Meet Panasonic Lumix ZS20 - World's Slimmest 20x Zoom Camera

Lumix ZS20

The Japanese-based manufacturer, Panasonic has announced a new compact camera for the Lumix line-up called 'Lumix ZS20' which the company has claimed to be the World's Slimmest 20x zoom camera at just 1.11-inches thick body. Every company is sharing their piece of slim tech these days!

Lumix ZS20

The ZS20 features a 20x optical zoom Leica lens (24-480mm), 14.1 MOS megapixel sensor, 1080/60p video shooting, Venus Engine image processor for 10fps burst shooting, GPS and geotagging; all this at a price of $349. The camera will start shipping from March. Other features bundled in is a 3-inch 460K-dot-resolution touch-screen LCD, 0.1-second Light Speed Autofocus, top sensitivity levels of ISO 3200 and USB charging.

Lumix ZS15

Are you hesitant to spend $349? Then for 70$ less ($280), Panasonic has also launched Lumix ZS15. This one drops the megapixel count to 12.1, video shoot at 1080/60i HD  and carries 16x zoom lenses. The rest of the specs are shared by both the cams apart from GPS which is present only in ZS20. The ZS15 will come in Black and Silver colors while his superior ZS20 in Black, Red and Silver. Wait till March to get your hands on these.

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Samsung Galaxy S Advance is Official Now

Reports got spread like wildfire about a new Samsung device called the 'Galaxy S Advance' since yesterday. Although as Mobile World Congress is nearing, everyone was expecting Samsung to reveal Galaxy S III but till then they have now officially added a new smartphone to their Galaxy line-up. The announcements you heard since yesterday are true now.

Samsung has just released the Galaxy Advance S. It will be powered by a 1GHz dual-core CPU, 4-inch 480 x 800 Super AMOLED display, 16GB worth of memory and 768MB of RAM. The device will carry a five megapixel camera, along with a 1.3 megapixel in the front. Unfortunatelty there's no Ice Cream Sandwich here, instead the Advance S has Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Connectivity support for 14.4 Mbps HSPA, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, A-GPS, Bluetooth 3.0 and USB 2.0 are loaded in. Seems like a small brother of the Galaxy S II. 

The device will start selling in Russia next month, followed by Europe, Africa, Middle East, Southeast and Southwest Asia, Latin America and China. Samsung failed to provide a price tag.

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2012 Bajaj Pulsar revealed! - Picture Gallery

The much-awaited next-gen Bajaj Pulsar has been revealed. It is now called Pulsar 200NS, 200 is the engine displacement for this smashing looking naked motorcycle. Here are the first pictures of the 2012 Bajaj Pulsar 200NS

Full details and spec list coming up. So stay tuned! 

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Sony Launches Three New Cyber-shot Cameras

Sony has launched three new point-and-shoot cameras to the line-up of Cyber-shot family, namely DSC-WX50, DSC-WX70 AND DSC-TX200V. We wish they had better model names or numbers!


The first two WX50 and WX70 are identical in terms of specs as well as looks. Similarities include 16.2 megapixel Exmor R CMOS sensors, 5x optical zoom, Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar optics, Sony’s BIONZ processor, ISO 3200 (ISO 12800 using software tricks) and 1080i video at 60fps. Apart from these similarities the only exception between the two is WX50 comes with a small 2.7-inch, 460k dot display and the WX70 carries a large 3-inch, 921k dot touchscreen display. DSC-WX50 will cost $199.99 and DSC-WX-70 is priced at $229.99.

DSC-WX50 and DSC-WX70

DSC-TX700V

The third one called 'DSC-TX200V' is rather an interesting camera. An ultra-thin body, a reflective reinforced glass on the front for waterproof shooting down to 16 feet, and the ability to also protect the shooter from dust and freezing temperatures of 14 degrees Fahrenheit make it all tempting. Other features include a 18.2 megapixel Exmor R CMOS sensor, 1080/60p video capture, 26mm 5x optical zoom and a fast auto focus system capable of focusing in 0.13 seconds in daylight and 0.25 seconds in low light. The rear has a 3.3-inch, wide Xtra Fine TruBlack OLED touchscreen display. The TX200V will cost you $499.99 and will be available from March.

