The white iPhone 4 is thicker, won't fit in some cases

It turns out we were wrong yesterday and the white iPhone launch was not all sunshine and roses after all. As disappointed users point out, the Great White is a fraction thicker than the black one.

What's the big deal, you ask? After all the difference is really small as seen on these comparison pics. Well, the issues come when you try and slip some protective casing on the whitey. In other words, some tight iPhone 4 cases won't fit on a white unit.

Phil Schiller from Apple is quoted saying this about the manufacturing of the white iPhone 4: "It's not as simple as making something white. There's a lot more that goes into both the material science of it - how it holds up over time…but also in how it all works with the sensors".

This might explain the added thickness to the white iPhone 4 - they've may put some extra stuff behind the white glass.

It would have been better if Apple mentioned the new thickness on its specs page, no matter how small. Surely the "actual size and weight vary by configuration and manufacturing process" disclaimer is enough to keep the complaints out, but the users will definitely appreciate any heads-up about the potential incompatibilities.

Official: the white iPhone 4 launches yesterday in 28 countries

Apple has finally confirmed the launch date of the white iPhone 4 – tomorrow, 28 April. The white iPhone 4 (GSM and CDMA) will hit the shelves in 28 countries on the same price as its black sibling.

The wait is over. It seems Apple has finally managed to push the white thing into manufacturing and it will become available tomorrow – 28 April – in 28 countries - Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Macau, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, the UK and the US. More countries will follow later this year.

There is no change in the pricing – the white iPhone 4 will cost the same as the black one – both on contract and SIM-free (where available).

Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play review: Bring your 'A' game

Introduction

With video gaming a sport in its own right, smartphones have no other choice but raise their game too. The Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play has strong ties to Sony’s gaming rigs, both portable and not, and Sony’s a big name in gaming.

So, what does all this pedigree bring? Games from the original PlayStation for one, with PlayStation 2 titles coming in the near future. The PlayStation Pocket game store comes with 50 games at launch optimized for the Play. You’ll certainly also appreciate the familiar feeling and design of the gaming buttons. .

So, let’s have a look at the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play. They stitched thumbs to the robot: meaning a DualShock controller stitched to a 4” touchscreen in a side-slider form factor. A smartphone version of the PSP Go but with more processing power isn’t far off the truth either. Especially now that the PSP Go is officially discontinued.

Here’s a quick summary of the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play:
 
Key features
Side-slider with dedicated gaming controls
Quad-band GSM /GPRS/EDGE support
3G with HSDPA and HSUPA
4.0" 16M-color capacitive LED-backlit LCD touchscreen of FWVGA resolution (480 x 854 pixels)
Android OS v2.3 Gingerbread
1 GHz Scorpion CPU, Adreno 205 GPU, Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255 chipset
512 MB RAM
5MP autofocus camera with LED flash and geotagging; WVGA video recording @ 30fps
Secondary front-facing camera
Wi-Fi b/g/n and DLNA
GPS with A-GPS
microSD slot up to 32GB (8GB card included)
Accelerometer, proximity and ambient light sensors
Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
Stereo FM radio with RDS
microUSB port (charging) and stereo Bluetooth v2.1
Voice dialing
Adobe Flash 10.2 support
Dedicated game store 

Main disadvantages
CPU and GPU not the best there is
Display has relatively poor viewing angles
Phone is a bit big for one-handed use
Unimpressive camera
No smart dialing
No shutter key
No video-calling over 3G

That’s the smartphone half of the XPERIA Play equation. It measures up pretty good as a droid and even though it can’t compete with the latest flagships, it’s got more than enough on its spec sheet for day to day use.

Mobile gaming is at an all time high. Everyone carries a phone around and everyone has gaps in their day to fill, making mobile games the time-killer of choice for millions of people.

Those are usually simple games optimized for touchscreen input, usually with just one or two controls. But some want more compelling games and those require more elaborate controls. The XPERIA Play is the first phone in recent years that has the proper hardware controls. The added tactile feedback is a major plus. Android also seems as a nice software platform of choice for its potential.

The LG Optimus Big gets an official release

The LG Optimus Big, made its first unofficial appearance back in March but now it looks like it's about to be unleashed for real.

In LG's homeland of South Korea, the Optimus Big has been officially announced under the guise of the LG LU6800. For the meantime it's only available in South Korea but if conditions are right, there's no reason why it couldn't be pushed westward, although LG haven't got plans at this point in time.

The LU6800 runs Android Froyo 2.2 out of the box, but it wouldn't surprise us if it got a Gingerbread update in the near future. It also features a 4.3" WVGA display, a 5MP autofocus camera on the back and a 1GHz processor. The Optimus Big is exclusively available on South Korea's 3rd largest carrier LG U+ from April the 28th

Is this what the Apple iPhone 5 will look like?

When it comes to Apple’s next iPhone, the rumor mill never seems to stop producing noise on how the iPhone 5 is going to look like and what hardware it’ll pack. Well, Engadget’s former editor Joshua Topolsky says he has some new information regarding how the next smartphone from Cupertino might look like.

What you see on the left is a mockup designed with the help of all the information and rumors from various sources that Topolsky claims are "not to ignore". While many people expect Apple to pull a “3GS” on the iPhone 5, this mockup screams exactly the opposite. According to those sources, the iPhone 5 will look more like the iPod Touch and the still hard-to-find iPad 2.

Not only that, but the home button is going to double as a gesture area and gestures are almost certainly going to be unleashed in a future version of iOS. The rumors of a bigger screen are confirmed here as well. The iPhone 5 is expected to feature an expanded 3.7-inch screen, covering the device almost edge to edge.

Hardware-wise, the next iPhone is expected to sport the faster A5 processor and an updated 8 megapixel camera, but that’s not something we haven’t heard before. According to Topolsky, Apple has been experimenting a lot with the iPhone 5 and will make the jaws of the people expecting just an iPhone 4S drop.

Whatever the case, we’ll undoubtedly witness how Apple is going to play its cards at the WWDC in July this year.

Apple v Samsung: can anyone win this battle royale?

Tech giants suing each other has become as common as Coldplay headlining Glastonbury or Manchester United winning the Premier League title. It happens all the time.

