Previously we reported that Google Nexus 7 Officially Available In India from Google Play store. But now its manufacturer company ASUS today announced that now it is bringing Nexus 7 for Indian customers. The Nexus 7 that is available on Google Play store is only Wi-Fi variant with 16 Gb memory worth Rs. 15,999. But ASUS is providing you both Wi-Fi and the 3G version of Nexus 7 with 32 GB storage capacity worth Rs. 18,999 and Rs. 21,999 respectively. So you have a better option of buying Nexus 7 from ASUS expect from Google Play Store although they have much price difference. Finally after the wait of 3 month this device is also launched officially in India too, Thanks to the Dr. Eric Schmidt who is the Executive Chairman of Google, is visited India one week earlier. He announced that Google will bring its Nexus devices to India as early as possible.
Laptop
ASUS Touchscreen Ultrabook VivoBook Launched In India At Rs. 57,999
by Nitesh Rathore •
Taiwanese PC vendor Asus recently launched a touch Ultrabook in their VivoBook lineup. This UltraBook has a Optical drive too. And on the front it has Hairline-spun textured metal surface with slim design that makes it easy to handle. With the unmitigated touch performance ,Touch screen makes your experience of using ultraboook more beautiful. It is powered by 2GB graphic card of NIVIDIA that makes it super smooth and fast. The swiping, scrolling, and all other gestures works pretty well on this machine. Specially for windows 8, Asus developed some instant Functions like just one key press, engae and load up instant function so you can quickly interact with your computer. This device also comes with Smart Gesture technology and 32 GB free cloud storage of ASUS WebStorage for 3 years.
DESIGN
The looks of this machine stand it out from the crowd. On front you get Brushed-hairline aluminum textures, but back panel is plastic. The keyboard and touch panel looks great and works well too with metallic design. The keyboards are placed well in its metallic body. The design and build quality of this device is really premium. The display screen is very thin although it has metallic finish on front. There are 6 led on the front for the indication of various features and services. And in the bottom of the device there is a 2 x DIMM socket so you can expand the RAM of the device up to 8 GB.
PERFORMANCE
Asus promises superior performance with this device, powered by 3rd generation Intel® Core™ processor and NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 635M graphics with DirectX® 11 compatibility. You have option to choose the generation of processor. ASUS gives you option to choose among i3/i5/i7 processors. There is Intel HM76 Express chipset built in. With latest Operating System Windows 8 and touch screen, ASUS VivoBook S550CM is completely user friendly. You will never find any lags while using touch screen or touch panel.
This device also comes with Smart Gesture technology that will makes this device more useable and accessible. Smart Gesture Technology include tapping, scrolling, zooming, dragging, clicking, and more. For this ASUS gives you a large touchpad and improved touch input.
STORAGE
There is a 2 x DIMM socket in the bottom of this device, so you can expand RAM of it up to 8 GB. There is options for hard drive as you can select 1TB, 750GB, 500GB, 320GB as your requirement. This device also comes with the optical drive option.
CONNECTIVITY
ASUS VivoBook S550CM comes with built in Bluetooth V4.0 which is the latest version. And the other ports and interfaces are 1 COMBO audio jack, 1 VGA port/Mini D-sub 15-pin for external monitor, 1 USB 3.0 port, 2 USB 2.0 ports, RJ45 LAN Jack for LAN insert , 1 HDMI port.
This device comes with 2-year limited International hardware warranty and 1-year battery pack warranty. The MRP. Of this device is 57,999 Indian rupees of the model number S550CM-CJ054H.
Key Features:-
- Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3 Processor
- Windows 8 Operating System
- Intel® HM76 Express Chipset
- 2 x DIMM socket for expansion up to 8 GB SDRAM
- 15.6″ 16:9 HD (1366×768) LED Backlight Glare panel Display
- NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 635M with 2GB DDR3 VRAM Graphic card
- 1TB/750GB/500GB/320GB storage option
- Super-Multi DVD optical drive
- HD Web Camera
- 4Cells 44 Whrs Polymer Battery
- 2.6 kg weight
News
Incoming Roaming Free On Videocon Mobile Services
by Nitesh Rathore •
Videocon Mobile services made incoming calls free for its 9 millions subscribers. Videocon Mobile Services becomes the first company who is providing this facility in India to its customers. This services will be available to Videocon customers immediately without paying anything. There is not any hidden charge included. Videocon Mobile services made a pioneer step in Indian mobile industry by making telecommunication more accessible to customers. Previously TRAI (Telecom Regulation Authority of India) announced National Telecom Policy 2012 in which TRAI told his vision of ‘One Nation, Free Roaming’.
According to Videocon, every subscriber will get free incoming calls while roaming. And local outgoing calls charge will be Rs. 1/min and STD calls charges will be Rs. 1.5/ min, while roaming. The local/ national outgoing SMS will cost Rs. 3.45/ SMS and International SMS will cost Rs. 5/SMS.
