MTV Slate with 7.85-inch display, quad-core processor, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 14999

MTV Slate

MTV India and Swipe Telecom has partnered once again to launch the MTV Slate, a 7.85-inch device in Swipe’s Tablet series. It has a  7.85-inch IPS display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Cortex A7 processor and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 5-megapixel rear camera, 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera and packs a 3200 mAh battery. It has SIM card slot that lets you make voice calls.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Kids with 7-inch display announced

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Kids

Samsung has announced the Galaxy Tab 3 Kids, a variant of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 that was announced earlier this year. It has a 7-inch (1024×600) TFT LCD display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 3-megapixel fixed focus rear-facing camera and 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes only in Wi-Fi variant with 8GB of internal memory and a micro SD card slot. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Kids with 7-inch display announced”

Mercury mTAB Star with dual-core processor, 3G and voice calling launched

Mercury mTab Star

Kobian has launched the mTAB Star, a new 7-inch tablet. It has a 7-inch ( 1024 x 600 pixels) capacitive touch screen, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 2-megapixel pixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing  camera. It has 3G data connectivity and voice calling through a SIM card slot and packs a 3000 mAh battery. It has Adobe Flash 11.1 and a built-in speaker. Continue reading “Mercury mTAB Star with dual-core processor, 3G and voice calling launched”

Nokia Windows RT tablet images surface, expected to launch in September

Nokia Windows RT Tablet leak

We had already heard lot of rumors about Nokia’s Windows RT tablet. Earlier this month there were rumors about Nokia launching their first Windows RT tablet at an event in New York scheduled for September 26th. Back in June, a mysterious Nokia device codenamed RX-114, running on Windows, with the Adreno 330 GPU surfaced. The Adreno 330 reference in the developer page hinted at  Snapdragon 800 chipset, which has been officially confirmed to support Windows RT 8.1. Now a Chinese forum, Digi-wo has posted couple of images of the tablet that is codenamed Vanquish.  Continue reading “Nokia Windows RT tablet images surface, expected to launch in September”

iBall Slide i9018 with 9-inch display, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 9990

iBall Slide i9018

iBall has launched the Slide i9018, a new tablet in the Slide series.  It has a has a 9-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) capactive multi-touch IPS display and is powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2.2. (Jelly Bean). It has a 2-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It  comes with Bluetooth support and an HDMI support, but it doesn’t have a SIM card slot. Continue reading “iBall Slide i9018 with 9-inch display, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 9990”

Intex i-Buddy Connect II 3G with 7-inch display, voice calling now available for Rs. 7500

Intex i-Buddy Connect II 3G

Intex is all set to launch the i-Buddy Connect II 3G, successor of i-Buddy Connect 3G tablet that was launched earlier this year. The tablet has appeared on the official website and is also available from online retailer ShopClues. It has a 7-inch (800 x 400 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core Cortex A5 processor and runs on Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It comes with a 2-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes pre-loaded with Facebook , Nimbuzz, Skype, Gtalk , Yahoo Messenger  apps and games including Fruit Ninja, Moto Racing, Alpine, Angry Bird, Chess , Carrom and more.

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NVIDIA Tegra Tab 7-inch Tegra 4 tablet images surface

Tegra Tab leak

Earlier this week there were reports about upcoming Tegra 4 tablet. This tablet would be launch in China soon, manufactured by Homecare Technology and powered the Tegra 4 processor. Now first images of the tablet has surfaced online. There are several images from different websites, even the official maker, Homecare Technology has revealed the image of the tablet. Continue reading “NVIDIA Tegra Tab 7-inch Tegra 4 tablet images surface”

Lava E-Tab XTRON+ Review

Lava E-Tab XTRON Plus-1

Lava launched the XTRON+, the successor of XTRON recently. We brought you the unboxing and the benchmarks of the device last week. Here we have the complete review of the device. The XTRON+ has a 7-inch display and is powered by a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor similar to the first XTRON tablet that we reviewed earlier this year. Lava has added a HDMI port, a 2-megapixel rear camera in terms of hardware and this one runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). Is the XTRON+ a worthy upgraded ? Let us find out in the review. Continue reading “Lava E-Tab XTRON+ Review”

