Android 4.2 Jelly Bean : Officially unveiled by Google

Latest Android Version Unveiled - Android 4.2 Jelly Beans

The Android 4.2 Jelly Beans will introduce itself on the Nexus 10 tablet and the LG Nexus 4 smartphone, the latest devices to join Google’s family of pure Android products.

As believed, Android 4.2 will finally provide multiple user accounts, enabling family members to share the gadget while maintaining their own unique settings. And speaking of settings, Android 4.2 will have a “quick settings” section if you click the icon on the top right, enabling you to switch between user accounts, toggle WiFi and Bluetooth, adjust brightness, go into airplane mode, etc. Utilizing this way everyone in the household can have an account, which once logged in, welcomes them to their own custom home screen, background, widgets and apps. The gaming freaks have merit that even the games keep the individual high scores and levels.

The photo gallery app has also been renewed a bit, but the major introduction here is Photo Sphere. According to the release, this is essentially an app that lets you create 360-degree panoramic photos. It allows you to capture photos in multiple directions (up, down, left, right). After they've been captured and saved as JPEG files you can view them and navigate around the whole image. You can share the image on Google+ or, if you feel such as it, contribute the Photo Sphere to Google Maps. Product Management Director for Android Hugo Barra stated that "The feature itself was inspired by Street View". He further said that "The photos pack embedded XML metadata in them allowing you to easily share them on Google+ and put them in Google+ photo albums, where your friends can view them as well".

Android 4.2 will consist of gesture typing, a lot such as Swype, you only Swipe your finger over the letters you want to type, lifting after each word is complete, you only have to glide not tap. This comes in addition to the offline voice typing service that Google offers, which makes for an all-round great messaging experience.

'Google Now' has also got an update, adding cards for flight information, restaurant reservations, hotel confirmations, and shipping details . It now can feed data directly from Gmail, which will provide latest cards, such as package shipments info. There are further new cards like movie screenings, concerts, stocks, public alerts and developing stories & breaking news.

And for those who wants everything in larger version, Android 4.2 brings with it support for Miracast wireless displays. This means users can watch movies, play games, browse, or whatever on their HDTV wirelessly. All you have to do is connect a wireless display adapter to an HDMI-enabled TV and then it'll start displaying what's going on your screen using DLNA. The new feature uses the Miracast protocol for streaming.

Previously the widgets were made available on home screen for quick access to applications. But the lazy and tech loving people hate to open their lock screen every time they have to access something. Android 4.2 Jelly Beans solves this problem and provides option to add widget icon on lock screen.

Google has integrated a little feature called Daydream, which is simply a sort of a screensaver. Once switched on, you can set it up to show photo albums, latest news from Google Currents and more when the device is either docked or idle.

You can now use pinch-to-zoom in Gmail for improving reading, triple-tap to magnify the entire home screen and the pan and zoom along with two fingers, as well as included speech output and gesture mode navigation for the visually impaired users.

The techno-lovers are waiting eagerly to taste this new flavor of Android 4.2 Jelly Beans. This Android variation is only mini feature enrichment in previous version. What features do you want in next Google Android OS?

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Nokia Lumia 510 : Latest and Cheapest WindowPhone in India

The smartphone, Nokia Lumia 510 is expected to come with a price tag below 11,000 which makes it cheaper compared to Lumia 610. The cheapest Windows phone will hit the market in the first week of November.

In terms of Nokia Lumia 510 specs, it comes along with a 4 inch WVGA display which supports a resolution of 480 X 800 pixels. The cellphone is operated by an 800 MHz single core processor which is available along with 256 MB of RAM. The phone will function on Windows Mobile 7.8 operating system. Lumia 510 is available along with 4 GB of internal storage which is coupled along with 7 GB of cloud storage. The smartphone also features a 5 mega pixel rear camera however surprisingly the cellphone is missing a front facing camera.  The mobile functions on a 1300 mAh power supply.

Along along with these the cellphone comes along with a few Nokia preloaded apps such as Maps, Transport and Drive. The customers will further have an option of 3 months of unlimited access to Nokia Music and Nokia MixRadio.

Sadly the phones running on Windows phone 7.8 OS, which will not be upgraded to the very new Windows Phone 8. Nokia possess further promised its users that few of the Windows Mobile 8 features will be made available such as the start screen and apps from Zynga.

In the initial days there were talks concerning the smartphone hitting the China markets first. But suddenly things changed when a teaser ad appeared on the Facebook page which revealed that Nokia would be releasing the phone earlier when compared to what was believed and that India would be the at first few countries where the phone would be sold.

