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Saturday, 18 May 2013

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Today HP introduced its new 13-inch HP Split X2 hybrid laptop line. The Split X2 joins the Windows 8-equipped Envy X2 line and Android-equipped SlateBook X2 line to give the users three choices in hybrid detachable devices.

The Split X2 is a 13.3-inch Windows 8 tablet PC with a detachable keyboard base unit. The Split X2 can function either as a clamshell-style notebook or as a slate tablet, since the system's processor, main storage, and primary battery reside behind the screen.

Split X2 is powered by an Intel Core i3 or i5 processor, giving you more processing power than the Intel Atom-powered Envy X2. It comes in a darker silver finish that HP calls "Modern Silver." and just under an inch thick with the keyboard base, and weighs in at a pound heavier than the X2 with a total system weight of 4.12 pounds.

BlackBerry today (14th/May/2013) unveiled the affordable version BlackBerry Q5 during the BlackBerry Live 2013 event held at Orlando.
BlackBerry Q5 is a colourful and cut-price, keyboard-based smartphone, with 10.1 IOS software inside a Bentley convertible and the wider launch of BlackBerry Messenger.

According to BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins, mentioned that the device will target “emerging markets,” hinting that it will be a low-cost phone which will be stripped off high-end features like NFC.

He Called the Q5, the keyboard-based smartphone would be a stripped-down smartphone that would come in four bright colours and go on sale from July.
The Q5 range will be offered in multiple colours like black, white, red, and pink.
Nokia on Thursday (9th/May/2013) unveiled a USD 99 (about Rs 5,350) touch screen mobile with internet capability on its popular Asha series as it looks to regain lost ground after having fallen behind in the global smartphone race.

The Asha 501, which will be built in India, will roll out to 90 countries by June and will cost USD 99 excluding taxes. The phone will use a new software that allows users to multitask between built in applications for popular social media sites.

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop unveiled new software, called the Asha platform, to run its Asha devises. The new software is revamp of the old version and has been bundled with a pact that lets customers use Facebook for free on their handsets.

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