Penta T-Pad WS703C tablet launched @ Rs 6,999

Pantel Technologies has announced the launch of India's first 2G SIM Slot Tablet PC, the Penta T-Pad WS703C, today.

Present at the announcement was the Minister of HRD, Telecom and IT, Govt of India, Kapil Sibal, launching India's first Voice call based tablet PC with 3D enabled capacitive touch screen, the Penta T-Pad WS703C today. Penta T-Pad WS703C comes with TF card expansion slot, voice call feature, 7-inch 3D-enabled capacitive touch screen, front and rear cameras and HDMI ports.

The all-new Penta T-Pad WS703C is priced at Rs 6,999 and features 4GB of internal storage, 512MB of RAM. It runs on a 1.2GHz Cortex A8 processor, has an in-built 2G sim card slot and is also compatible with 3G dongles. The 'all-port' architecture on this model includes features like dual camera, HDMI port and mini-USB port.

New Aakash Tablet run on Android 4.0 at Rs-1500:Kapil Sibal

Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal today said the new version of the low-cost Aakash tablet PC is expected to be available to students on November 11.

"Hopefully on November 11, you will see the President talking to 20,000 students across the nation (who) will have their hands on Aakash," Sibal told reporters here at the Economic Editors' Conference.

He added that Aakash, an instrument of empowerment, will feature 1 GHz processor, four-hour battery time, capacitive screen and Android 4.0 operating system under the new version.

Sibal said going forward, the price of the device is expected to come down to "$35, which will be around Rs 1,500" with setting up of manufacturing activities in India.

"At the moment, we are actually formulating a Cabinet note for the manufacturing of five million Aakash tablets without any financial burden on the Ministry of Finance," Sibal said.

The tablet 'Aakash' was launched in October last year by the government to make available computing devices to students at subsidised rates. However, the project ran into controversy following IIT Rajasthan rejecting the devices.Source-Ndtvgadget

Micromax Launches Funbook Infinity Tablet at Rs.6699

Expanding its tablet portfolio, Micromax has announced the launch of Micromax Funbook Infinity (P275) tablet in India at Rs 6,699.

The Micromax Infinity tablet runs Android 4.0.4, and is is powered by a 1.2 GHz Cortex A8 Processor. It comes packed with a 4000mAh battery which is said to offer browsing time of more than 6 hours with a single charge.

It features a 7-inch touchscreen. The tablet has 4GB internal memory, which is expandable up to 32GB. It has 512MB RAM.

It has a 2.0 megapixel rear camera and a 0.3 megapixel front facing camera. The tablet is claimed to play videos in a wide range of formats such as AVI, MPEG, MKV, RMVB, MP4, MOV, VOB, DAT, FLV and 3GP.

Aakash 2 to be launched very soon: Sibal

Hyderabad: An upgraded version of Aakash, the low cost tablet billed as the cheapest computer in the world for students and the teaching community, is set to be launched "very soon", HRD Minister Kapil Sibal said on Sunday.

The improved version is fitted with a faster processor and enhanced battery life among other features. "It (the idea of low cost computer) was rejected throughout the world and it was said that India would not be able to make it.

Our HRD ministry was committed to the Aakash project and ultimately we came out with the first version of the Aakash which costs Rs 2,276.

"Now, Aakash 2 has been rolled out with battery life of three hours, 800MHz processor, providing internet access everywhere and it has a capacitive screen. The process to distribute this device has begun and it would be formally launched very soon," Sibal said.