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Apple iPad 4 : 7 inch screen, lightening fast Apple A6X Processor

Apple had recently held a grand media event at the California Theatre in San Jose on October 23 to introduce new devices they are going to launch this year. During this press event only, the new Apple iPad 4 along with iPad Mini and Apple MacBook Pro was officially unveiled and specifications were unveiled.

Along with the iPad Mini, Apple has also introduced the newest 4th Generation iPad (iPad 4). Apple had launched the previous iPad (iPad 3rd) only 7 months ago in March and in a surprising move Apple possess updated the iPad already. When it comes to hardware the very new iPad looks almost identical to the iPad 3 but packs the all very latest Apple A6X chip which is two times faster compared to the previous A5X chip. The 30-pin connector has been replaced along with the latest Lightning connector. The new iPad also gets dual-band 802.11 a/b/g/n WiFi, expanded LTE compatibility (including Sprint and KDDI), a 720p FaceTime camera on the front and the new image processor first seen in the iPhone 5.Apple is further stating improved WiFi performance and additional support for considerably LTE networks in the latest iPad.

Surprisingly the iPad 4 still uses a microSIM card for cellular data even while the iPad mini uses a nano SIM card such as the iPhone5. In terms of specs the iPad 4th gen weighs and measure the same as the iPad 3rd gen.

The latest iPad you just got home is already out-dated. If you own an iPad 3, you should not bother upgrading to the iPad 4 but if you own an iPad 2 or earlier and looking to upgrade, the very new iPad is entirely worth considering.

Pricing is similar as to of the previous iPad starting at $499 (US) for the WiFi only 16GB model going up to $829 for the WiFi+Cellular model. Pre-order for this latest generation Apple iPad 4 will start this Friday, October 26th in chosen countries and will be available for sale on November 2nd. The availability of iPad 4 edition is same as that of iPad Mini. The Wi-Fi only model will be available on November 2. The cellular variation with WiFi will be available in mid-November.

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Apple MacBook Pro : 13" Retina Display, Full Specs

 APPLE Retina Display MacBook Pro 13" Unveiled !!

In the recent media event Apple has unveiled the very new MacBook Pro sporting a 13" Retina Display with pixel dimensions of 2560x1600, yielding 227 ppi. This is four times as many pixels as on its (non-Retina) predecessor. The IPS panel claims to have a viewing angle of 178 degrees, is 75% less reflective, has a brightness of 300 nits, and a 29% higher contrast ratio. The chassis is apparently 20% thinner, with a thickness of 0.75"; it weighs 1.6 kg, which makes it the lightest MacBook Pro ever.

The device functions Mountain Lion. It is available in models powered by Intel Core i5 or i7 dual-core CPUs, both with 8 GB of RAM. You get up to 768 GB of SSD storage built in. Asymmetric Li-ion batteries provide backup of up to 7 hours. The bezel sports a FaceTime HD camera. The keypad is backlit. The very new MacBook Pro has a glass multi-touch track pad. Some of the different specs consist of two Thunderbolt ports, a USB 3 port, stereo speakers, headphone jack, and dual microphones. Wireless connectivity comes in the form of Bluetooth 4.0 and Wi-Fi 802.11n.

On the drawback side, there is no optical drive, and the MacBook Pro still doesn't feature discrete graphics - utilizing integrated Intel HD Graphics 4000 instead, probably to conserve battery power. This may not be a good thing, as the ultra-high resolution may be hard to handle for graphics-intensive applications such as Photoshop.

Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing said “The 13-inch MacBook Pro is our most prominent Mac, and today it gets completely reinvented with a very new thin and light design, fast flash storage and a gorgeous Retina display. Along with vivid colors, razor sharp text and considerably pixels compared to anyone else’s 15 or 17-inch notebooks, the Retina display completely changes what you expect from a notebook.”

There will be two models of 13.3 inch MacBook Pro along with Retina Display. One along with a 2.5GHz dual-core Core i5 processor, 8GB of storage, and 128GB of flash storage is priced at Rs. 114,900 in India whereas the other model with the same processor and storage configuration, however along with 256GB of flash storage is price labeled at Rs. 134,900. Apple also offers configuration functions wherein consumers can upgrade to Core i7 processors and 768GB of flash storage.

The latest 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display is now available on pre-order from the Apple website.

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Apple iPad Mini : Specs, Price and Availability Date confirmed

iPad Mini Unveiled, Going to be available from November 02 !

