Asus Transformer Pad TF300TG launched in India for Rs. 43999

Asus has launched the Transformer Pad TF300TG, their new Tablet in India. It can Transform into a notebook with a mobile dock that has full QWERTY keyboard and a Multi-touch track pad. It has a 10.1-inch (1280×800 pixels) LED Backlight IPS display and is powered by a 1.2GHz NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor. It runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has 8MP auto-focus camera at the back and 1.2MP front-facing camera.

Asus Transformer Pad TF300T specifications

• 10.1-inch (1280×800 pixels) LED Backlight IPS display
• 1.2 GHz NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor
• Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
• 8MP auto-focus camera, 1.2MP front-facing camera
• 1GB RAM, 32GB internal memory that is expandable up to 32GB with microSD
• 3G, Wi-Fi 802..11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0 + EDR, aGPS
• 2-in-1 Audio Jack (Headphone / Mic-in), micro HDMI port, SD Card reader and USB Port (dock)
• 22Wh Li-polymer Battery that offers 10 hours runtime and 16.5Wh battery with mobile dock

The Asus Transformer Pad TF300T is priced at Rs. 43,999 and comes with a keyboard dock that has Multi-touch pad, SD Card reader and a USB port.

Google Nexus 7 launching in India in November

Asus India today confirmed at the PadFone and Transformer Pad launch event that the Google Nexus 7 is expected to launch in India in November according from reports for CIOL. It might come with a different name and few changes in the specification says Ausus, the hardware partner. Google announced the Nexus 7, their first Android tablet to come with Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) in June at Google I/O for $199. There are rumors floating around for the Nexus 7 tablet with 3G support which is expected mid-October.

It has 7-inch (1280×800 pixels) IPS display and is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Nvidia Tegra 3 processor and a 12 core GPU. It has a 1.2MP front-facing camera and has 1 GB RAM, 8 / 16GB of internal memory, NFC, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth and 4325 mAh.

The price of the Nexus tablet would be announced in October.

Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Pre-Booking starts in India

Samsung has just started Pre-Booking for the much awaited Galaxy Note 2 on it’s India eStore. The device which is the successor to the original Note was unveiled last month at IFA Berlin along with the Galaxy Camera. The phone has a 5.5 inch display and runs Android JellyBean out of the box. Samsung is asking for Rs.5000 as an advance payment for the pre-booking which will be adjusted when the device goes on sale later this month.

Samsung is throwing in a free Desktop Dock worth Rs. 2399 for pre-order customers.

The Note 2 has some pretty interesting specs.  It packs a quad core processor and a 3100mAh battery.The Note 2 also comes with S-Pen stylus much like the previous the Note.

From what we have been hearing the Note 2 is expected to hit stores in India by Sep 24-28th. Just read the fine print and it says that “A pre-booking order cannot be cancelled once placed.”

Samsung launched the Galaxy S3 recently at Rs.42500 few months back. How much would you pay for the improved version of the Galaxy Note ?