
Here is our hands-on experience of the recently launched Micromax Funbook tablet. Priced at Rs 6,499, the tablet has a has a 7-inch (17.78 cm) multi-touch capacitive touchscreen, which has a resolution of 800x480 pixels. It is powered by a 1.22GHz Cortex A8 processor. It comes bundled with a Tata Photon 3G dongle to keep you connected on the go. It also offers HDMI connectivity and Wi-Fi Internet connectivity. ...

01:04 PM, Apr 09, 2012

New Delhi: Both HCL MeTab U1 and Micromax Funbook were launched within a span of a few days and both of them are focused on education. Here we've compared the two. Hardware Both tablets have more or less the same hardware and software. Both have 7 inch capacitive touchscreens with 800 x 480 pixel resolution. Both are based on Android 4.0.3. However, while the Micromax Funbook does offer access to...

10:49 AM, Apr 09, 2012

New Delhi: Micromax, one of the largest Indian mobile phone brands, plans to launch a phone with a built-in solar charger. The panel will charge the phone within 3 hours to support 1.5 hours of talktime. Rahul Sharma, co-founder and executive director, Micromax, told The Mobile Phone, "We have been at the forefront of innovation. We were the first to launch long battery life phones, dual SIM phones and many...

03:35 PM, Apr 04, 2012

New Delhi: One thing is for sure, tablets are the future of education. But I am not quite certain if that tomorrow will be displayed on a 7-inch screen. 10-inch devices do seem to have an advantage. Even if they currently carry a heavier price tag, I am quite sure things will change fast. As fast as the plummeting prices of feature-rich tablet devices. On Tuesday, when Micromax announced its...

04:46 AM, Apr 04, 2012

New Delhi: Micromax is going to come up with its 10-inch tablet later this quarter, said Micromax executives speaking on the sidelines of Micromax's Funbook tablet launch event. The company, which has launched its first tablet on Tuesday, said that the next in its tablet portfolio is a 10-inch tablet. Its first ever tablet Funbook runs Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) operating system. The device features a 7-inch (17.78 cm)...

04:50 PM, Apr 03, 2012

New Delhi: Micromax has launched a tablet - Funbook - that runs Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) operating system. The device has a 7-inch (17.78 cm) multi-touch capacitive touchscreen, which has a resolution of 800x480 pixels. It is powered by a 1.22GHz Cortex A8 processor. Deepak Mehrotra, CEO, Micromax Informatics Limited has claimed it to be the slimmest tablet in India. Besides, it is touted to be the first made...

03:30 PM, Apr 03, 2012

New Delhi: Micromax Informatics Limited has announced to make a change in their logo, thereby unveiling the new punch logo. The new logo will be revealed at the Micromax Asia Cup 2012, during the India vs Pakistan match on Sunday. The punch logo is said to be developed through an extensive crowd sourcing exercise undertaken by Micromax, in association with Talent house India, inviting participants to submit their version of...

01:34 PM, Mar 18, 2012

New Delhi: Indian handset player Micromax is set to launch an Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) based tablet in the next two weeks. "Micromax's 7 inch tablet will be launched in the next 15 days and will come pre loaded with exclusive content related to entertainment and education," sources familiar with the development said to The Mobile Indian. Sources further said that the device will be priced around Rs 15,000...

10:35 AM, Mar 01, 2012

New Delhi: Fresh from a management rejig and a shift in strategy to enhance focus on smarter devices, homegrown handset maker Micromax is now looking at joining the billion dollar revenue club in the next few years. The company recently roped in senior executives from Airtel, HTC and Sony Ericsson to strengthen its management and consolidate its position in the Rs 30,000 crore domestic handset market. "Our endeavour in the...

01:12 PM, Jan 01, 2012

A few months after she joined Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Delhi, Ayesha Rachel became an addict. She just couldnt get enough of her BlackBerry Curve. I was a Nokia user but this thing is addictive, and no other phone gives me this value for my buck, she says while sending messages on the BlackBerry Messenger (BBM). This is a paradox. BlackBerry is a phone for the staid corporate types. So...

11:45 AM, Oct 19, 2011

I n 1992, Nokia — already a $3.4-billion company with over 26,000 employees — launched the world's first GSM phone and made Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo executive vice-president and chief financial officer (He become its CEO later). The same year, 6,000 kilometers away in Mumbai, the Children's Academy school decided to fail 14-year-old Ajay in 9th standard. His marks were too poor and Ajay's teachers wanted him to repeat a year in...

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