Oh Yes, You read that right; The fog of rumors is cleared.....
The Apple officials have verified that the iPad Mini WiFi only edition is going to be available in retail stores from November 02.
 Apple had recently held a grand media event at the California Theatre in San Jose on October 23 to introduce new devices they are going to launch this year. During this press event only, the new tablet was officially unveiled and specifications were unveiled..

Available in black and white color variants, the very new iPad Mini will be available for pre-order starting October 26 in over 30 countries, as per Apple's release strategy. The list features US, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and UK.

Disappointingly, Apple has not disclosed any details on the pricing and availability of iPad Mini in India.

Speaking to the launch event, Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing stated that, “iPad mini is every inch an iPad. With its gorgeous 7.9-inch display, iPad mini features the same number of pixels as the original iPad and iPad 2, so you can run considerably when compared to 275,000 apps designed specifically for iPad.” Schiller further went on saying, “iPad mini is as thin as a pencil and as light as a pad of paper, yet packs a fast A5 chip, FaceTime HD and 5 megapixel iSight cameras and ultrafast wireless―all while delivering up to 10 hours of power supply life.”

As far as the Indian tablet marketplace is concerned, the third generation Apple tablet the New iPad 3 is doing remarkable sales at a price tag starting Rs 30,000. The tablet is available in the marketplace in 16GB/ 32GB/64GB variants price labelled at Rs 30,500/Rs 36,500/ Rs 42,500 for Wi-Fi only models and Rs 38,900/ Rs 44,900/ Rs 50,900 for Wi+Fi + 4G models respectively.

iPad Mini is much lighter, a dimension of 200 x 134.7 x 7.2 mm and weighs in at 308 grams, while original iPad 3 boasts a dimension of 241.2 x 185.7 x 9.4 mm and weighs around 652 grams. Further, both tablets are made up of Anodised aluminium.

 iPad Mini sports a 7.9 inch LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen display with 1024 x 768 pixel resolution, hence its not Retina Display such as iPad 3.However, iPad Mini flaunts a bigger screen when compared to the displays of Google Nexus 7 and different smaller tablets available in the marketplace.

Apple iPad Mini is processed by a 1GHz dual core Apple A5 processor, backed up by primary memory of 512 MB.

Both iPad Mini and iPad 3 boast the same iOS 6 operating system, which means improved performance. Known to all, Apple have made iOS as simple as possible in order to make it as user-friendly as possible.

In terms of camera, iPad Mini is equipped with a 5MP rear camera with autofocus, however, it possess a 1.2MP front camera which enables video calling and video chat.

On the storage front, iPad Mini will reportedly come in four configurations - 8GB/16GB/32GB/64GB of internal storage where as iPad comes in three configurations - 16GB, 32GB and 64GB

iPad mini will come along with a Lightning port, the very new accessory by Apple which was introduced during the launch of iPhone 5, much smaller compared to the “classic” 30pin dock connector. Further, the current iPad Mini that will be available only with Wi-Fi capability, the one along with 3G/4G cellular wireless Internet version of iPad Mini would be introduced to the market after “mid November.

iPad Mini is loaded with a 16.3 watt/hour lithium polymer battery which makes it highly active for long hours.


This new step from Apple is in direction of occupying the low cost tablet market which was previously occupied by other companies. The Apple products like iPhone, iPads etc. were ruling the world of high cost gadgets, but now Apple is in arena to rock the tech-world. If you are thinking this is just a small sized iPad, you are not right. It is completely designed and remanufactured tablet.


Hey, it can be a good DIWALI GIFT for Indians. Tell us what are you expecting for Diwali?

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Asus Padfone 2 : Launched, [Tablet or Smartphone or BOTH! ]

Asus released the successor of Asus PadFone - the PadFone 2 in Taiwan on October 16, 2012 at an event held at Milan. This is a hybrid gadget which is a smartphone that can be converted into tablet. The latest gadget from Asus is slimmer when compared to its predecessor PadFone which got released in Indian just few days back.

This hybrid tablet from Asus was surrounded with rumors over the past few weeks. The massive smartphone is available along with a 4.7 inch Super IPS+ panel which supports a resolution of 1,280 X 800 pixels. The smartphone is operated by quite a fast 1.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 processor backed by 2GB of RAM and operates on Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. No need to worry guys! However  the company promised that the device would soon get an upgrade to Android 4.1 Jellybean operating system.

