ATabin android based tablet launching in 2nd week of March @Rs 5,000 in India

Students in India will have more options to choose from as far as low-cost tablets go with a global education company launching an android tablet costing Rs 5,000. International education company AcrossWorld along with Delhi-based Go-Tech would launch a tablet, called ATabin, in the second week of March.

      The seven-inch android touchscreen tablet will have a three-year free access to education technology platform 'EducationBridge' which allows academic institutions, teachers and students to use a variety of content and educational resources through a software called open source.
The tablet, however, is not that cheap as Aakash, which the government had launched in 2011. Aakash is the world's lowest priced tablet at $35 (about Rs 1,700).
Announcing the launch, president and chief executive of AcrossWorld, Stephan Thieringer said the tablet will make a variety of resources available to Indian students.
"With the availability of ATab, Indian schools will be able to discover and leverage world-class educational content at their fingertips. It is very timely and appropriate that India schools and colleges alike seriously explore advanced technology solutions that provide instant access to the world's best educational resources , especially now within an affordable budget," said Thieringer.
According to company officials, about a dozen schools and colleges from various Indian cities such as Delhi, Kanpur, Allahabad, Rourkela and Gaujarala have indicated keen interest in the tablet. 

Cheapest Android Smartphones for Rs 2500 in India |Lets see what the features are coming

The chairman and group CEO of Bharti Enterprises, Sunil Mittal, surprised everyone when he declared that he wants smartphone prices to drop to Rs 2,500. He spoke at the World Mobile Congress this week that has led to the speculation that he may have laid out a blueprint of the future.
According to his statement, the smartphones prices may drop to Rs 2,500 which is nearly half the current price of the cheapest Android-powered phones. He stated that if any product defies pricing logic, it is mobiles.
He argued that whether the smartphone makers can pack in an efficient operating system, apps and email at a much lower cost and still turn it in a profit.
The chief marketing officer at Lava, Sunil Rana, believes that getting the chipset cost down will directly lead to the fall in the prices of smartphones. He stated that the firms can seek help from the processor manufacturers like Qualcomm and MediaTek.
If this is to happen, the smartphones industry can witness a major boost globally

Honda CBR 150R to hit Indian roads in March | price reviews photos

Good news for bike enthusiasts and news to worry for Bajaj Auto! Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) is all set to launch its new sports bike CBR 150R next month.

According to a business daily, the CBR 150R of the Japanese subsidiary to be launched in March is priced at about Rs 115,000, pitting it directly against Bajaj’s KTM Duke 200 priced Rs 117,000.

Only last month Bajaj Auto had launched the Austrian-brand street bike KTM Duke 200.

The cool bike CBR 150R is Honda’s third new offering this year. The mean machine is powered by engine of around 150cc and it looks like a downsized clone of CBR 250R.

        Accod. to onscar  the CBR 150R shares most body panels with its bigger brother, the CBR 250R and will wear disc brakes at the front and the rear, mono-suspension, wide front and rear tubeless tyres. It will also feature an advance O2 sensor and air inductor to reduce the emissions. Powering the new 150R is a light and company DOHC engine that produces 18PS of max power at 10,500rpm and 12.6Nm of max torque. The bike has a twin tubular frame which increases stability. The engine is liquid cooled and has fuel injection.

Reportedly, the company expects a sale of more than 3,500 units in a month after it is launched.

Source: Zeebiz

HP to launch Windows 8 tablet in 2012

Hewlett-Packard Co Chief Executive Officer Meg Whitman said the company will release a tablet computer based on Microsoft Corp's new version of its Windows software before the end of the year.

Speaking at a Wall Street Journal conference in Menlo Park, California, Whitman said the initial tablet will be based on Intel Corp's technology. It's "not clear" when Windows 8, the update to Microsoft's operating system, will be released for devices running chips based on ARM Holdings Plc technology, she said. Microsoft hasn't given an official release date for Windows 8.

Whitman also said Hewlett-Packard is investing in developing talented executives, focusing on organic growth, and getting back to "The HP Way," company's original principles.

The next CEO is likely to come from within Hewlett-Packard, Whitman said.

"I will not feel like I've done a good job if my successor is not an internal choice," Whitman said.

Hewlett-Packard hired from inside its walls until 1999, when it recruited Carly Fiorina from Lucent Technologies. All three succeeding CEOs, Mark Hurd, Leo Apotheker and Whitman herself, were also outside hires. 