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Nokia Belle Software Update Arriving on February 8

We had heard about Nokia renaming their next brand update to simply Nokia Belle instead of using the word Symbian. And also that the new Belle update was expected to come by February 2012. Well, the good news is, as promised by Nokia the update finally has a fixed date launch of February 8th according to their Vietnam website.  Nokia users mark this date in your calendars. The devices that will get the update are Nokia E7, X7, E6, E7 and C6-01. You need to have the Nokia Suite installed on your PC in order to get this update. Although Nokia's Indian website doesn't five a fixed date release, it does mention that an update will surely come for these devices (Below Picture)

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57th FilmFare Awards Winners

Credit - TOI

Have a look at the Nominations before you see the Winners.

Best Film - Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

Best Director - Zoya Akhtar for Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

Best Actor (Male) - Ranbir Kapoor for Rockstar

Best Actor (Female) - Vidya Balan for The Dirty Picture

Special Jury Certificate mention - Partho Gupte for Stanley Ka Dabba

Scene of the Year Award - The Dirty Picture

Best Dialogue - Farhan Akhtar for "Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara"

Best Screenplay - Akshat Verrma for "Delhi Belly"

Best Story - Sanjay Chauhan for "I Am Kalam"

Best Actor (Critics) - Ranbir Kapoor for "Rockstar"

Best Film (Critics) - Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara"

Best Actor Female (Critics) - Priyanka Chopra for "7 Khoon Maaf"

Best Supporting Actor (Male) - Farhan Akhtar (Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara)

Best Supporting Actress (Female) - Rani Mukhergi (No One Killed Jessica)

Life Time Achievement Award Aruna Irani

Best Music Director - AR Rahman (Rockstar)

Best Playback Singer (Male) Award - Mohit Chauhan for Jo Bhi Main (Rockstar)

Best Playback Singer (Female) Award - Rekha Bhardwaj and Usha Uthup for ‘Darling’ of 7 Khoon Maaf

Best Debut Female – Parineeti Chopra (Ladies vs Rickie Bahl)

Best Debut Male – Vidyut Jhamwal (Force)

Best Debut Director – Abhinay Deo (Delhi Belly)

Best Lyrics Award - Irshaad kamil for Nadaan parindey (Rockstar)

Best Sound Design – Nakul Kamte (Don 2)

Best Production Design - Shashank Tere (Delhi Belly)

Best Editing - Huzefa Lokhandwala (Delhi Belly)

Best Cinematographer - Carlos Catalan (Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara)

Best Action: Mathhias Barsch (Don 2)

Best Background Score – Ranjit Barot (Shaitan)

Best VFX – Red Chillies VFX (Ra.One)

Best Choreography – Bosco-Caesar (Senorita) (Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara)

RD Burman Award for Best Upcoming Talent - Krishna for Tanu weds Manu

Best Costume Design Award – Niharika Khan (The Dirty Picture)

The show is still going on LIVE. Please stay glued for more award winners.

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ALERT! Saved Passwords on Google Chrome are visible to Anyone using Your Browser

We all have the habit of saving our passwords in order to save time but have you ever wondered whether is it safe enough to allow the browser in having your password information with itself? 


The answer to my above question depends on the browser your using. If you're a Google Chrome user which now is the most used browser worldwide then your saved passwords aren't safe. All your saved passwords can be seen by any third person who has the access to your computer and decides to use Chrome for surfing the web. Not everyone's computer or laptop is completely personal and Google needs to understand that. Anyone from your house, friends or office can see your saved password in Chrome. Don't commit the mistake of saving your password in a office PC or a publicly used computer. 


To understand how anyone can see your password or to delete your saved passwords, follow these steps.


Head over to the 'Options' button from the Settings icon in the Chrome browser.

On the left side under the Personal Stuff Tab, click on Manage Saved Passwords.

You'll be able to see the list of websites for whom you have saved your password. Now, as soon as you click on anyone, a small 'Show' button on the left side of the saved password turns up. Click on it and there you have your saved password visible to anyone who tries to use Google Chrome on your PC.

