0 Vodafone Introduce R201 MiFi Device in India

Following the launch of its 3G service in India, Vodafone has now launched its first MiFi device. Manufactured by Huawei, the R201 connects to Vodafone's 3G network and allows up to 5 uses with Wi-Fi to connect to it and browser the Web.

The device works on GSM 850/900/1800/1900 and UMTS 900/2100/1900. It supports HSDPA 7.2 Mbps and HSUPA 5.76 Mbps. It supports Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g and is DLNA certified. The device is slightly bigger than a credit card and weighs 90g. It has an OLED display which displays the network and battery status and a microSD card slot. The R201 has a 1400mAh rechargeable battery and can charge over the supplied charger or USB. The battery is rated to last around 4 hours. 

The R201 is priced at Rs. 5,500 and will come with Vodafone's 3G connection. They are yet to reveal the tariff plans for the 3G connection, so you might want to wait for some time before you decide to spring for it. Tata has a similar device called the Photon Wi-Fi but it's priced at Rs. 6,499. 

0 Adobe Flash 10.2 To Hit Android Devices (Including the Xoom!) On March 18th

When folks first cracked open their shiny new Honeycomb-powered XOOM tablets back at the end of March, they were in for a bit of a surprise: there wasn’t any Flash support. Turns out, one of the biggest features that this anti-iPad was sold on… wasn’t quite ready.

Well, it’s just about done now. Come March 18th, Adobe will be pushing out a new Beta of Flash 10.2, complete with support for the XOOM and any other Honeycomb devices that might trickle out.

Adobe got a bit tricky with their wording. Here, let’s do some quoting:

Today we are happy to announce that Flash Player 10.2 will be available for download via Android Market on March 18th. Flash Player 10.2 is a production GA (General Availability) release for Android 2.2 (Froyo) and 2.3 (Gingerbread) devices which meet the Flash Player hardware system requirements. It is initially a beta release for Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) tablets which requires Google’s 3.0.1 system update.

That “it is initially a beta release for Android 3.0″ bit can be read two different ways: either 10.2 will be launching on March 18th in non-beta form for Android 2.2 and 2.3 but in beta for 3.0 devices, or it’ll ONLY be launching for 3.0 devices on March 18th with 2.2/2.3 support coming sometime thereafter. If I had to guess, I’d say it’s the first one — but we’ve reached out to Adobe for clarification just in case.

Other new goodies coming in Flash 10.2 for Android:

• Hardware Acceleration for H.264 Video Decoding (Android 3.0.1+ Only)
• Improved integration with the Android browser for better page scrolling (Android 3.0.1+ Only)
• Hardware acceleration support for multi-core processors and handsets with dedicated GPUs
• Improved on-screen keyboard support

Source: Techcrunch