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Leaked Sony Xperia U Screenshots — A mid-range phone

We all are familiar with the beautiful Xperia S which was launched by Sony recently as their new flagship device, and I have to admit that it's one of the most beautiful devices of 2012. An Italian blog known as Android HD blog discovered some leaked images of Xperia U, which is actually a smaller version of the Xperia S. As you can see the image above, the phone is small in design, probably featuring 3.2 inches display, and it's running Gingerbread like the elder brother. But as you can see that the Xperia U is using Sony Ericsson branding, and we all know that it isn't "Sony Ericsson" anymore, it's only Sony now. Well, this might be the tester version and I am sure the final version will be with Sony's branding. Right now, no words on the specs of the phone but you can expect a dual-core processor, I prefer waiting for official words from Sony or maybe we will see this little guy at MWC

Leaked Samsung Galaxy B with edge-to-edge screen rumored

Rumours are circulating that Samsung's planning a smart phone with a edge-to-edge screen, dubbed the Samsung Galaxy B.
Sammyhub spotted a report from the Korean language Maeil Business newspaper that hints that the company has been beavering away on a nearly bezel-free device.
Peering through the dense fog of Google Translate, it would appear that Samsung has been working on the phone for a while already, and that it'll feature a screen that leaves only the top of the phone's front display-free.
The screen looks to be of the AMOLED variety favoured by Samsung, and more details could emerge in the second or third quarter of the year. If you're not particularly fond of fractions, that means between April and September.
Take all that with a mugful of salt though -- it's impossible to know how credible that report is. But a Galaxy phone with a classy bezel-free display is certainly a tempting proposition.
While it's little indication of the company's plans, Samsung has shown form before when it comes to bezel-shrinking -- last year's D7000 telly had the whole office weeping with how gorgeously slim the sliver surrounding the screen was.
Edge-to-edge screen tech was one of the features rumoured to be appearing on the iPhone 5, though of course the iPhone 5 never materialised and we were left with the iPhone 4S. A decent phone in its own right, but not a huge step up from the previous model.
With the next iPhone supposedly not making an appearance until the autumn, it's possible that Samsung could beat Apple to the punch with its own edge-to-edge tech -- if the Galaxy B proves to be real, of course.
The Galaxy B could even be the much-anticipated Samsung Galaxy S3, which we know will be unveiled in the first half of this year. Last month a mystery phone (pictured above) popped up in a Samsung promotional video sporting a very thin bezel, but is it a new device or just some Photoshop work on the part of a video editing bod?

Source:Cnet

Leaked LG P880 Reveal Quad-Core Processor and Android 4.0 OS

 According to androidauthority ,LG’s upcoming P880 device was rumored to be unveiled at the upcoming Mobile World Congress as a dual-core device. Now, sources tell that it will be LG’s newest flagship device.

First off,P880 will have dual-core processor. However, leaked details  about the device show that it will be equipped with a quad-core processor; the latest craze the MWC is all about.

Apparently, the P880 will be among the first smartphones to ship with NVIDIA Tegra 3 System on Chip quad-core processor. Even though this SoC has already been on a number of tablets, seeing it on a smartphone is still a momentous sight. Moreover, the P880 will also be equipped with an HD screen, 3000mAh battery, and a 1280×720 screen resolution.

Of course, if the LG P880 has the latest processor, it should also run on the latest Android OS. Leaked screens of the device reveal that the P880 is the very first LG phone to run on Ice Cream Sandwich. In fact, it shows that the device runs on version 4.0.3. Pretty cool huh?

We’re actually looking forward to this device as it came completely out of nowhere. How about you? What are you excited to see at the MWC?

Credit: androidauthority

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Puzzling Update indicates Apple's TV plans |

Strange update: An iPad accessories manufacturer passes on his remote control app suddenly the popular voice control function - apparently at the behest of Apple. Another indication of an Apple TV?

The search for updates for iPhone users belongs to the regular rituals. Who many apps have installed can be loaded almost daily improved or enhanced versions of its software from the App Store.
  Background: For iPhone and iPad Equinux offers a variety of TV adapter that can receive DVB-T with which programs and watch. As a free add there since December, the Remote Control App tizi remote. This can be remotely controlled via the TV on the iPad iPhone. The iPad as for mini-TVs on the table for the iPhone remote. With an iPhone 4S that worked even with voice commands - so far. For an update since the 13th February there are in the Tizi-remote app no ​​more voice control. "Obviously, we have assembled the building blocks so creative that Apple does violate its intellectual property, "the producer wrote in his update. In other words, Apple's solution Equinux was too close to what makes the language assistant at  iPhone 4S.
 


