Samsung ties up with BigFlix to offer streaming on demand movies on its Galaxy products
Samsung has partnered with BigFlix to offer on demand streaming movies to their Galaxy line of products. They have launched an app on the Samsung App Store called My Movies which users of their Galaxy devices can download to watch instant on demand movies from BigFlix.com. Currently BigFlix has about 1000 movies to offer and Samsung is offering the first 2000 hours of streaming to its customers for free, post which it will cost them a subscription fee.
Forget HP TouchPad, Get This Android Tablet for $99 (~INR 4500)
Think before you buy that HP TouchPad for $99. Lakshmi Access Communications Systems Pvt. Ltd., a Delhi based firm has launched Magnum Pepper – a INR 4500 (~$99) Android tablet in india. This might probably be the cheapest Android tablet in the world! The specs include:
- 7 inch LCD sensitive touch display (800*480)
- WIFI enabled
- Supports 10/100 BASE-T Ethernet LAN (RJ45)
- Support USB 2.0
- Support Micro SD card (maximum 32 GB)
- 3G compatible dongle
- 3.5 mm stereo headset jack
- G- sensors 360 degree
- Front camera
- Built in 2GB memory
- Android 2.2 version
- Supported audio formats eg: MP3,AAC,WMA,AAC+
- Supported Video formats eg: 3GP, AVI, MP4, H.264,720P
Impressive specs coupled with a very affordable price might make this the tablet to beat in India. With the launch of android based tablets from Bharti & Reliance, looks like this segment has lot of potential for a price war in India.
[via PluggdIn]
ASUS Just Committed Suicide In Geekville [WTF Video]
As part of the advertisement campaign for ASUS Eee Pad Transformer, their new Laptop/Tablet hybrid, ASUS has released this video which looks like a spoof based on the popular geeky show “The Big Bang Theory”. The problem is, the video isn’t funny at all. In fact it’s irritating and torturous at best.
Believe me ASUS, you’ve just committed suicide in geekville.
[via Tsuvik]
