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Karbonn Smart Tab 10 Cosmic With Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Made Official at Rs 10,490: Will You Buy it?

karbonn Mobiles, an India based tech manufacturer with a comprehensive product portfolio has been in news since early this week for its 10 inch Android 4.1 Jelly Bean based Cosmic Tablet, which was on pre-order on Saholic.com for Rs 10,280. Now, Karbonn has launched the tablet officially in India with a price tag of Rs 10,490. This a giant step taken by Karbonn, who has upgraded their first tablet - Smart Tab 1 with Jelly Bean in June this year

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Have a look at the specs and additional features of the latest Karbonn offering below. Display: Smart Tab 10 Cosmic sports 9.7 inch capacitive touchscreen display with 1024 x 768 pixel resolution. Processor & Storage: The tablets packs a 1.5GHz dual core processor, 1GB RAM and a micro SD card slot for additional storage support up to 32GB. As of now, there is no information regarding the internal memory capacity of the device. OS: Unlike most of the other budget tablets, Smart Tab 10 Cosmic comes with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Camera: Smart Tab 10 Cosmic has a 2MP rear camera and a VGA front camera for video calling. Connectivity: In terms of data connectivity, the device supports Wi-Fi, USB port, HDMI port and 3G via dongle. Battery: The tablet is loaded with a powerful 6,000 mAh battery of undisclosed backup. Preloaded Applications Smart Tab 10 Cosmic comes preloaded with applications including Google Currents, Angry Birds Seasons, Turbo Fly 3D, NexGtv, Flipboard, Google Chrome, Kingsoft Office, Economic Times, Times of India, JustDial, Popi, PayTM, Facebook and more. Price & Availability Karbonn has priced the Smart Tab 10 at Rs 10,490 making it a perfect device to purchase for Christmas. So what's next Android fans? Will you buy the Karbonn's Jelly Bean offering - a Perfect Ten this Christmas? Let us know in comments section below.

cheap Windows 8 upgrade

Cheap Windows 8 upgrade may require your Windows 7 key

Microsoft might ask you to enter your Windows 7 key during the process in order to qualify for the $14.99 upgrade.

People who bought a Windows 7 PC on or after June 2 can upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for just $14.99, but they may have to supply their Windows 7 product ID.

Microsoft kicked off registration for the $14.99 deal in August. Anyone who bought or will buy a new Windows 7 PC between June 2 of this year and January 31 of next year can upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for that special price. Shelling out the $14.99 lets you download a copy of the Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant, which helps you install the new operating system.

The deal cuts $25 off the standard Windows 8 Pro upgrade, which costs $39.99 to download for Windows XP and Vista users and Windows 7 users who purchased their PCs before June 2. People who want an actual installation disc have to cough up $69.99.

The $14.99 upgrade process typically asks you to enter the name and manufacturer of your Windows 7 PC, and the date you bought it. You'd then receive one of two notices, either a Success message telling you that you qualified, or a Sorry message breaking the news that you didn't qualify.

But in my experience, that process seemed a bit buggy.

I tried to register for the $14.99 upgrade last week with three different PCs, all from Lenovo and all purchased after June 2. One PC qualified for the upgrade, but two did not, with no explanation why. I tried the process a few times with the two failed PCs, but each time I came up empty.

I again tried the process on Tuesday and this time discovered that Microsoft now asked me for my Windows 7 product ID as additional proof. After entering the ID -- success. I now qualified for Based on various online comments, other recent Windows 7 PC buyers were bumping into the same initial problem of being rejected for the offer.

However, the requirement for the Windows 7 ID seems to be random.

Some people told me that they were asked for their Windows 7 key in the past and pointed out that this is not a recent change. But others have said they've never been asked for the key, not even in recent attempts. I contacted Microsoft to ask about this inconsistency, and a spokesperson e-mailed me the following statement:

The Windows Upgrade Offer process will dynamically adjust the registration process based on a variety of factors that take into account individual, local market, and global circumstances. Some users are required to provide additional purchase details online or offline in order to validate their registration. If eligibility cannot be determined using the online process, customers may need to contact customer support and provide proof of purchase to support.

So it seems to be a hit or miss process as to whether you'll have to supply your Windows 7 product key. But in my experience, providing the key was the only way I could qualify for the upgrade.

The offer limits you to five PCs, and you can install the Windows 8 upgrade on any PC, not necessarily the one with the product key that you use to qualify. The $14.99 and $39.99 deals both end January 31. So those of you want to upgrade to Windows 8 Pro should take advantage of those prices while they last.

