Tablet for 7th plus graders launched

BANGALORE: Deputy chief minister R Ashoka launched 'Pustak', tablet specifically designed to meet the learning needs of Graders 7 plus both CBSE and state board syllabus.

The 'Pustak' tablet has interactive multimedia animation in two subjects - Science and Mathematics. "Our idea is to give education not in text and graphic form but in form of interactive multimedia animation," said Pranay Misra, Global CEO of Nanotel Technologies. The tablets are priced from Rs 7,000 to Rs 14,000.

"The education content is embedded on to the tablet to help students for easy access since there are issues of internet access and downloading in the non-metro cities. Besides, tablet will have apps store, where the student can access model questions papers and test modules that will help in preparation of examinations," Pranay said.

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Samsung Galaxy S3, next-generation Android smartphone to launch in India soon

THE SAMSUNG GALAXY S3

NEW DELHI: Samsung on Thursday unveiled Galaxy S3, its next-generation Android smartphone, at an event in London. The phone is powered by Exynos 4212, a quad-core processor running at 1.4GHz. It is expected to become available in India in the coming weeks.

The phone has a 4.8-inch Super AMOLED screen with a resolution of 720P, 1GB RAM, 16/32GB storage with a slot for microSD card, 8MP camera with burst mode, zero shutter lag and backlit sensor, 2,100mAh battery, Wi-Fi, 3G and Bluetooth. The phone weighs 133 grams and has a thickness of 8.6mm.

One of the unique features in Galaxy S3 is its ability to track the eye movement of the user. Samsung calls the feature SmartStay and claims it will make using Galaxy S3 more intuitive. The phone also has S Voice, a feature similar to Siri on iPhone, that will help users in doing several tasks through voice commands.

Galaxy S3 runs on Ice Cream Sandwich, the latest version of Android operating software. However, the default user interface of the OS is TouchWiz Nature UX, a custom skin prepared by Samsung.

Galaxy S3 is one of the most anticipated phones of the year so far. It succeeds Galaxy S2. In February, Samsung had said that it had sold over 20 million units of Galaxy S2 since introducing it in the market in April last year.

Samsung's official Twitter account said on Wednesday that the company would not launch Galaxy Nexus India but consumers should not feel dejected because new and better phone would be arriving soon, hinting at S3 launch here in May.

Samsung, which started selling Galaxy range of phones in 2010, has emerged as the biggest Android phone maker. In fact, helped by the sale of Galaxy Note and Galaxy S2, the firm recently became the largest phone vendor in the world, ending Nokia's 14 years reign at the top. According to IDC, a market research firm, Samsung shipped 93.8 million phones in Q1, 2012 compared to 82.7 million phones shipped by Nokia.

In smartphone category, the firm ousted Apple from the top position. It shipped 42.2 million smartphones compared to Apple's 35.1 million iPhones. Apple, however, continues to be the world's biggest smartphone maker in terms of profit.


Information Courtesy: Gadgets @ Times Of India

11 Aakash tablet rivals!

It seems to be raining tablets in the Indian market. While globally it is still an 'iPad market,' in India several companies are trying to buck the trend. With low-price as USP, these companies are out to create a new category in the fast-growing tablet market.

Indian government's Aakash was expected to be a game changer at Rs 3,000 price point. But stuck with technical glitches, it failed to woo the buyers. However, for those interested in the affordable tablet Aakash 2 is expected to launch in May.

Also, market is flooded with affordable tablets many of them powered by latest Android-OS Ice Cream Sandwich. Here are nine hot affordable tabs in the next 9 posts!


Courtesy: Times Of India