But the latest legal wrangle promises to crank things up a notch, with Apple going after Samsung, claiming it’s “copied” the iPhone and iPad with its Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab, not to mention a string of other US-only phones and the Google Nexus S. The wording of Apple’s filing couldn’t be more straightforward:

"Rather than innovate and develop its own technology and a unique Samsung style for its smart phone products and computer tablets, Samsung chose to copy Apple's technology, user interface and innovative style in these infringing products."

Except, there’s a snag. A £3.5 billion one. That’s how much Apple handed over to Samsung for components for all of its products, not just iPhones and iPads, last year. That’s a vast sum by anyone’s standards and is exactly why Samsung says it’s going to, “…respond strongly”.

There’s no denying that the Galaxy S and iPhone 3G (the iPhone that Apple says has been copied), do look alike to the untrained eye. Even the icons look the same. And it’s the software that’s really the issue here.

Apple is already going after Motorola over infringement of OS patent breaches. But this isn’t really about Motorola or Samsung. It’s about Google. But the very idea of Cupertino squaring up to Mountain View and flat-out claiming that Android is copied from iOS is unlikely and may be a bridge too far even for the litigious Steve Jobs.

So what exactly is Apple hoping to achieve? Surely this isn’t about money, seeing as we’re talking about the world’s second-largest company here. No, this is all down to mindshare and proof that it’s OS was the first and best touchscreen system.

That’s up for debate, but these legal battles only serve to develop the idea that Apple is always angry and always ready to sue. Largely that’s part of its success. But it also means that those not keen on the company will always stay away.

So, who will win this face-off? Let’s be honest, neither company is going to. An out-of-court settlement is most likely, but not for many years. In the meantime, the costly wrangling will help keep tech writers in headlines and give both companies something to mouth-off about during conference calls and special events.

Partly it shows that each side cares deeply about its products. But partly you just want to give each of them a good shake and tell them to get on with working on and releasing new kit. Fascinating as this is, no one will actually triumph and sales of both companies gear will continue to surge.

Sony Ericsson announces its first Android Walkman phone, the W8

Sony Ericsson has just announced its first phone from the Walkman series to run Android (or the other way around). By the looks of it, the W8 is an XPERIA X8, but with a bit of fancy colors and a WALKMAN logo.

Just like its brother, the X8, the Sony Ericsson W8 sports a 3-inch capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 320 x 480 pixels, a 3.5 mm headphone jack, and a 3.2MP camera. Under the hood there's a 600MHz single-core processor ticking, with 168MB of RAM.

The W8 will run Android 2.1, which is a bit unfortunate, as most Droids on the market are now running Froyo or even Gingerbread. Nevertheless, this is the first Walkman phone to run the Google mobile OS, which will be covered by the Timescape UI.

Being a Walkman, the phone will come with Sony Ericsson's stereo headset, the MH410.

The Sony Ericsson W8 will be available in China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam starting from Q2 2011 in a choice of colors - Azure Blue, Metallic Red, and Iconic Orange. Pricing is yet unknown, though.

White iPhone clip leaks, showcases multi-tasking UI

A video of what appears to be the fabled white iPhone has surfaced online, seemingly running an all-new version of Apple’s iOS platform.

See the clip for yourself below

Originally sourced by Vietnamese site Tinhte.yn, the clip showcases a version of the operating system with a new approach to multi-tasking, the hub of which is a new screen showing nine – that’s one more than Android – recently running apps as thumbnails.

For long-time iFans that marks a significant departure from the multi-tasking M.O on iPhones, whereby applications you’ve got open appear at the bottom of the homescreen.

Whether the video is our first look at iOS 5 is up for debate. While multi-tasking on iKit does need a re-think, it’s stretching credulity somewhat that Apple would go with an approach that takes it cues from jailbroken iPhones.

However, you’d be foolish to discount the clip entirely. Especially given that Vietnamese sites have a habit of turning up some bona-fide exclusives, perhaps most memorably when Taoviet sourced snaps of what was later confirmed to be an iPhone 4 prototype.

HP Veer coming to Europe in June

HP Veer, the newest addition to the growing webOS family, will land in Europe, or at least Germany, in June, it has been confirmed.

Unveiled in February, the Veer looks set to become the first HP-branded webOS smartphone to arrive to market since the computer’s giant’s acquisition of Palm last summer, after O2 Germany revealed in an official tweet that it would be stocking the handset in June.

Customers living in Germany can visit O2’s website to register their interest for the handset to be notified as soon as it’s available.

The Veer was announced alongside the Pre 3 and the TouchPad, the first-ever webOS powered tablet, in HP’s Think Beyond event in the run-up to the Mobile World Congress.

It is by some margin the smallest of the devices. In fact, it is the smallest webOS phone yet, measuring just 54.5mm in width, 84.9mm in height and 15.1mm in thickness. Somehow it still manages to pack in a 4-row slide-out QWERTY keyboard.

It’s also home to a 2.6-inch touchscreen, five-megapixel snapper and 8GB of internal storage, plus the usual array of extras such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and A-GPS.

It’s obvious the Veer is being targeted at the teen demographic rather than being billed as a challenger to the iPhone. That responsibility will fall on the shoulders of the Pre 3, which so far has no release date but is widely expected to land before autumn.

Samsung sued by Apple for slavishly copying the iPhone

Apple has filed a lawsuit against Samsung for allegedly copying its products for the Korean giant’s range of Galaxy branded devices.

Cupertino claims that Samsung is in gross violation of its patents by “slavishly” imitating the technology and design of its iPhone and iPad in a variety of Galaxy branded products including the ten million-selling Galaxy S smartphone and the Galaxy Tab tablet.

The suit states: "Rather than innovate and develop its own technology and a unique Samsung style for its smart phone products and computer tablets, Samsung chose to copy Apple's technology, user interface and innovative style in these infringing products.

“Samsung’s Galaxy Tab computer tablet slavishly copies a combination of several elements of the Apple Product Configuration Trade Dress,” Apple says in its suit.”

Apple further alleges that Samsung is infringing upon its intellectual property by imitating the shape of its iOS icons.

