NASA's Curiosity rover finds 'abundant' water on Mars

Indo-Asian News Service, September 27, 2013

The first scoop of soil analysed by the Curiosity rover reveals that fine materials on the Martian surface may contain "abundant" water, Xinhua reported Thursday citing US researchers.

Curiosity touched down Mars last August and began its 100-day mission of collecting and analysing samples of all kinds in Gale crater, which is near the Martian equator, with its high-tech lasers and scoops.

In this study, researchers from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute used the rover's scoop to collect dust, dirt and finely grained soil from a sandy patch known as "Rocknest".

The researchers then fed portions of the fifth scoop into an instrument onboard Curiosity called the Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) to heat them to 835 degrees Celsius.

"One of the most exciting results from this very first solid sample ingested by Curiosity is the high percentage of water in the soil," said lead author Laurie Leshin, dean of science at the institute.

"About two percent of the soil on the surface of Mars is made up of water, which is a great resource, and interesting scientifically," Leshin said.

The sample also released significant carbon dioxide, oxygen, and sulfur compounds when heated, the researchers reported in the journal Science.

Baking the sample also revealed a compound containing chlorine and oxygen, likely chlorate or perchlorate, previously known only from high-latitude locations on Mars. This finding at Curiosity's equatorial site suggests more global distribution, the researchers said.

In addition to determining the amount of the major gases released, SAM also analysed ratios of isotopes of hydrogen and carbon in the released water and carbon dioxide.

Isotopes are variants of the same chemical element with different numbers of neutrons, and therefore different atomic weights.

The analysis found that the ratio of isotopes in the soil is similar to that found in the atmosphere analysed earlier by Curiosity, indicating that the surface soil has interacted heavily with the atmosphere.

"The isotopic ratios, including hydrogen-to-deuterium ratios and carbon isotopes, tend to support the idea that as the dust is moving around the planet, it's reacting with some of the gases from the atmosphere," Leshin said.

The results shed light on the composition of the planet's surface, while offering direction for future research, said Leshin.

"Mars has kind of a global layer, a layer of surface soil that has been mixed and distributed by frequent dust storms. So a scoop of this stuff is basically a microscopic Mars rock collection," said Leshin.

"If you mix many grains of it together, you probably have an accurate picture of typical martian crust. By learning about it in any one place, you're learning about the entire planet."

These results have implications for future Mars explorers. "We now know there should be abundant, easily accessible water on Mars," said Leshin.

"When we send people, they could scoop up the soil anywhere on the surface, heat it just a bit, and obtain water."

Apple upsets Coca-Cola to be most-valuable brand

Apple is the new most valuable brand in the world, according to a closely followed annual report.

The report, to be released Monday, is from Interbrand, a corporate identity and brand consulting company owned by the Omnicom Group that has been compiling what it calls the Best Global Brands report since 2000. The previous No. 1 brand, Coca-Cola, fell to No. 3.

Not only has Apple replaced Coca-Cola as first among the 100 most valuable brands based on criteria that include financial performance, this is the first time that the soft drink known for slogans like "It's the real thing" has not been No. 1.

Apple's arrival in the top spot was perhaps "a matter of time," Jez Frampton, global chief executive at Interbrand, said in a recent interview. Apple was No. 2 last year, climbing from No. 8 in the 2011 report.

"What is it they say, 'Long live the king'?" Frampton asked. "This year, the king is Apple."

The 2013 report begins: "Every so often, a company changes our lives, not just with its products, but with its ethos. This is why, following Coca-Cola's 13-year run at the top of Best Global Brands, Interbrand has a new No. 1 - Apple."

The report estimates the value of the Apple brand at $98.3 billion, up 28 percent from the 2012 report. The value of the Coca-Cola brand also rose, by 2 percent to $79.2 billion, but that was not sufficient to give Coca-Cola a 14th year as Interbrand's most valuable brand.

Although "Coca-Cola is an efficient, outstanding brand marketer, no doubt about it," Frampton said, Apple and other leading technology brands have become "very much the poster child of the marketing community."

That is underscored by the brand in second place in the new report: Google, which rose from fourth place last year. In fact, of the top 10 Best Global Brands for 2013, five are in technology: Apple; Google; Microsoft, No. 5, unchanged from last year; Samsung, 8, compared with 9 last year; and Intel, 9, compared with 8 last year.