But why the iPhone is not really of the Group on an app that offers voice control for your television? Apple has no view. Will Apple's switching of television programs by voice control exclusively reserved for its own product? That would fit nicely with rumors that Apple is developing its own TV. Supposedly the device later this year - that speculation in the industry.
This has fueled rumors of an Apple TV, the Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson. The reading is, jobs have betrayed his biographers shortly before his death that he had recently worked on an Apple TV with gestures and voice control. The industry publication  also reported in late 2011, According to insiders, Apple would introduce the unit from April to September 2012th
Dragon TV is a role model for Apple TV?
In early February announced a Canadian newspaper, the first copies of the yet-unnamed Apple TV would already tested in Canada . Tested there were mainly the special abilities of the TV - with controlling gestures or voice command - in regular use. Such integration of voice and gesture control would fit well with Apple's design policy of minimalism - and could be marketed well.
The voice control for TV is possible, the company has been on the Nuance Communications Consumer Electronics Show CES in January demonstrated. There, the company introduced Dragon TV in front of a TV, where you can switch among other things, by the language programs. Nuance is, however, no TV maker, is a technology company that licenses its developments, for example, to Apple. Opposite Tech.pinions said Nuance-manager Vladimir Sejnoha that you have a good relationship with Apple and lizenziere Nuance technology for various products to Apple. That is based on Nuance technology Siri is obvious, but has never been officially confirmed.
 
It does not always have to be a television
The mutilation of the Tizi-remote app could indeed on an Apple TV with gestures and suggestive, especially voice control. But it could also be that Apple has another product with voice control for the television program in preparation. The Mac blog 9to5Mac that there are at major U.S. electronics chain a supply shortage for Apple TV - Apple's set-top box for TVs. The British trade service The Register reported supply shortages in the UK and a study conducted by SPIEGEL ONLINE sample revealed that many German mail order company "indefinite delivery" specify for Apple TV box. Only in Apple's online store the device is still listed as in stock.
Usually indicates such a bottleneck at Apple on the imminent end of a product. This can be done like The Register interpret as an indication that the legendary Apple TV will soon be introduced. It could also mean simply that the group will soon introduce a new version of its TV box, which then can be controlled remotely via language - for example from an iPhone from 4S.

SSD drives set up optimally utilize

Get the most out of your SSD. We reveal tips on how to not only increase the pace, but also the life of your flash drive.

Before using your new SSD into operation, you should bring it to the current state of technology - with a firmware update. You can connect the hard drive to your PC and install the tool CrystalDiskInfo 4.1.3 . Select the program to start in the second row from the top menu with a mouse click from the SSD. Directly under the name you will see the release of "firmware". Now start the browser of your choice and go to the website of the SSD manufacturer to the support area. In most cases you will find in there a newer firmware version.

Information Center: CrystalDiskInfo tells the firmware version of a flash memory hard drive information, but also on the previously studied reading and writing performance.

 

Firmware update via Windows or Boot CD  

Particularly comfortable to update the firmware of SSDs with SandForce controller. You can start the firmware supplied with the Field Updater. The tool scans for the SSD and it lists under its model name. Set to "All" is checked before the name, and click the bottom left of "Update Firmware ...". Now open an Explorer window where you select the firmware file and click "Open." They propose the following warning by clicking on "Proceed" to the wind. Please be patient, to appear right next to "All" is a green check box. Restart Crystal Disk Info: It now shows the new firmware version on your SSD.

SSDs with other controllers, the firmware upgrade is usually in an ISO file is packed, with which you make a boot CD. Alternatively, you can set the ISO file with a tool like Unetbootin 5.6.3 write to a USB stick. Please read before but just the "Firmware Update Guide" of the SSD manufacturer's instructions. Frequent firmware updates, set by boot media requires some tweaking in the BIOS. So you need about the m4 model Crucial to the SATA mode to "IDE" Legacy "or" compatibility mode "position since the firmware update with" AHCI does not work. "

Firmware update made ​​easy: The Program Field Updater for SSDs with SandForce controller runs under Windows and automatically detects the SSD model.

 

No compromise: put new operating system

For maximum stability, durability and speed, you should install the operating system on the SSD. SSDs are suited for Mac OS X, Linux (kernel 2.6.33) and Windows 7 - only to support the Trim command, which carries an automatic garbage collection for a consistently high write performance. Who holds on to Windows XP or Vista, it with tools such as Secure Erase 4.0 manually perform garbage collection. Your old hard drive - if available - use now as a pure data storage.

Smartphone-backup: how to backup apps of smartphone on your PC

On smartphones are not only important contact information, but often cherished images and practical apps - as a backup makes sense in two ways. Here's how it goes.


 This is already before firmware update and also recommended that prior to the rooting of the smartphone. For data backup is a program like My Phone Explorer 1.8.1 recommended. With My Phone Explorer and its smartphone app , you can transfer all your data quickly and easily between your PC and Android.

First, install the app on the phone and the program on your PC. The combination of the two devices can take place either via Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or USB. If you want to use a USB cable, Android to tap into "Settings menu ➞ ➞ development" and put a check mark before "USB debugging". Then you start the app and the program click on the PC to "File ➞ Connect" and awarded the first time a name for the connection. Then your SMS, contacts and calendar entries are transferred to your PC. In the left sidebar of the program you see the data fields, you can transfer.