"Even the icons in earlier versions of the Samsung smart phones looked different because they had a variety of shapes – and did not appear as a field of square icons with rounded corners"

"This kind of blatant copying is wrong," Apple spokeswoman Kristin Huguet said.

Apple is seeking an injunction against Big Sam with compensation in actual and punitive damages.

Samsung had denied the allegations and has vowed to “actively” respond to the lawsuit.

Kim Titus, a Samsung representative, said in an email: "Samsung's development of core technologies and strengthening our intellectual property portfolio are keys to our continued success."

Samsung is one of Apple’s biggest suppliers of chips. It is currently the manufacturer of the A5 processor that runs Apple’s iPad 2 tablet and is expected to power the fifth-generation iPhone. It is therefore in both companies' best interest to have the situation resolved amicably.

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see that Sammy is clearly more than a little inspired by Cupertino’s creations. Whether or not Apple is right to claim ownership over a grid of square-shaped icons is debatable, but Samsung will need to tread carefully to avoid marring a potentially long and fruitful relationship.

Do you think Samsung is guilty? Let us know in the comments section below.

Vodafone Samsung Galaxy S Android 2.3 now available

Vodafone has confirmed that the latest smartphone-optimised iteration of Android, version 2.3 aka Gingerbread, is now being rolled out to its Samsung Galaxy S customers.

With merely hours passed since news of Gingerbread was being rolled out to Galaxy S handsets across mainland Europe hit the web, the Big V announced via its official customer support forum: “A new maintenance release for the Samsung Galaxy S is now available for Vodafone customers.

“This is an Android platform update to 2.3 Gingerbread which introduces a number of fixes and improvements.”

Said improvements include a number of UI enhancements that give Android interface a cleaner, ‘greener’ appearance, and reduces power consumption. There's also a revamped on-screen keyboard with cut and paste functionality, multiple camera support and a range of performance tweaks for an all-round smoother experience.

Users ready to taste the Gingerbread man can upgrade by connecting their handset to their computers via USB and firing up the Samsung KIES application, which will automatically detect if an update is needed. From there, just follow the instructions.

In the spirit of caution, it is advisable that you back-up your data first just in case the upgrade doesn’t go quite as planned.

Via:

Vodafone

Motorola Atrix landing in UK on Orange early May

Orange has confirmed it will be the first UK network to stock Motorola’s upcoming all-kicking, all-screaming Atrix dual core smartie when it lands in our shores imminently.

Customers can now register their interest for the hotly awaited kit via the Atrix product page on the Orange Shop website, which, although dated as ‘coming soon’ for now, is widely rumoured to hit store shelves in the beginning of May.

According to Engadget, the handset will be free with a two-year contract starting at £35 per month, which would also entitle takers a £50 reduction for the Work and Play kit that comes with the Atrix’s Multimedia Dock, or free if they are an existing Orange customer looking to upgrade.

Meanwhile, the Atrix’s other half, the ‘Lapdock’ docking accessory, which transforms the handset into a fully-functional laptop, will also be available day and date with its release. This will set you back by up to £350 if purchased separately, making it a rather hefty proposition for the average punter.

Fortunately for those most likely to want to use it, that is workaholic types, will be able to snap it for completely free with a range of business-focussed tariffs.

Although the UK version will not boast the 4G capabilities of its cousin stateside due to LTE/WiMax infrastructure in the UK still not reaching wide-scale availability, that’s a small compromise when considering the specs on offer elsewhere.

Standout features include a none-too-shabby four-inch qHD touchscreen display, a 1GHz dual core processor, five-megapixel snapper with LED flash and autofocus, plus front-facing webcam for video calling, and a generous 16GB of onboard memory which can be expanded by a further 32GB via the microSD slot.

Alas, there is a slight snag, and that is the Atrix will launch with Android 2.2, aka Froyo, onboard rather than the newer, tastier Gingerbread. Rest assured, though, an update is promised to land shortly after launch.

HTC prepping 16MP-toting WP7 smartphone

A Windows Phone 7 (WP7) powered, 16-megapixel camera phone is on the way from HTC, rumours suggest, as phone-makers look to stir-up fresh interest in Microsoft’s flagging platform.

Leaked in a video sourced by PocketNow, the phone’s snapper would be the highest grade yet seen on a smartphone and will be augmented with dual LED flash, which suggests it’ll be pretty damn capable in low-light conditions.

Check out the clip below

Other than its imaging capabilities, specs are under wraps right now, except for the fact that it's running the latest version of WP7.

News of HTC’s plans comes amid reports that despite a good reception from the tech press the initial slew of WP7 mobiles’ sales were disappointing, as consumers opted for Android and iPhones instead in the pre-Christmas rush.

Recent figures are unavailable, but a month after release it was claimed that just 117,000 handsets had been sold.

O2 launches YouTube-based mobile broadband tech support

Internet service provider (ISP) O2 has launched a new online tech support solution for its mobile and home-based broadband bundle customers.

The YouTube service gives O2 customers free support and advice on how to get the most out of their internet connection - be it mobile or landline-based.

O2 Guru TV is open to anyone - including people who are not currently subscribed to a broadband internet deal through the ISP.

Sally Cowdry, Marketing Director at O2, said: "O2 Gurus are our most passionate and knowledge experts.

"We know how much customers value our in-store Gurus and with the launch of O2 Guru TV we're making it even easier for anyone to get technical help and advice from O2."

Recently, ISP Be Broadband claimed that many of its customers are excited about the latest mobile internet-capable gadgets - including the iPad 2.

Samsung 2GHz dual core smartphone to land next year

Samsung has revealed it plans to release its first smartphone powered by a two-gigahertz dual core processor some time next year.

With the novelty of custom skins slowly starting to wear off and smartphones becoming increasingly analogous in capabilities, intense competition between manufacturers has resulted in heavy-hitter like Sammy dramatically shifting focus on to higher and faster specs to stay ahead of the pack.

An unnamed high-ranking exec with the Korean giant has reportedly told search provider Daum: “We are planning to release a 2GHz dual-core CPU-equipped smartphone by next year.

“This product will have the data processing capacities of a regular PC.”

