Kids tablet: Binatone App Star launched at Rs 9,999

The tablet comes preloaded with apps for kids to enjoy and learn.

Consumer electronics maker, Binatone has launched a tablet for kids, called Binatone App Star. The tablet comes preloaded with educational and related applications and is priced at Rs 9,999. The tablet is designed for kids with age 4 years and above.

The Binatone App Star tablet has a 7 inch display with a WVGA resolution of 800 x 480 pixels. The tablet comes with a 1 GHz processor, 1 GB RAM, 4 GB of internal storage memory, and 16 GB micro SD card slot. For connectivity the tablet comes with only WiFi connectivity and there is a front VGA camera for self portraits and video chats as well.

The tablet has Android operating system but its users interface has been customized keeping kids in mind. The user interface also allows parents to get additional control on what the kids might get access to with password protection and much more.

The international version of Binatone App Star comes with 250 preloaded application and 5600 more apps that kids can download and enjoy on their devices. In India also we expect the same to be made available along with the very useful bumper case that the tablet ships with to protect it from damages.

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Nokia Sirius tablet to be called Lumia 2520?

The Nokia Lumia 2520 tablet features a quad core processor and a full HD 1080p resolution bearing 10.1 inch display.

The much speculated Nokia Sirius tablet with Windows RT operating system will be launched as Lumia 2520, according to a recent tweet of Eveleaks. The famous technology focused Twitter account has also published images of the upcoming tablet in Cyan and Magenta colours. Besides, EVleaks has also said that the tablet will be made available in black and white colours too.

As reported earlier the 10.1-inch display bearing Nokia Lumia 2520 tablet would be based on Windows RT operating system and will offer functionality much similar to that of the Microsoft's RT tablets but with LTE connectivity.

The Nokia Lumia 2520 will feature a 10.1-inch touchscreen Full HD display with 1080 x 1920 pixel resolution. This tablet will be powered using a 2.15 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 System-on-Chip with 2 GB RAM. Although it is not clear as to how much internal memory the device will come with but we expect it to have at-least feature 32 GB on board storage and also feature a memory card slot.

Nokia Lumia 2520 will also come with an industry leading 6.7 megapixel camera based with PureView functionality, much similar to the camera unit featured on the Nokia Lumia 720. Along with that the tablet is claimed to be offering up to 10 hours of battery backup and will come with a detachable keyboard solution with its additional battery.

The Nokia Lumia 2520 is expected to be priced at Rs 32,000 or $499 but actual price will only be known once the tablet makes an official break in to the market.

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