HP Announces the Slate 21 All-in-One Android Tablet

The notion of using tablets as your primary computers has been much considered lately but never went beyond the point of, well, a notion. HP however thinks different and it’s just because of that precise reason that they’re announcing the new Slate 21, which is an Android Jelly Bean-running tablet with a 21 inch display.

The Slate 21 even comes with its own keyboard and mouse.

The specs

The star of the show in the Slate 21 is its gorgeous 21 inch IPS display with Full HD resolution, promising crystal clear images. The display is also a touchscreen, naturally, and supports pen input. Behind it is the kickstand which can be toggled in a variety of positions.

Under the hood is a Nvidia Tegra 4 processor running Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. An unknown amount of RAM is welded inside the tablet along with unknown amount of storage but does come with a SD card slot.

For connectivity, the tablet uses Ethernet, 3 (full-size) USB ports, Wifi and headphone jack. It must also be taken into consideration that the tablet doesn’t come with a battery inside and thus, is required to be connected to power at all times. That’s still not bad though as this tablet wasn’t meant to be portable in the first place.

The Slate 21 comes with dual speakers. It will also come with its own keyboard and mouse so HP is trying its best to make you feel at home.

The tablet will be available is September for a very tempting price of $400.

Huawei Unveils the MediaPad 7 Vogue Tablet with Call Functionality

Huawei has outed yet another tablet in its MediaPad line of Android tablets. The new MediaPad 7 Vogue is a 7 inch tablet with a quad-core processor and the ability to make voice calls.

The tablet’s 7 inch display comes with a resolution of 600 x 1024 pixels, which is just fine considering the price bracket. The design is a bit bland too. The OS running is Android 4.1 customized with Emotion UI.

Beneath the surface though is a 1.2Ghz quad-core Cortex A9 processor with Huawei’s K3V2 chipset. The amount of RAM set is 1 GB while there’s 8 GBs of internal storage too (expandable via a microSD card slot).

At the back is a 3 megapixel camera. For connectivity the phone uses Bluetooth 3.0, microUSB 2.0 and Wifi Hotspot.

Here are the full specs of the tablet:

• Android 4.1 Jelly Bean with Emotion UI
• 7 inch display with resolution of 600 x 1024 pixels
• 9.5mm thick
• 335 grams heavy
• 1.2Ghz quad-core Cortex A9 processor
• 1 GB RAM with 8 GB expandable internal storage
• 3 megapixel camera
• Front-facing camera
• Bluetooth 3.0, microUSB 2.0, Wifi Hotspot, GPS, DLNA
• 4100 mAh battery

The MediaPad 7 Vogue will be launching this month. Pricing details can only be guessed at the moment but looking at Huawei’s history, we are almost certain that the  MediaPad 7 Vogue won’t be costly.

Samsung launches Ativ Tab 3 and dual boot Ativ Q Tablet

Samsung launched a number of new Android and Windows 8-powered devices at a special event. The list includes Android-based Galaxy NX camera, the Ativ Q Tablet and the world’s thinnest Windows 8 tablet, Ativ Tab 3.

Ativ Tab 3 is a Windows 8 tablet which Samsung claims is the world’s thinnest at only 8.2 mm thick.

The 10.1 inch screen with 1366×768 pixels is bundled with SPen and is powered by an Intel ATOM Z2760 processor, 2GB RAM and 64GB Hard Disk Space. The device also has one micro USB 2.0 port, micro HDMI and a slot for a micro SD card.

Ativ Q is another Windows 8 tablet that comes with dual-boot ability, which means that it also runs Android 4.2.2 side by side. Not only will the users could access Android apps via Google Play but also be able to transfer files from Windows 8 to Android.

According to Samsung Ativ Q has the world’s highest resolution. It has a QHD+ HD screen at 3200×1800 pixels at 275 ppi for the 13.1-inch screen size. It is powered with an Intel Core i5 processor, Intel HD Graphics 4400, has 4GB RAM and 128GB SSD and provides up to 9 hours of battery life.

Both Ativ tablets have SideSync which allows users to switch from PC mode to an Android-based Samsung smartphone.

How to compress pictures using Microsoft Word?

Pictures can be compressed by a number of photo editing software but there are times when you do not have access to those software and want to compress the picture as soon as possible. Here is a neat trick of using MS Word for picture compression.

