It was reported from Peshawar that a suicide bomber steered his explosive-laden vehicle into the security check-post of North Waziristan tribal region near the Afghan border. It was later reported that two of the soldiers on the check-post were killed while seven were left injured. The initial reports stated that the blast took place in […]
Nov 20 2013 | Posted in
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Amazon’s new 7-inch Kindle Fire HD is out for the same prime as the original Kindle Fire. At $199 the new tablet offers a faster processor, updated operating system and denser display with HD resolution. Alongside the launch of the 7 incher, Amazon also introduced the premium versions, 8.9-inch Fires, of the tablets. The 8.9-inch […]
Sep 24 2012 | Posted in
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The brief hands-on experience by a number of experts suggests that the device was quite satisfying but still there are certain performance quirks that might had been improved. A full-fledged review is only possible at the time of its release to the stores on November 20. Amazon is good at slating release dates on its […]
Sep 24 2012 | Posted in
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It has been almost a month since the official release of Google’s own first tablet, Nexus 7. The 7-inch device, as obvious from the name, is a slick and simple slate that has the latest hardware and software with a dirt-low price tag. That maybe one of the reasons why its 16 GB version is […]
Jul 23 2012 | Posted in
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Another reason, and perhaps the major reason is the device’s features. It has a Tegra 3 quad-core processor with 2 GB of RAM and a 16-core GPU, that even jumps farther than the new iPad. It is also a thinner device, especially thinner than Amazon’s Kindle Fire and Barnes and Noble’s Nook Tablet that fall […]
Jul 23 2012 | Posted in
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Google released its own tablet last week, the Nexus 7, in collaboration with its hardware partners AsusTek. Though the Taiwanese company has released its own Android tablets equipped with the latest gadgetry, the new Nexus 7 is a unique blend of hardware hype and inexpensive price tag. At $199 for the 7-inch tablet, Google took […]
Jul 3 2012 | Posted in
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Design The new Nexus 7 does not incorporate a unique design. It is yet another black tablet in the market already waterlogged with black devices. However, its simple slab-like design and silver trimming alludes the public that it is slimmer than most of the tablet devices in the market. At first look, the tablet looks […]
Jul 3 2012 | Posted in
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As mentioned above, the middle of the top bezel has a 1.2-mega pixel camera. However, that is about it, the Nexus 7 does not have any primary or second camera. In fact, the only thing at rear end is the two-inch speaker slit at the bottom of textured casing. The rear-facing camera is not the […]
Jul 3 2012 | Posted in
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The problem though is that there is not much content available on Android platforms that make use of the Tegra 3 features. Only Rapitide GP is able to offer a smooth and high-frame-rate results couple with the on-screen splash effects. The likes of Infinity Blade and other graphic-intensive games could be good additions to Android […]
Jul 3 2012 | Posted in
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There is an NFC, Near-Field Communication, chip inside the board. That, for one, is a big hardware inclusion in a device that is worth $199. The NFC brings home the Android Beam for faster transfer of files like web pages, bookmarks, pictures and other media files. The devices of exchange have to be connected back-to-back […]
Jul 3 2012 | Posted in
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Google’s annual developers’ conference, Google I/O, is right around the corner and the rumour mill is in full swing to take the final hit at what’s coming and what’s not. There might be a good hint on the latest iteration of Android operating system but there is not than meets the eye, or a little […]
Jun 26 2012 | Posted in
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Currently, the 7-inch tablet market is ruled by Amazon with its trend-setting Kindle Fire, released in 2011. Barnes & Noble also dances well on the floor but is not the market leader. Samsung and other OEMs have also released 7 inchers but due to high prices users either go for 10.1 alternatives or a Kindle […]
Jun 26 2012 | Posted in
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