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INR 50,000 allotted to each M.P. for buying iPads

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ipad-mpMPs have started going high-tech as Parliament is now providing them with sleek iPads, and for those who aren’t tech savvy, special orientation classes are now being organised to make Parliamentary business paper-free.

Soon MPs and ministers in Parliament would be reading the business listed against their names not from a sheet of paper but iPads.

The Parliament Standing Committee on IT had during the monsoon session made this recommendation and the idea was to make Parliamentary work hassle free and paper free.

Based on this recommendation, the Parliament Secretariat decided to sanction a maximum of Rs 50,000 to buy an Apple iPad 2 or Samsung Galaxy Tab.

The scheme has first been implemented in the Rajya Sabha within a fortnight. The Lok Sabha Secretariat is planning to roll out the scheme to the members of the lower House.

RCOM unveils Reliance 3G Tab

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Reliance Communications, well known as RCOM announced the launch of operator branded Android powered slate Reliance 3G Tab. This tablet runs on latest version of mobile Android OS v2.3 Gingerbread. Interestingly and amazingly, the tablet is priced at a much affordable price Rs.12999

Announcing the device in Mumbai, Mr. Mahesh Prasad, President, RCom says, “We believe the unmet demand of a fully-loaded tablet at an aggressive price point will now fuel the aspirations of the evolved customers.”

Reliance 3G Tab designed with a 7-inch display screen with Capacitive touch inputs. The device appears to be like the classic version of Samsung Galaxy Tab. However, the stuff inside well differentiates the product. Reliance 3G Tab powered with 512 RAM and micro SD slot for an external storage with a threshold of 32 GB. This tablet weighs 389 grams and pretty lesser in mass when compared to the other tablets existing in the market. The tablet sports two cameras, one with a 2.0 megapixels appearing on the rear view and the other VGA camera in the front.

Reliance 3G Tab will be available in Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata at Reliance World and Reliance Mobile stores. Soon, the company is planning to launch in the 13 circles where Reliance operates the 3G services.

Reliance offers some free goodies with the purchase of the device. This includes a 4GB Micro SD card with the sales pack and exclusive bundled data service plans and discounts up to 50 percent.

Apple iPad launched in India (finally)

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After exactly a year since its official launch, the Apple iPad has been finally launched in India.

The range starts from Rs.27,900, in two flavors – WiFi and WiFi+3G.

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(Click on image to go to Apple Store India)

Apple iPad was sold like hot cake worldwide, selling around 15 million units and earning above $9.7 billions. With tablets getting hugely popular in Indian market, it would be interesting to see how iPad fares in India, especially when the launch of iPad2 is just around the corner.