The Asus Padfone 2 is equipped along with a 13 megapixel rear camera and a 1.2 mega pixel front facing camera that would let the user to make video calls. The sad and discouraging part of Padfone 2 is that it does not have any MicroSD Card slot.

The PadFone 2 Tablet sports a 10.1 inch IPS touch screen which holds a resolution of 1,280 X 800 pixels. The company possess made a change in the power supply, which was 6,600 mAh earlier has been brought down to 5,000 mAh power supply.

It is surely a matter of disappointment that Asus Padfone 2 does not currently comes with keyboard dock i.e. can't be used as notebook.

The gadget would be available in the Taiwan market by next week and the rest of the world; Asia and Europe would get the gadget by the year end. The company hasn’t confirmed anything along with regards to the pricing but rumors point to the fact that the 32 GB model will possibly have a price tag of 55,000 and the 64 GB would cost 63,000.

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Samsung Galaxy S III Mini : Officially Released, Full Specs

The Samsung Galaxy S III Mini was officially announced by the South Korean smartphone giant on Thursday morning. The middle range device is slightly smaller when compared to the Galaxy S III and features a 4-inch WVGA Super AMOLED display coupled with a mid-range processor and different prominent smartphone offerings.

The Galaxy S III Mini features a 1GHz dual-core processor with 1GB of RAM and executes on the Google Android Jelly Bean OS along with TouchWiz capabilities.

Also showcased on the mid-range smartphone is S Voice, Samsung’s answer to Apple’s Siri voice-assistant. S Voice uses Google now for voice search and vocal commands, a feature that is further available for different software showcased on the mobile.

Users will also experience the use of NFC data transfers between S Beam-enabled devices, eye-tracking Smart Stay software, and auto calling when a contact is pulled up and the phone is brought up to the users ear.

Even while listed as a “mid-range” device, the mobile does offer an 5-megapixel rear facing camera along with autofocus and a front-facing camera for video conferencing and self-portrait taking at a lower output.

The Galaxy S III Mini also offers Wi-Fi 802.11n, GPS & GLONASS and Bluetooth 4.0. With a slimmer package, Samsung possess reduced the power supply from 2,100 mAh on the original device to 1,500 mAh on the Galaxy S III Mini.

Samsung has not yet introduced pricing for the Samsung Galaxy S III Mini or an official release date.

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Samsung Galaxy S III Mini : Expected to release on October 11

Samsung possess sent out press call for in Germany for its upcoming event on October 11. The press invitation bears a tag line which translates into - “something mini to make  it big” and “so big can be mini and  so smaller can be big”.

The press call for also includes a few hidden clues like the S logo of the most prominent smartphone Galaxy S III. The text along with images all over the call for apparently suggest that Samsung will possibly launching a smaller variant of Galaxy S III smartphone on October 11. The launching date of Galaxy S III Mini is only one week right before the release of Apple iPad Mini.

This press invite of Galaxy S III Mini has devised a giant hype but it is not the at first time we have heard concerning a small version of S III. The Galaxy S III Mini gossips first reached the internet back in August and a few reports had beforehand said the S III Mini would launching all over the Q4 of this year.

The Samsung Galaxy S III Mini is believed to features a 4 inch WVGA Super AMOLED display, 5 mega pixel camera along with will be powered with Dual-Core processor. Other features are not available however we believe it will have a lower price and  will be a top selling product all over the Indian marketplace.

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Wickedleak Wammy Desire and Wammy Athena : Low cost Jellybeans Tablet

WickedLeak is ready to receive two latest members in to their tablet family - Wammy Desire in addition to Wammy Athena. Both the tablets operates on Android 4.1 Jellybeans and are priced in such a way that they join the low-cost category.

Wickedleak Wammy Desire

The Wammy Desire is wide open with a 7 inch capacitive touch screen which supports a resolution of 800 X 480 pixels. The tablet is driven by a 1.5 GHz dual core processor backed by 1 GB of RAM. Desire processes on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system.

The device has an internal memory space of 8GB along with a slot for a microSD card for expansion of memory space up to 32GB. The gadget operates on a 3,000 mAh Li-on battery. It possess a 0.3 mega pixel front facing camera that will permit the user to render video calls.  The tablet supports 3G dongle in addition to Wi-Fi connections.

Wickedleak Wammy Athena

The second tablet from Wammy - the Athena is wide open with a 9.4 inch capacitive touch screen with a resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels. The device is powered by a 1.5GHz dual-core processor supported by 1GB DDR3 of RAM. Wammy Athena processes on the new Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system.

