HCL ME Y3 dual-SIM tablet here online for only Rs. 11,999

After dual-SIM feature phones and smartphones, it looks like there will soon be a flurry of dual-SIM tablets in the Indian market. HCL seems to be foraying in this space with its HCL ME Y3 tablet. HCL ME Y3 features a 7-inch capacitive multi-touchscreen with a resolution of 1024x600 pixels. There is a 1GHz Cortex A9 processor on-board and it will run on Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) operating system.
The HCL ME Y3 comes with 2-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel one in the front. There is 1GB of RAM and 4GB of internal storage, which can be expanded up to 32GB via microSD card. Connectivity options include, 3G, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. One can make voice calls from both the SIMs and it also supports FM Radio. It comes with a 3,100mAh battery. So far it is not clear whether the tablet will support 3G data on both the SIM or just one of them.
The tablet is already listed on the deal site snapedeal.com for Rs. 11,999 and the site is promising to ship it within five business days.
HCL is already offering around a dozen tablets in the Indian market, which range from Rs. 6,700 to Rs. 14,999. However, HCL ME Y3 is the first dual-SIM tablet by the company. Apart from HCL, Swipe and iBall are currently offering dual-SIM tablets in India.
Swipe had launched its Swipe Tab All in One in October 2012 for Rs. 11,999. This tablet comes with 7-inch TFT LCD full-HD capacitive touch screen with 5 point multi- touch and has a resolution of 1028X768 pixels. Swipe Tab All in One runs on Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and has a 4,000mAh battery. This tablet comes with 1.5GHz dual-core processor with 1GB RAM and 8GB of internal storage.
The iBall Slide 3G 7334 on the other hand is available in the market for Rs. 10,990. It is a 7-inch tablet that sports a resolution of 1024x600 pixels and 4,400mAh battery. Powered by Cortex A9 1GHz processor, iBall Slide 3G 7334 comes with 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage. It runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and supports 3G on both the SIMs. Just like the HCL ME Y3 tablet, even iBall Slide 3G 7334 supports FM radio.

Key specs of HCL ME Y3 tablet

• 7-inch capacitive multi-touchscreen with a resolution of 1024x600 pixels
• 1GHz Cortex A9 processor
• 1GB RAM
• 4GB internal storage, can be expanded up to 32GB
• 2-megapixel rear camera
• 0.3-megapixel front camera
• Dual-SIM
• 3,100mAh
• Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
• 225x150x90 mm

Karbonn launches Cosmic Smart Tab 10 tablet with Android 4.1 for Rs. 10,490

Karbonn launches Cosmic Smart Tab 10 tablet with Android 4.1 for Rs. 10,490
Karbonn has launched Cosmic Smart Tab 10 tablet in the Indian market. The tablet comes with 9.7-inch 1024x768 capacitive touch display and runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.
Cosmic Smart Tab 10 is powered by 1.5GHz dual-core processor alongside 1GB DDR3 RAM. The internal storage is not clear from the specs but it does include a microSD card for up to 32GB of additional storage. Karbonn claims the tablet is capable of 1080p video playback. It comes with a 2-megapixel rear camera and a VGA front-camera.
The connectivity options on Karbonn Cosmic Smart Tab 10 include Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n), USB (with dongle support), Bluetooth, and HDMI interface. It comes with a 6000mAh battery. As mentioned earlier, the tablet runs Android 4.1 and comes with pre-installed apps like YouTube, E-Book, Google Currents, Angry Birds Seasons, Turbo FLY 3D, Flipboard, Kingsoft Office, Facebook and more.
This is Karbonn's second tablet with Android 4.1 after it became the first manufacturer in India to launch a budget tablet with Jelly Bean on board.
The Cosmic Smart Tab 10 tablet is now available for a MRP of Rs. 10,490.
Karbonn Cosmic Smart Tab 10 specifications

• 9.7-inch 1024x768 capacitive touch display
• 1.5GHz dual-core processor
• 1GB DDR3 RAM
• 2-megapixel rear camera, VGA front-camera
• Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n), USB (with dongle support), Bluetooth, HDMI
• 6000mAh battery
• Android 4.1

Panasonic eyes Rs. 650 crore from IT business in FY13

Electronics major Panasonic India is aiming to clock Rs. 650 crore in revenues for the full year ended March 2013 from its IT products division.
Panasonic, which caters to mostly SMEs and large enterprises for its IT products, on Wednesday also launched 'ToughPad' and Windows 8-powered rugged ultrabook, targetted at government, utilities and manufacturing sectors in the country.

"Panasonic's system sales division has been growing at 40 percent and we are looking at closing the year (with revenue) at Rs. 650 crore. Globally, our Toughbook makes a strong contribution to revenues and we expect it will be a similar case in India too," Panasonic India MD System Sales Division Toru Hasegawa told reporters here.

The 10.1-inch 3G Android tablet PC, ToughPad, is designed to cater to the needs of healthcare, pharmaceutical and construction companies as well as the defence sector with its ruggedness and security features. It is priced at Rs. 75,000 onwards.

The Ultrabook, with its flip over design, can be used as a notebook and a tablet PC. It is priced Rs. 1.3 lakh onwards.

The company already has another business rugged laptop SX2 in the Indian market priced at Rs. 1.25 lakh and will soon launch another semi rugged laptop (convertible to tablet PC).

"The IT products revenue from India is one percent of the global IT products. We are confident of tripling this by 2015," Panasonic Cotp Director IT Products Business Unit Hide Harada said.

A rugged computer is a device specifically designed to reliably operate in harsh usage environments and conditions like strong vibrations, extreme temperatures and wet or dusty conditions.

Typical end-user environments for rugged laptops, tablet PCs and PDAs are field sales, manufacturing, retail, healthcare, transportation/distribution and the military.