Aakash has already notched up 1.4 million bookings since going up for sale on December 14th, not massively surprising given the $41 (2,500 rupee) price tag. An upgraded version is already planned for March, with three new factories planned to each produce 75,000 new units per month. If a sub-$50 tablet is still too expensive for your tastes, then you may be happy to hear that the price should still sink as low as $35 and could even be pushed as low as $10. Datawind is now taking orders for an upgraded version, called Ubislate 7+ for March, and it
Read MoreKindle Fire is a premium product, offered at a non-premium price. It brings everything Amazon has been working on for 15 years - Kindle, Amazon Instant Video, Amazon MP3, Amazon Prime, Amazon Appstore, and Amazon Web Services - together into a single, fully-integrated experience for customers. They also developed a new, faster web browser called Amazon Silk, specifically designed for Kindle Fire. It’s a split browser that lives partially on Kindle Fire and partially in the cloud, taking full advantage of Amazon Web Services’ incredible computational horsepower to accelerate web browsing - something you won’t find in iPad’s Safari browser. Kindle
Read MoreWhile a new tablet launch isn’t breaking news anymore, there’s one that’s unlike any other yet to be released—it’s a full-fledged mobile computing device for kids ages 3 to 10 that lets them play educational games, watch videos from providers such as PBS and National Geographic for Kids, as well as engage in social activities like e-mail and video mail. It also has a “Mommy mode” so parents can use it to do grown-up tasks. Made by Los Angeles-based Fuhu, the new tablet will be called Nabi and will get content from the company’s existing Fooz Kids application, which links to
Read MoreNo detailed analysis, no hardcore specs, no drill down reports, no reviews, no strings attached, no blah blah just top 10 most influential tablets in the market. Enjoy ! 1. iPad 2 Manufacturer: Apple, Inc. OS / Version: iOS 4 Screen Size: 9.7 inches Screen Resolution: 1024 x 768 Processor Type / Speed: Apple A5 / 1.0 GHz Storage: 16, 32, 64 GB 2. Blackberry Playbook Manufacturer: RIM OS / Version: BlackBerry Tablet OS Screen Size: 7 inches Screen Resolution: 1024 x 600 Processor Type / Speed: TI OMAP 4430 / 1.0 GHz Storage: 16, 32, 64 GB 3. Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Manufacturer: Samsung OS / Version: Android 3.1 Honeycomb Screen Size: 10.1 Screen Resolution: 1280 x 800 Processor
Read MoreTablets are ideal for gaming, surfing, movies and any multimedia activity which you can think of but programming aaaah is not typically among them. Much like writing text, you can write code on the iPad, but it's more cumbersome without an external keyboard. Yeah you are not going to see developers ditch their laptops anytime in near future but a new breed of apps for the iPad help make the device more coding-friendly. Coders, geeks, developers welcome Codify ($7.99, iPad, iOS 4.0 or later) which lets you build simple games and simulations using a combination of hand-coding and touch-based visual
Read MoreThere’s a secret iPad version of Facebook’s iOS app hidden inside the currently available iPhone version. Well, seeing as it clearly wasn’t designed for public use quite yet, it’s slightly tricky to access, but follow TheNextWeb guide below and you’ll be using it in no time. ThenextWeb have tried the app and said we can say that while a little buggy and occasionally crashing, it’s an incredibly well thought-out way of browsing Facebook. It offers support for just about every part of the Facebook experience (although there’s no video chat) and sits as a good ‘half-way house’ between the compact iPhone app
Read MoreJapanese company called TechFirm has unveiled a Twitter client for iPad in the App Store [iTunes, bilingual English and Japanese]: “Breath Bird” lets people who can’t use their fingers and have problems speaking post to Twitter by breathing into the iPad’s mic. Breath Bird ( iPad, iOS 3.2 or later, free) is a simple Twitter client application for person with hand or finger disability. "Breath Control Function" detects the strength of the breath, and convert it to keyboard inputs. Twitter function is simplified so that any person, from children to elder people, can easily use. We hope this application will
Read MoreLine2 launching a complete telephony solution for iPad on July 28th, the service will let you place phone calls using a wired headset or the built-in speaker and mic, listen to voicemail, and send texts from a single HD interface. After a one-week trial, you'll pay $10 per month (or $100 per year) for the privilege, though with free number porting and unlimited domestic calling that's a fairly solid deal. Many of us barely use our cell phones to place phone calls anymore, but if you're looking to extend that little-used functionality to your tablet, then Line2 for iPad may
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