According to Daum, although it is cheaper and easier to develop a single core 4GHz chipset, Samsung has opted for dual core as it is better optimised for multitasking.

Another potential benefit would be the ability to use the smartphone as a portable PC with any HDTV or monitor, or even a custom-built accessory like Motorola’s ‘Lapdock’, which teams with the recently launched Atrix handset to become a fully functional laptop. It’s a prospect that’s sure to make any tech aficionado dizzy with excitement.

Keep em’ peeled for more news and announcement regarding the handset in the near future.

Samsung S5330 Wave 2 Pro Mobile

General
2G Network : GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Size
Dimensions : 109.5 x 55 x 15.2 mm
Weight : 118g
Display
Type : TFT capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors
Size : 240 x 400 pixels, 3.2 inches
- QWERTY keyboard
- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
- TouchWiz UI 3.0
- Multi-touch zoom
Sound 
Alert types : Vibration, MP3 ringtones
Speakerphone : Yes
- 3.5 mm audio jack
Memory 
Phonebook : Yes, Photocall
Call records : Yes
Internal : 100 MB
Card slot : microSD, up to 16GB
Data 
GPRS : Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE : Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G : No
WLAN : Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth : Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Infrared port : No
USB : Yes, microUSB v2.0
Camera
Primary : 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Features : Geo-tagging
Video : Yes
Secondary : No
Features  OS : Bada OS
Messaging : SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM, RSS
Browser : WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Radio : Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games : Yes + downloadable
Colors : Various
GPS : Yes, with A-GPS support
Java : Yes, MIDP 2.0
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
- MP4/H.263/H.264 player
- Organizer
- Music Recognition
- Image editor
- Voice memo
- Predictive text input
Battery   
Standard battery, Li-Ion 1200 mAh
Warranty : One Year

M.R.P. Rs. 12000

Philips HTS3181/94 DVD home theater system

Posted by PCSOLUTIONS on 6:41 AM

Picture/Display
D/A converter  12 bit, 108 MHz
Picture enhancement  Progressive Scan

Sound
Total Power (RMS)  300 W
Output power (RMS)  6 x 50W
D/A converter  24 bit, 192 kHz
Frequency response  40-20000 Hz
Signal to noise ratio  >60 dB
Sound System  Dolby Digital, Dolby Prologic II, Stereo
Sound Enhancement  Class "D" Digital Amplifier, Night Mode
Equalizer settings  Action, Classic, Concert, Drama, Gaming, Lounge, Rock, Sports

Video Playback
Playback Media  CD-R/CD-RW, DVD+R/+RW, DVD-R/-RW, DVD-Video, Video CD/SVCD
Compression formats  MPEG1, MPEG2, DivX 3.11, DivX 4.x, DivX 5.x, DivX 6.0, DivX Ultra, MPEG4
Video disc playback system  PAL, NTSC

Audio PlaybackPlayback Media  Audio CD, CD-R/RW, DVD+R/+RW, DVD-R/-RW
Compression format  MP3, WMA
MP3 bit rates  32-256 kbps and VBR

Still Picture Playback
Playback Media  DVD+R/+RW, DVD-R/-RW, CD-R/RW
Picture Compression Format  JPEG
Picture Enhancement  Rotate, Zoom, Slideshow with music playback
Tuner/Reception/Transmission
Tuner Bands  FM

Connectivity
Rear Connections  Composite video (CVBS) output, FM Antenna, AUX in, Easy-Fit speaker connectors, Component Video output
Front / Side connections  Microphone input 3.5mm jack, USB

Power
Power supply  110-240V, 50/60 Hz
Standby power consumption  < 1 W
Power consumption  50 W

Loudspeakers
Satellite speaker drivers  3" full range woofer
Satellite speaker impedance  4 ohm
Satellite speaker freq range  150-20000 Hz
Center Speaker  Magnetically shielded
Center speaker drivers  3" full range woofer
Center speaker impedance  8 ohm
Center freq range  150-20000 Hz
Subwoofer driver  6.5" high efficiency woofer
Subwoofer type  Passive
Subwoofer impedance  8 ohm
Subwoofer freq range  45 - 150 Hz

Accessories
Included Accessories  Remote Control, 2 x AAA Batteries, CVBS video cable, FM antenna, Power cord, User Manual, Quick start guide, World Wide Warranty leaflet

Dimensions
Set Width  360 mm
Set Height  55 mm
Set Depth  332 mm
Set weight  2.64 kg
Surround Speaker Width  100 mm
Surround Speaker Height  100 mm
Surround Speaker Depth  75 mm
Surround speaker Weight  0.47 kg
Center Speaker Width  100 mm
Center Speaker Height  100 mm
Center Speaker Depth  75 mm
Center Speaker Weight  0.67 kg
Subwoofer Width  123 mm
Subwoofer Height  310 mm
Subwoofer Depth  369 mm
Subwoofer Weight  3.875 kg
Packaging Width  564 mm
Packaging Height  302 mm
Packaging Depth  380 mm
Weight incl. Packaging  10.4 kg

M.R.P. Rs. 10990

Dell XCD28 Mobile

Posted by PCSOLUTIONS on 1:25 AM

Network
Technology / Frequency Bands GSM : 900/1800/1900 MHz HSDPA : 900/2100 MHz

Battery Type Li - Ion
Capacity 1100 mAh
Standby 200 hours
Talktime 198 mins

Built
Dimensions 120x55x14.5 mm
Weight 100 g
Form Factor bar
Colors Black

Display
Size 240 x 320 pixels
Type color : TFT
Colors 262144 colors
Secondary Display no

Camera / Imaging / Video
Camera Yes 3.0 Megapixel
Resolution 2048x1536 pixels
Zoom yes
Flash no
Secondary Camera no

Connectivity
Bluetooth Yes
Irda No
Wlan/Wi-fi Yes
USB yes
GPS yes

Data
GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes
3G Yes
Internet Browsing Yes , Webkit

Media
Audio Playback Yes
Video Playback Yes
Ringtones Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
FM Radio Yes
3.5mm Headphone Jack yes

Memory
Inbuilt 256 MB
Memory Slot Yes microSD/TransFlash

Messaging
SMS Yes
MMS Yes
Email Yes

Software
Operating System Android

Micromax A55

The Micromax A55 is an upcoming successor of Micromax Bling in India. The Micromax A55 Bling 2 will run on Android 2.2 Froyo Operating system and expected to be powered by 600MHz processor.