Samsung's ascent followed the company's adoption of a new brand strategy called the Brand Ideal, which includes "a greater focus on social purpose," Sue Shim, executive vice president and chief marketing officer at Samsung, said by email. That reflected research indicating American consumers would switch brands to "one that was associated with improving people's lives," she added.

IBM - No. 4 in 2013, down a notch from 2012 - is ranked as a business services brand. Otherwise, technology would account for six of the top 10.

"Brands like Apple and Google and Samsung are changing our behavior:  how we buy, how we communicate with each other, even whether we speak with each other," Frampton said. "They have literally changed the way we live our lives."

Among other transformative technology brands that performed well in the new report was Facebook, which climbed to 52 from 69 last year, its first year on the list.

However, not all technology brands fared well. BlackBerry, which tumbled last year to 93 from 56 in 2011, has disappeared from the list. And Nokia, which dropped to 19 from 14 in 2011, finished this year in 57th place - "the biggest faller" among the 100, Frampton said.

Among nontechnology brands, a notable addition to the list was Chevrolet, at 89, the first General Motors brand to rank among the Best Global Brands.

"It feels good to hit the list for the first time," Alan Batey, global head of Chevrolet at GM, said in a telephone interview. "It's a great first step, but we've got a long way to go. There are a lot of big brands in front of us."

The milestone reflects how General Motors has been "making a conscious effort to globalize Chevrolet," Batey said, selling the brand in 140 countries in ads that play up attributes like "value for money and designs that move hearts and minds."

Commonwealth, the creative agency for Chevrolet, "played a key role" in helping the brand make the list, he added. Commonwealth is part of the McCann Worldgroup division of the Interpublic Group of Companies.

Last year, when Coca-Cola finished atop the Best Global Brands list for the 13th consecutive time, an executive at the Coca-Cola Co. acknowledged the streak but noted that "nothing lasts forever."

A year later, the executive, Joseph V. Tripodi, executive vice president and chief marketing and commercial leadership officer, had this reaction: "Of course, we would like to remain on top of the list forever. That said, we are honored to continue to be included among such an esteemed group of global brands, and we congratulate Apple and Google, both valued partners of ours."

"We've seen the value of technology brands rise as they create new ways for people to stay connected virtually," Tripodi said by email. "We understand this, as the lasting power of our brand is built on the social moment of sharing a Coca-Cola with friends and family."

"Creating these simple moments and delivering on our brand promise each and every day remains our focus," he added, "as we continue to grow the value of brand Coca-Cola for decades to come."

If it is consolation, Coca-Cola remains far ahead of Apple and Google in likes on Facebook fan pages. Coca-Cola has 73.2 million, compared with 9.8 million for Apple and 15.1 million for Google. 

New Microsoft CEO: The Ford Guy

Ford CEO Alan Mulally has reportedly emerged as the lead candidate for the top seat at Microsoft.

Technology website AllThingsD said that Mulally has vaulted to the forefront of the candidates being considered to replace retiring Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer.

Earlier, there were reports that at least three of the top 20 investors in Microsoft want a turnaround expert to succeed Ballmer and have urged the technology giant's board to consider Ford Motor CEO Alan Mulally and Computer Sciences Corp CEO Mike Lawrie for the job.

Investors are keen on Mulally and Lawrie as both have histories of successfully turning around companies.

Under a succession plan at Ford outlined last November, Mulally, 68, is expected to stay on as CEO until at least the end of 2014. However, according to reports, Mulally may step down sooner than planned if he gets an interesting offer.

Microsoft recently inked a deal to buy Nokia's phone business. The deal also brings Stephen Elop, who ran Microsoft's business software division before jumping the ship in 2010, back to the company. Elop too is said to be among the list of contenders to succeed Ballmer.

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A new state of matter 'Photonical'

I am coining a new word 'Photonical'. Well the word is not new but its usage is.
No. I am not talking anything about Photos but this time its about Photons.

Scientists from Harvard and MIT were exploring the properties of photons — an elementary particle that is the most basic constituent of light and all other types of electromagnetic radiation — when they managed to create molecules formed from photons bound together.

The discovery is startling as it goes against what scientists have previously believed to be the signature quality of photons: that they are massless particles that do not interact with each other. The capacity to create molecules out of photons has been described by the physicists involved as "pushing the frontiers of science".

Yes, its no rumour we have the Star Wars lightsaber. But its just not about the saber. Its like a new state of matter.

