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Acer plans to launch another affordable Android tablet, which would be the successor to its renowned Iconia B1 tablet. Previously announced in January 2013 at Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Acer Iconia B1 successor's launch has been shifted earlier. According to the reports, now the tablet will go on sale from June 2013 rather than at end of 2013. 

Asus FonePad, revealed in the Mobile World Congress two months back, is going to hit the Indian market soon. Asus will be holding the launch event of its 7-inch tablet FonePad on April 24th in India. The name of the tablet implies that it can be used for calling. This tablet from Asus is the first to hold an Intel processor, Atom Z2420 CPU, which clocks at the speed of 1.2GHz and is mounted on Intel Lexington chipset. Apart from this, the portable gadget works on latest Android 4.1 Jelly bean operating system and supports voice calling and 3G connectivity too.

Delay, though, just by a single day ... has increased the jitters. What was actually expected on April 25th, will now get to see light on 26th April. Yes! The flagship Samsung phone, Samsung Galaxy S4, which was earlier expected and scheduled on 25th, though now with the company sending out invites for 26th, it stands confirmed that it would be on 26th when the phone would be launched in India.

Lately heard, LG Optimus L5 II Dual. which had first hit Brazil, has now landed in India via online retailers at a price tag of Rs 11,500. This news has been reinforced by the fact that some online retailers have flashed this droid on their pages. LG had previously surfaced its L5 Dual at MWC 2013 and the smartphone eventually went on sale globally starting from Brazil. Indian users will be soon able to get their hands on LG Optimus L5 II Dual smartphone. Lately, a few weeks ago, LG Optimus L3 II Dual and the Optimus L7 II Dual were launched in India at the price rate of 8k and 15k respectively. 

Presently, 3G smartphones are buzzing all over the country, most of the latest phones come with 3G facility; however, there is no certainty of 3G network services in several areas in India and paying no heed to this fact Idea Cellular has come up with its latest launch, a 3G smartphone, known as Aurus 2.

Yes, you have heard it right! Samsung Galaxy Ace series might get revamped. It seems Samsung is planning to expand its mid-end Galaxy Ace series with another Ace member, according to a benchmarking website. Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 is an alleged smartphone that packs a standard spec-sheet, which point towards a mid-range device that would replace Ace 2 and the original Galaxy Ace. Apart from high-end smartphones like Galaxy S IV, Samsung is also manufacturing budget-friendly phones to cover the largest market segment throughout the world. also, as per the reports, it might come in two versions, with the model numbers GT-S7272 and GT-S7270. They share almost similar configurations expect the fact that one of them will characterise by dual SIM functionality.

Intex Aqua Wonder Quadcore was in rumors for quite some time now, and finally the company has shown this mobile phone with great zeal. And why not! To enhance the competition in Android smartphone market, Aqua Wonder Quadcore has been launched with features like quad core processor, which is first of its kind from Intex. Aqua Wonder Quadcore price in India is very reasonable at Rs. 9,990 and would be available via some online portals initially. Intex has packed some goodies for the early buyers which includes a pouch and a screen guard. 

It seems like smart watches will be soon joining the tech world as major technology players have reportedly working on their own projects involving smart watches and other wearable devices. The smartwatch trend was initially sparked by Sony. As reported earlier, Apple and Samsung have started working on the concept of smartwatch that can be paired with a smartphone and will even show the messages and other notifications received on the phone onto its display.

Seems like Micromax is on fire. After launching 3G tablets, Funbook Talk, and Funbook Talk P360, now two more tablets have joined the Funbook series. Only Last week Micromax made Funbook Talk P362 available online, and now two brand new tablets are ready to make an impact on Micromax lovers with their power-pack performance and attractive prices.

Asus, in a short span of time, is coming up with its new launch in India!! Yes, you heard it right and this time it’s a Fonepad costing just Rs. 15000. It would be the first cellular based Android tablet by Asus, which is built on Intel’s Z2420 chipset. It is sure that this device would be a great contestant in the Indian market, which would be hitting India by this month itself, as claimed by reports from the trusted sources.

Back in the month of March, we heard that Huawei Ascend G510 and Ascend Y300 smartphones have been flashed on some online portals for booking and their launch was presumed to be in the first week of April 2013.  By now, both the smartphones have been launched officially at the price rate of INR. 10,990 for Ascend G510 and INR 7,980 for Ascend Y300. Both these droids procures attractive features and are categorized into entry-level smartphone category. People who had already pre-ordered the smartphones will now be getting their delivery soon at their door steps.

For the past few years, PC and laptop markets have been experiencing a downfall after substantial increase in tablet and smartphones usage. PC market continues to shrink this year too, even after the launch of glorified, Windows 8 operating system. The IDC report says that the shipment of PCs in first quarter have seen a drastic decline. David Daoud, IDC research director, personal computing quoted on scenario, “The magnitude of the contraction is both surprising and worrisome.”

Micromax has officially announced its latest offering that comes in the form of Micromax A72 Canvas Viva, which is now available for Rs. 6,499. This smart phablet showcase a 5-inch display, holding a resolution of 480 X 800 pixels and runs on the obsolete version of Andriod 2.3 (Gingerbread) OS. It derives its amazing capabilities from 1GHz processor along with 256MB of RAM. It also houses a 3 megapixel camera that is placed at the rear side as well as there is a front-facing VGA camera to support video chats. 

Established in March 2009, Karbonn Mobiles has been gaining popularity through its attractively priced tablets and smartphones and recently Karbonn has added another member in the tablet line-up by launching Karbonn TA-Fone A37 with voice calling feature. This novel droid is also known as Kommunicate 3G Tablet and it is, by now, available in the market at INR 9,490.

The smartphone market is at its boom period and every now-and-then, tech savvies are witnessing the launch of either flagship, mid-ranged or entry level smartphones from the major players. Sony seems to have taken a serious determination to capture the Indian market with its huge line-up of products, that is why, it has launched another member of the Xperia series, Sony Xperia SP, in India today. In the beginning of the last month, Sony released its flagship droid, Xperia Z, for the Indian market, which was endorsed by the Bollywood diva, Katrina Kaif and now it comes up with another of its Xperia product in the smartphone segment that falls in the mid-range category. This droid will hit the shelves during the mid of April with a price tag of Rs. 27,490 along with a free premium case worth Rs. 1,990. This piece of gadget is full of latest features and applications that balances the amount one will have to pay for this beast.