The Micromax A55 Bling 2 will sport a full 3.2-inch full touchscreen display and integrated with Swarovski Elements. The handset will feature a 2 MP camera, video recording, music player, 3.5mm jack, and external memory card support.
The Micromax A55 Bling 2 is Bluetooth enabled and have access to Android Market applications.
Price & Availability: Micromax A55 Bling 2 is expected to hit Indian stores in May, however no official words on its price yet.

Sony Ericsson W15 Android smartphone

Sony Ericsson W15 Walkman series Android phone, which was rumored earlier now gets leaked. The Sony Ericsson W15 Android smartphone could similar to Xperia X8 in terms of looks.

Sony Ericsson W15 will feature 3 inch HVGA touchscreen display, 3.2 megapixel camera, 600MHz processor, dedicated music chip, a ‘specially developed touch interface’ and special Walkman applications. No word on Android version (probable Android 2.3 Gingerbread).
Sony Ericsson W15 Availability and Price: Sony Ericsson W15 Android Walkman phone might launched in this quarter by April end or May. No word on pricing of Sony Ericsson W15.

Tablet broadband: iPad 2 rival Dell Streak 7 launches in the UK

Apple's recent dominance of the tablet broadband market could come under threat after one of its main rivals launched a second-generation device.

The multi-touchscreen Dell Streak 7 - which runs Google's Android 2.2 operating system - has gone on sale in the UK, with prices starting from £229.

Dell will hope the launch of the Streak 7 enables it to compete with Apple's iPad 2, which has been racking up millions of orders worldwide since launching last month.

The manufacturer has struggled to cope with the amount of orders placed, with initial demand for the iPad 2 exceeding supply in many regions.

As an alternative, consumers can now get their hands on a Wi-Fi-enabled Dell Streak 7, allowing them to access the internet at wireless broadband hotspots across the UK.

However, the Wi-Fi + 3G model remains in development, meaning customers will have to wait if they wish to purchase a tablet with mobile broadband capability.

Android app downloads hit 3bn

 

The total number of apps downloaded from the Android Market has passed three billion, as Google’s OS continues its challenge for the number one spot in the smartphone market.

The platform reached the landmark some 20 months after opening its doors, amid a 50 per cent year on year rise in downloads during the fourth quarter of 2010.

Google, which revealed the figure in its quarterly earnings call, also disclosed that 350,000 Android phones are being activated daily.

That’s pretty impressive given that this time last year just 60,000 handsets powered by the OS were being activated.

However, before you go assuming the smartphone war is as good as won, think on this: Apple’s App Store passed ten billion downloads some time ago.

What’s more, given the burgeoning market for iPad apps and the relative lack of titles optimised for Android tablets, you’d fancy Apple’s platform to stay at the top of the tree for a while yet.

Tablet broadband: iPad 2 rival Dell Streak 7 launches in the UK

Apple's recent dominance of the tablet broadband market could come under threat after one of its main rivals launched a second-generation device.

The multi-touchscreen Dell Streak 7 - which runs Google's Android 2.2 operating system - has gone on sale in the UK, with prices starting from £229.

Dell will hope the launch of the Streak 7 enables it to compete with Apple's iPad 2, which has been racking up millions of orders worldwide since launching last month.

The manufacturer has struggled to cope with the amount of orders placed, with initial demand for the iPad 2 exceeding supply in many regions.

As an alternative, consumers can now get their hands on a Wi-Fi-enabled Dell Streak 7, allowing them to access the internet at wireless broadband hotspots across the UK.

However, the Wi-Fi + 3G model remains in development, meaning customers will have to wait if they wish to purchase a tablet with mobile broadband capability.

Nokia and HTC: two companies heading in different directions

April 12th 2011 was not the first time HTC and Nokia have held events on the same day. During last September’s Nokia World, HTC gazumped the Finnish mobile-maker by holding a London bash to showcase its Desire HD and Desire Z smartphones.

Nokia was left touting the ace E7, but was then in the midst of still claiming that Symbian could do the business. And yet eight months on, and after Nokia CEO Stephen Elop’s decision to switch Nokia’s smartphone focus to Windows Phone 7, the same thing has happened again. HTC has made Nokia look outdated and outmoded with a new handset and some seriously smart new software.

This week’s Nokia event in London was centred on Symbian - an OS that has been completely undermined, but still needs to do the numbers as Nokia pushes back the release of its first Windows Phone 7 (WP7) handset into 2012. The phones shown off are no doubt slick. The X7 and E6 are both great-looking smartphones, the latter a business-focused blower to die for, the former a touchscreen cell that would have had plenty of people cooing back in 2009.

The main focus, though, was the announcement of Symbian Anna. An over-the-air update that brings a portrait touchscreen QWERTY keyboard, updated Ovi Maps, new icons and much-needed browser performance improvements. This is heading to the E7, N8, C7 and C6-01. Great news, but as ever with Nokia, the release date is nicely vague. “Over the coming months,” hardly sounds promising, especially from a company that’s become renowned for its lengthy delays. Symbian Anna is already loaded up on the X7 and E6, but there’s no official word on just when they’ll hit retailers. Three is said to be unleashing the X7 in June.

Meanwhile HTC held its own London gathering to showcase the much-leaked Sensation its new dual-core smartie with gorgeous 4.3-inch qHD screen, 4GB of memory and the latest version of HTC’s Sense skin on top of Android 2.3. There’s an 8MP camera too, as well as HTC’s new Watch TV streaming service.

And what’s more, the Taiwanese tech titan has said the phone will be on shelves by mid-May, even giving Vodafone a short exclusive. It also took time to confirm that its tablet, the HTC Flyer, will be available on May 9th.

The contrast is pretty obvious. Nokia is still having to push on with Symbian. Its update is welcome for loyal customers, but it’s hard to get excited by phones using an OS that will soon be relegated by WP7. Nokia might insist it’s still relevant, but Symbian still can’t hold a candle to Android and iOS. Meanwhile, HTC goes from strength to strength. It delivers devices to market swiftly, its kit always looks and feels amazing and its customisation of Android is undoubtedly the best going.

