Fonepad Goes on Sale in Taiwan

Updated Fonepad Goes on Sale in Taiwan

The Fonepad has hardly been on sale very long and yet ASUS are already upping the specs! The tablet now comes with a slightly fast 1.6 Ghz Intel Atom Z2460, and 32GB of Storage for NT$10,900. Not too bad, right?

Micromax Readying Full HD 5.5-inch Device

Micromax Readying Full HD 5.5-inch Device

Our Indian readers will know of Micromax for their quality but affordable devices, now it looks like they might be ready to hit the high-end. A new phablet is apparently on the way from the company, with a 5.5-inch Full HD display, a quad-core MediaTek CPU and 2GB of RAM. The device would cost somewhere in the region of 20,000 INR and could surface as early as next month.

Xiaomi To launch “Red Rice” Smartphone; Cheapest Yet

Xiaomi To launch “Red Rice” Smartphone; Cheapest Yet

Xiaomi are known for their affordable smartphones but, there’s word of them pushing things even further with the rumored “Red Rice” device that could well cost as little as $130! That’s lower than the company has even gone and would be great for teenagers and first-time smartphone buyers. The rumored specs aren’t much but, they won’t be for that much:

• Dual-core processor running at 1.2 GHz, claimed to be a Leadercore LC1810
• 4.7 inch 720p display (1280×720 pixels)
• 1GB RAM
• 8GB internal storage (no word whether it will support microSD)
• 8 megapixel main camera
• 2 megapixel front camera
• 2,000 mAh battery
• MIUI v5

Aquos Pad SH-08E Comes With Full HD 7-inch Panel

Aquos Pad SH-08E Comes With Full HD 7-inch Panel

Here’s something that will really make us Westerners jealous. Sharp are bringing a tablet to NTT DoCoMo alongside their new smartphone and it’s packing a 7-inch 1920 x 1200 display, a 1.7 Ghz Snapdragon 600 and a sizable 4,200 mAh battery inside. It’s also waterproof and dust proof. As with their new smartphone, Sharp’s IGZO panel tech will make that battery last that little bit longer. It’ll be available in Japan from July or so.

Aquos Zeta SH-06E Packs 1080p IGZO Display

Aquos Zeta SH-06E Packs 1080p IGZO Display

Here’s another device for NTT DoCoMo, this time from Sharp,
 packing a 4.8-inch 1080p IGZO panel,
a 1.7Ghz Snapdragon 600,
2GB of RAM,
a 13 MP camera.

It’ll be available in blue, red and white from May 24th. Lucky Japan!