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Z77 chipset based Asus motherboards listed at Flipkart

As you all might be aware that Intel will soon make an official announcement about the launch of the third generation Ivy Bridge processors but the native chipsets for this 3rd generation are near their completion and will soon be listed for sale at some of the online websites. Among these sites Flipkart had already listed 9 Z77 chipset based motherboards, though all of them are out of stock with no pictures and gallery. The three native chipsets for Intel Ivy Bridge are Z77, Z75, and H77. The different Z77 based motherboards from Asus listed on Flipkart are listed below:

  • Asus P8Z77I Deluxe
  • Asus P8Z77V Pro
  • Asus P8Z77M
  • Asus P8Z77 Sabertooth
  • Asus P8Z77M Pro
  • Asus P8Z77V
  • Asus P8Z77 WS
  • Asus P8Z77V Deluxe
  • Asus Maximus V Gene
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HTC One X listed for sale at flipkart

HTC’s upcoming quad core smartphone is now listed at India’s popular online shopping site Flipkart at a steep price Rs. 37,899. Though the item is currently out of stock but it will soon be available as HTC had already announced the launch of their new One series of smartphones in Europe and Asia. We expect the price to be settled around Rs. 35,000 and at that price it will definitely be a great buy. Also this phone features a Nvidia Tegra 3 based quad core CPU is already known for it’s raw power in devices like Asus Transformer Prime. Even if the price is not dropped than also people are crazy about this device as this is the first quad core smartphone released to public.

HTC One X manages to score 10,600 points in a benchmarking process. This is confirmed by some users at GSM Arena. HTC One X boasts some of the exceptional features which is yet to be seen in Smartphone arena. It easily beats Sony’s upcoming Xperia S dual core phone in almost every aspect except camera. All specs of this phone are listed below with gallery.

Display Super IPS LCD2 Panel with 16 Million colours
Display Size 4.7 inch
Display Resolution and PPI 720 x 1280 with a PPI of 312
Storage memory and RAM 32 GB Internal Storage with 1GB RAM
SD Card Slot Not Available
Camera Primary 8 MP with 1080P video recording at 30 FPS
Camera Secondary 1.3 MP with 720P video recording and can take still shots!
OS Android ICS 4.0
Chipset or Motherboard Nvidia Tegra 3
CPU 1.5 GHz quad core
GPU ULP Geforce
Connectivity 2G and EDGE capability
3G HSPDA and HSUPA
Bluetooth 4.0
NFC Available
Micro USB 2.0
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Sony Xperia S demo now available at Sony experience store near you

Sony Xperia S which will be the companies flagship android when fully launched is now available as a demo at Sony Ericsson experience store near you. Sony is planning to launch Xperia S with in the first week of April.

Xperia S is a direct competitor to Galaxy Note from Samsung. It is expected to be priced at Rs. 36,000. From pricing point of view it will be a big flop until a price cut is done to bring it’s price near to Galaxy Note. As far as the specs are concerned than Xperia S definitely packs some real improvements as compared to their old generation of Xperia android phones. But still at that price range one will expect to get a quad core smartphone rather than a dual core. Although it is true that there is no game or application in android market that can take full potential of quad core but again it will make our purchase a future proof as 36,000 in no sense a small amount.

Xperia S specs are listed below:

Display LED backlit LCD, 16 Million colours and features Bravia Engine and Timescape user interface
Display Size 4.3 inch
Display Resolution and PPI 720 x 1280 with a PPI of 342
Storage memory and RAM 32 GB Internal Storage with 1GB RAM
SD Card Slot Not Available
Camera Primary 12 MP with 1080P video recording at 30 FPS
Camera Secondary 1.3 MP with 720P video recording and can take still shots!
OS Android Gingerbread but will soon be upgraded to ICS 4.0
Chipset or Motherboard Qualcomm MSM 8260 snapdragon
CPU 1.5 GHz dual core scorpion
GPU Adreno 220
Connectivity 2G and EDGE capability
3G HSPDA and HSUPA
Bluetooth 2.1
NFC Available
Micro USB 2.0
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Sony priced Xperia S at Rs. 36,000 in India

xperia sAs per my latest telephonic conversation with Sony’s local distributor, Sony priced it’s flagship android smartphone Xperia S at massive Rs. 36,000. Previously rumours are floating around the web world that Sony will price this model at around Rs. 32,000 and will feature it as a competitor to mighty Galaxy Note but Sony priced this phone ridiculously there by loosing most of their prospective customers including me.

At such a price one can get yet to be launched HTC One quad core phone which thrashed this model from every angle. Sony is always known for it’s high pricing of it’s mediocre products but after looking at the international prices we definitely get some assurance in India also they will price it at around Rs. 30,000 but Sony again showing that they don’ care about India and priced it at massive price like Apple priced their iPhones here in India.

UPDATE

Initially most of the local retailers are mentioning a price tag of Rs. 36,000 for this phone and it was pretty sure also, as some are insisting me to book the handset. But now the final price for this phone is confirmed and it is Rs. 32,500 and Sony is initially giving accessories worth Rs. 4,000 to prospective buyers. Accessories include a leather case, 2 NFC tags, a car charger and mini HDMI cable. This price cut by Sony may have come after the release of the HTC One X at Rs. 37,899.

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BSNL broadband initial installation charges

Well believe it or not but BSNL is India’s largest ISP by user base and can also be considered largest by the amount of pre charges they impose on their prospective customers. BSNL charges a hefty amount of Rs. 2,000 from it’s new customer though some of the amount is refundable but still in case you are going to get the connection for a longer term this is definitely a high security amount.

Most of the ISP in India do free installation or charge at a standard rate of Rs. 500 but BSNL always being special charges a hefty premium to their new customers. Break up of the various adjustments are given below:

  1. Land line installation : Rs. 500
  2. Land line Security : Rs. 500
  3. Broadband Installation : Rs. 250
  4. Broadband Security : 1 month Fees of your selected Broadband plan (In my case it is Rs. 750. Most will go for this plan only as this is their base unlimited plan.)

Think twice before going to BSNL. If you have other ISP like AIRTEL in your area than avoid BSNL at any cost. Also Land line Security was never conveyed to me by the BSNL employee who came to collect the documents. It come as an added fees in my first bill.