Nokia needs to get on with its WP7 project swiftly now, ensuring that its new handsets and the Symbian Anna update don’t take month after month to get out into the wild. Fail to do so and it’ll lose even more initiative to rivals such as HTC.

Sense 3.0 ruled out for HTC Desire range - updated!

The new version of HTC’s Sense custom skin for Android gadgets will not be coming to the handset maker’s current-gen devices, it has been confirmed.

Unveiled this week at the launch of the Sensation, the revamped UI adds a new home screen with a natty 3D view, the rather smart Watch movies and TV download app and the option to enable key functions on the lock screen.

A pretty package all round? Very much so. So it’s especially vexing for owners of the Desire range that they won’t get to sample it, after HTC apparently confirmed via its Twitter feed that Sense 3.0 is reserved for the Sensation, Evo 3D and the Flyer tablet.

In response to an entreaty from a Desire HD owner as to the company’s plans, HTC Tweeted: “Due to hardware requirements, only our newest devices (Flyer, Evo 3D, Sensation) will be able to support [Sense 3.0]”.

So that seems unequivocal, does it not? Hmm, yes and no. Just because HTC is ruling out Sense 3.0 landing wholesale on Desire phones, that doesn't mean that some elements of skin won't make the trip. Keep your fingers crossed...

**Update: The finger-crossing seems to have worked. HTC has since confirmed that it is "working to incorporate...some aspects [of Sense 3.0] on its existing range of phones. Here's the Tweet in full.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play priced on 3

3 has finally confirmed contract prices for the Sony Ericsson (SE) Xperia Play, after the handset’s official launch was delayed by supply problems.

Would-be owners can grab themselves some Android Gingerbread gaming goodness from £35 per month over a two-year contract on 3’s One Plan. That deal features a £99 upfront charge to cover the cost of the handset, though.

Alternatively, there’s a £40 per month option, also over 24-months. Choose this and the initial outlay fee you’ll have to find for your Play drops to £49.

The Play had originally been due to go on sale on April 1st. However, like a lot of gadgets set to land this year, its arrival has been delayed by component problems stemming from the Japanese earthquake disaster.

This has led to the arrival of the Xperia Neo being postponed until July at the earliest. Meanwhile, back in March, SE forewarned customers that the Xperia Arc is likely to be in short supply for the foreseeable future.

Nokia E6 hands-on: First look

Introduction

The E6 is Nokia’s latest business offer and it has just landed in our office. It’s the company’s first smartphone running the new Symbian Anna OS out of the box. The E6 is a touch phone with a QWERTY keyboard and it even has a higher pixel density than the iPhone’s Retina display.

It was a while since we’ve seen a high-end Nokia messenger. We are not trying to dismiss the previous E-series achievements, they’ve just became too conventional. Lucky for us the E6 brings a few interesting innovations to freshen up the lineup. It was about time!

The E6 is Nokia’s first handset with VGA resolution and also Nokia’s first QWERTY bar with a touchscreen. Its pixel density is even higher than the Apple’s Retina display. The E6 doesn’t stop here though – it packs the same camera module as most of its Symabian^3 siblings – an 8 megapixel fixed-focus sensor capable of HD video recording. Add the new Symbian^3 update – Anna – and we might have a potent business or messaging phone if not else.

Nokia E6 at a glance:
 General: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100 MHz, HSDPA 10.2 Mbps, HSUPA 2 Mbps
Form factor: Touchscreen bar
Dimensions: 115.5 x 59 x 10.5 mm, 87 cc; 133 g
Display: 2.46-inch 16M-color VGA TFT LCD capacitive touchscreen
Memory: 8GB storage memory, 1GB ROM, hot-swappable microSD card slot (up to 32GB)
OS: Symbian Anna OS
CPU: ARM 1176 680 MHz processor, Broadcom BCM2727 GPU; 256 MB RAM
Camera: 8 megapixel fixed-focus camera with dual-LED flash, geo-tagging; 720p video recording@25fps
Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP, microUSB port with USB on-the-go, 3.5mm audio jack, GPS receiver with A-GPS, HDMI port
Misc: Accelerometer, Stereo FM radio with RDS, Flash support in the web browser, proximity sensor, Battery: 1500 mAh Li-Ion battery

 As you can see the E6’s hardware is not top of the line, but we can assure you it’s perfectly fine for what it’s meant – replacing the Nokia E71 and E72 business messengers. The new Symbian Anna has lots of optimizations and seems to work seamless inside the E6. Surely, the E6 won’t attract everyone, but it has enough features to prove worthy.

Nokia X7-00: Specification

Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2011, Q2
Size Dimensions 119.7 x 62.8 x 11.9 mm, 85 cc
Weight 146 g
Display Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 360 x 640 pixels, 4.0 inches
- Gorilla glass display
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
Memory Internal 256 MB RAM, 1 GB ROM
Card slot microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included
Data GPRS Class 33
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support
Camera Primary 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, fixed focus, dual-LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, face detection
Video Yes, 720p@25fps
Secondary No
Features OS Symbian Anna OS
CPU 680 MHz ARM 11 processor, Broadcom BCM2727 GPU
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + downloadable
Colors Dark steel, Silver steel
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java Yes, MIDP 2.1
- Digital compass
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player
- DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player
- Quickoffice document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- Adobe Reader
- Flash Lite 4.0
- Voice memo/dial/command
- Predictive text input
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1300 mAh (BL-5K)
Stand-by Up to 450 h (2G) / Up to 450 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 6 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Music play Up to 50 h

Nokia W7 & W8: Espoo's first Windows Phone 7 smarties?

Prototypes of the first Windows Phone 7 (WP7) powered handsets from the House of Espoo have apparently surfaced online, as the first fruits of the Nokia & Microsoft collabo draw nearer.

Eldar Mrtazin, a man who’s turned up more than his first share of exclusives in the past, claims to have got up close and personal with the smartphones – albeit briefly.

