Eken Electronics launches Leopard tablets in India, starting at Rs. 6,900

Hong Kong-based tablet PC maker Eken Electronics has launched its Android-based slates in the India. Eken will be selling its tablets under the brand name of 'Eken Leopard' with price ranging between Rs. 6,900 – Rs. 11,999. Aldous Glare Trade & Exports (AGTE) will be distributing the entire range of the Eken tablets in the country.

Some of the key specs of the Eken Leopard are:-

• Preloaded Google Play store
• 8GB internal storage
• 1.3MP front facing camera.
•  7-inch, 8-inch, 9.7- inch size variants. 
•  3G and GPS 

Micromax introduces Funbook Talk P350 at Rs. 7,199

Micromax has introduced a new Android-based budget tablet called the 'Funbook Talk' P350 at Rs. 7,199.

Some of the key specs of the Micromax Funbook Talk P350 are:-

• Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
• 7-inch capacitive display with 800x480p resolution
• 1GHz processor Cortex A8 processor
• 512MB of RAM
• 4GB internal storage
• 0.3MP front camera
• microSD card slot 
• 2800mAh battery
• Connectivity: GPRS, Wi-Fi, USB 2.0 and HDMI.

Google's Doodle 4 Google India 2012 competition announced

Google India has announced its Doodle 4 Google competition for 2012 and has invited school students between the ages of 5 to 16 years across the country to create innovative Google doodles. Winning doodle will be featured as the Google logo on the 14th November, which is also celebrated as Children's Day in the country. This year's theme is “Unity in Diversity”. The last date to submit the entry is October 23rd, 2012. Check out other submission guidelines for the Doodle 4 Google competition here.

Google says the contest had received more than one lakh entries last year. And this year, the company hopes the participation will increase as the contest will reach 40 cities. Announcing this year’s competition, Nikhil Rungta, Country Marketing Head, Google India said, “Doodle 4 Google is a great opportunity for students to explore the intersection of art and technology, while sharing their talents and creativity on a national scale. Through this program we hope participants will have fun, think creatively and learn something new all at the same time.”

As per the tradition, the participants will be divided in three different categories. Group 1 will feature students from class 1 to 3, Group 2 has students from class 4 to 6 and Group 3 has students from class 7 to 10. The new thing introduced by Google is that the participants will divided into four regions – North, South, East and West. Google will shortlist three students from every region across each of the three groups.

The first round of entries will undergo preliminary judging, post which 12 entries will be announced based on a selection by a panel consisting of independent judges. All chosen entries will be exhibited for public voting, and based on the number of votes, one winner from each group will be selected. The Jury along with the original Google Doodler will then choose the final winning Doodle from all the finalists.

The last date to submit the entry is October 23rd, 2012. Check out other submission guidelines for the Doodle 4 Google competition here.

Nokia releases Nokia Xpress Beta app for Lumia phones

After the announcement of Nokia's new flagship phone last month – the Lumia 920 – the company now aims to improve its older Lumia smartphones further. Nokia has released the beta version of its new Nokia Xpress app for Lumia smartphones running on Windows Phone 7. According to a post on Nokia’s Beta Labs blog, the app enables you to view web-based content the way you would read a magazine. Nokia has released a video that explains some of the features of the app.h

 

The Nokia Xpress app compresses the data you download while you are using it, thus greatly reducing data usage. This is especially useful for those who have caps on their data plans. The app also allows you to store any page you have viewed and view it later when you don’t have access to a data connection. Another feature is SkyDrive integration. The app enables you to save to SkyDrive, videos and other forms of content that you view in the app, without downloading it separately for SkyDrive. The videos can then be downloaded on to any device with SkyDrive.

The Nokia Xpress Beta app enables you to set up feeds for your most-visited sites. It also automatically places livetiles to sites you frequent on the homes creen. Another major feature is one-click language translations for viewing websites that are normally in a foreign language.

HTC unveils One X+

After a series of leaks, HTC has officially unveiled HTC One X+, the successor to HTC One X.

