Sony Ericcson Xperia PLAY review... ...Price between Rs. 31000 to 34000

The SONY Ericsson XPERIA Play (possibly the worst kept secret in the Android world over the past few months) has finally been unveiled.  While there’s been a lot of hype around this new handset, the specs are not that impressive.  The SONY Ericsson XPERIA Play runs on Android 2.3 with a second generation 1GHz Snapdragon processor with the Qualcomm Adreno 205 GPU, 4-inch 854 x 480 capacitive display, a 5-megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and stereo speakers.  Based off of those specs, the XPERIA Play could easily be confused with the XPERIA Arc.  But what makes the XPERIA Play stand out from the crowd is the slide-out PlayStation Certified gaming controls.
In order to make the XPERIA Play the best Android gaming handset available, SONY Ericsson is working with content partners like SONY Computer Entertainment, EA, Gameloft, Glu Mobile, and Digital Legends to make sure their titles can take full advantage of the dedicate gaming hardware on the handset. SONY Ericsson is promising that a library of over 50 titles form nearly 20 different publishers will be available at launch.
No details were shared in regards to pricing, but SONY Ericsson did say that the XPERIA Play will launch in select global markers in March and that the handset will be a timed exclusive from Verizon in early spring.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play Specifications :

• 4-inch LCD touch screen , FWVGA (854 x 480 pixels) resolution
• 1GHz Qualcomm CPU with the Adreno 205 GPU
• 512 MB of RAM
• microSD card slot
• 3.5mm audio jack
• 5 megapixel Camera
• recording 720p videos
• microUSB port
• noise-cancelation second microphone
• 1500 mAh battery
• Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS
• Music Player
• Video Player
• Bluetooth
• Wireless LAN WiFi
• 3G connectivity

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play Price

Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play Price in India is Rs.31,000/  to Rs.34000/

Honda CBR 250 INDIA 2011----Price between 1,20000-1,40000.......

Finally Honda has revealed what plans it has specifically for the Asian market. IMB has been keeping a close track on the developments around a 250cc from Honda. The company will launch the Honda CBR250R (we’ll break it down as the CBR 250)in the first half of 2011. The bike will be locally manufactured and it is understood that the pricing will be aggressive.

However the Thai motorcyclists will be the first one to lay their hands on the 250cc bike and in around April next year, Indian bikes will get their chance.

The CBR 250 is equipped with a liquid-cooled 250cc 4-stroke 4-valve single-cylinder DOHC engine. Installed with some very useful features like Combined Brake System (CBS, a front- and rear-wheel interlocking braking system) and an Anti-lock Brake System which ensure the safety of the bikers on wet roads and emergency situations.

Honda CBR 250 India Wallpapers

Honda has not revealed the power and torque figures for the CBR 250 India yet but expect anything between 26-30 PS.

Coming to the cost, Honda has clearly mentioned in the press release that they will be launching the bike at affordable price in India. Well I’m not sure what would this “affordable price” means until we finally know the cost of the CBR250R. What might be affordable for me might not be for someone else or vice-versa.

So I think that the CBR 250 for India should be priced at 1.2 lakh rupees putting it much below the cost of the Ninja 250R and taking it close to the Pulsars (the bigger ones are about to arrive).

Well at least someone has thought of launching a 250cc for the Indian market at an affordable price. Will Yamaha and Suzuki follow suit?

Google taps LG for Nexus tablet?

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Following in the footsteps of Google’s Nexus One and Nexus S flagship smartphones, it appears that the company may also be planning for a Nexus tablet device — and this time around, it may be tapping LG to be its manufacturing partner

While still a rumor, a Nexus tablet would make sense for Google. Both Nexus phones served to dictate features that Google wanted other Android manufacturers to follow, and they also offered “pure Google experiences” — meaning they didn’t have any third-party software that would distract from the Android user experience — that made them compelling to developers.

Just like it did with HTC (for the Nexus One) and Samsung (for the Nexus S), Google will work closely with LG to develop the Nexus tablet. It will most likely be optimized for Android 3.0 “Honeycomb,” and will be free of the software issues that have been plaguing Motorola’s Xoom, the first Honeycomb tablet on the market.

At first glance, LG seems like an odd choice for Google to rely on for a flagship tablet. The company’s inexpensive Optimus One Android phones have been a hit with price-conscious consumers, and it’s also bringing the 3D-capable G-Slate tablet to T-Mobile (pictured above), but LG has yet to prove that it can deliver a flagship mobile device.

Idea Launched 3g .....Tarrifs and Plans

Idea Cellular has finally launched its 3g services in India in 4 circles Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh , Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh. They have also announced their 3G tariffs and plans. They have announced sachet plans for light usage and there are usage based, time based plans. There are also separate plans for heavy users who wish to use USB dongles.The various plans are listed below

Sachet Plans

These plans are just for those who want to get a taste of 3G. We don’t understand what one can do with 10MB on 3G though.

MRP	Free Data (MB)	Validity	Overage
8	10	1	10p/10kb
51	50	3	10p/10kb

Usage Based Plans

Here you have plans which offer free data ranging from 100 MB to 5GB.

MRP	Free Data(MB)	Overage
103	100	10p/10kb
200	250	10p/10kb
450	600	10p/10kb
650	1280	10p/10kb
750	2048	10p/10kb
1275	5120	10p/10kb

Time Based Plans

Similar to Airtel , Idea also has Time Based plans which remind us of  the days when one used to pay by the hour to browse at a cyber cafe. The time based plans seem attractive if you suddenly wish to download some data quickly.

MRP	Time (Min)	Validity (In days)	Overage
45	30	1	Rs 3/min
80	60	3	Rs 3/min
150	120	7	Rs 3/min

USB Dongle Tariffs

The company has separate plans for users who would use the 3G connection on their PC or laptop. The tariffs are similar to Usage based plans but is overage is cheaper in Dongle plans at only 5p/10Kb.

MRP	Free Data (GB)	Overage
599	1	5p/10kb
750	2	5p/10kb
1275	5	5p/10kb

Idea is also offering a data rate Cutter at Rs.55 which will reduce overage charges to 1p/10kb which is valid for 30 days. What do you think of these tariffs ? Can Idea beat them all as it claims ?

Rest of the circles will get 3g in collaboraton with vodafone and airtel.