1. Open Microsoft Word and create a new Word document.
2. Click on the “Insert” tab on the top left side of the screen.
3. Choose the picture you want to compress
4. Select the picture file you want to compress by double-clicking on it. The picture will be added to your document.
5. Click on the picture and then go up to the “Format” tab and choose “Compress Pictures” from the menu.
6. A pop-up screen will ask, “Apply Compression Settings Now?” Either click on the “OK” button to accept the pre-determined settings or choose the “Options” button. Here you can choose the quality of the photo compression by ticking the boxes beside the options you want and then press the “OK” button.
7. Save your document and the photo will become compressed.

If you just want the photo to appear in the document without a lot of white space around it, then you will need to change the size of your document to the size of your photo or as close to the same size as you can get. Here’s how:

1. Choose the “Page Layout” tab that is found at the top of the Microsoft Word screen.
2. Click on the “Size” icon.
3. Select your custom paper size.
4. Save your document.

If you want to use the picture anywhere else outside of Microsoft Word follow these steps:

1. Right click on the picture
2. Choose the option “Save as Picture”
3. Choose the format JPEG (it is normally chosen by default)
4. Select the location where you want to save it and click on Save.

Karbonn A7 – Affordable smartphone

Google’ Android operating system has been a blessing for so many home grown smartphone brands in India to secure a large share in the present smartphone market. Free to use Android OS has helped smaller brands like Micromax,Karbonn and Zync to come up with best affordable smartphone devices for the budget friendly buyers. Karbonn A7 is one of the affordable Android smartphones targeted for the entry level smartphone buyers in the Indian market. Read on to know more about what Karbonn A7 smartphone is offering with its budget friendly price tag.

Karbonn A7

Impressive build quality –

One of the best things the Karbonn A7 has to offer is its attractive looking sophisticated body design and great build quality. Most of the front area on the Karbonn A7 is captured by its 3.5inch display along with a center button as a shortcut to many services. It is designed with a matte finish back panel that prevents any ugly finger prints to occur on the back side. Karbonn A7 is having a decent looking body design comparing to the other budget range Android devices available in India. So, if you are looking for stylish looking impressive body design in your next smartphone in the budget range then Karbonn A7 can be a good choice.

Display Features –

Karbonn has designed the Karbonn A7 with a 3.5inch capacitive touch screen display, but it doesn’t really impress on the resolution side. It is offering only 320*480pixels resolution, so the media viewing experience on the phone is pretty normal. However, its big display allows you to view more content on large web pages while surfing the internet. Moreover, its display size and resolution is a bit better comparing to the other budget range devices like Micromax A50 Ninja in India.

Karbonn A7 Smartphone

Performance & Memory –

Karbonn A7 is powered by a single core 800MHz processor along with Qualcomm Adreno 200 GPU for additional performance. Its processor is supported by a 512MB of RAM memory and it comes with only 177MB of the internal storage. So, as you can see the internal memory is pretty low and it is really necessary to buy a MicroSd card along with the device for additional storage. Its processor performs well enough to enjoy the light applications but high end apps will give you a bit of lag while operating it.

Software Interface –

Karbonn A7 is running Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system and its processing power is good enough to give you smooth operations while operating the interface. Karbonn has done a bit tweaking with the notification panel and power options of the software interface but still it looks very similar to the stock OS. Overall, the software interface is decent and works smoothly with the processor and the RAM it is powered by.

Karbonn A7 

Camera –

Karbonn A7 is powered by a 5MP camera with Dual flash, but it doesn’t perform well enough comparing to the mega pixels it contains. Quality of the photos captured by the camera of the phone is pretty similar to the photos captured by a 3MP camera device. It also comes with a front VGA camera and it gives you normal video calling quality. Overall, the camera present in the Karbonn A7 is normal and the higher mega pixels count is just a show off here.

Battery & connectivity –

Karbonn A7 is powered by a decent 1420mAh battery that gives you a lot of usage time. It can last around 1-2 days on moderate usage and around single day on heavy use. It comes with Dual SIM connectivity support and you can put a 3G SIM in one of the slots present on the phone. Other connectivity features of the phone include WiFi, Bluetooth and USB tethering.

Last Words –

It is specially targeted for the new smartphone buyers who are looking for a decent performer in the budget range. It’s stylish looking body design & good hardware performance along with long lasting battery makes it a perfect choice for the affordable buyers in the Indian market. Karbonn A7 is officially priced for Rs. 7,000 in India but you can get it for fewer prices on many online stores.  However, to make a smart choice you should also compare it with other phones in the same price range from companies like Micromax and iBall etc.

Author-

The Guest Author of this post is Julia. She wrote several tech posts for 91mobiles.com. Her passion for upgrading her knowledge puts her to research on topics relevant to her industry. Besides, she also likes to share her findings by writing about them in her free time.