The scientists involved are hoping to use their discovery to aid quantum computing. "What it will be useful for we don't know yet," said Lukin, "but it's a new state of matter, so we are hopeful that new applications may emerge as we continue to probe these photonic molecules' properties."

Nokia goes Lumia again, and this time 1020 in India

Nokia Lumia 1020 with 41-megapixel camera launched in India, available October 11

Nokia has launched its new flagship smartphone, the Nokia Lumia 1020, in India. The Lumia 1020 will be available with retailers across the country starting October 11, and Nokia will only be revealing the cameraphone's price a day before that, on October 10.

The new Lumia 1020 comes in three colour variants: Black, White and Yellow. Two accessories of the Lumia 1020 have also been announced for India, for which Nokia has revealed the prices. The Nokia Camera Grip will be available for Rs. 7,500, while the Wireless Charging Shell will be available for Rs. 3,200.

The Finnish handset maker had unveiled the phone at an event in New York, in July. The Nokia Lumia 1020 comes equipped with a 4.5-inch display which is almost the same size as the one on the Lumia 920 and Lumia 925. 

The Lumia 1020's display boasts of a pixel density of 332 PPI. The Nokia Lumia 1020 is powered by a 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor with 2GB of RAM and runs Windows Phone 8. 

The USP of the phone is its 41-megapixel PureView camera sensor which offers Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), backside-illuminated image sensor, 6 lens optics along with a Xenon Flash. Nokia has also added some camera software including the Nokia Pro Camera app and Smart Camera Mode. It also offers a 1.2-megapixel front facing camera. The phone comes with 32GB internal storage which is non-expandable. 

Commenting on the launch, P. Balaji, Managing Director, Nokia India said, "The response to the Nokia Lumia range in India has been extremely encouraging."

So far, Nokia's high-end range of Lumia smartphones have not been a major hit in the Indian market, and though the more affordable models have been doing well, the company is still struggling to get back its share in the smartphone segment.

The Lumia 1020 is not the first PureView phone from Nokia. The company had launched the 808 PureView phone last year, that featured a 41-megapixel snapper and created a lot of buzz. Next in the list was Lumia 920 with PureView technology that focused on low-light imaging.


Mobiles launched in September 2013

Nokia Lumia 1020 key specifications

• 4.5-inch AMOLED ClearBlack display with 768x1280 resolution
• 1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor
• 2GB RAM
• 32GB of internal storage
• 41-megapixel PureView rear camera
• 1.2-megapixel wide-angle front camera
• Windows Phone 8
• 2,000 mAh battery

How Google could have made the Web secure and failed -- again

You probably didn't notice, but this week, your searching activity on Google got a little safer from prying eyes. When you go to Google, it likely will transfer you automatically to its "encrypted" service, one designed to prevent potential "eavesdropping" on your searches. What's not to like with that? Chiefly, a loophole Google has left in for its advertisers and a lost opportunity to get all sites to go secure.

Blocking "eavesdropping" of search activity

Encrypted search -- officially, Google SSL Search -- protects you from "eavesdroppers" in the same way you're protected through an encrypted connection when you do online banking. Only you and the site you're talking with can "hear" your conversation. So with encrypted search, what you're searching for can't be heard by third parties. Assuming, of course, no one like the National Security Agency or hackers have cracked the "keys" to that encryption.

Google made a big push to increase the use of encrypted searches two years ago. Anyone who had logged into Google, such as to check Gmail, would be sent to the Google SSL Search, if they wanted to search for something.

This week, Google confirmed it is forwarding users to Google SSL Search even if they aren't signed in. From the statement Google gave to me when I wrote about this on my Search Engine Land site:

We added SSL encryption for our signed-in search users in 2011, as well as searches from the Chrome omnibox earlier this year. We're now working to bring this extra protection to more users who are not signed in.

In short, everyone is -- or will soon be -- protected from eavesdropping, even if they don't remember to sign in. Google's got your back! Or so it seems on the surface. As it turns out, search data remains exposed in several ways.

The loophole for advertisers

Perhaps the most glaring loophole is that if you do a search and click on an ad, what you searched for isn't protected at all. Google is continuing, with a deliberate decision it made two years ago, to transmit search terms "in the clear" to its advertisers.

That's something I've always found disturbing. There's only one reason for Google to leave in this loophole: to make its advertisers happy. If search data is private, as Google clearly believes it to be with these encryption moves, then why allow advertisers to still see it?

