According to MAIT, the apex body representing India's IT hardware industry, training and R&D services sectors, tablet sales in 2012-13 stood at 1.9 million units as against 0.36 million units in 2011-12 witnessing a growth of 427 per cent.
The government on Wednesday approved a Rs 7,350-crore scheme to boost production of laptops, tablets, all-in-one PCs and servers in the country, as it sought to woo global and domestic players to take advantage of India's manufacturing prowess. Production worth Rs 3.26 lakh crore and exports of Rs 2.45 lakh crore are estimated over the next four years under the new scheme, which is expected to create 1.80 lakh jobs. Briefing reporters after a meeting of the Cabinet, Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme has been approved for IT hardware products that would cover laptops, tablets, all-in-one PCs and servers.
The company claims it is selling as many tablets internationally as it is retailing in India.
If you can handle the big stuff chuck that smartphone. The mantra now is: the bigger, the better!
Delhi-based Classteacher Learning Systems, an education solution provider, has come out with a new tablet, Classpad.
Toshiba's new 3500 series combines the power of a wireless business notebook.
Tablet market is getting hotter day by day in India and it is propelled by low cost tablets that are flooding market. In October, 19 tablets were launched in the country and all of them were low cost tablet and the cheapest tablet was priced at Rs 3,999.
We present to you a list of top five tablets based on Android and iOS platform in different price brackets.
After increasing its market share from 7.2 per cent in the first quarter of 2010 to 10 per cent in the first quarter this year, Lenovo India is ready to take on Apple, Samsung and domestic tablet PC vendors with its own Lenovo Ideapad and Thinkpad tablets.
Investing in an external keyboard for your tablet PC is advised for users who would be doing a lot of typing on the device (longer emails, document creation or keying in work sheets).
'... that it once again shies away from renewing its commitment to strategic divestment,' points out A K Bhattacharya.
There were several tablets launched in 2011, but not all became hot with customers.
The AMOLED screen at a resolution of 2560x1600 is vivid and offers deep blacks, says Veer Arjun Singh
Microsoft is developing a tablet personal computer Courier, a move that could put the software major in competition with the planned tablet from Apple.
Acer India on Wednesday launched five tablets under the Iconia brand, priced between Rs 27,990-Rs 70,000. The world's second largest PC vendor launched five tablets - Iconia Tab A500, Iconia dual screen notebook, Iconia A100, Iconia smart A300 and Iconia W500.
All five of these tablets deliver top value for money, with their smooth performance, great build quality, and overall feature set.
New entrant Micromax gives tough competition to established brands as they bring in more lucrative offerings to woo the youth with devices loaded with education and entertainment apps.
Samsung still reigns supreme, though its value share of the market fell marginally from over 63 per cent in January to 62 per cent in May.
Samsung, Nokia and Sony are leading from the front in making smartphones and tablets afordable
The are priced between Rs 22,999 to Rs 28,999.
It is the generic version of Teva Women's Health's Seasonale tablets
And it costs less than Rs 11,000!
Reliance Communications has launched a seven-inch tablet at Rs 13,000 per piece and Bharti Airtel's Beetel at Rs 8,000 a piece.
If you are searching for low cost tablets in India, you must be aware of the fact that most of these products come along with some truly great features, such as GPS, Wi-Fi and 3G. Therefore, the low price tags do not relate to low quality. Here, then, is a list of nine most affordable tablets that are available in India these days.
A tablet PC, though smaller in size, has PC-like functionalities.
In June this year, the Bengaluru-based online marketplace has jumped into the fiercely competitive smart device market in India by launching its calling tablet for Rs 9,999.
The company said it is launching the product immediately
Media tablets are expected to displace around 10 per cent of PC units by 2014, according to Gartner.
A flood of budget tablets has been launched in India, but not all are good buys. Here we try to give you eight options worth exploring.
Windows 8 OS launch is scheduled for October 26 and at that time as many as 21 tablets and convertibles will be launched officially. Here is a look at what will be on offer.
Let's take a look at some tablets that captured the imagination and wallets of users around the world.
The company has received the tentative approval from the US Food & Drug Administration to manufacture and market these combination tablets in strengths of 600mg/300mg/ 300mg, a statement by Aurobindo Pharma said.
For the first time, the company will use Intel chips.
From cheaper iPhones to the most expensive Sony smartphone to Samsung's smart watch, there are several high-end devices set to be launched next month.
Within a year of selling its handset and services business to Microsoft, Nokia has again entered the mobile devices segment by unveiling a new tablet N1 in partnership with Taiwanese company Foxconn.
Abhijith blogs about all the geeky stuff and more at Homeforgeeks.com. He talks about the crucial things you absolutely must consider before buying a tablet PC.
Get Ahead readers Anand Parekh and Akhilesh Vind have contributed this sneak review of top 5 tablets in India in response to our reader invite.
Here are eight games that play just as well on tablets and handsets as they did on consoles and PCs not too long ago
The squabble between Kapil Sibal and Narendra Modi over the low-cost Aakash tablet refused to end with the Gujarat chief minister returning two such devices sent to him by the Union human resource development minister for his feedback.
