Acer Iconia A1-810 Quad Core Android Tablet Revealed

by Nitesh Rathore • April 9, 2013

A new quad core tablet is appeared on the French retailer Rue Du Commerce website, this time Acer launched an 7.9 inch IPS display with a 1,024 x 768 pixel resolution, although there is not any official word from the Acer. This device will be compete with the Nexus 7 and the iPad Mini. Although Acer is little late to the game. The tablet will expected to run latest android 4.2 jelly bean with 1 GHz mediatek quad core processor and 1 GB RAM. There are 5 MP camera at the back and a VGA front camera too for video calling. The device is powered by 3,250 mAh battery which is pretty good. Apart from this, device comes with 16 GB on board storage with SD card support too. There is a micro HDMI port too. Currently this device is only available on the French retailer Rue Du Commerce, It is priced at €199 (or around $259) and is expected to ship in June. Other markets and prices will be announced as the release date gets closer.

Micromax Canvas Viva A72- Entry Level Canvas Phone Launched At Rs. 6999

by Nitesh Rathore • April 9, 2013

Micromax launched another phone in canvas series, this time it is the cheapest one with outdated specifications. The phone is named Micrmax A72 Canvas Viva with 5 inch WVGA screen and 800×480 pixels resolution. The phone supports dual SIM with dual standby. There is 1 GHz processor with 256 MB RAM and 110 MB internal memory. Storage is expandable up to 32 GB via SD card. The phone comes with outdated android operating system 2.3.6 gingerbread. There is 3 MP camera at back without LED flash and a VGA front facing camera too for video calling support.

For connectivity it comes with 2G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3, micro USB and 3.5mm jack but there is not any information available about the 3G support. The phone is listed on Flipkart with coming soon status. The two other smartphones under canvas series that is Micromax canvas 2 and Micromax canvas HD were bestseller with good specifications, but this phone is surely not a good choice, although the price is not out yet. But we have to see what price will Micromax will offer with this device.

Cisco And BITS Pilani Tie Up To Enables Next-Generation Learning Experience

by Nitesh Rathore • April 6, 2013

Cisco and BITS Pilani is tied up to enable student-faculty collaboration within and beyond the campus walls by connecting 11,000+ students and 700 faculty members. This tie up is first-of-its-kind in India. This platform is aimed at creating a dynamic and collaborative learning environment by connecting classrooms through an MPLS – based data network. With video platform, enables professors to record lectures and make those lectures available for replay. Then these lectures can be accessed from anywhere with an internet connection. It allows BITS to call experts from across the globe for guest lectures. BITS have four campuses, every campus can access everything from their location. This technology will also help BITS for the placement of students.

Samsung GALAXY Star And GALAXY Pocket Neo Officially Announced- Details

by Nitesh Rathore • April 6, 2013

Samsung introduces two entry level smartphones for the younger generation of mobile users. The Samsung GALAXY Star and GALAXY Pocket Neo gives you powerful performance and intelligent features. Both are dual SIM smartphones. The GALAXY Star and GALAXY Pocket Neo are powered by an 1GHz and 850 MHz processor respectively. Both devices have 4 GB of internal storage which is expandable up to 32 GB via SD card. So you can store all your apps, photos and videos. And the plus point is, both have latest Android operating system Jelly Bean 4.1.

Features of Samsung Galaxy Star

1 GHz processor
3 inch QVGA TFT LCD Display
Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) operating system
2 Mega pixel rear-facing camera
WiFi
Bluetooth 4.0
4GB Internal memory 512MB RAM
memory card support up to 32 GB
1200 mAh Battery

Features of Samsung Pocket Neo

850 MHz Processor
3 inch QVGA TFT LCD Display
Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) operating system
2 Mega pixel rear-facing camera
WiFi
Bluetooth 4.0
4GB Internal memory 512MB RAM
memory card support up to 32 GB
1200 mAh Battery

As you can see both device have the same type of specification and also both device have the same type of design and form factor too. The main difference between both device is of type of processor. Samsung Galaxy Star comes with 1 GHz processor whether Samsung Pocket Neo comes with 850 MHz processor. And both comes with the latest version of Bluetooth and have the same battery too. These devices also comes with some new type of features and services. Samsung brings Intelligent Motion UI with these devices. There are other features like Shake to update, Turn over to mute will also make the user experience amazing. Before it, these features were only available with Samsung high end devices. The availability of Single SIM version or Dual SIM version varies by markets.

The price of both devices is not known yet, but these devices will be surely becomes choice of the youngsters. So stay tuned with Intellect Digest and we will surely gives you updates.

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Windows Phone 8 Update Adds FM Radio And Double-tap-to-wake Features To Lumia 920 And 820 and 720

by Nitesh Rathore • April 4, 2013

According to rumours Microsoft is working to roll out an update for windows phone 8. This update will bring FM Radio to windows 8 devices like Nokia Lumia 920, 820 and other compatible devices. Although this news is not confirmed yet officially. But according to The Verge, Microsoft will surely roll out this update. This support for FM radio hardware will be part of a General Distribution Release (GDR2) for Windows Phone 8. As we know that the latest operating system Windows phone 8 does not have feature of FM radio. Although FM Radio was supported by the Windows phone 7.5 and 7.8. And apparently Microsoft removed it from its latest windows phone 8 operating system, We don’t know why? But now it is going to available surely. And it will pretty useful for those who doesn’t streams music and love listening FM.

Windows phone 8 update will bring FM Radio, double-tap-to-wake features

Videocon 2G Calling 7 Inch Android Tablet VT75C Launched At Rs. 6499

by Nitesh Rathore • April 3, 2013

Videocon Mobile Phones brings a cheap and attractive tablet for Indian customers. The specifications of Videocon 2G Calling 7 inch android tablet VT75C quite good according to its price of Rs. 6,499/-. It has a dedicated slot for SIM card support, so you can place your 2G SIM into this tablet and can use it as a phone too. On the other hand, you can not use 3G SIM card with this device, you need a 3G dongle to use 3G services on this tablet. Other features of Videocon VT75C is 7” High-Resolution Screen, 1GHz processor, 512 MB RAM, Android 4.1 ‘Jelly Bean’ Operating System, 3000 mAh battery, in-built 4GB memory storage expandable to 32 GB via Memory Card Slot, Pre-Loaded apps, Full HD Playback. This tablet is available in stock to buy at infibeam or you can wait to buy it from Flipkart where its coming soon.