DataWind-Quad Electronics rift delays delivery of Aakash tablet

Controversies have continued to chase DataWind. The Canadian company, which was spearheading the original Aakash tablet project, has been accused by its erstwhile assembly partner Quad Electronics Solutions Pvt. Ltd of not clearing dues. DataWind, on the other hand, has accused Quad Electronics of infringing intellectual property rights and trying to sell the Aakash tablet directly to IIT-Rajasthan.
DataWind further claims that Quad Electronics signed an MoU with IIT-Rajasthan and unsuccessfully tried to develop a UbiSlate 7+ competitor. The two partners have already parted their ways and claim to have served legal notices to each other. However, thousands of people who booked the device are suffering because of the rift between the two companies. It may be recalled that DataWind had opened booking for the UbiSlate 7+, upgraded version of the original Aakash or UbiSlate 7 last year, but has not yet started shipping. A lot of people had paid in advance for the device.

“We will provide an update on the number of pre-bookings, units delivered and schedule to clear the backlog at our launch event, planned for the third week of this month,” DataWind CEO Suneet Singh Tuli told Live Mint via e-mail. Tuli had previously revealed that DataWind had received three million bookings for Ubislate 7+ and was likely to launch the device in a few weeks.

Back to back delays have already dented the popularity of the Aakash tablet, which is also touted as the world's cheapest tablet. The Indian government wants to use the Aakash tablet for bridging the digital divide in the country; however the device is yet to see the light of day. Union minister Kapil Sibal recently said the Aakash 2 tablet will launch in May with improved specifications.

Huawei launches Honor & Ideos X5 smartphones in India

Huawei has announced the launch of Honor and the improved version of Ideos X5 smartphones in the Indian market.

Running on Google Android Gingerbread, Huawei Honor features a 1,900 mAh battery, promising upto 9 hours of talk time, 6 hours of gaming and 10 hours of video.

Featuring a 4-inch scratch resistant Gorilla glass and FWVGA display with 245 pixels per inch (PPI), Huawei Honor has a textured scratch-proof back.

With a 1.4 GHz processor and a gyroscope, Huawei Honor packs an 8 megapixel AF rear camera with HDR, allowing users to capture pictures in ultra-bright and low lights. There's also a front camera for video chatting and 720P video recording and playback features.

The phone is also DLNA-certified, which means it can play content wirelessly on other DLNA-certified devices such as digital cameras, game consoles and TVs.

The phone will also let users blacklist and whitelist calls or protect their SMS from unauthorized use. Honor comes with a lock screen that has a built-in quick launch to the camera, SMS and phone apps.

The phone also bundles an app called 'Data Traffic Manager' which lets users to set their monthly data package budget and offers an overview of data consumption over 2G/3G, WiFi networks and the apps consuming traffic. The phone is priced at Rs 19,990 (approximately).

The Chinese phone maker has also launched an upgraded and improved version of Ideos X5 with Cloud features, a 1Ghz faster processor, FM Radio and 14.4 Mpbs faster download speeds.

Priced at Rs 13,800, the new Ideos X5 offers 16GB Cloud space to store images, music and books. With Phone Finder, users can remotely locate phone or lock, backup or delete data to prevent phone from unauthorized use. Huawei Ideos X5 comes with a 5 megapixel camera with LED flash and ability to capture 720P high definition HD videos.

Featuring a 3.8-inch WVGA capacitive touch display with multi touch support, Huawei Ideos X5 comes with 1500mAh battery which according to company promises a good standby and talk time.

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Lenovo Reveals IdeaTab S2109, a 9.7-Inch Android 4.0 Tablet

Lenovo has revealed a new 9.7-inch tablet called the IdeaTab S2109.

The device sports a unibody, 8.9mm-thick case and a 9.7-inch 1024 x 768 IPS screen.

It also has a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera (but no rear camera), quad speakers on the back, a micro-HDMI jack, a microUSB slot and a microSD memory card slot.

The CPU that powers the device as well as memory storage capacity haven’t been revealed, but we know that the device will come with the lastest version of Android, 4.0 or Ice Cream Sandwich. As far as battery life goes, Lenovo promises a full 10 hours.

The launch date and the price are still unknown, but perhaps the introductory video below can satisfy your curiosity.

Temple Run for Android now available for Download

Temple Run, most expected game and one of the popular games on iPhone and iPad since its launch last August, is finally available for Download for Android. You have to run for your life to escape the Evil Demon Monkeys by racing down ancient temple walls and along sheer cliffs.

Swipe to turn, jump and slide to avoid obstacles, collect coins and buy power ups, unlock new characters, and see how far you can run!

Download Temple Run for Android from the Google Play Store for free.

