LG Optimus 2X Price in India and Features

LG Optimus 2x is world’s first smartphone powered with a dual core processor.  With its 1Ghz Dual-core Processor (NVIDIA Tegra 2)  processor LG Optimus 2x provides smoother and faster web browsing and application performance.

Other major features of Optimus 2X are HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) mirroring, exceptional graphics performance, 1080p HD video playback and recording, can connect wirelessly to any DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) compatible digital device such as HD TVs for a console-like gaming experience taking full advantage of the phone’s HDMI mirroring, accelerometer and gyro sensor.

Initially Optimus 2X will ship with Android 2.2 (Froyo) and will be upgraded to Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) later.

• 1Ghz Dual-core Processor (NVIDIA Tegra 2)
• 4-inch WVGA screen
• 8GB memory (up to 32GB via microSD)
• 1,500 mAh battery
• 8 megapixel rear camera and 1.3 megapixel front camera
• HDMI mirroring
• 1080p MPEG-4/H.264 playback and recording

As per the official LG press release LG Optimus 2X will reach Korean Market by next month.

Samsung, Nokia and other smartphone manufacturers are also working on dual core processor based smartphones as next trend in the highly competitive mobile handset market is going to be Dual Core Smartphones.

LG Optimus 2x Price : There is no official confirmation about the pricing but it is expected to be around Rs 35,000/-

Launch date announced for Sakshat, the $35 Indian tablet

he Sakshat, the $35 Indian tablet everyone's been buzzing about, has an official launch date of early next year and will be brought to you by the same company that once made the world's cheapest Windows laptop.

That Indian $35 laptop we told you about in July is slowly approaching reality, as the Indian government awarded the manufacturing contract to HC LTechnologies. The local computer services firm will deliver the now-officially-named Sakshat by January 10, 2011. HCL has been contracted to manufacture 100,000 units in the first phase.

HCL is no stranger to low-cost laptops, having partnered with Microsoft to roll out the world’s cheapest Windows laptop, the Classmate PC, back in 2008.

According to Live Mint, the Indian Institute of Technology in Rajasthan will test the tablets “in intensive laboratory and field tests across the country.” Testing will also include weather conditions. After testing, the government will purchase one million units to distribute to university students in the second half of the year. There is no information currently available about how the million units will be distributed; there are over 12 million higher education students in India.

The government has allocated 300 million rupees, or $6.5 million, for this project.

LiveMint reports a 9-inch tablet, but there are still several Websites claiming the initial phase will be a 7-inch tablet, with 5-inch and 9-inch versions to follow at a later date. The Sakshat will support video, Web conferencing, and include a PDF reader, unzip utilities, Open Office, Internet browser, and a media player. Specs include 2GB RAM memory, Wi-Fi connectivity, a camera, and a USB port. Power requirements are astoundingly low, requiring only two watts of juice.

Interestingly, the name is recycled from the $10 handheld device the Ministry of Human Resource Development announced last year, but never delivered on. There seems to be no consensus on what Sakshat actually means in Sanskrit, with various reports claiming capability, personification, before your eyes, and embodiment.

The price tag is still expected to be $35 with prices to drop further with government subsidies, although the latest announcement did not address pricing.

Android Honeycomb not coming to Samsung Galaxy Tab; requires dual-core

Here’s good news for some and bad news for others. Google’s Android 2.4 version or Honeycomb will need the power of a dual core processor to run it. No surprise that tablet manufacturers, other than Samsung, are all advertising dual core processors in the specifications of their products. According to Bobby Cha, managing director of Korean consumer electronics firm Enspert, single core processors that are or will be on Gingerbread will not be able to upgrade to Honeycomb because of this hardware limitation.

This is not going to make Samsung Galaxy Tab owners happy. Especially those who have only just picked up the product in the holiday season of 2010, with the hope of enjoying Honeycomb capabilities when the version is out.

News is that Motorola’s 

tablet Droid Xoom will be announced at CES 2011 and possibly LG’s Optimus Pad too. Both boast dual core processors and Android Honeycomb. Other tablet manufacturers may not be able to meet this deadline because of possible Honeycomb resource issues. Honeycomb will be available for mass consumption by the end of this month only.