Allied Computers International (Asia) Ltd has announced that that the official launch of India’s first laptop for Rs 14,999. The Launch is to take place on January 08, 2008 at a press conference held at Bangalore.
The Company launches India’s first laptop for Rs 14,999 at Bangalore Press Conference tomorrow.
ACi rolls out its highly publicized Rs 14,999 laptop earlier than promised. This entry level product was targeted to be launched towards the end of first quarter of year 2008. High-end of this laptop with revolving touch screen and tablet features is due to be rolled out toward end of February 2008.
The long awaited laptop for below Rs 15,000 is now here and for a change, its launched first in India! The ACi ultra-mini is a full laptop with VIA 1.0 GHz CPU, 512 MB RAM, 40 GB HDD and WiFi enabled. It weighs a mere 950 grams and house a 7″ TFT screen. This laptop is ideal for all traveling users as well as ones which are looking for budget computing on the move.
The product will be displayed for the first time at a press conference held at Bangalore on January 08, 2008. ACi ultra mini will be first offered to users in India before starting its distributions abroad.
The Company will restrict supplies of this product region wise in order to cater for the high volume of demand expected.
“We have encountered a great demand for this low-cost laptop since our pre-launch announcement to the electronic and press media. Sale of this product together with eight of our other range of laptops is expected to push the turnover of the Company well beyond the targeted Rs 200 Crore for fiscal year 2008-2009″ says the Managing Director, Mr. Hirji Patel. Source: Equity Bulls
Rumors about a new smartphone from Dell are floating on the Internet. According to a Forbes report, Dell could be introducing a new smartphone / converged media device as soon as early 2008.
The story mentions a new device that is being jointly developed with Quanta and has video, an MP3 player, and Internet access. This device will make an appearance “early next year”.
The article, however, doesn’t tell if it is a new type of standard PDA with Wi-Fi, or an all-new device that has cellular radios on board. Earlier this year, Dell hired the former Motorola veteran Ron Garriques. Garriques is said to be brought on to help the company revamp its mobile product lineup.
Dell officially exited from the PDA market in April this year. Dell’s dropping from its Axim handheld line hastened the disappearance of the standalone PDA industry and pointed the way forward to the growth of converged voice/data devices.
In April, Dell announced that Axim X51 product family, introduced in 2005, is no longer available for direct sale and there are no plans for a successor. Source: infotech.indiatimes
The next offering to the pearl family by Research in Motion(RIM) is the Blackberry 8120. This is a direct descendent of the Blackberry Pearl launched last year and this new Pearl is a cute looking device.
The BlackBerry Pearl 8130 provided all sorts of upgrades, but not WiFi. That’s where the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 steps in, replacing the 3G radio with one that grabs 802.11b/g WiFi signals. Hence it opens up the possibility of VoIP and VoIP-like services. It also boasts of a higher-resolution camera, and enhancements to the handset’s browser and user interface. The remaining features remain from the original Pearl including the trackball navigator, SureType keyboard, integrated GPS, stereo Bluetooth, microSD memory expansion, updated mail software, and the 3.5mm headset jack, and it works fine.
The 8120 is also available in titanium, blue and gold. You can also install the Facebook application, and post online, besides emailing or MMSing your friends. It is very competent for a mobile phone at Rs 24,990. Pearl 2 does show that RIM is trying hard to break out of its ‘businesses only’ image, both design-wise and features-wise.