It's still surprising to see that Google hasn't done anything to solve this issue. A simple don't show saved passwords or a password to protect your saved passwords is a much needed option in Chrome which is missing. Be aware the next time you decide to allow your Chrome browser to Save a password. Spread the word about this issue.

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iPhone 4S Picked By Nine Out Of Ten iPhone Buyers

Records break, smartphone become more smarter when a iPhone is launched. Such a record-breaking story happens again. A recent study by Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) shows that the iPhone 4S accounts for 89 percent of total iPhone sales since its debut back on October 14th in 2011, while the iPhone 4 and 3GS take up only for 7 percent and 4 percent, respectively. This shows that nine out of ten iPhone buyers prefer to buy the iPhone 4S. Apple recently announced that roughly 37million iPhones were sold during the first qurter of 2012 but they failed to show how much exactly did each of their models sold individually. But this study including the precise model wise sales breakdown also tells us that the iPhone 4S is the most popular iPhone yet. From the total 89 percent figure of iPhone 4S's, 21% were 64 gigabyte models, 34% were 32GB, and 45% were 16GB. No wonder such huge numbers and sales record has made this device the top selling smartphone easily beating Samsung who sold around 35million phones. Would you prefer buying the iPhone 4S?

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Angry Birds is coming to Facebook on this Valentine's Day

Squawk! World's most popular smartphone game - "Angry Birds," is planning to launch the game on world's most popular social network, Facebook.

Angry Bird's blog post just announced this news an hour back. The game, which has become a global phenomenon, will be coming on Facebook this Valentine's Day. 

They have also launched an event named - Angry Birds coming to Facebook! You can join it.

The Facebook game will add social elements including leaderboards, and monetization, with players being offered chances to buy special power-ups for 99 cents.

Would you like playing with these angry birds on your in your social world?

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Bajaj To Unveil All-new Pulsar On 30th January

Putting an end to all speculations, Bajaj Auto has confirmed that an all-new generation of the iconic Pulsar range will be unveiled on 30^th of January, 2012. A number of disguised mules of this next-generation motorcycle have been spotted on test runs lately. The new Pulsar is said to be completely new, from ground-up; redesigned look, improved quality, better technology than current DTS-I, the lot.

With the recent launch of KTM’s Duke 200 and the new Pulsar coming our way, it seems good times are here to stay.

-Look forward to more updates on MAG Cube by visiting our official Facebook Page

 

All-new Bajaj Pulsar on Test (Image source: www.IndianCarsBikes.in)

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KTM Duke 200 Launched!

KTM’s swashbuckling Duke 200 has been launched at an introductory price tag of Rs 1.17 Lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi) which makes it an excellent buy for enthusiasts looking for an entry-level performance machine with looks to match. 

Here in India, KTM will be backed by the sales and service might of the home-grown giant, Bajaj. To make way for the all-new Duke, Probiking outlets, spread over 30 cities, have already been converted to KTM showrooms. With an exposed trellis frame, meaty tyres, upside-down forks, an almost non-existent underslung exhaust and streetfighter bodywork - the Duke 200, unmistakably, is a KTM. This supermoto-like machine shouts aggression from every inch of its bodywork. The eyeball grabbing bit is the snazzy black and orange paint scheme – a KTM trademark. 

The Duke comes with a single-cylinder, 200cc engine. This 4-stroke unit is fairly modern; featuring fuel-injection and four valves per cylinder. It churns out 25bhp of power @10,000rpm and 1.99kgm of torque@ 8000rpm. But here’s the best bit – the featherlite Duke weighs just 137kgs (much less than its rivals) so we expect it go like stink. KTM claims a 0-60km/h time of 3.33 seconds which is quite impressive. What's also equally impressive is the introductory price tag of Rs 1.17 Lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). Honda CBR 250R, on the other hand, starts at Rs 1.45 Lakh. With bookings set to open from February 1, this little orange monster is sure to set sales charts on fire.