In 3 days, Apple sells 3 million iPads

SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK: Apple sold 3 million of its new iPad minis in the first three days the tablet computers were available, driving optimism for a strong holiday quarter despite intensifying competition.

Sales of the 7.9-inch iPad mini and fourth-generation 9.7-inch version, both Wi-Fi only models, were double the first-weekend sales of the Wi-Fi iPad sold in March, Apple said on Monday.

Apple did not break out numbers for the crucial iPad mini, a smaller version of the original tablet designed to spearhead its foray into a segment now dominated by Amazon.com Inc's Kindle Fire and Google's Nexus 7.

Analysts estimate that about 2.3 million of the new iPads sold over the weekend were the mini-tablets, surpassing expectations of 1 million to 1.5 million.

Wall Street, which was disappointed with Apple's latest quarterly earnings, had been looking to the iPad mini to boost demand during the crucial year-end holiday shopping season as competition reaches a fever pitch. Microsoft became the latest major entrant to the market last month with the Windows-driven Surface.

While lines for the new iPads appeared lighter than usual for a new Apple product when they began selling at stores on Friday, the company said demand was so strong that it "practically sold out of iPad minis."

Apple had never before introduced two different iPad models in one quarter. Raymond James analyst Tavis McCourt said that while the sales numbers looked good, the company would need to sell another 20 million iPads this quarter to meet his estimate.

"There's still a lot of wood to chop in the quarter," McCourt said.

The company said it had already shipped many of the new iPads ordered before the release date, but some would not be sent out until later this month.

"We set a new launch weekend record and practically sold out of iPad minis," Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said in a statement. "We're working hard to build more quickly to meet theincredible demand."

Holiday sales crucial
Apple shares closed up 1.35 per cent at $584.62 on Nasdaq on Monday, but that was still 17 per cent below the record high set in September.

The strong sales numbers for the iPads came despite both the iPad mini and fourth generation iPad being priced much above competing tablets. The iPad mini's $329 price had prompted some analysts to conclude that the higher price tag may hurt demand.

But Apple is still maintaining its industry leading margins with the smaller tablet, according to a teardown analysis of the tablet by research firm IHS iSuppli.

The Wi-Fi only iPad mini carries a bill of materials of $188.00, IHS iSuppli said, adding that the cost goes up to $198 when manufacturing expenses are added in.

"This differs markedly from Amazon's 7-inch Kindle Fire HD and Google's Nexus 7 tablets, both of which are essentially low-margin or no-margin giveaways at a $199.00 retail price," AndrewRassweiler, senior principal analyst, teardown services, for IHS, said.

But the California company's dominance of the tablet market eroded in the third quarter as both consumer and commercial shipments declined, partly as people waited for the new iPad mini, while rival Samsung Electronics more than doubled its share, according to tablet shipment numbers from research firm IDC.

Apple's share of the tablet market fell to 50.4 per cent from 59.7 per cent in the third quarter while Samsung was No.2 with 18.4 per cent followed by Amazon with 9 per cent. Samsung's market share a year ago was 6.5 per cent.

The 7.9-inch iPad mini marks Apple's first foray into the smaller-tablet segment and is the company's first major new device since the death of co-founder Steve Jobs last year.

Versions of iPads with both Wi-Fi and cellular connections will not ship in the United States for another few weeks. And both will be available in more countries later this year.

Apple heads into the current quarter after refreshing almost all of its product lines, from Macintosh computers to tablets.

"We believe the iPad mini has the opportunity to surpass the sales of the regular-sized iPads over the next several years," said Topeka Capital analyst Brian White.

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Now, enjoy Android apps on Windows-poly tech mate

HOUSTON: Soon many of you will have a chance to add applications from the most popular mobile operating system, Android, to the most popular desktop system, Windows and enjoy technological marvel, thanks to the Chipmaker AMD and Bluestacks.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and BlueStacks have teamed up to let consumers run Android apps on their AMD-powered PCs. BlueStacks, creator of a Windows app that enables you to run Android apps on Windows, has joined forces with AMD to bring their cross-platform application to AMD-powered tablets and PCs.

The two companies have teamed up to bring 500,000 mobile Android apps to Windows PCs through the AMD AppZone Player starting Thursday.

AMD is also working with its partners to pre-load the the BlueStacks Android App Player on AMD-powered Windows 7 and 8 laptops, desktops, and tablets.

If you don't want to wait for a new PC you can download the master Android on Windows app, AMD AppZone Player.

Or, you can simply download an Android app from the AMD AppZone and it will automatically install the player in addition to the app.

