Last month, Samsung had announced that it will bring the Galaxy Note 510 also known as the Note 8.0 Android tablet to India in May. Originally, the tablet was unveiled at the Mobile World Congress in February as the Galaxy Note 8.0. As promised the tablet is now up for pre-order on the Samsung India eStore for Rs 30,900. Samsung is throwing in a book cover worth Rs 2,699 with every pre-order. (more…)Google+

Smartphones and tablets emerge to be the key drivers of the ‘Smart Connected Devices’ market comprising of PCs, Tablets and Smartphones, states International Data Corporation (IDC) in its latest report. IDC has released a detailed report on the number of products shipped last year which suggests that fourth quarter of 2012 recorded an increase of 28.3 percent in the shipments of these products, as compared to the previous year. (more…)Google+

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 is scheduled to be launched at MWC later next month, but literally everything about the device is already known. Italian website DDay is has posted some images and a hands-on of sorts. (more…)Google+

We have previously reported in great detail that Samsung could launch an 8-inch version of its Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet at the Mobile World Congress (MWC). Even Samsung’s head of mobile JK Shin more or less confirmed that the product would launch at MWC and yesterday we reported that a document was leaked suggesting a March launch for the product. Now, the DigiTimes is reporting that Samsung is trying to peg the Galaxy Note 8.0 as an iPad mini competitor, and it might try and price it lower than $300 (Rs 16,...

At CES in Las Vegas, Lenovo is launching Android based products thick and fast, but that’s not stopping the company from launching products in India. The company has launched the Android based 7-inch IdeaTab A2107 tablet in India for Rs 14,000. (more…)Google+

Microsoft has finally announced the pricing for its Surface Pro tablet, which runs on Windows 8 OS that supports legacy apps consumers are accustomed to. The Surface Pro will start at $899 (Rs 49,184 approx) for the 64GB model and the 128 GB model will cost $999 (Rs 54,645 approx). Additionally, Microsoft says that it will begin sales of the product in January. (more…)Google+

Mitashi is making a play for the low-cost tablet market with its Play BE 100 Android Ice Cream Sandwich tablet that costs Rs 6,790. (more…)Google+

The folks at E-Trade supply have literally spoilt Apple’s party. They have given the iPad mini a hands-on treatment in a video minutes before Apple’s announcement. According to the video the dimensions of the iPad mini are 6.8 x 7.8 x 0.27 inches. (more…)Google+

Asus is reportedly planning to launch the Nexus 7 tablet in India in the month of November. The Next Web which reported the story quotes blogger RajuPP who was attending an event in Bangalore for the launch of the Asus PadFone, tweeted the announcement. The company reportedly plans on announcing pricing for the tablet next month. (more…)Google+

Images of a rather odd looking HTC tablet have been leaked on social networking site Twitter by a user with the Twitter handle @evleaks. If this is not a fake, then the industrial design of the tablet will be rather ill-logical and unique as it has ultra-thin bezels on the top and the two sides, however sports quite a chunky bezel on the bottom. (more…)Google+

MapMyIndia has launched the CarPad 5, which is an 5-inch Android powered hybrid which doubles as a GPS navigator, a phone and a 3G tablet. The CarPad 5 sports a 5-inch capacitive display, a 1GHz single-core processor made by Samsung, 4GB of storage memory and also has built-in 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity. The device flaunts MapMyIndia’s latest mapping platform called Aura which features a fully 3D and GPS connected navigation experience. (more…)Google+

Later in the day, Microsoft will host a major announcement in Los Angels. Many have reported that it will be an in-house Windows 8 tablet, but today a report by TechCrunch points towards a Barnes  and Noble Windows tablet, that will perhaps take on the likes of the Amazon Kindle Fire which will also have Xbox Live streaming capabilities. (more…)Google+