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Zee Cine Awards 2012 Winners - Rockstar & The Dirty Picture Win Top Awards

The Zee Cine Awards 2012, held in Macau on Saturday, January 21, saw a extravaganza evening as Bollywood startled this hotel in Las Vegas. The King of Bollywood - Shah Rukh Khan and the ‘Junglee Billi’ - Priyanka Chopra were the anchors for the awards. The night was a cold war between films like Rockstar, The Dirty Picture, Ra.One and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara. 


Imitiaz Ali wins as the Best Director. Ranbir Kapoor wins over the Best Actor (Popular) Award from SRK who wins the Best Actor (Jury) Award. Likewise, Vidya Balan wins both Popular and Jury awards for Best Actress. Best Film (Popular) went to Rockstar and Best Film (Jury) went to The Dirty Picture. 


It's a close call to declare which film ruled the night as Rockstar, Ra.One and The Dirty Picture share a tie of winning 5 awards each. The Awards will telecast on Zee TV on 5 February 2012.


WINNERS:


Best Actor (Popular) – Ranbir Kapoor (Rockstar)

Best Actress (Popular) – Vidya Balan (The Dirty Picture)

Best Director – Imtiaz Ali (Rockstar)

Best Actor (Jury) – Shah Rukh Khan (Don 2)

Best Actress (Jury) – Vidya Balan (The Dirty Picture)

Best Film (Jury) – The Dirty Picture

Best Action Film – RA.One

Best Debut Female – Parineeti Chopra (Ladies vs Ricky Bahl)

Best Debut Male – Rana Daggubati (Dum Maaro Dum)

Best Story – Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti (Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara)

Best Debut Director – Siddique (Bodyguard)

Best use of Media – RA.One

Song of the Year – Chammak Challo (RA.One)

Lifetime Achievement Award – Jeetendra

Best Choreography – Ooh La La (The Dirty Picture)

Best Lyrics – Irshad Kamil (Rockstar)

Best Song – Ishq Sufiana (The Dirty Picture)

Best Singer (Female) – Shreya Ghoshal (Saibo from Shor In The City)

Best Singer (Male) – Mohit Chauhan (Jo bhi main from Rockstar)

International Icon Female – Katrina Kaif

International Icon Male – Farhan Akthar

Best Music – AR Rahman

Best Marketed Film – RA.One

Best Supporting Actor – Farhan Akhtar (Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara)

Best Supporting Actress – Swara Bhaskar (Tanu Weds Manu)

Best Sound Design – Resul Pookutty (RA.One)

Best Actor in a Negative Role – Prakash Raj -(Singham)

Best Cinematography - Carlos Catalan (Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara)

Best Editing – Aarti Bajaj (Rockstar). 

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Asus Unveils a 1.1inch Thick Business Notebook - B23E

Asus has added a new ultraportable called B23E to their list of Notebooks. Focused more for the office goers, this one allows customers to choose the kind of processing power they require from Intel Core i3, i5 or i7. Sporting a 1.1-inch thick magnesium alloy body, a 12.5inch 1366 x 768 pixel LED backlit anti-glare display, it will also offer you to expand your RAM up to 8GB and 320GB to 750GB hard drive options are present to suffice for your storage needs. Connectivity options include Bluetooth, 802.11n Wi-Fi, Ethernet, one USB 3.0 port and a USB 2.0 port. HDMI and audio jacks are available too. For keeping it secured, Asus is offering features like Intel Anti-theft, LoJack, BIOS password protection, and a fingerprint reader. 

Further more, Asus claims a battery life of 48whr while Xpress Charge which will quickly charge up to 90% capacity in just 90 minutes is a bonus in this Laptop. The highest configuration of Windows 7 Ultimate with Intel's Core i7 will cost $999. (Rs.48,000 Approx.) All-in-all it's a great packaged Notebook.

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Website Made For Superstar Rajnikanth Runs Without Internet. It Really Does.

Yes! It's not a joke. South Superstar Rajnikanth who we all know can do the impossible, whose jokes are more viral than C.I.D's jokes, now has a special dedicated website named as www.allaboutrajni.com which apparently can run without Internet connection and the only way to enter the site is to switch off your net.


