Beetel Teletech to launch a low-cost 7-inch Android Froyo tablet next month

After having seen a number of brands going head to head in the smartphone segment in India, it's time for tablets. Of late we have seen various brands launching their tablets in India. MotorolaXoom, HTC Flyer, Acer Iconia Tab A500, BlackBerry's PlayBook and Apple's iPad 2 are some of the prominent names in that series. And the latest to join the bandwagon is Beetel Teletech. If reports are to be believed, the Bharti group company is going to launch a seven-inch tablet PC by next month.

Detailed information about the specifications of the unnamed Bharti tablet is still not available. But what we know is that it will run Android 2.2 OS with 3G support. And it will feature a two sided camera. The tablet is likely to be a low-priced one.

India's home-grown tablets have gradually making their place in the market. Recently, Bangalore-based EAFT Technologies launched their own Android-run tablet called MagicTile Marathon. Prior to the MagicTile, Olive Telecom, MSI and HCL Technologies have launched their tablet PCs in India. And it's pretty apparent local mobile phone companies like Micromax are also willing to try their luck in this segment.

Beetel Teletech, which is a prominent name in fixed-line equipment market, is also one of the newest entrants in the mobile telephony. The company has already rolled out 16 models in the country. And it has set its sights on the tablets – a booming segment in the country. The company seems to be banking on the popularity of Android OS for consolidating its position in the market.

One of the most anticipated tablets in the country is Sakshat. The ultra low-cost tablet is likely to be launched soon. 

Apple's Mac OS X Lion is finally available for download

Apple’s much-awaited Mac OS X Lion is finally available for download from the Mac App Store. The Lion, version 10.7, is the successor to the Snow Leopard, and brings in a lot of new features, which were previewed by Apple at WWDC this year. Some of the new features include a tweaked UI, Mission control, Launchpad, AirDrop and Versions. We had done a detailed preview of the OS X Lion. Be sure to check that out here.

Before you upgrade to the OS X Lion, be sure to upgrade theSnow Leopard to version 10.6.6. Lion can be downloaded from the Apple App Store for US$ 29.99, and will run on MacBooks with Intel Core 2 Duo (and beyond) processors with a minimum of 2GB of RAM. The Lion Server is also available on the Mac App Store for a price of US$ 49.99, but will be available only after you have installed Lion first.

“Lion is the best version of OS X yet, and we’re thrilled that users around the world can download it starting today,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “Lion makes upgrading a Mac easier than ever before; just launch the Mac App Store, buy Lion with your iTunes account, and the download and install process will begin automatically.”