The affordable tablet offers an internal memory of 16 GB along with a slot for a microSD card to expand the storage up to 32GB. It also includes 2 mega pixel rear camera along with a 2 mega pixel front facing camera which allows the user to render video calls. The Wammy Athena tablet is driven by an 8,000mAh  Li-on power supply.

A WickedLeak spokeperson said, "Our product range is modeled on a combination of customer demand & feedback coupled with the latest cutting edge Android technology wide open worldwide" as reported in tech2.com

Both the Wammy Desire along with Wammy Athena are going to be  available in the market on October 14th, 2012. They are wide open for pre-booking at the company’s official website.

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Zync Z-930 Tabet : Android 4.0 (upgradable to 4.1), 7 inch budget tablet

Zync has now announced yet another affordable Android tablet in the Indian market -

Zync Z-930 Tablet

.Legally price labelled at Rs. 5,499, it will be available for sale via retail stores as well as online shopping websites all around India. Zync has earlier already launched one android 4.0 ICS tablet - "ZYNC Z-999 Plus"

This Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich based tablet has a 7-inch TFT capacitive touchscreen display combined with 800×480 pixels resolution. The tablet is processed by a 1.2GHz Cortex A8 processor, backed by a Mali 400 GPU. Moreover, it includes a 0.3 megapixel front facing camera for video calling and has a 3,600 mAh battery. It supports 3G via a USB Dongle, other connectivity options contain Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, HDMI port and a micro USB port.

For excellent user interface, the Z-930 is available with pre-loaded applications such as Ibibo, BigFlix, Hungama, Daily Horoscope, Bollywood Gossips, Your Trading Expert, Office Apps, games like Angry Birds, cooking apps like Sweet n Spicy, Social networking apps such as Facebook. The tablet also comes with freebies like- data cable, headset, user manual, a screen guard, lycra pouch, also Rs.248 worth of Big Flix promotional vouchers.

Zync Z-930 Tablet Specs :-

•     Android 4.0 ICS (Upgradable to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean)
•     7-inch TFT Capacitive Touchscreen Display (800 X 480 pixels)
•     1.2GHz Cortex A8 processor with Mail 400 GPU
•     512MB RAM, 4GB built-in storage, expandable up to 32GB via microSD card
•     3G via USB dongle, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, HDMI port, micro USB port, microSD card slot
•     0.3 megapixel front facing camera
•     3,600 mAh battery

“The Z-930 is our offering to customers who are looking for value proposition at an affordable price. Along with constant innovation of our products across various price ranges, at Zync, we lay a lot of emphasis on research and development and inventory and supply chain management to provide products par excellence with a faster turnaround time.” 

                                                                            - Ashish Garg, Director, Zync Global Private Limited

The tablet will be available with a one-year pick-up and further drop warranty. This cheap but highly functional tablet will be available to youwith price tag of Rs.5,499.

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HTC One X+ : JellyBean Smartphone with 8mp camera and 1GB Ram

The HTC One X+ Plus includes quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 3 AP37 chipset, in addition to clock speed at 1.7GHz. It consists of 1 GB Ram along along with memory variants of 32 or 64GB of internal memory. The display screen consists of a 4.7" Super LCD2 unit in addition to 720p image resolution, covered by Corning Gorilla Glass 2 along with optical lamination for reduced light reflection.

HTC One X+ : Officially Announced

Its camera is an 8MP autofocus one as same as HTC One X+ in addition to F2.0 aperture and 28mm lens. It is capable of capturing 1080p videos. The front camera is 1.6MP one, which is upgraded in new version, capable of recording 720p clips.

The amazing connectivity features such as Bluetooth 4.0 and NFC are found in the HTC One X+. The smartphone measures just 134.36 x 69.9 x 8.9mm, while its weight at 135 grams.The successor of One X comes with a bigger 2100 mAh battery and this implies that it offers the users almost 50 percent increased talk time compared to its predecessor.

"We are taking the HTC One X to a new level with the introduction of the new HTC One X+," said Peter Chou, CEO of HTC Corporation. "Our customers will have super-fast browsing, an even better camera and increased immersive entertainment in addition to Beats Audio."

In terms of software, we will get Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and HTC's latest Sense 4+ out of the box. The smartphone will also feature HTC Get Started - a web service which will enable us to swiftly personalize and setup our smartphone from our computer system. Beats audio is at hand too in addition to the speaker possessing its own individual internal amplifier.

