Earthquake-Ready Table Could Save You from earthquake in future.

No place in the world is safe from earthquakes. They’re one of the most terrifying natural calamities because you can’t help but feel so small and insignificant when the ground begins to shake – and just doesn’t seem to stop. What you need to do during earthquakes is simple: drop, take cover, and hold on. There’s a risk in the second step because you might find yourself crushed to death if the thing that you’re crouching under isn’t very strong or sturdy. That’s where this table designed by Arthur Brutter and Ido Bruno from Jerusalem’s Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design comes in. The earthquake-ready desk will be featured in the 2012 Design Bonanza Bezalel exhibition in Milan from April 17 to April 22, and has been nominated for London Design Museum’s design of the year award. It’s more than just a concept design, though. The table is currently licensed by school furniture manufacturer A.D. Meraz Industries Ltd. for distribution in Israel. The table has been engineered to withstand the impact of objects that weigh up to 1,000 kgs (or 1 ton) from a drop of eight to ten feet. Under ordinary tables, you would probably be crushed along with everything else on top of you. It’s about 2.5 times as expensive as current school desks, but there’s no amount of money in the world that can out-value a human life, don’t you think? [via Oh Gizmo!]

Getit for Android now with Near Me feature for better local search

Getit for Android now has NearMe feature that detects your current location and give results around you. Your location is automatically updated through GPS or Internet when the app is launched that lets users to get results closest to their which is more appropriate and useful. The results based on Near Me can also be viewed in the map integrated in the application. The map helps the user to search for direction, in case he is new to the place and option to save the favorite items. NearMe feature lets the user discover the nearest restaurants, hotels, coffee shops, ATMs etc. within a customized radius. The updated app also has new Categories to get desired results quickly and more popular cities. Download Getit for Android from the Google Play Store for free. The Getit app with Near Me feature would be available for iPhone and BlackBerry apps.

Ice Cream Sandwich Update Confirmed on ubislate 7+ (aakash 2)

We’ve been in talking about the Indian cheapest Aakash 2 tablet recently that sells for the equivalent of $35 for students and teachers. While the tablet is due to go on sale in the country in the coming few weeks, the tablet-maker Datawind has announced that they will release an Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the tablet around six to eight weeks after the tablet goes on sale, which should be before the end of April, though, according to report. Powered by a single core 800 MHz processor, the Aakash 2 tablet  packs a 7 –inch capative touchscreen, and it is coupled by 256 MB of memory with 2 GB of storage space. The Aakash 2 (Ubislate 7+) is a low-cost Android tablet designed to provide students with access to the internet and to educational apps. Datawind can compile and distribute the update based on Android’s open-source code, but if they manage to actually install it on the low-end tablet, it’s hard to imagine that it would run well as the tablet doesn’t meet the recommended specifications for ICS. We’ll be keeping an eye on this one, though.

Do online Easy Rechargewith and Airtel offers full Talktime on Rs. 200, 300, 500 and 1000

Airtel has launched new Fulltalk time offers at Rs.200, Rs. 300, Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000. These packs were already available on online Easy Recharge since the launch, but now these packs come with Fulltalk time without any validity. The previous fulltalk time packs of Rs. 333 and Rs. 444 is also available. Airtel Full Talktime recharge packs To recharge your prepaid number head on to Airtel online Easy Recharge page, fill the required details and select the full talktime recharge in the recharge category. Thanks to @KarTKyan for the Tip!

HTC confirms Android 4.0 ICS update for 16 devices

HTC has confirmed the complete list of devices that would be upgraded to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). HTC confirmed the list of devices that would get the ICS update last November and added more devices to the upgrade list last month. They also announced that Sensation devices would be the first to get the ICS update in March. HTC has now announced that the update is now rolling out for the HTC Sensation and HTC Sensation XE that are in early starge and would take next few weeks for update to reach globally. The HTC Sensation 4G and HTC Sensation XL would get the update followed by it. Here is the complete list of HTC to get Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) DROID Incredible 2 by HTC HTC Amaze 4G HTC Desire S HTC Desire HD HTC EVO 3D HTC EVO Design 4G HTC Incredible S HTC Sensation HTC Sensation XL HTC Sensation 4G HTC Sensation XE HTC Raider HTC Rezound HTC Rhyme HTC Thunderbolt HTC Vivid It will take time for all carriers in each country to get the update. We will let you know once we hear more details about the roll out schedule. Read

