Android 4.1 JellyBean Has a Redesigned App Launcher – CONFIRMED

Android 4.1 JellyBean Has a Redesigned App Launcher   CONFIRMED Android v4.1 JellyBean 300x181Regular Google Play Store users must have noticed something interesting in this screenshot from the Google IO 2012 Android app listing. It’s the stock Android 4.x launcher but with a redesigned Google search bar on the top.

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Tablet Market Waitin Dell, Dell Plans To Enter in Tab World End of 2012

The once-dominant corporation founded by Michael Dell has seen a growing crop of tablets and smartphones entice consumers away from PCs. But Dell learned from the hastiness of some of its peers and understands better now how consumers value the “ecosystem” of a tablet as much as the hardware, chief commercial officer Steve Felice said.

Tablet Market Waitin Dell, Dell Plans To Enter in Tab World End of 2012 Tablet Market Waitings Dell Dell Plans To Enter in Tablet Market Late 2012Few other details are known about Dell’s upcoming tablet, besides a late 2012 introduction. The company was coy to say whether it would use Windows 8 or Android for its tablet, but the year-end timing resonates with the expected launch of Microsoft’s next version of the OS, with tablet optimizations.

The Texas company, which has slipped steadily in the global PC sales rankings, had dipped its toe in the waters with an enterprise-focused, “Streak” tablet. It now plans a bigger push into the consumer arena, Felice told Reuters at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

While rivals from HP to Research in Motion introduced a spate of gadgets with much fanfare and went toe-to-toe with the still-dominant Apple Inc iPad, Dell kept a low profile with good reason, Felice said.

“We have been taking our time. The general failure of everyone that’s tried to introduce a tablet outside of Apple” suggested Dell made a prudent choice, Felice said in an interview. “You will see us enter this market in a bigger way toward the end of the year. So we are not really deemphasizing it, we are really being very careful how we enter it.

“When you are talking about PC, people are more focused on the hardware itself. When you are talking about the tablet or the smartphone, people are interested in the overall environment its operating in,” he added. “As we have matured in this, we are spending a lot more time in the overall ecosystem.”

GalaxyTab 620 From Samsung Electronics Hits Indian Market

South Korean multinational electronics and information technology company Samsung Electronics unveils its GalaxyTab 620 in Indian Market.

Samsung India’s Country Head for Mobile and IT, Ranjit Yadav said on launching,”The GalaxyTab 620 with its powerful processor, next generation OS, stylish design and intelligent value added applications make this a faster, lighter and smarter device”.

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Samsung has added the GALAXY 620 to its line-up of tablets. Yadav added,”The new tablet can download a 1GB (gigabit) movie in 6.5 minutes and a 1.5MB (megabit) photo in one minute. Similarly, a 10MB music file can be transmitted in one second through a 40MHz channel” “The tablet’s Android operating system (OS) provides a greater user experience with a compatibility zoom for non-tablet sized applications”.

Priced at Rs.30,250 and weighing 345 gm, the tablet is one of the lightest in its category. It has HSPA+ technology which can enable user to download movies and songs, surf the web and play online games while on the move with data speeds of 21 Megabit per second, the statement said. “It takes only 390 seconds to download a 1GB movie and a mere 0.57 seconds to download a 1.5MB photo,” the statement said.

Beside 3G enabled connectivity, it has option to connect with Wi-Fi which can increases download and streaming speeds by two folds, it added. Weighing 345 gm, the tablet is one of the lightest in its category. At 9.96 mm, its sleek design makes it convenient to carry.