The smartphone One X+ will be out there in Europe, Asia (most notably India) by November 2012. HTC hasn’t said anything concerning the the retail price of the smartphone.  Along along with this announcement HTC additionally said that the anticipate update to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean for One X and One S will arrive this month, October 2012.

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HP ElitePad 900 : Windows 8 tablet for business sector peoples

HP ElitePad 900 announced by HP is a new windows 8 tablet with10.1 inch screen and 8 mp back camera which will aim for the business class people. Similar, business sector targeting windows 8 tablet was introduced by Dell i.e. Dell Latitude 10 Tablet recently.

The Windows 8 tablet comes along with a 10.1 inch display screen that is embellished by Corning Gorilla Glass 2 along with an aluminum casing which usually matches as much as the military grade lastingness. The tablet is qualified to endure tests like falls, dust and extreme temperatures. The 10.1 inch screen holds a resolution of 1280 X 800 pixels. It is powered by next-generation Intel mobile processors and backed by 2 GB of RAM.

The tablet is ultra light as it weighs merely 608 grams and measures only 9.2 mm. The company will focus on the business class with this gadget though they are also aiming at creating a notice with the regular public as well.

The ElitePad 900 comes with an 8 mega pixel rear camera with an LED flash. It additionally has a front facing camera that is reliable of shooting videos with 1080 pixels resolution. The tablet is accessible in two memory versions; 32 GB and 64 GB and each of them editions have slot for a microSD card for extending memory. The device additionally arrives equipped with a stylus pen.

HP has also is provided up with an ePad Smart Jacket which doubles as a protection case for the tablet and it additionally has an extra battery which will extend the battery life up to 80 percent.At the same time, the ElitePad Productivity Jacket features an integrated keyboard, extra connectivity ports, and a full-sized SD card reader. It will also be working with an ElitePad Docking Station, providing 4 USB ports, HDMI and VGA out ports, and an Ethernet port.

The suite of apparel will all be sold separately when the HP ElitePad 900 releases in January 2013.
The HP Windows 8 tablet, ElitePad 900 is anticipated to be out in the U.S. markets by January 2013. HP hasn’t mentioned anything regarding the pricing yet. They will most likely reveal it closer to the launch time.

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LG Optimus VU II : Phablet with Android 4.0 (ICS) and 8mp camera

 LG's Optimus VU II is a successor of smartphone LG Optimus VU. In terms of specs, LG Optimus VU II is also a 5-inch phablet operating on Android 4.0(ICS) with 8mp camera.

HEY! Do You Know? What is 'Phablet'?
# Phablet are the gadgets filling the gap between smartphone and tablets. We can say that they  are very large screen sized smartphones.
Example : Micromax A100, LG Optimus VU, Samsung Galaxy Note, etc.

The new Phablet from LG is a little minor than the one of Samsung. The device comes with a 5 inch screen of IPS display with a resolution of 1024 X 768 pixels. The device executes on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system and additionally is powered by a 1.5Ghz dual-core Qualcomm  processor backed by 2 GB RAM.

The device possess an 8 mega pixel auto focus primary camera and additionally a 1.3 mega pixel front facing cameras that would allow the people to make video calls. It is processed by a 2150 mAH battery and additionally is provided with only 3 GB of internal memory storage. It is available for purchase in three colour variations - white, black and additionally pink.

The new Optimus Vu II arrives with some modifications to “Rubberdium Pen 2.0” the pen now has a slimmer nib that as per the company will render writing easier and additionally considerably precise. It also possess some quite interesting new accessories like a wireless charging pad and a waterproof One Key remote.Interestingly it would come with exciting Q Remote app to control home appliances, Q memo, Q translator app recognizes 44 languages with OCR (Optical Character Recognition) through the camera lens, Q slide app that lets you mulitask easily and an upgraded Rubberdium Pen 2.0 stylus with a thinner tip.

 LG Optimus VU II Specs :-

• 5-inch (1,024 x 768 pixels) IPS display with 4:3 Aspect Ratio
• Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS
• 1.5 GHz Dual Core Snapdragon S4 MSM8960 Processor
• 8 Megapixel Auto-focus with BIS sensor and LED Flash, 1.3 Megapixel Front-facing Camera
• LTE with VoLTE support, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi direct, Bluetooth 4.0/APT-X Codec, HDMI via MHL, NFC, Miracast
• 2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
• 2,150 mAh battery with support for wireless magnetic induction charging

As per the company for the time being the phablet will only be available for sale in Korea for $864 (approx. 45,500)

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