Acer Iconia W4 tablet running on Windows 8.1 launched in India for Rs 24,999

After launching the Iconia W3 in India earlier this year, Acer has launched its successor called the Iconia W4. The 8-inch tablet runs on Windows 8.1 and is available in two variants differentiated by internal storage and price. The 32GB variant is priced at Rs 24,999 and the 64GB variant is priced at Rs 26,999.

Talking of hardware, the Iconia W4 flaunts a slightly smaller 8-inch WXGA (1280×800 pixels) display compared to the 8.1-inch display on its predecessor. It is powered by a fourth-generation Intel Atom Z3740 quad-core processor clocked at 1.8GHz and paired with 2GB of RAM.

Other features include a 5-megapixel rear camera with auto focus, 2-megapixel camera on the front, 32/64GB of internal storage that can be expanded using a microSD card and a 4,960mAh battery that is said to last up to 8 hours.

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Xolo Play Tegra Note tablet to launch in India on December 16

Last week, Xolo’s Nvidia Tegra-powered tablet called the Play Tegra Note was spotted on an Indian e-commerce site, which was an indication that a launch was nearby. Today the company has sent us a media invite for the tablet’s launch event later next week on December 16.

To recap, the Xolo Play Tegra Note is powered by a Tegra 4 SoC featuring a quad-core Cortex A15 CPU, which also includes a fifth core for better battery efficiency and a massive 72-core GeForce GPU. Other features include a 7-inch (1280×800 pixels) display, 5-megapixel rear camera, VGA front camera with software add-ons like Camera Awesome app, 16GB of internal storage that can be expanded to up to 32GB using a microSD card and a battery that is good enough for 10 hours of HD video playback.

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LG G Pad 8.3 Google Edition launched in the US

Yesterday, a @evleaks tweet about a device codenamed LG V510 being a Nexus device created quite a bit of buzz as many, including us, thought it was the forthcoming Nexus 10. Turns out it isn’t, but what it is, is the Google Edition of LG’s G Pad 8.3. The device is now available on the US Google Play Store for $349 (Rs 21,400 approximately), but unfortunately there’s no word on when it could come to India.

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Lenovo to launch Yoga Tab in India tomorrow, initiates pre-orders

It seems like Lenovo is launching the recently announced Yoga Tab in India on November 15. The company has started initiating pre-orders for the tablet where users can signup to get a privilege coupon that would let them pre-order the tablet from November 15-17 and also offer some sort of a bundle worth Rs 5,499.

The Yoga Tab comes in 8-inch and 10-inch variants and boast 18 hours of battery life. Both the tablets have a display resolution of 1280×800 pixels and are powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT8125 processor for the Wi-Fi version and the MediaTek MT8389 processor for the 3G version.

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Lava E-Tab Ivory voice calling tablet launched in India for Rs 10,199

Indian smartphone vendor Lava has launched a new tablet right on time for the festive season. Called the E-Tab Ivory, this 7-inch tablet with voice calling abilities is priced at Rs 10,199 and is available across the country.

In terms of specifications, the E-Tab Ivory flaunts a 7-inch (1024×600 pixels) display and is powered by a dual-core MediaTek processor clocked at 1.2GHz and supplemented with Power VRSGX531 ultra GPU and 1GB of RAM.

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