closed beta. The company said that is will soon release the Office for Android tablet apps in 2015.

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HP Slate 6 VoiceTab II with 6-inch HD display now available in India for Rs. 15990

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HP Slate 6 VoiceTab II, the company’s latest tablet in the VoiceTab series is now available from official HP Online Store in India. It has the same 6-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display and is powered by a  1.2 GHz quad-core Marvell PXA1088 processor, similar to the first HP Slate 6 VoiceTab that was launched back in February, but this runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) out of the box, has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash. Continue reading “HP Slate 6 VoiceTab II with 6-inch HD display now available in India for Rs. 15990”

Nexus 9 Keyboard Folio case hits Google Play Store for $129.99

Nexus 9 is getting a cool accessory. Google has released a keyboard folio case for the recently launched tablet. Priced at $129.99, the keyboard folio case is available on the  U.S. Google Play Store.

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Micromax Canvas Tab P666 Intel-powered 8-inch 3G tablet running Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 10999

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Micromax has launched Canvas Tab P666, the company’s latest tablet with 3G connectivity via SIM card slot and voice calling capabilities. It has a 8-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) IPS display, is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core Intel Atom processor with Intel Hyper-Threading Technology and PowerVR SGX544 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Tab P666 Intel-powered 8-inch 3G tablet running Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 10999”

Millennium MT701 and M7 Intel-powered WiFi and 3G Android tablets launched for Rs. 5999 and Rs. 8999

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Millennium Telesystems Private Limited has launched 7-inch Millennium tablets powered by the 1.2GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2520 processors in India. These come with a 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) display, have a 2-megapixel rear camera and a VGA front-facing camera. The Millennium MT701 has WiFi connectivity and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) and the Millennium M7 is a 3G tablet with SIM support and voice calling capabilities that runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean).  Continue reading “Millennium MT701 and M7 Intel-powered WiFi and 3G Android tablets launched for Rs. 5999 and Rs. 8999”

Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 reference hardware devices go on sale

Qualcomm has released reference smartphone and tablet hardware kits. Priced at $799 and $999 respectively, the mobile development platforms are being offered by the Canadian company Intrinsyc.

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Google Nexus 9 Benchmarks

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Google announced the Nexus 9 tablet made by HTC last month, and it is expected to launch in India soon, starting at Rs. 28,990. We brought you the photo galley and the unboxing of the tablet recently. Here we have the benchmarks of the tablet. The Nexus 9 has is powered by a 64-bit NVIDIA Tegra K1 processor with two Denver CPUs clocked at 2.5GHz per core, rather than the traditional 4+1 Cortex A15 setup. The Kepler GPU has single SMX/GPC design, which amounts to 192 CUDA cores. Even though it has the same Kepler graphics architecture found in its latest generation of PC GPUs such as NVIDIA GeForce Titan, this consumes less than 2W of power. The Nexus 9 has 2GB of RAM and  8.9″ (2048×1536 pixels) IPS display. Check out the synthetic benchmark scores below.

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Google Nexus 9 vs Nexus 7 Photo Gallery

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Google announced the Nexus 9 tablet made by HTC last month. We brought you the hand-on and the photo galley of the Nexus 9 followed by the unboxing. Now lets compare the Nexus 9 with Nexus 7 2012. Continue reading “Google Nexus 9 vs Nexus 7 Photo Gallery”