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PlayStation Store available for Sony Xperia Sola

PlayStation Store is now available for the sony xperia sola that was announced this January at CES. The Sony Xperia S is PlayStation Certified smartphone similar to the Xperia Play. Xperia S users need to go to the Let’s start PS Store icon in the app tray and download PlayStation Store and PS Pocket apps (Enable install apps from Unknown sources from Settings > Application).

Users can download range of 14 PlayStation certified titles including, Twisted Metal, Kula World, MediEvil, Rayman, Jumping Flash!, Destruction Derby, Jet Rider, Jet Rider 2, Cool Boarders, Kurushi Final, Everybody’s Golf 2, The Little Mermaid II, Championship Bass and Driver from the PlayStation Store.

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sony Ericsson Xperia SOLA, Classic touch..!

The latest Android smartphone from Sony, the Xperia sola, takes the touch out of the touch screen – although we’re not yet sure how.

One of the device’s key features is “floating touch” navigation, which enables web browsing without touching the screen.

“Sony’s unique floating touch lets consumers navigate the web by hovering their finger above the screen so it acts like a moving curser, without actually having to touch the screen,” Sony claims, adding that the technology will evolve through “software updates and engagement with developers.”

Other than that, the device is a fairly standard Android 2.3 handset (upgradeable to Android 4.0 during summer 2012), with a 3.7” Reality Display, a 1 GHz dual-core CPU, NFC and Xperia SmartTags support, as well as “3D surround sound.

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A Reader for Bookworm

The new Nook was quite a suprise after all the chatter on the web about barnes and nobel bringing out an Android Tablet. The nook simple touch reader is a simplified touch screen e-reader with a six inch touch screen e-lnk pearl display, built-in wifi , internal storage for up to 1,000 books, micro sd slot, battery life of up to two months, and without button, keyboard or extras. With this new nook , kindle has a direct competition. And cost inr 6,233/- only.
::Technosapien:: recommends this as a gadget of the week.

HTC working on a 3D version of the Flyer?

More tablets from HTC ahead!

We just heard that the Taiwanese company is working on a 3D version of its Flyer slate and we even got a photo of a part of the device to prove it. What you are seeing here should be the topmost part of the upcoming stereoscopic slate and as you can see, it features two cameras rather than one.

Now leaks based on just a piece of hardware should definitely be filled under uncertain, but seeing the interest that the EVO 3D generate, it would be strange if HTC didn’t keep pushing on the stereoscopic front.
Plus, the photo doesn’t look photoshopped so if someone is trying to trick us then they actually went through the trouble of creating the part for real. And I can’t see anyone doing that for an HTC device.

The only bit we find a little strange is the position of the two cameras.

We believe shooting on tablets feels more natural in landscape  and it seems the 3D Flyer will make you use the camera in portrait mode.

Anyway, let’s not throw any stones before we see an official announcement

Hopefully it won’t take too long to come. 

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is shielded with Corning Gorilla Glass

Corning has officially announced the recently released Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 comes with Gorilla Glass.



Samsung’s VP of Smartphone Product Planning flatters the Gorilla Glass: “GALAXY Tab 10.1 is recognized for its high-end technology and amazing design, even among industry experts. For the GALAXY Tab 10.1, Samsung Electronics searched for the most durable, scratch-resistant glass, and again found the perfect solution with Corning Gorilla Glass.”

According to Corning, the Gorilla Glass is used by more than 30 major brands. It is also protecting many of the latest’s Samsung smartphones and it is no surprise we are seeing it in this tablet as well.

Cheap Android Phones : Huawei Ideos - upcoming affordable Android smartphone with Froyo

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Huawei hasn’t exactly impressed with their previous two Android phones but this one looks like a disruption for sure – Ideos - dubbed "the world’s first affordable smartphone" will be priced at less than Rs 10,000 ($100-$200) and comes loaded with Android 2.2. It should be a very interesting phone to watch out for when it launches in India, as most of the Androids (except for HTC Desire) here are running Android 2.1 or lower. Only 5% of Android devices presently have Froyo according to Google. Support for Android 2.2 Froyo means Wi-Fi and USB tethering, voice dialing, voice navigation, and the ability to run applications off the SD card, with speed enhancements all wrapped up in the latest stock UI - the Ideos should be able to hold its own against the UI customisations made by other brands with stock Android 2.2 running on a QVGA screen. 
Ideos has a smaller 2.8 inch QVGA (240 x 320 pixel) screen, which now seems to be the only differentiating factor that seperates high-end and low-end Android phones. Other specs of note: 528 MHz processor, a 3-megapixel camera, support for 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0,and 32GB MicroSD cards. Engadget's recent hands-on with the phone notes generally improved responsiveness and touch sensitivity, so we have our hopes up. If you were holding out for an affordable Android phone, you might want to wait for this. From the video it seems like Ideos has been made in close collaboration with Google.