According to Mzartin, the phones are dubbed the W7 and W8 and take their cues from the X7 and Nokia’s top of the range N8 powerhouse respectively.

Touted as the flagship Nokia WP7 number, the W7 will pack an eight megapixel snapper and – as seems to be de-riguer nowadays - a dual core processor to keep everything ticking over super smoothly.

The W8 is a lower-end bit of kit all-round. However, in keeping with Microsoft’s handset partner requirements, it’ll still boast a Qualcomm processor and is currently running a version of the WP7 UI that’s little changed from the stock version.

Release dates for the smartphones have yet to be confirmed. The fact that they appear to be at very early stages of development, though, suggests we’ve got a long, long wait on our hands before they come to market.

With that in mind it seems suggestions that Nokia could wait until next year to break cover with its WP7 efforts could be pretty on the money, after all.

iPad 2 hits a million already: can the competition even begin to keep up?

Analysts love to pontificate, especially when it comes to Apple. Scott Sutherland, of Wedbush Securities is the latest to pop his head over the parapet, claiming Apple sold a million iPad 2’s over the weekend, its first since launch last Friday. Specious? Maybe not. Supplies have all but dried up, with Apple stores running out and tech retailer Best Buy selling out in ten minutes.

Assuming this stat is spot on, Apple will doubtless be quick to confirm its veracity, if only to show-off to its rivals that it’s reached the million milepost in three days with the iPad 2. By comparison, the iPad took 28 days to get to the same landmark figure.

So what can the competition do? For all the chatter about Android Honeycomb tablets smashing the iPad’s dominance, only one is currently available, the Motorola Xoom. And even that is lacking Flash from the start - hardly a ringing endorsement.

 

Meanwhile, the HP TouchPad has now been officially pegged for June, when the iPad 2 will be out of sight. The HTC Flyer is unlikely to land until then, and while it has some excellent features, it’s going to come too late to the party. The BlackBerry PlayBook is so late arriving, you have to wonder whether it’s even worth its while coming to market at all.

It all begs the question whether the iPad’s rivals can keep up? Apple’s new slate might not have reinvented the wheel, but its breezy interface and stunning looks make it every bit as good as its new rivals.

At the start of 2011, it was assumed Apple was going to struggle to cope with the likes of the Galaxy Tab et al. And while its share is down, it’s still hovering around the 75 per cent mark. Apple has set the agenda, and the failure of Android OEMs to release their products in timely fashion is going to cost them dear.

It hurts to say it, but it looks like the iPad 2 will not have the kind of competition gadget fans and tech watchers are hoping for. This isn’t the story of the iPhone all over: that was a gadget working its way into an already evolved market. The iPad has set the tone and while everyone else watches, it’s romping into the distance.

Nokia Windows Phone 7 delay shows Espoo made the wrong choice

Since Nokia decided to relegate Symbian and MeeGo to the second tier and throw its lot in with Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 (WP7) OS, plenty has been said about when we’d see blowers made in Espoo rocking the Big M’s operating system.

Official renderings, released just days after the tie-up was confirmed, suggested the wait wouldn’t be too long. Hints were then dropped that Nokia was desperate to get a WP7 device on shelves by the end of 2011. And why not?

Any hold-ups would mean that it wouldn’t release a flagship smartphone in 2011, when every other OEM is storming ahead with next-gen goodies. But now Espoo says its first WP7 handset won’t come until 2012, eleven months after the deal was inked.

The news comes from Nokia India’s D Shivakumar in a US regulatory filing. And what’s more, he says the full strategy won’t be implemented until 2013. It appears that Nokia is not keen on the current version of WP7 and is holding out for the so-called “Mango” update, which will bring HTML5, copy and paste and more advanced social skills to the OS.

This is as much Microsoft’s fault as it is Nokia’s, The Mango software boost had been promised for this year, but problems with a less important upgrade, which has bricked certain WP7 phones, means it will have to wait. And now Nokia wants to play the waiting game too.

How this is even an option for them is a surprise. While they get to work on a WP7 cell, rivals across the spectrum will continue to forge ahead. It’s hard to see a Nokia WP7 phone being anything other than stillborn on arrival. By that point, the iPhone 5 will have been on shelves for six months, Google will have moved past Android Ice Cream and even webOS will be resurgent.

It all shows that in its attempts not to lose face, Nokia has made the wrong decision about which OS to back. It at least could have taken HTC, Samsung and LG’s route and opted for Android as well as Windows Phone. As it is, it’s thrown itself behind a platform that is critically lauded but seemingly struggling to do the numbers. Nokia has failed to learn the lessons of the past few years: namely, holding on for something to work is a bum move. It could have worked much faster with Android and released a device that would have soared in terms of volume.

So, the wait continues. The question is, will Nokia still be relevant in the smartphone world when its WP7 is finally put up for sale? Don’t bank on it.

Sony Ericsson: Xperia Play & Arc supplies could run short

Components shortages stemming from the Japanese earthquake crisis is likely to hit supplies of the Xperia Arc and Play, Sony Ericsson (SE) has admitted.

The London-based joint venture’s two newest Android powered flagship phones are coming to market in the next few weeks. Consumer interest is expected to be especially strong for the Play, AKA the PlayStation phone, which is due to drop on March 31st.

However, while early birds are expected to encounter little problem getting their mitts on the Gingerbread-flavoured handsets, Sony Ericsson has tacitly admitted that supplies are almost certain to run short soon after.

The phone maker stated: “The affected area in northern Japan supplies a large portion of the world’s electronics industry with components, and the current situation will impact Sony Ericsson’s business.

“Although the full impact of the current situation on our business will take additional time to assess, Sony Ericsson anticipates disruption to its supply chain operations.”

SE is currently looking to source components from other suppliers to ameliorate shortages caused by damaged factories in northern Japan.

Top 10 most anticipated gadgets of 2011

Now that the year's two biggest tech expos – the Consumer Electronics Show and the Mobile World Congress – are done and dusted, we've got a good idea of what to look forward to over 2011. Time to rewrite your shopping list?

1 Sony Ericsson Xperia Play

Ninty’s latest handheld puts 3D gaming in the palm of your hand. And you don’t need special glasses to get the effect, so your cred will remain intact while taking public transport.