The partnership between BlueStacks and AMD, which has invested in the software company, focuses on optimising Android apps for AMD-powered Windows devices.

While Intel-powered PCs can access Android apps through BlueStacks' original Windows software, the AppZone Player is optimized for AMD's GPU and APU technology.

Manju Hegde, corporate VP of Heterogeneous Applications and Developer Solutions at AMD said, "BlueStacks' cross-platform innovation bridges the Android and x86 application ecosystems, providing new opportunities for developers and better experiences for users.

"By collaborating with BlueStacks we are enabling software developers to more easily tap into the full capabilities of AMD's products, and providing millions of consumers with great experiences as they can now run Android apps on AMD powered devices."

BlueStacks is an AMD Ventures-backed software company that enables Android apps to run on notebooks, desktops, all-in-one PCs, slates and tablets.

ANDROID OPERATING SYSTEM AT RISK-POLYTECHMATE

Android phones vulnerable to remote data wipes-polytechmate

WASHINGTON: Cellphones using Google's Android operating system are at risk of being disabled or wiped clean of their data, including contacts, music and photos, because of a security flaw that was discovered several months ago but went unnoticed until now.

Opening a link to a website or a mobile application embedded with malicious code can trigger an attack capable of destroying the memory card in Android-equipped handsets made by Samsung, HTC, Motorola and Sony Ericsson, rendering the devices useless, computer security researcher Ravi Borgaonkar wrote in a blog post Friday. Another code that can erase a user's data by performing a factory reset of the device appears to target only the newly released and top selling Galaxy S III and other Samsung phones, he wrote.

Borgaonkar informed Google of the vulnerability in June, he said. A fix was issued quickly, he said, but it wasn't publicized, leaving smartphone owners largely unaware that the problem existed and how they could fix it.

Google declined to comment. Android debuted in 2008 and now dominates the smartphone market. Nearly 198 million smartphones using Android were sold in the first six months of 2012, according to the research firm IDC. About 243 million Android-equipped phones were sold in 2011, IDC said.

Versions of Android that are vulnerable include Gingerbread, Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean, according to Borgaonkar. He said the Honeycomb version of Android, designed for tablets, needs to be tested to determine if it is at risk as well.

Samsung, which makes most of the Android phones, said only early production models of the Galaxy S III were affected and a software update has been issued for that model. The company said it is conducting an internal review to determine if other devices are affected and what, if any, action is needed. Samsung said it is advising customers to check for software updates through the "Settings: About device: Software update'' menu available on Samsung phones.

Borgaonkar, a researcher at Germany's Technical University Berlin, said the bug works by taking advantage of functions in phones that allow them to dial a telephone number directly from a web browser. That convenience comes with risk, however. A hacker, or anyone with ill intent, can create a website or an app with codes that instruct the phones linking to those numbers to execute commands automatically, such as a full factory reset.

The phone's memory card, known as a subscriber identity module, or SIM, can be destroyed remotely in the same way, Borgaonkar said. "Vulnerability in Android can be exploited to kill the SIM card permanently by clicking a single click,'' he wrote. "After the successful attack, the end user has to go to the mobile network operator and buy a new SIM card.''

While Borgaonkar has drawn attention to the problem, it's unclear how useful the vulnerability would be to cybercriminals who are primarily interested in profits or gaining a competitive advantage, said Jimmy Shah, a mobile security researcher at McAfee. "There's no benefit to the attacker if they can't make money off it or they can't steal your data,'' Shah said. "It's really not that useful.''

But the technique could cause huge headaches if it were harnessed to issue outbound phone calls, said Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer at F-Secure, a digital security company inHelsinki, Finland. "If that would be doable, we would quickly see real world attacks causing phones to automatically dial out to premium-rate numbers,'' he said.
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samsung galaxy tab 10.1

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1: US court asked to reconsider ban

A US appeals court ruled on Friday that a lower court should reconsider a sales ban against Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 won by Apple in a patent dispute with the South Korean electronics maker.

The injunction was put in place ahead of a month-long trial that pitted iPhone maker Apple Inc against Samsung Electronics Co Ltd in a closely watched legal battle that ended with a resounding victory for Apple last month on many of its patent violation claims.

However, the jury found that Samsung had not violated the patent that was the basis for the tablet injunction and Samsung argued the sales ban should be lifted. US District Judge Lucy Koh said she could not act because Samsung had already appealed.

In its ruling on Friday, the Federal US Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington said Koh could now consider the issue.

