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WishTel, a manufacturer of tablet PCs, netbooks and mobility solutions in association with India’s largest PSU Telco operator BSNL will be announcing the launch of an 'ultra-mobile and durable' tablet PC, the IRA ICON, on October 1, celebrated as BSNL Day. WishTel’s latest generation of the ICON-series of tablet PCs delivers an optimized experience in Voice (using 3G GSM and VOIP Technologies), Video (using 3G video conferencing and Mobile TV applications) and Data, providing a good experience in mobility, durability and connectivity that mobile professionals require across key vertical markets. The Triple Play 7-inch tablet PC, IRA ICON is an 800 x 480 pixel capacitive multi-touch screen that runs on Android 4.0. It’s powered by a 1.2 GHz processor and 1GB of RAM. It features a built-in 3G SIM from BSNL as well. The IRA ICON supports calling, features 3G, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity and also comes with built-in stereo speakers and a microphone.

NSS labs had announced the results about the best browser which can protect against leading forms of malware.The tests carried out on different browsers like Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Apple Safari,how far they can protect users from bank fraud, password theft, fake antivirus scams and click fraud.These results were announced on yesterday. Results highlighted that Internet Explorer offered users significant advantages pertaining to overall malware protection, preventing 95 percent of malicious activity; Chrome blocked only 33 percent, Safari and Firefox less than 6 percent each. Click fraud malware was blocked at a significantly lower rate by 3 out of the 4 browsers tested. Here again, the results highlighted that Internet Explorer continued to do better than the others by blocking 96.6 percent of click fraud activity; Chrome managed only 1.6 percent, Firefox and Safari blocked only 0.8 percent and 0.7 percent, respectively. Block rate sc...

Creative is quite adept, most of the time, in delivering better than just decent audio solutions. Be it PC speakers, earphones/headphones, PMPs or DAPs and even portable speakers, Creative has dabbled in quite a few media fronts and managed to stay high enough on the list to be noticed. One of their newer products to make it out into the Indian market is the Creative D80 Bluetooth enabled speaker. Here’s a closer look.  Form Factor Keeping in tow with the previous model i.e. the D100, the Creative D80 is almost just as compact and light weight. It weighs in at 1.06kg, which is just a little heavier than the previous model. It isn’t exactly a bulky device but it’s not something you could tote around in your pocket either. The simplistic design is what I found most attractive about it. The color options it’s available in include a bright Pink, Blue and Green grill with a white body and an all black version which is, by far, the neatest of the lot. Simplistic usability ...

Samsung Android smartphone users are advised to be extra cautious while clicking any links. Security experts have found Samsung smartphones vulnerable to remote attacks, allowing hackers to remotely wipe out all data. The Internet is a buzz with reports, which claim that a single line of code can wipe all data on certain Samsung smartphones running Google's Android OS.According to CNET, apart from the Galaxy S III, "the current, yet unofficial, list of devices affected by the potential exploit is said to include the Galaxy Beam, S Advance, Galaxy Ace, and Galaxy S II. Each of these runs a version of Android with Samsung's own TouchWiz user interface."

IPHONE 5 There’s a lot of buzz around Apple’s iPhone 5 around as most countries are still waiting to get their hands on the device. India is among the third wave of countries where the iPhone 5 will be available. This potentially points to a late October launch of the device. Fans of Apple in India have reason to rejoice though, as some stores have begun selling the iPhone 5. Some stores in the grey market have announced their pricing for Apple’s latest smartphone, and the prices are as high as Apple’s other devices. The 16 GB version is available in the grey market for approximately Rs 76,000, the 32GB version for Rs 85,000, and the 64GB version of the iPhone 5 is available at Rs 1,00,000.

With the Intel Developer Forum 2012 kicking off today, one of the major highlights of the opening keynote was the introduction of the 4th Generation Intel Core processors, which are codenamed Haswell. Strangely, Intel hasn't yet decided on whether to continue using the Core brand for Haswell; they are in fact even contemplating christening this series of processors with an entirely new brand name. Kirk Skaugen, Vice President, General Manager, PC Client Group mentioned this in his follow up presentation to the main keynote. During the opening keynote, Intel Corporation's Chief Product Officer, Dadi Perlmutter, described how its low-power processors, starting with the company's 4th generation Intel Core processor family that will be made available next year, will aim to set a new standard for mobile computing experiences and innovative Ultrabook, convertible and tablet designs.

Iranians’ access to Google Search and Gmail has been cut, as announced by the state television. Although coming through as unconfirmed at the moment, Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) said that the ban on the popular Google services “was connected to the anti-Islamic film posted on the company's YouTube site which has caused outrage throughout the Muslim world”.  Reports confirm that the country is in the process of shifting its citizens to a domestic Internet network, in what it claims to be an attempt at improving cyber security. Without disclosing any further, an official identified only by his last name, Khoramabadi, said ,  “Google and Gmail will be filtered throughout the country until further notice.”