Technology
Google Play Books Now In India
by Nitesh Rathore •
Earlier we reported that Google Play Books Launched in India. Now Google started expanding the collection of books on Google Play for every type of reader. Now you can find books on Google Play store from classic novels to the latest bestsellers, and from Biographies to technology too. There are lots of books available in any imaginable categories. You can read books of Google Play on various devices. And cloud services makes your reading easy.First Apple launched its iTunes in India and now Google also on the same way. That shows that they take India seriously as a market so they are rolling out their all products and services for their Indian customers.
There are more than 5 million books available in every category on Google Play store that makes it the world’s largest selection of online books. You can read books on Google play from your computer, Laptop, Smartphone or Tablet. Whenever you open one of your books, you’ll pick up right where you left off. Google play books are not only available on Android but also iPhone, iPad too. Google offers books in under Rs. 50 and 100 price range too.And if you want to read only latest books then hit the new arrival option in Google Play. And of course you can select books in editors pick too. And if you are a student then you don’t need to go to the library, makes Google Play your own digital library. Because there are many books available of foreign writers and some of the local writers too.Google offers you unlimited storage of books in the digital cloud. So you don’t have to worry about storage.
How to read books on Google play offline
Now if you want to read books from Google play, then it offers you a pretty good option of saving your books offline. All you need is Google Chrome browser on your desktop and follow these easy steps below
>install Google Play books app on your Chrome browser from Chrome Web Store.
>after successfully installing the app
>move your mouse over the cover of books
> find the “Make available offline” checkbox in the pop-up
>book will be downloaded for offline reading
now after that you can read that book without a working internet connection.
One more thing I want to tell you about Google play books is that they don’t come with additional media like CDs and DVDs. Some time you found “DVD included” like thing on a book cover
Smartphone
Micromax Canvas HD A116 Delayed And Price Hiked
by Nitesh Rathore •
Micromax reported on its Facebook Page that the shipment of its flagship device Micromax canvas HD has been delayed by 10 working days due to change in customs duty structure. And not only delayed but price of this device is also increased 500/- Rupees. The increase price is not applicable to those customers who have ordered device before Finance Bill announcement. Those customers have to pay old price money of device and those customers who ordered the device after Finance Bill announcement have to pay Rs. 14,499/-. And ‘as a token of gratitude’ Micromax is giving a free carry case for your Canvas HD worth Rs 700 for your patience and trust. And if you don’t want to wait long to deliver the device, you can cancel your order right now. Micromax will return your money shortly.
Tablet PC
Aakash 3 Tablet Details Leaked- 1 GHz Processor, 512 RAM, SIM Slot Included
by Nitesh Rathore •
According to Datawind website the third generation of Aakash is expected to launch in mid-2013. Some of the specification is given on the Datawind official website but still its not clear that which operating system it is going to support. The specification is still have to be finalized by the NMEICT (National Mission for Education through Information Communication Technology) before end of March 2013. But it is clear that it going to support SIM card. The IIT Madras is working on this project very hard.
This tablet has Cortex 1 GHz processor with 512 MB RAM. There are 4GB internal memory support. The display is capacitive with multi touch. There is VGA front facing camera for video calling. And a G-sensor too. For connectivity there is Wi-Fi support too. And other features are still is not available. We will soon update you more in the future.
Technology
Gaana Music Streaming App For Windows Phone Now Available
by Nitesh Rathore •
India’s most popular music streaming website is now available as an app for windows phone. This app works with windows phone 7.8 and 8. Recently gaana.com was the first Indian music streaming website that launches app for ipod. Gaana is also available on Google’s Play store, BlackBerry’s Webstore and for most of the java supported devices too. Gaana supports Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu and songs in other 21 languages. So you can stream any type of music from Gaana free whether its Indian or International music. The windows app of Gaana is customized for the windows tiles that look great on phone. The Gaana and Microsoft teams have been working together from weeks to bring Gaana app for windows phone.
This app has great features like social media integration so you can easily share your favorites with your friends and also recommended them music you are listening. The user interface of this app is customized very good for windows phones. You can also make playlist and sync them to web or your other devices too. There are many playlists also available there that was generated by other users, you can listen them too. And you can share your playlist too with others. And with the smart recommendations when you are listening songs it also recommends you other songs to listen. There are 1 million songs available in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and much more.
With this app, you can:
– make playlists or hear our favorite playlists, and sync them across the web and your phone
– search from over 1 million songs for the one you love – whether it’s English, Hindi, Bengali, Punjabi, Marathi, and much more!
– smart recommendations to listen to similar songs, artists, or albums
– easily share your favorites with friends on Facebook, Twitter, or by email.
This app is developed by Times Mobile limited, Other popular apps developed by them is Times of India,Speaking tree, Time Deal, Economics Time and Times photos.