Lenovo A1000, A3000 and S6000 Android Tablets launched in India, priced between Rs. 8999 and Rs. 27000


Lenovo has launched three new Android tablets in India. These tablets were announced earlier at the MWC 2013 and the A1000 went on sale in India from the official Lenovo online store last month. The A1000 has a 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core MediaTek MTK8317 processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a SIM card slot with 2G data support, voice calling capabilities and a VGA front-facing camera. The A3000 also has a similar 7-inch display, but it is powered by a quad-core MediaTek 8125 processor. It also supports 3G and voice calling. Continue reading “Lenovo A1000, A3000 and S6000 Android Tablets launched in India, priced between Rs. 8999 and Rs. 27000”

New Nexus 7 2013 Unboxing

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The all the new Nexus 7 2013 edition just landed at FoneArena and we thought we will bring you one of the first unboxings from India.The new Nexus 7 is priced at $229 and has gone on sale in the US and is expected to come soon to India but not in the immediate future.Like the previous Nexus 7 , this tablet is also manufactured by Asus for Google and sold by Google directly.The main highlights of the 2013 Nexus 7 are the design including the massive Full HD display and the change from a Nvidia Tegra 3 processor to a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor. This Nexus 7 is the first Android device to ship with Android 4.3 JellyBean out of the box which is now also available for several other devices.

Here is the video of the unboxing below

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh93yB3mktw

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Lava E-Tab XTRON+ Benchmarks

Lava E-Tab XTRON Plus Benchmarks

Lava launched the XTRON+, the successor of XTRON recently. We brought you the unboxing of the device recently. Here we have the benchmarks of the tablet. In terms of display and processor it is similar to the XTRON that includes a 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) capacitive multi-touch IPS display and 1.5 GHz dual-core RockChip RK3066 Cortex A9 processor and Mali-400 MP GPU. However the tablet runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). Most of the benchmarks scores are almost similar to the first XTRON tablet that we reviewed earlier this year.

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Is Nokia launching a tablet at the September 26-27 NYC event?

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It’s been long rumoured that Nokia is launching a Windows tablet, and that might actually come true if the recent leaks are to be believed. Windows Phone Central reports that Nokia is having a launch event in New York on September 26th and 27th spanning two days, for a rumoured tablet announcement. The above image is a screenshot of a purported event invite that is doing the rounds internally. Is this actually the Nokia World event this year? Quite possibly.

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Lava E-Tab XTRON+ Unboxing

Lava E-Tab XTRON Plus Unboxing-2

We had reviewed the Lava E-Tab XTRON earlier and found it to be a pretty decent tablet for a really low price. But the company has improved upon the original and has labeled it the XTRON+ that launched recently, and as usual, we have unboxed it to show you what the differences and the box contents. While there are not many changes with respect to the original, you might want to watch the few that we noticed in the video here –

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxHls6OKvcc

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Next-gen Amazon Kindle Fire HD tablets rumored to feature high-res displays and Snapdragon 800 processor


Amazon announced the Kindle Fire HD 7-inch and 8.9-inch tablets back in September last year. These tablets were launched in India last month. Now rumors of the next-gen Kindle Fire HD tablets have surfaced. According to BGR, Amazon plans to launch 3 new tablets this year, a budget 7-inch tablet and two high-end tablets with 7-inch and 8.9-inch displays. Current Kindle Fire HD tablet have a dual-core OMAP chips, and the next-gen high-end Kindle Fire tablets are expected to pack a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor. Continue reading “Next-gen Amazon Kindle Fire HD tablets rumored to feature high-res displays and Snapdragon 800 processor”

Google Nexus 7 16GB and 32GB WiFi price drops to Rs. 11999 and Rs. 15999

Google unveiled the second generation Google Nexus 7 on July 24th in the Breakfast with Sundar Pichai event in San Francisco. The Google Nexus 7 2 will initially be available in USA and will gradually roll out across the globe and will eventually come to India. But ahead of its arrival, the original Nexus 7’s price(16GB version) has reduced and NDTV Gadgets has spotted the device for Rs. 11,999 in Amazon by one retailer – GadgetsGuru. Continue reading “Google Nexus 7 16GB and 32GB WiFi price drops to Rs. 11999 and Rs. 15999”