The home screen sports a sparkling colorful design, timid Rajnikanth holding a gun, south thematic music and a welcome message that says 'HE IS NO ORDINARY MAN. THIS IS NO ORDINARY WEBSITE'.


As soon as you switch off your Internet you will be able to enter the site and get a glimpse of Rajnikanth's journey from the beginning, get news updates about his upcoming films and you can watch behind-the-scenes action and of-course all the famous jokes can be read here. If you act smart and decide to turn on the internet a humorous message will pop up saying - Aiyyo! That was unexpected. To keep browsing, switch off your internet


The credit for this initiative goes to webchutney who developed this microsite for desimartini.com. "The unbelievable spectacle of running a website without the internet is a tribute to Rajinikant's larger than life image," said Webchutney's creative director Gurbaksh Singh.


We enjoyed roaming around the website. Now, it's your turn!


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Cheapest Android Phone In India At Only Rs.3399 - Spice Mi-270

Fighting the battle with other cheaper smartphones like Vodafone's Smart, the Spice Mi-270 that was launched back in last year at Rs.6499, now has got a huge price cut and costs just Rs.3399 which makes it the cheapest Android smartphone in India. 


Don't let your hopes run high on seeing the low price. Checking out the features before buying this might change your mind. Although if you just need a android phone for namesake, get this one online from Saholic.com at Rs.3399 without burning a hole in your pocket!


Specifications:

• Android 2.2 Froyo
• 2.8inch full touch QVGA screen 
• 416MHz processor
• Dual SIM dual standby - Single talking
• 2 MP Camera, 4x digital zoom.
• USB Tethering  
• GPS & AGPS
• WI-FI
• Expandable upto 16GB
• Colors- Black and White.

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First Look: New Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire

After much anticipation and a fair amount of blood and sweat, Maruti Suzuki is ready with the new Swift Dzire - their first stab at the sub-four metre saloon category. This, coupled with the engine size allows the new Dzire to fall under sub-four metre norm that attracts less excise duty on cars, thus bringing down the overall cost. The 2^nd generation Dzire is completely different from the car it replaces; its 25mm shorter, 5mm wider and with a wheelbase that is 40mm longer than the current Dzire. The good news here is that the new car looks a million times better than it did when it was first launched a few years ago. The current design looks totally out of place from just about every angle. The front end and back end of the current Dzire look like they were styled by two different design teams that were mad at each other. However, gone are the ungainly curves and bulges, the tail-section now has been well matched with the rest of the car which basically is the Swift hatchback. The added mass of the boot is quite short, which makes the new Dzire look more like a notchback than a proper saloon car.

It’s the same story inside when it comes to interior design; the cabin is straight off the new Swift hatch, the design of the dashboard as well as the seats is from the hatchback. The only difference is, in the Dzire, beige plastics and materials have been used in places. Chauffeur driven owners will appreciate the fact that there’s more space in the back seat compared to the current Dzire. Boot space on the other hand, at 316 litres, is a whole size down on the outgoing model. Moreover, this new model carries a long equipment list; Dual SRS airbags, ABS, EBD wit brake assist, climate control, steering-mounted audio controls – to name a few. Under the hood, the new Dzire is powered by K12M VVT 1.2-litre petrol engine which puts out 85bhp @6000 rpm and 11.6kgm of torque at 4000 rpm. The other option is the 1.3 litre DDiS diesel motor producing 74bhp @4000 rpm with 19.37kgm of torque @2000 rpm. Maruti will also offer a 4-speed automatic gearbox though it will be available only with the petrol-powered version in VXI trim. Maruti Suzuki will reveal the prices on February 1, at the time of actual launch but we expect it to cost just about the same as the current Swift Dzire (Rs 5.5-7.5 Lakh bracket).


All in all, the new Swift Dzire is one car that's hard to fault. It looks way better than its predecessor, the interior design has a nice, airy feel to it with good plastics all-around and the new Dzire is slightly roomier as well. The engine options provide sufficient grunt for some spirited driving and what's more; being a Maruti, its owners will also be at peace with respect to ease of maintenance and low cost of ownership.