Titles to look out for in the something-for-everyone launch line-up include Ridge Racer 3D, Super Monkey Ball 3D, The Sims 3 and Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition. Also planned are new additions to some of Nintendo’s biggest franchises, such as Nintendogs and The Legend of Zelda.

3 LG Optimus 3D

With so many Android phones on the market, handset makers have had to try harder to distinguish their product from the competition. LG has opted to do that by equipping its flagship smartphone challenger with 3D playback and video recording.

Right now, the biggest challenge it faces is the lack of 3D content available. But as more devs and film makers get on board with the tech, that surely won’t be a problem for long. And in the meantime, you’ve got a special 3D version of YouTube to keep you entertained.

4 iPad 2

Sure it's not the game-changer some fanboys were hoping for. But dual snappers and a super slim 8.4mm frame that's 33 per cent trimmer than its predecessor and 1.3 pounds lighter mean that it's another object of desire from the House of Cupertino. Pending the mooted delay to the European launch, should land in the UK March 25th.


5 Cheap iPhone

This canard had been around for some time now. But the way that Apple’s rival Android’s growth has been driven by cut-price phones running the OS means that a pocket-money priced iPhone could really happen this year. If only because if it doesn’t, Apple is effectively conceding a massive part of the market to Google.

According to the online rumour mill, the cut-price phone could be around two-thirds the size of the iPhone 4 and to keep costs to $200 (about £125), it’ll recycle parts used in the fourth-gen handset.


6 Motorola Xoom

Motorola’s first-ever tablet will also be the first device of its kind to showcase the slate-optimised Honeycomb version of Android. That means it’ll offer larger icons to fill its 10.1 inches of screen real estate and the option to drag and drop apps into a 3D, rotating carousel. And for the first time, tabbed browsing too.

Other standout features include a 1GHz dual core processor, dual cameras for getting your video call on and 32GB of on board memory, with scope to boost this further with a microSD card – so you’ll have plenty of room for all your apps, videos and photos.


7 BlackBerry PlayBook

Tablets aren’t just for entertainment you know. They’re serious business tools, too, which can be invaluable for presentations on the fly and video conferencing.

BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion’s slate packs dual cameras capable of recording in HD, as well as a crystal clear high-definition display and clear, rich stereo sound for the optimum video conferencing experience. And to ensure multi-tasking is seamless it packs a dual core processor to help you make the most of your life.

Users also benefit from the option to sync the PlayBook with their BlackBerry phone to easily transfer content and mails. Plus you can tether your tablet to your phone too, so there’s no need for a separate mobile internet contract.

8 Nike+ Sportwatch

This GPS enabled timepiece cum wristwatch mounted personal trainer is the result of a collaboration with between Nike and TomTom. Use it and you’ll be able to track your times, pace and distance covered.

Plus, it measures calories burned and your heart rate while you’re pounding the pedways. And we can’t help but notice that it looks much cooler than other GPS watches, as well, which is a real boon for fashion-conscious joggers.

 9 Samsung Galaxy S2

 

  
 The successor to one of the biggest-selling Android phones so far improves on its forbear in every way.

Measuring just 8.5mm thick, it’s the slimmest smartphone so far. But it’s still got room for a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, an eight-megapixel camera with HD video recording and a dual core processor.

In keeping with predictions that Oyster Card-style contactless payments via mobile phones will really take off this year, Sammy has also included support for Near Field Communications (NFC).

10 Nokia Windows Phone 7 smartphone

It’s only now that the shockwaves from Nokia’s seismic announcement of a deal with Windows Phone 7-maker Microsoft have actually subsided. But for all the backbiting and cynicism about the deal in the tech press, there’s actually much to look forward to.

By replacing Symbian^3 with the user-friendly, slick Windows Phone 7 UI, Nokia is fixing the single biggest problem with its phones in one fell swoop. Meanwhile, we’ll still get the things that Nokia does well, such as free Nokia Maps and an affordable price point for its handsets.

HTC Ignite Windows Phone 7 smartie leaked and incoming in summer

HTC Ignite Windows Phone 7 smartie leaked and incoming in summer

HTC looks set to add a brand new member to its Windows Phone 7 family, the HTC Ignite, as leaked snaps of the handset have emerged online.

Posted on Chinese blog xda.cn, the Ignite is the second handset from the Taiwanese firm to be exposed this week, after snaps purportedly belonging to an upcoming Android powered smartie, the HTC Pyramid, were also revealed.

According to the site, the HTC Ignite will sport a rather underwhelming 800MHz Qualcomm processor, and, perhaps more disappointingly, a 3.7-inch touchscreen of the ‘resistive’ variety, rather than the capacitive type that smartfans are used to prodding around. RAM is slightly more respectable at 512MB RAM and a 5MP camera with LED flash means it’s not a total relic.

We can confirm right now that the Ignite is very much real, definitely runs on Windows Phone 7 and will be arriving this summer without giving away any more, so there is no question about its authenticity.

What is in question, however, are the below par specs are which fall way below the minimum standards set out by Microsoft. It could be just that the specifications are simply incorrect or that HTC has somehow managed to convince Microsoft that a cheap, low-spec kit could do wonders for its platform, which truth be told, has been struggling in a market becoming crowded with cheap Android smarties.

Despite the disappointing gen, we’re rather impressed by how slick the Ignite looks. It may not be made for existing smartphone users, but could be a match made in heaven for those looking to finally migrate from feature phones to something slightly more upmarket.

The World’s Cheapest Tablet for Only $30 each by INDIA

We often hear that cheap tablets keep coming from chinese manufacturers but the world’s cheapest Tablet comes from India. Actually the India government are trying to develop a $10 laptop but their experiment result a 7 inch tablet which only priced Rs.1500 ($30). It is not like the expected price but this $30 tablet is worth and very useful. This India’s tablet runs Linux OS and sport 2GB of RAM, WiFi and USB port as well as a webcam. The tablet support cloud computing and Adobe Flash. Lots of free or open source applications also preloaded to the tablet which include Open Office, PDF reader, Media Player and some more. This cheap Indian tablet expected to hit the Indian market starting from next year.