This hypocrisy is so embarrassing that Google doesn't even acknowledge it on its help pageabout Google SSL Search. Google notes that Web sites might know the search terms people use to reach them but not the exact reason why this might happen: because Google makes an exception for its advertisers.

The search terms "on their own" loophole

Search terms on their own clearly aren't private, in Google's opinion. Otherwise, there's no reason why it would continue to leave another major loophole in place. Publishers can log in toGoogle Webmaster Tools and see the top 2,000 terms used to reach their sites, going back for 90 days.

If there are "private" or "sensitive" search terms within that data, there's nothing Google has said it does to filter these out. Either private terms still get exposed or search terms on their own aren't so private.

By search terms "on their own," I mean just the words themselves, disconnected from any information that could link the search terms to an individual, such as a user ID, a cookie, or an IP address. That's what Google SSL Search service does. It strips the terms away from possibly identifying information, except for the case of Google's advertisers.

Is privacy a cover for ad motives?

The bottom line is that Google's move has indeed made searching safer. But it hasn't made it as safe as it could be, according to Google's own arguments about search term privacy.

The loophole left in for advertisers has suggested to many marketers that the "privacy" argument is also a convenient cover for Google to claw back some visibility on how publishers get found by Google, perhaps to boost its ad sales.

Google denies any such motive. But that doesn't really matter if the end result is the same.

How the entire Web could have been made secure

Sadly, there's an easy way Google could have made searching via Google and browsing the Web more secure. Google could have allowed publishers to continue seeing the terms used to reach their sites through the decades-old "referrer" system, an industry-standard practice that Google unilaterally broke in 2011, as part of its encrypted search change.

The catch? All those publishers would have to do is provide secure sites of their own, something that would benefit everyone.

I made this suggestion back in 2011 and it remains a valid option. Google clearly doesn't think search terms on their own are private, or it wouldn't expose them through Google Webmaster Tools. It also clearly doesn't consider the combination of search terms with possibly personally identifying information to be private, or it wouldn't continue to transmit them this way to advertisers.

Rather, Google seems most concerned about someone eavesdropping on an entire stream of searches linked to a particular individual. That's the only thing that adds up when the loopholes it allows are considered. Transmitting search terms using the original referrer system, only to sites that agree to be secure, would address this issue.

Google, which has pushed for the Web to be faster, could use encrypted search as a way to make the Web more secure. Believe me, many publishers would immediately go secure, just as they sped up their sites when Google dangled the "carrot" of better rankings for faster sites. Plus, it would stop speculation that encrypted search is more about protecting Google's bottom line than protecting users.

It would be a great move to make. How about it, Google?

Copy Cat

Samsung follows Apple's lead, reveals Galaxy S4 Gold Edition

Ketan Pratap, September 25, 2013

It seems that the Apple iPhone 5s and the HTC One are not the only smartphones getting the gold treatment. An image revealing Samsung's flagship smartphone, Galaxy S4 in Gold Brown and Gold Pink has been teased by Samsung Gulf on Facebook.

Additionally, Samsung Arabia has teased the Galaxy S4 Gold Edition on Twitter. The tweet reads, "Introducing the new #GalaxyS4 Gold Edition - for a style that's uniquely yours!"

At this point of time, there is no word about the Galaxy S4 Gold Edition's price or availability details but it appears that the device would only hit selective markets that would include Gulf countries.

Under the hood we assume that the Galaxy S4 Gold Edition has similar specifications as the original variant.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 was globally launched back in March. However, the device landed in Indiaonly in April with a price tag of Rs. 41,500.

The device sports a 5-inch full-HD display with a resolution of 1080x1920 pixels, and pixel density of 441ppi. It is powered by 1.6GHz Exynos octa-core processor alongside 2GB of RAM and runs Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. The Galaxy S4 sports a 13-megapixels rear shooter and a 2-megapixel one on the front.

The trend of gold variants of smartphones was reignited when Apple, famous for its understated colours on its mobile products, popularly announced a Gold iPhone 5s, which then proceeded to sell out. HTC followed suit, and announced a new version of the flagship smartphone, the One 'Gold' edition, last week. The HTC One (http://gadgets.ndtv.com/htc-one-37 ) Gold edition is a premium version of the flagship smartphone with a new colour addition of 24-carat gold - making it a much more luxury-geared offering, with a serious price tag.

