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Acer quietly launches 8-inch Iconia W4 Windows 8 Tablet
Acer launches Iconia W4 Tablet sequel originally introduced in October 2013 The leading tablet manufacturer Acer has quietly launched the sequel of Iconia W4 tablet which was unveiled back in October. There have been rumors for a late January launch, but the company has launched the 64GB version on Amazon. The other version with less…
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Tesco enters Britain’s tablet market with “Hudl”, 7-inch, low-priced android tablet
In a hope to drive the sales of digital content and power online shopping experience, world’s 3rd biggest retailer Tesco will be entering Britain’s highly competitive tablet market with “Hudl”, Google android Jelly Bean powered 7-inch tablet. The low-budget tablet will have 16 gigabytes of storage and will be priced at GBP 119 (INR 12,000…
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Archos introduces 3G powered Xenon 80, 8-inch tablet with vanilla flavour Jelly Bean
The French consumer electronics company Archos is introducing an 8-inch Android tablet, the Xenon 80. The main USP of the tablet is the 3G capabilities and is SIM unlocked. The technical specs of the Xenon 80 is at par with some of the leading tablets in the market. Specifications: Vanilla flavor of Google’s Jelly Bean,…
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ASUS releases promo video of MeMO Pad 7
Asus unveiled the MeMo Pad 7 tablet last month, and since then there has not been more information on it. Recently, Ausus has released the first promotional video of the new tablet giving a glimpse if what this new tab will carry. The company has been pretty proactive in the announcement, but there has not…
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Is Samsung really prepping two 8-inch slates?
As per the online benchmark results, there is a buzz that Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 will be an 8-inch tab. There have been many rumors around the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0, but the manufacturer does not seem to be happy with just one tablet at this size. According to gossips around the internet, it is likely that…
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Beyond launches 7 inch Mi-Book Mi7 Android 4.0 tablet for Rs. 10,999
Beyond added another tablet to its Mi-Book series with the launch of Mi–Book Mi7 for Rs 10,999/- The Mi-Book Mi7 is powered with Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) with a 7 inch capacitive touch screen. Here, Beyond may have missed the bus as other low budget tablets of same price are coming with Android 4.1…
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Videocon launches VT10, a 10.1inch Android 4.1 tablet for Rs11,200
Videocon has launched Videocon VT10, a 10.1-inch Android tablet. It will come in white colour and will be priced at Rs11,200/- Videocon VT is powered up with the latest Android OS, Jelly Bean(4.1) and 1.5 GHz dual core processor. This tablet will have several pre-burnt apps like “Facebook”,”Nimbuzz”, “NexGtv”, “Saavn” and many more. It also…
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Android’s secret love for Apple iPad – Bug in Google’s Text-to-Speech
After months of launch of Google’s text-to-speech engine, it has been found that the engine often ends sentences with a peculiar phrase “he now praises the iPad” According to TechCrunch, the bug is seen in Google Now and Google Translate, and can be easily replicated when you ask the right question to the services. Ending…
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Samsung, Android leaders in US mobile: comScore
The latest study from internet analytics company comScore, reviled that with 29% market share, Samsung is the top handset manufacturer. With 35% share, Apple secured the second spot with Google Android being the leader among smartphone platform accounting 54% market share. The study surveyed more than 30,000 US mobile subscribers. OEM Market Share In the…
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Jelly Bean gains ground among users and Gingerbread drops below 50 percent mark, says Android Dashboard Details
In the latest release of statistics from Android Developer ranking, it has been seen observed that the Android Jelly Bean is growing at a real speed by becoming the 3rd most popular of its Android operating system family. In the Android community, together, Jelly Bean 4.1 and 4.2 have crossed 10% adoption whereas the most…
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