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Tablets are seen as an alternative to Netbooks and might soon replace them completely. Here we review the latest tablets that have come in the Indian market.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 730 – Amazing Android Tablet

Samsung Galaxy Tab 730 is a Tablet phone that comes with 8.9 inches TFT capacitive touchscreen display and operates at frequencies of HSDPA 900/2100MHz and GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz. It offers rear facing 3.2 megapixel camera with LED flash and autofocus and front facing 2.0 megapixel camera for conference and video calling with digital zoom. The Galaxy Tab 730 provides you with better experience for play and work. Superior speed with HSPA, sharper high definition display, better multitasking and superior web browsing[...] Read full story »

Asus Eee Pad Slider SL101 – full QWERTY keyboard for business use

The tablet market has really been flying high ever since the inception of Apple iPad. They are slim, lightweight and are a credible substitute to a Netbook. The only problem is typing, tablet screen doesn’t give a really good typing experience. Asus tries to solve this problem by including a built-in keyboard. Does this keyboard defeat the purpose of buying a tablet for its light and thin design? Read on to find out – Design Asus first brought the Asus Eee Pad Transformer which had an optional keyboard[...] Read full story »

Sony Tablet S – Different, unique design

After the success of Apple iPad, a lot of other companies came up with their own iPads and I was wonder why an electronic giant like Sony hasn’t joined the bandwagon. They are finally here with Sony Tablet S and by the looks, it seems that this company has done a lot of homework. They didn’t want to create a substitute for the iPad and be one amongst the crowd. Not surprisingly, this gadget has managed to turn heads already. There is a unique spin on this gadget and there are some differentials thrown in like PlayStation[...] Read full story »

HTC Jetstream – Solid construction

HTC Jetstream is a tablet that isn’t released in India yet but I managed to get my hands on it. A friend of mine from US got it for me. I am covering a full review of the tablet here but I don’t know if it will be released here. Tablets are costly and aren’t as useful to us Indians as those in US or Europe. Tablets attract youth the most for buying it, they will have to shell out 2-3 months of their salary. Hence, people aren’t much enthusiastic about them here but I am still writing about it. One unique[...] Read full story »

LG G-Slate – Good display

When LG G-Slate was first released in the market, it was only the second tablet after Motorola Xoom. We were wondering about the things LG would do for differentiating their product from that of Motorolas. This tablet hasn’t been released in India yet, my friend got it for me from US. This device has a smaller form factor as compared to the Motorola Xoom. There is also 3D camera and back in the US, there is support for zippy 4G speeds. Other than this, the G-Slate is quite similar to the smaller Xoom. Let’s see[...] Read full story »

Vizio Tablet VTAB1008 – Few unique features

Vizio isn’t a big name in the world of tablets; but lately they joined the tablet bandwagon looking at the popularity of this product. Vizio is very popular in the television world because they offer good quality TVs at really low prices. The manufacturer has applied the same formula on the Vizio Tablet VTAB1008; they are offering it for a really low price. The exact cost isn’t known yet because this product isn’t released in India. My friend got it for me from the US and it is selling for dirt cheap back there. Design Vizio[...] Read full story »

Beetel Magiq – Sluggish touchscreen

Beetel is Bharti’s brand and they recently launched their first tablet here in Indian market. It is called Beetel Magiq and has a seven inches screen with 1 GHz Qualcomm processor. This tablet runs on Android OS v2.2. The price of this device is just Rs. 9,000 and it has everything you need in a tablet. The manufacturer sent it to my offices and here I am covering a full review of it. Design Beetel Magiq is a seven inches tablet but in the hand, it feels bigger. This isn’t a bad thing[...] Read full story »

Samsung Galaxy Tab Wi-Fi running on Android v2.2 OS

Samsung was one of the first Android tablet makers with the Galaxy Tab. It was really beautiful with a conveniently sized seven inches display. Apart from that, it also had 3G support, Adobe Flash, and Android 2.2 OS. It had everything that the iPad had and was the only real threat to the Apple’s tablet. However, people decided to stick with Apple iPad and hence Samsung’s product wasn’t a big success. One big reason behind this was the lack of Wi-Fi only version. To care of that, the Korean company is now out[...] Read full story »

Reliance 3G Tab – Good multimedia experience

Reliance has finally entered the tablet arena and they have come along with their 3G services. The device is made by ZTE corporation and it was released in India last month. It has grabbed attention of a lot of people due to its pocket friendly design and price. Reliance has been promoting the device heavily all over too. This tablet runs on Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread and it is powered by an 800 MHz processor inside. Reliance 3G Tab has a Reliance GSM SIM card inside and the 3G services are activated with attractive[...] Read full story »

Lenovo IdeaPad K1 – Another Honeycomb tablet

Since Motorola Xoom, the first Android tablet came out, we have been seeing a lot of identical devices. Some have a thinner design or extra ports or better cameras. But intrinsically speaking, they all have the same software and run on the same 1 GHz Tegra 2 dual core processor. Lenovo IdeaPad K1 too isn’t much different. The price here in India isn’t known yet; I got this tablet directly from the manufacturer for reviewing in my offices. I don’t know about the release date here either.[...] Read full story »

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