The decision comes just a month before the South Korean corporation is expected to unveil the second generation of one of its most successful devices, the stylus-equipped Note.

The Galaxy 10.1 is an older model, but the ban still hurts Samsung in the run-up to the pivotal holiday shopping season.

The world’s top two smartphone makers are locked in patent disputes in 10 countries as they vie to dominate the lucrative market, which is growing rapidly.

A US jury found during the just-concluded trial that Samsung had copied critical features of the iPhone and iPad and awarded Apple $1.05 billion in damages.

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BSNL, WishTel to launch IRA ICON 3G tablet for Rs. 10,500

BSNL, WishTel to launch IRA ICON 3G tablet for Rs. 10,500

Bharat Sanchar Nagar Limited (BSNL) and WishTel have teamed up to launch a new Android-based tablet called ‘IRA ICON’. Scheduled to be officially released on October 1, the IRA ICON is priced at Rs. 10,500. The IRA ICON runs on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system and is powered by 1.2 GHz processor. The device, also dubbed as the Triple Play tablet, has a 1GB of RAM. It has a 7-inch capacitive multi-touch screen with 800X400 pixel resolution, 0.3MP front camera, 2MP rear camera, 4GB internal storage and microSD card slot that supports storage up to 32GB. The IRA ICON comes with a massive 4,000 mAh battery, which is rated to deliver browsing time of about 4-5 hours. The device comes with built-in stereo speakers and a microphone as well.

For connectivity, the IRA ICON supports voice calls (SIM slot), Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP), 3G, GPS, WI-Fi, Bluetooth, mini HDMI, 3.5mm jack and USB. The IRA ICON comes preloaded with a wide range of applications such as Wish Learning, Wish Studio, Wish TV, Wish News, Wish video calling, Skype, Photo Viewer, Games , Gtalk,  Google play .bsnl is offering a 3G SIM and free 3G data of 2GB for two months for the IRA ICON customers. The state-run telecom operator also provides a wide range of BSNL 3G plans or customised plans for the tablet.

The IRA ICON is available in two colours - black and white. “The 7-inch Triple play tablet PC has been designed to best suit the needs of avid tech – savy youngsters, business environments, multi-tasking homemakers and the student fraternity alike. The BSNL Value added services like Video streaming, Mobile TV and various other applications under BSNL LIVE shall be extended to our valued customers in an increased screen at a very affordable price,” says R K Upadhyay, Chied Managing Director of BSNL while speaking of the partnership with WishTel.

Milind Shah, WishTel’s CEO, says, “With our partnership with India’s largest PSU telco operator, BSNL for the launch of IRA ICON Triple Play Tablet, Wish Tel continues to offer enhanced technologies that help Android business users experience the performance and productivity offered by tablet PCs.”

Prior to partnership with WishTel, BSNL in collaboration with Pantel Technologies has launched budget tablets namely T-Pad WS802C and T-Pad IS701C. WishTel has also launched quite a few budget tablets as part of its IRA-Series. The company recently launched 10.1-inch ICS-based tablet, called the IRA Comet HD at Rs. 9,999. Read more about the device here. In the meanwhile, also check out our latest coverage on the budget tablets here.

ios 6 jailbreak solution might arrive in weeks

iOS 6 Jailbreak Solution Might Arrive In Weeks / Months, Says 

Pod2G

Pod2G, the guy who a couple of days ago was saying that he isn’t working on a iOS 6 jailbreak solution, said yesterday that a jailbreak solution for the latest version of Apple’s operating system will be developed in a few weeks / months. The statement came as a response to all impatient users who kept asking him about iOS 6 jailbreak on Twitter.

JailbreakCon takes place this weekend in San Francisco, an international conference where the hackers who are developing jailbreak solutions for iDevices are making various presentations regarding iOS’ security and exploits. Developers who create tweaks and apps for Cydia will attend JailbreakCon, too, as well as regular users, and everybody is expecting to see impressive stuff in San Francisco, especially an iOS 6 jailbreak solution.

It was rumored over the past few months that the freshly-launched iPhone 5 will be jailbroken live at the conference, there are some chances for this to happen, but, even so, a jailbreak solution for this terminal and iOS 6 will most likely be launched weeks after, probably after iOS 6.0.1 will be made available for download.

The iOS 6 update rolled out last Wednesday, so there wasn’t enough time for the development of a viable jailbreak and, in my opinion, the iOS 6 jailbreak will not come so easily, as Apple changed a lot in the last version of its mobile operating system.