Amazon unveils a trio of new Kindle Fire tablets starting at $139, shipping October 18 (hands-on)

Amazon wants to control all your media consumption, and with its new tablets and ambitious software features, it may just succeed. The company has officially unveiled its new line of Kindle Fire tablets for 2013. The three new tablets consists of the redesigned Kindle Fire HD (2013), the Kindle Fire HDX 7, and Kindle Fire HDX 8.9.

Preorders for all three are available now. Look for the Wi-Fi-only version of the HDX 7 to ship on October 18, with the 4G variant coming November 14. The Wi-Fi-only Fire HDX 8.9 ships on November 7 with the 4G version coming December 10. The newly designed 7-inch Kindle Fire HD ships on October 2.

The three tablets -- along with the new Fire OS -- are incredibly ambitious (check below to find out why), but until we spend more than just a few minutes with them, we won't know for sure how well they live up to their potential.

To make the pricing as clear as possible I've thrown into this handy chart below.

	Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7	Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9	Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7
Wi-Fi (8GB)	Not available	Not available	$139
Wi-Fi (16GB)	$229	$379	$169
Wi-Fi (32GB)	$269	$429	Not available
Wi-Fi (64GB)	$309	$479	Not available
4G (16GB)	$329	$479	Not available
4G (32GB)	$369	$529	Not available
4G (64GB) First thoughts I'm impressed. Well, as much as one can be impressed by a specs and features list of devices he's never touched -- David Carnoy wrote the hands-on portion above. Amazon appears to be firing -- pun intended -- on all cylinders with its new devices. The prices are low, the specs are high-end, and the feature set is incredibly ambitious, especially Mayday and Second screen. Could this be Amazon's first big step towards taking over your living room? Maybe. If nothing else, the company has shown that it is at least attempting to move one step closer to creating that near-perfect all-in-one media device most of us seem to want. Everything listed is no doubt impressive, but the proof will be in how well it's all implemented and working once you get it into your home. The company's devices have a pretty good track record for living up to hype, so I'm willing to give Amazon the benefit of the doubt for now.	$409	$579	Not available

'Smash Bandits' Review - Escape and Destroy

As a complete role reversal from the virtuous Smash Cops,Smash Bandits [Free] puts you in the seat of a maniacal criminal ready to wreck anything and everything in sight. Sounds like fun, right? That's because it totally is.

Similar to Smash TV, the setup is that you're providing some sort of garish entertainment for a home audience by way of television ratings (which functions as your score). It's absolutely bonkers and in no way cohesive, but sometimes it's just fun to blow things up and not ask questions. Smash Bandits is no exception.

With a scheme that feels tighter than Smash Cops, the controls work very well, and feel right at home on a touch device. Like most of CAVE's shooters, there's a small portion at the bottom of the screen that's dedicated to controlling your vehicle -- touching anywhere in said space accelerates, and moving your finger from left to right turns. Every other action is context sensitive (like the ability to ram other cars by taking your finger off the gas, touching a cop, then accelerating again), and works like a charm.

 

Before long I felt right at home in Smash Bandits, and was powersliding my way around, smashing countless objects for fun and profit. Your goal is to not only obliterate marked objects for points though, as you'll want to get as far as you can through the city while evading the cops. It's hectic, but once you get the hang of things balancing your pursuit and smashing objects becomes a fun strategic dichotomy. Of course, this setup would be boring after a while if you were just driving all the time, but thankfully there are boating sequences and tank sequences to help mix things up.

Each "run" will have its own set of challenges to pursue (usually involving destruction or getting as far as you can), with the ability to enact temporary power-ups that are good for one session, and the chance to upgrade your current car, or buy new ones. All of this is accompanied by an excellent visual style that not only looks cutting edge, but it also works. Some licensed rock tracks help get you in the mood to smash things, and the well crafted sound effects keep you in the action with just about every possible hard-hitting, tire screeching cue you can think of.

Smash Bandits also has a decent free-to-play system to back up all of its solid gameplay. The way the developer really succeeds here is the fact that the game is compelling to play even without unlocking anything. Even if you don't strive to upgrade your current cars, unlock new ones, or enact helpful power-ups, just playing the thing is still fun enough to warrant numerous playthroughs.