Reliance CDMA Tab is now Available in India for Rs 12,999

Reliance communications (RCom) has revealed a new first CDMA network technology driven tablet computers in India. Called Reliance CDMA Tab, the tablet is tagged for Rs 12,999 and works on Reliance High Speed Data CDMA network across 1,000 towns. The slate will be available in multi-brand and Rworld stores from today. Featuring a 7-inch capacitive touch screen, the tablet is running on Android 2.3 OS and it is coupled by a 512MB of RAM. Weighing 397 grams, it has a 2MP rear snapper as well as a front shooter. Other features include micro SD slot for external storage up to 32GB, bundled with a 4GB memory card, Mobile TV, voice calling, GPS and that all is powered by an 800 MHz processor. It also has support for Google Play/Androidstore. The Reliance CDMA Tab comes with 1 year free subscription on McAfee Mobile Security, 2 months free subscription on BigFlix+, and Rs. 250 worth of calling on Reliance Global Call, all together valued at Rs. 2,100. The tablet also comes sporting user-friendly email experience with push email capability and it is bundled with ‘Documents to Go’ that supports Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and PDF formats. It seems like the Reliance CDMA Tab is going to be pitted against other budget tablets in India. Annual and Monthly data plans introduced with the RCom tablet are following: Postpaid Super Value Combo Offer (Annual) Free Data Usage /  Month 1GB 2GB 5GB Reliance CDMA Tab Price (Rs.) 12999 12999 12999 Regular Annual Advance Rental (Rs.) 6201 7401 11589 Discounted Annual Advance Rental (Rs.) 4500 5500 7000 Combo Price for a Year (Rs.) 17499 18499 19999 You Save (Rs.) 1701 1901 4589 Postpaid Super Value Combo Offer (Monthly) Free Data Usage /  Month 2GB 5GB 10GB 15GB Regular Rental per month (Rs.) 750 1099 1250 1750 Discounted Rental per month (Rs.) 598 750 950 1200 You Save (Rs.) 152 349 300 550 Postpaid: My Best Plan – for the 1st Time on a Tab Free Data Usage /  Month Billed Amount (Rs.) Less than or equal to 500 MB 350 500 MB, upto 1000 MB 350 + 60p/MB for usage above 500 MB Above 1000 MB 650 + 6p/MB for usage above 1000 MB

Rumor: Nokia Windows 8 tablet with dual-core processor expected in Q4 2012

 Nokia is expected to launch their first tablet that runs on Windows 8 platform around the end of 2012, according to DigiTimes. There were several rumors about Nokia launching Windows 8 tablet in mid-2012 but now more details have emerged. This tablet is expected to feature a 10-inch display and would be powered by Qualcomm's dual-core processor. This might feature Qualcomm's new S4 chipset that was unveiled last December which has been introduced in the HTC One S smartphone that was unveiled at MWC last month.  The table is said to be manufactured by Taiwanese ODM Compal Electronics with 200,000 units expected to be shipped in the first batch. If this is true we can expect the tablet at this year's Nokia World scheduled for September. The about image is a Nokia Concept Windows 8 tablet. Source: DigiTimes

   

Micromax launched Dual SIM Touch Screen QWERTY Android phone Micromax A78 in India for Rs 7990

Micromax A78, a new Dual SIM Android phone branded as Superfone Gossip in their Superfone series is now available in India from online retailer LetsBuy. This is a Touch and Type phone that comes with 3.5-inch Capacitive Touchscreen display, Full QWERTY keyboard and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It is powered by 650 MHz processor and has 3 MP Primary Camera with LED flash, 0.3 MP Secondary Camera. Micromax A78 Specifications 3.5-inch Capacitive Touchscreen display Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) Full QWERTY keyboard Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) 650 MHz processor 3 MP Primary Camera with LED flash, 0.3 MP (VGA) secondary video calling camera. 3G (HSDPA 7.2 Mbps and HSUPA 5.76 Mbps),Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0, GPS Expandable memory up to 32GB with MicroSD 1300 mAh battery It also comes with pre-loaded apps such as Facebook, SAAVN, QUIKR, Polaris Office Suite, ZOOMIN and WhatsApp. The Micromax A78 is available from Letsbuy in India for Rs 7, 990.

Indian Government to hold 4G auctions this year

Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal

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 Indian Government plans to hold spectrum auctions for the Fourth Generation (4G) mobile services by the end of this year, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal said at the India Day function organised by his Ministry at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. He also said that the government will have enough radio waves for all operators after it is released from the defence services and by cancellation of 122 2G licences by the Supreme Court in the 2G spectrum allocation case. The government does not want to finish the auction all the spectrum at one go but the final decision will depend on Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). The government will also auction 2G spectrum which will be vacated by the cancellation of licences following Supreme Court order. 3G auctions happened in India in April 2010 and the winners were announced in May 2010. There is no exact time frame when the 4G auctions would take place, but more details such as pricing, participants would be available within the next few months. He said he will announce National Telecom Policy 2011 in April which will present the roadmap for the telecom sector over next 10-15 years. Source: Indian Express

Opera launches Opera Mini Next for Android,Symbian,BlackBerry and Java phones

Opera launches Opera Mini Next for Android,Symbian,BlackBerry and Java phones  Opera has launched Opera Mini Next, a new Opera Mini app that enables users preview the new features in upcoming release of Opera Mini that is still under development. The Opera Mini Next, version 7 has Smart Page, unlimited speed dials and more. This is a separate app, so you can use Opera Mini Next alongside the regular release of Opera Mini. Features of Opera Mini Next v7.0 Smart page with overview of your favorite sites, latest updates from social networks (Twitter and Facebook), news gathered from your favorite sites (via their RSS feeds) and suggested links.  Now you can add unlimited speed dials Just press the star found in the address bar to add speed dials and close tabs easily witch a touch (Touch phones only) Improved Right-to-left text in UI elements Auto update support Splash screen optimizations General stability fixes Translations for Arabic, Farsi, Urdu and Hebrew Support for Russian input in Opera VK (S60 only) Quick access to URL/search from Symbian status bar (S60 5.0 and Symbian^3) Download Opera Mini Next for BlackBerry, Symbian and Java phones by heading to m.opera.com/next from your Mobile phone browser. It is also available from the Android Market for Android devices. The Opera Mini for iPhone and iPad has also been updated to version 7 in the Apple iTunes ...