Some of the key specs of the HTC One X+ are:-

• 1.7GHz Nvidia Tegra 3 processor
• 1GB of RAM
• 64GB of memory onboard (not expandable)
• 2,100 mAh battery
• Updated Sense UI to Sense UI v4+
• Beats Audio
• 8MP rear camera 
• Front facing 1.6MP
• Video at 720p@30fps.

WickedLeak announces two Jelly Bean tablets - Wammy Athena and Desire

WickedLeak has introduced two new budget Android tablets in India, based on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, called the Wammy Desire, and Wammy Athena. The tablets are priced at Rs. 6,499 and Rs. 13,999 respectively, and are currently up for pre-order, with delivery scheduled to start on October 14.

Wammy Desire

The Wammy Desire is a 7-inch tablet with a display resolution of 800x480 pixels, running on a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, coupled with a Mali 400 quad-core GPU, and 1GB of DDR3 RAM. Other specifications include Wi-Fi connectivity, 3G connectivity via USB dongle, HDMI-out, USB 2.0 with on-the-go support, Ethernet support, 0.3MP front-facing camera, and 8GB built-in storage (expandable via microSD card).

The Wammy Desire is 9.9mm thick, and weighs in at 343 grams. The device does not feature Bluetooth connectivity. It bears a 3,000 mAh battery, which is rated to deliver 6 hours of continuous video playback. The Desire also comes with bundled games, such as Gun Bros, Hero Of Sparta, Nova, and Spiderman. For more details, refer to the WickedLeak site.

Wammy Athena

The Wammy Athena features a 9.7-inch IPS display with a resolution of 1024x768 pixels. Like the Desire, it is powered by a 1.5GHz dual-core processor coupled with a Mali 400 quad-core GPU, and 1GB of DDR3 RAM. Other specifications include Wi-Fi connectivity, 3G connectivity via USB dongle, HDMI-out, Ethernet support, 2MP rear camera, 2MP front camera, and 16GB of built-in storage (expandable via microSD card).

The Wammy Athena also features a document editor. Its 8,000mAh battery is rated to deliver about 6 hours of continuous music playback. For more details, refer to the WickedLeak site.



Source:- ThinkDigit

Zync announces Z930 tablet : Jellybean-ready 7-inch

Zync Global Private Limited, a maker of low cost tablets, has announced the Z930 tablet. The 7-inch tablet is priced at Rs 5,499. It runs on the Android v4.0 (ICS), which can be upgraded to the Android v4.1 (Jellybean) platform. The tablet will be distributed across 22 states, and will also be available through e-commerce websites such as Flipkart, Homeshop18, Naaptol, Snapdeal, Indiatimes, and Infibeam. The tablet will come with a one-year pick-up-and-drop warranty.

Some of the key specs  of the Zync Z930 are :-

• 7-inch capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 800 x 480
• 1.2GHz Cortex A8 processor
• Mali 400 GPU
• 512MB of RAM
• Connectivity :Wi-Fi, 3G via dongle,USB port, a Micro USB port, a 3.5mm earphone jack, a microSD TF slot along with HDMI support
• GPS
• 3,600mAh
• Android Jelly Beans
• 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera
• 4GB internal memory expandable up to 32GB via microSD
• G-Sensor for motion sensor based games. 

In terms of media, the Z930 supports a wide variety of both audio and video formats, including avi, mp4, vob, mpeg4, flv, 3gp, h.264, h.263, DivX, Xvid, wmv and mkv for videos, and mp3, FLAC, wav and wma for audio. The tablet also supports full HD video playback.The Z930 comes pre-loaded with applications such as Ibibo, BigFlix, Hungama, Daily Horoscope, Bollywood Gossips, Your Trading Expert, Office Apps; games such as Angry Birds; a recipe app Sweet n Spicy; and social networking apps such as Facebook for Android. The tablet comes with freebies such as Rs 248-worth of Big Flix promo coupons, and also accessories such as a data cable, a headset, a user manual, a screen guard, and a lycra pouch.