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Genius DX-ECO - A Wireless Mouse That Charges In 3 Minutes Without Any Batteries

Your days of frustration from removing waste disposable or rechargeable batteries from the mouse is about to come to an end. All the credit goes to this amazing mouse from Genius called 'DX-ECO' that recharges itself within just three minutes without the need for any batteries (That's really true!).


This Genius mouse has a gold capacitor that will have enough charge for a normal full day's use and later when your electric rodent dies, it will just take three minutes to get fully recharged again. It's compatible with Windows 7/Vista and now old XP if your still using it.


Features:

• 2.4GHz 7-button Battery-free mouse
• 1600 dpi BlueEye engine
• Flying scroll to hyper scroll document browing
• Works on dusted glass, marble, carept, sofa
• Ergonomic design with rubber comfort on thumb grip

Genius claims it can be charged as good as 1,00,000 times which means you'll get a long-life of 273 years. The 3-minute recharge is done via USB cable. It's available in stores in US now for $39.99 (Rs.2000).

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Samsung announces Star 3 and Star 3 DUOS

Remember Samsung's successful 'Star' & 'Star 2' feature phones that sold like hot cakes? Well, this family of Star phones have now two new members - Star 3 and Star 3 DUOS. At first look, the phone looks quite like Samsung Champ but it's different. 


The Star 3 comes with a 3-inch capacitive LCD display, a 3.2-megapixel camera capable of recording QVGA videos, the TouchWiz Lite UI and 20MB of internal memory ( expandable by a microSD card, up to 16GB ). In terms of connectivity, you get FM, Wi-Fi b/g/n and Bluetooth 3.0. 


Samsung's ChatON - free messaging service is one noteworthy add on and full integration to Facebook, Twitter is supported. Both the phones have the same specifications apart from dual-sim capabilities of the Star 3 DUOS.


Specifications

• 3-inch (320 x 240 pixels) TFT LCD touch screen display
• Dimensions - 58 x 102 x 11.5 mm and weighs 95 g
• Dual-SIM ( Star 3 DUOS )
• 3.2 Megapixel Fixed Focus camera
• Samsung TouchWiz Lite
• 3.5mm Jack, Stereo FM Radio with RDS
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v 3.0
• 20MB User memory that is expandable up to 16GB with microSD
• 1,000 mAh battery

No official launch date to India has been given, although it's coming to Russia in February and will later arrive in Europe, Latin America, Africa, Middle East and Southeast & west Asia. If it comes to India we estimate it to cost around Rs.4,000.

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Mercury mTab2 Android Tablet Lands in India at Rs.11,999

We have seen a lot of lower end cheaper android powered tablets coming out lately. Although the Aakash tablet is the cheapest, the mTab2 from Mercury launched today will sell in the market at Rs.11,999 with other competitors like Reliance 3G Tab, iBall Slide, etc.

Surprisingly at a low price it offers a 1Ghz Dual-Core Processor, 512MB RAM and runs on Android 2.3 gingerbread. I doubt there will be a future ICS update. 

"Our first launch was immensely appreciated and accepted by the masses, it only motivated us to bring in a superior product at an affordable price for our consumers. Features like USB, Battery backup and internal storage are vital features for the regular users and mTab2 brings all packed in a lighter version of 365gm this time. We shall be announcing our the next generation models in a very short time, our partners should look ahead for the excitement to continue" said Sushmita Das, Country Manager - India , Kobian Pte Ltd.

A 7-inch capacitive touchscreen, 8GB of built-in storage expandable with microSD (up to 32GB), USB2.0 port, HDMI out, and Wi-Fi connectivity are present in the mTab2. It's available with a 1yr warranty.

Specifications:

• Dual Core 1GHz processor
• 7-inch capacitive multi-touch screen
• Memory 8GB onboard memory expandable up to 32GB
• Connectivity Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11b/g
• Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS
• 8 hours of battery life
• USB 2.0 port, HDMI output
• Built-in speaker and mic
• Supports USB-3G dongles

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