It’s raining tablets in India this month. After the rumors of a Galaxy Tab debut and cheap MSI tablets, the market is buzzing with news of the arrival of the USD 35 Sakshat Indian tablet within a few weeks. Yet another ultra-low cost tablet is all set to debut as well, from a state owned company called Bharat Electronics Ltd. It’s not as cheap as the Sakshat, but still boasts an inexpensive price of only USD 67 (INR 3000). Read more...
The Indian government’s super-duper 35 dollar tablet is said to be alive and well and will arrive soon, according to Kapil Sibal. The Indian Ministry of Human Resource Development unveiled $35 educational tablet PC for Indian students last year. After being absent from the scene for a long time, the news of an imminent arrival has rekindled interest in the tablet. Read more...
Remember the huge stir that the discovery of fake Apple stores in Kunming, China caused last month? It seems like Apple has finally decided to act on the issue and for starters, they will be suing fake stores in New York that are named the ‘Apple Story Inc.’, ‘Fun Zone Inc.’ and a few other unnamed businesses. Another 50 “John Does” are also being sued for trademark infringement. Read more...
We have been witnessing a surge of interest from tablet makers to tap the untouched Indian market, ever since the Apple iPad was sold out on the first day in the country. While the Indian tablet market is warming up to the rumors of a Wednesday launch of a brand new 10-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab, the Taiwanese tablet maker MSI has also announced two Android tablets for India, both in an alluring sub USD 335 price range, which will surely intensify competition. Read more...
Although slowly, the mighty iPad has started losing its pace in China, the largest tablet PC market in the world. According to new findings released by Analysis International, a research firm in China, the Apple iPad suffered a market share loss of 5.14%, falling to a still admirable 74.3% hold on the Chinese tablet PC market. Read more...
The Chinese telecom manufacturer has found another big market in Egypt for its phones. The company has apparently sold 100,000 handsets there. Read more...
Grrr... Grawr... Argh... the Samsung and Apple fight gets uglier! The patent folly has taken a terrible toll on the Galaxy Tab, like in Australia where Apple has stopped the Korean giant from selling or advertising the much awaited 10-inch Galaxy Tab. Samsung is living under the fear that Apple might take the lawsuits further to its other leading markets. Rumor has it that Samsung might try their luck in India, with a launch tipped for August 10th. Read more...
"And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light." And it was certainly pretty darned good. But man-made lighting hasn't always been so great, or interesting... until now. The new Bask Blade LED lamp is more than just a great light source it's the building block for creative new lighting ideas. Read more...
Android is partying hard with its 50% hold on the market. Meanwhile the other two giants, Nokia and Microsoft, have been in hibernation. While Microsoft is howling over a scanty 1% share of the smartphone market, Apple snatched the top smartphone maker crown from Nokia recently. The wounded lions have decided to roar back, to deafen the rivals and guess what? The date is not too far off; it is August 17 and the venue is Cologne, Germany. Read more...
Apple is crying copycat not just in the US but everywhere, seeking a ban on the Samsung’s latest Galaxy Tab 10.1. It seems like Australian courts have bowed to cranky Apple’s calls and have stopped Samsung from advertising or selling Galaxy Tabs in Australia. Read more...