The only major problem with Smash Bandits' approach is the energy mechanic, which limits you to five plays in a short amount of time, forcing you to either wait or spend in-game chips to keep playing. Thankfully, chips are given out a decent amount, and playing it in short spurts is an excellent way to go about runs.

Barring the fact that I wish you could just purchase the game outright, Smash Bandits is a wonderful new addition to the free-to-play runner iOS family. Over the course of a few days I just couldn't put it down, and I sincerely hope a fully paid version with all the bells and whistles included is a possibility somewhere down the line.

Coz' its Simple

German group claims hacking iPhone 5S Touch ID

BOSTON: A group of German hackers claimed to have cracked the iPhone fingerprint scanner, just two days after Apple launched the technology that it promises will better protect devices from criminals and snoopers seeking access.

If the claim is verified, it will be embarrassing for Apple which is betting on the scanner to set its smartphone apart from new models of SamsungElectronics and others running the Android operating system of Google Inc.

Two prominent iPhone security experts told Reuters that they believed the German group, known as the Chaos Computing Club, or CCC, had succeeded in defeating Apple's Touch ID, though they had not personally replicated the work.

One of them, Charlie Miller, co-author of the iOS Hacker's Handbook, described the work as "a complete break" of Touch ID security. "It certainly opens up a new possibility for attackers."

Apple representatives did not respond to requests for comment.

CCC, one the world's largest and most respected hacking groups, posted a video on its website that appeared to show somebody accessing an iPhone 5S with a fabricated print. The site described how members of its biometrics team had cracked the new fingerprint reader, one of the few major high-tech features added to the latest version of the iPhone.

The group said they targeted Touch ID to knock down reports about its "marvels," which suggested it would be difficult to crack.

"Fingerprints should not be used to secure anything. You leave them everywhere, and it is far too easy to make fake fingers out of lifted prints," a hacker named Starbug was quoted as saying on the CCC's site.

The group said it defeated Touch ID by photographing the fingerprint of an iPhone's user, then printing it on to a transparent sheet, which it used to create a mold for a "fake finger."

CCC said similar processes have been used to crack "the vast majority" of fingerprint sensors on the market.

"I think it's legit," said Dino Dai Zovi," another co-author of the iOS Hacker's Handbook. "The CCC doesn't fool around or over-hype, especially when they are trying to make a political point."

Touch ID, which was only introduced on the top-of-the-line iPhone 5S, lets users unlock their devices or make purchases on iTunes by simply pressing their finger on the home button. It uses a sapphire crystal sensor embedded in the button.

Data used for verification is encrypted and stored in a secure enclave of the phone's A7 processor chip.

Two security experts who sponsored an impromptu competition offering cash and other prizes to the first hackers who cracked the iPhone said they had reviewed the information posted on the CCC website, but wanted more documentation.

"We are simply awaiting a full video documentation and walk through of the process that they have claimed," said mobile security researcher Nick DePetrillo, who started the contest with another security expert, Robert Graham. "When they deliver that video we will review it."

The two of them each put up $100 toward a prize for the contest winner, then set up a website inviting others to contribute. While the booty now includes more than $13,000 in cash, it was not clear that the CCC would receive the full payout, even if DePetrillo and Graham declared them winners.

A micro venture capital firm known as I/O Capital, which had offered to pay $10,000 of the prize money, issued a press release saying that it would make its own determination about who won the contest.

Micromax Canvas Tab P650: Specifications and Features

PhoneMicromax Canvas Tab P650ManufacturerMicromaxStatusAvailableAvailable in IndiaYesPrice (Indian Rupees)Avg Current Market Price:Rs. 16500 
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Place : Chennai Delhi Kolkata MumbaiPrice (USD)$366.67DescriptionMicromax Canvas Tab is a Tablet Po

Highlights

• - 1.2 GHz MT8389 Quad Core Processor
• - 1 GB DDR3 RAM
• - 8 Inch IPS Touchscreen Display
• - SIM Support
• - 5 MP Auto Focus Rear Camera
•                                                          - 2 MP Front Camera
• - 3G
• - Wi-Fi
• - Bluetooth v3.0
• - 4800 MAh Battery

Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean

Features

SMS Yes
MMS Yes
Email Yes
Bluetooth Yes
Infrared No
Wi-fi Yes
3G Yes
Camera Yes
Video Capture Yes
FM Radio Yes
Audio Player Yes
Video Player Yes
Memory Slot Yes
Java No
SmartPhone Yes
Touchscreen Yes