A few days ago Pod2G and posixninja said that Apple made a major mistake in iOS 6, probably talking about an exploit that would allow them to develop the jailbreak, but we are talking about a process that requires a lot of time.

Summing up, the iOS 6 jailbreak is on its way, but you will have to be patient and give the hackers time to get a proper solution going.

In case you are wondering, you can’t downgrade from iOS 6 to iOS 5.1.1, if you own an iPhone 4S, iPad 3, or iPad 2, without having the SHSH for iOS 4.x and 5.x. Still you can downgrade your iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 or iPod Touch 4G, but only if you previously saved the SHSHs and blops.

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Pen Drives main threat to Cyber Security: Army

Pen Drives main threat to Cyber Security: Army

New Delhi, Sep 30: Despite a ban, use of pen drives has emerged as the main threat to cyber security in defence forces as it is responsible for over 70 per cent of such breaches in the three Services.

The use of pen drives as an easy-to-carry storage device has increased in the recent past and internal reports have confirmed that over 70 per cent cyber security breaches in the armed forces are due to their unauthorised use, Army officials told PTI here.

"These pen drives, which are mostly manufactured in China, have emerged as a big threat to our cyber security systems," they said.

Fresh cyber security guidelines have been issued by the Army headquarters to protect sensitive military networks from hacker attacks, sources said.

Measures have been taken by the other two services also to tighten their cyber security as IAF also recently issued instructions to its personnel warning them against having any official data on their personal computers and pen drives.

All personnel have been asked to declare their Information Technology assets and have been asked not to have any official data on them, IAF officials said here.

Anybody found violating these instructions in checks by cyber security personnel will draw strict action which may even amount to disciplinary action including court martial, they said.

When asked about the development, IAF spokesperson Wg Cdr Gerard Galway confirmed the steps taken by the Air headquarters to safeguard its cyber assets and secret information.

Sources said generally it is found that officials use pen drive to store official data for use at their personal computers but from there, it is transmitted from their IP addresses to hackers from the 'malware' present in the pen drives.

About a couple of years ago, a Major posted in Andaman and Nicobar Islands was apprehended as it was found that sensitive data was being transferred from his computer.

However, it later emerged that his system had been hacked and spying viruses were transferring information to other computers.

An IAF Junior Warrant officer was also apprehended by officials after he was found in possession of unauthorised CDs carrying official information.

The Navy's Eastern Command was also affected after hacker groups were found to be stealing information from its computers there due to malware put in them by external drives.

As part of efforts to counter cyber-attacks, the National Security Council has also been discussing designating certain intelligence agencies under the Defence Ministry for countering cyber offensives against the country.

PTI

NOKIA LUMIA 920 PRICE ABOVE SAMSUNG GALAXY S3

Nokia prices Lumia 920 above Samsung Galaxy S III

Nokia has priced its new Lumia 920 handset up to 25 percent higher than rival Samsung Electronics' Galaxy S III, risking a consumer backlash and endangering the troubled Finnish cellphone maker's efforts to catch competitors. Analysts said Nokia will struggle to explain the premium of theLumia 920, which uses Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 software and is seen as potentially its last chance to break into the profitable segment and secure its future.

"Hardware-wise they are pretty similar, it would be hard for Nokia to justify that extra cost to consumers," said Ovum analyst Nick Dillon. "Windows Phone is still largely an unknown to consumers - they would probably expect to pay less if they are taking a risk."

Nokia said Swedish carriers would sell the Lumia 920 for around 5,700 Swedish crowns ($860), excluding subsidies. This compares to 4,515 crowns asked for Galaxy S III at Expansys, one of the leading online phone stores in Europe.

In Italy, the Lumia 920 will sell for 599 euros ($770), compared with 530 euros for the Galaxy S III which has been on the market for four months.

The Galaxy S III retails for 530 euros also in Germany, where Nokia will ask 649 euros for the Lumia 920.

The Galaxy S III has become the pricing benchmark for flagship smartphones although Apple is selling its iPhone 5 well above those models.

Once the world's biggest mobile phone maker, Nokia fell behind rivals in the fast-growing smartphone market and has struggled to catch up, racking up more than 3 billion euros in operating losses in the last 18 months and forcing it to cut 10,000 jobs, as well as sell assets.

The Lumia 920 is Nokia's bid to catch up with Apple's iPhone and a string of popular phones using Google's Android software, like Samsung's Galaxy models.

The new phone, which with its rounded edges and colourful covers look similar to its predecessors, was unveiled earlier this month and drew a thumbs down from many analysts, who felt it lacked the "wow" factor to make big inroads against rivals.