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Depending on who you choose to believe, Apple will ship anywhere between 37 to 65 million iPads this year. However, in India, Android tablets which have taken a beating worldwide from Apple's heavyweight, are ruling the roost. Having said that, tablet sales as a whole have been anemic in India to date. For that to change, Android has to mature as a tablet OS. Currently, there are hardly any apps for Honeycomb. Once the next version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich, is released—that should start to change. At the same time, tablets will have to be made more attractive in terms of utility. Pricing is important but simply pricing cut rate hardware inexpensively won't move tablets. What's required is a combination of quality applications, good hardware and 3G connectivity at a tolerable price (not more than Rs 500 per month for a decent data cap of 5 GB and above).

At this point, laptops are outselling tablets 10:1 in India as per the official numbers. Of course, this probably doesn't take into account iPads bought abroad but that by itself will not significantly alter the numbers in any case.

On the phone front, smartphones are still selling in relatively small numbers in India although that at least should change in 2012 with a combination of attractively priced smartphones and a reduction in 3G tariffs driving the wave.

In a way, the low uptake of 3G to date is discouraging for makers of smartphones and tablets as these devices rely heavily on an active Internet connection to function. With only 10 million folks going for 3G to date, it's time for telcos to step up to the plate and improve the quality of service while at the same time rationalizing tariffs. 3G is, at the end of the day, just about two-three times as fast as EDGE. Charging seven to eight times GPRS/EDGE’s going tariff for 3G is just plain silly. Combine that with poor connectivity, even in the metros, and you have a recipe for disaster. It's not surprising that the 3G numbers are anemic. However, this will change; it has to as even the telcos admit privately. By this time next year, we should see a combination of better service quality and lower tariffs. By that time, the Android tablet ecosystem should have matured and there should be plenty of devices in the Rs 10,000-15,000 price bracket that offer a decent user experience, at which point the tablet revolution will come to India.

Tablets in India: yet to take off - Express Computer

Google had announced the translaton app for Android earlier this year with two languages. With the recent update, Google said, it can support 14 additional languages.

The supported languages are Brazilian Portuguese, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Polish, Russian and Turkish.

In January, Google had announced an experimental feature called Conversation Mode for Google Translate for Android, which enable user to translate sentences into different languages.

Google Android market is top store for developers "Mobile technology and the web have made it easier for people around the world to access information and communicate with each other. But there's still a daunting obstacle: the language barrier. We're trying to knock down that barrier so everyone can communicate and connect more easily," said Jeff Chin, product manager at Google in a blog post .

Google updates Google Translate apps for Android - CIOL

In this tablet-crazy age, you'd think a $60 hand-held Android tablet might trigger midnight queues and riots. Or at least get tech columnists really excited.

When first announced, the Aakash prototype turned out to be not much more than an oversized memory box. Its ancestor, the functional hand-held Simputer, had flopped over and died.

This tablet started its life as Sakshat, with a $35 subsidised price tag for students. In its shipping form, it's called Aakash, and it will cost 2,999 rupees ($62).

I liked the almost-pocketable size and weight, which reminded me of Samsung's 7" Galaxy Tab, a very capable and underrated Android tablet that died before its prime.

Does India's budget tablet computer work? - BBC News

The Noida-based Indian IT giant, HCL Infosystems, which specializes in electronics, computing and IT products, has rolled out its promising seven-inch tablet X1 ME for Rs 10,490 in India. The Android-based tablet will offer power-packed specification, enticing looks and rugged design.

During the launch of X1 on Thursday, the company claimed that the tablet will offer trendy user-interface that help users easily navigate the Android gadget. It will come armed with pre-loaded handpicked apps.

X1 runs on Android 2.3 OS, and is loaded with local apps, 2 MP camera, 1 GHz processor and good enough storage capacity of 512 MB. In addition, it offers 4GB of memory aboard which can be further expandable to an elephantine 32GB.

HCL has gone the full Monty with the roll out of the seven-inch ME X1 tablet, and it is all in readiness to strengthen its foothold further by including even more Tablets to its blossoming portfolio of laptops and tablet PCs.

HCL Rolls Out Rs 10490 Tablet in India - News Tonight

Me series Android tablet in the Indian market today at a press event in New Delhi. Priced at just INR 10,490, HCL ME X will go on sale starting today.

HCL ME X features 7-inch 800×480 capacitive display, Android 2.3, 1GHz processor, 2MP front camera, 512MB RAM, 4GB internal storage with microSD support, HDMI out, 3500 mAh battery and WiFi. It will support 3G access via USB dongles, so you dont have to worry about WiFi connectivity everywhere.

HCL Infosystems Ltd., Indias premier hardware, services and ICT systems integration and Distribution Company, unveiled its new ME Tablet, the X1 at a press conference held in the capital today. With over 35 years of leadership in research, development and an in-depth understanding of the industry, the company has introduced the X1 ME Tablet tailored to suit the needs of the Indian consumers. The ME Tablet also sports a trendy user interface that enables consumers to navigate the Android device smoothly and comes power packed with pre-loaded handpicked applications. The innovations incorporated in the new product stemmed out of the detailed market survey and resonates the pulse of the Indian consumer.

The X1 is competitively priced at Rs. 10,490 and also enables an exclusive access to the ME App store which has over 10000 applications capturing the latest and the best android apps in the world for the X1 users. Powered by the Android OS 2.3, the light and portable ME Tablet is packed with special local applications, enabling a converged solution for mobile computing and entertainment needs with 34+ ready to use applications. The X1 offers an 800X480 Pixel Capacitive Screen, Cortex A 8, 1Ghz processor with high performance and low power CPU. The tablet comes with a 2 MP Camera and 512 MB storage capacity with an internal memory of 4GB expandable to 32GB. The internet experience on the tablet is something to look forward to with the 7 screen along with Full High Definition 1080 pixel video support. It has a strong 3500 mAH battery and one of the only products in the market with an option of data connectivity through USB Dongles. Also there will be Flash Support through Adobe 10.3.

HCL announces Me X1 Gingerbread tablet, priced at INR 10490 - AndroidOS.in