Rajasthan, the first state in India has installed Global Positioning System (GPS) tracker in state-owned buses. This system has been installed in around 1000 buses allowing law enforcement authorities to keep track of long-distance buses, and also ensure rash driving and diesel pilferage. The buses are connected to the public information system (PIS). This system will monitor as well as give information to the passengers about the location of such buses. It has been stated by Sudhir Bhati, Rajasthan State Roadways and Transport Corporation (RSRTC) spokesperson that passengers waiting at the central bus stand in Jaipur can now listen to regular announcements of the exact time of arrival of the buses. In case somebody tries to steal fuel, the diesel sensor which has been installed in the buses will give indication to the PIS control room. Various LCD screens have been put at bus stands which will display the positions of the buses, along with their arrival and departure timings in Hindi and English. RSRTC eventually plans to move on to the next phase of installing GPS in 4500 buses. This step will surely improve the quality of bus transport. Lets hope that other states will follow the same suit.

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Next month Viewsonic is going to launch the biggest tablet of the world. The company calls it a 'Smart business tablet monitor'. The invites has been sent to journalist by US based company for the function in which it is likely to display its 22 inch screen based tablet. Android Ice Cream Sandwich operating system is used in this Tablet. This Tablet is designed by keeping boardrooms in mind that helps us to give large and clear presentations etc.  Till now no official announcement has been made regarding pricing and specifications but is expected to be the costliest tablet so far with such a large screen. All the Tablets of Viewsonic are 7 inch and 10 inch under its ViewPad brand. All these Tablets are based on Android operating system except one with dual boot option of Android and Windows 7. It has been reported that though company is marketing it as a Tablet but many argue that it is at best an all-in-one PC based on Android.

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It has been reported that LG is working on a high-end Smartphone called LG LE970.  This Smartphone will house a quad-core mobile processor and feature next generation mobile graphics. It will feature a 1280x768 resolution bearing touchscreen display. The processor housed inside runs at 1512 MHz and is Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 with four cores. 28 nm manufacturing process has been used to manufacture this quad-core mobile processor which can be pushed to up to 1.7 GHz clock speed. The next generation Adreno 320 graphics which has been used is expected to offer up to four times the performance improvement than its predecessor. 3D graphic effects will be supported by this chip. Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system has been used in this Smartphone and most likely will debut with US-based AT&T network. There is no official announcement has been made regarding the launch and availability but is expected to be launched later this year.

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Apple Inc’s latest Apple TV is basically a digital media receiver with 1080p HD that renders you access to the best content like blockbuster movies, TV shows, sports, your music and photos etc. It also enables you to play content from your iOS devices on your TV using AirPlay. Remote app provided for the iPhone and iPad by Apple also lets you take direct control of the Apple TV interface which is ideal for a party situation where various people can cue up songs and video clips for others to enjoy.

Facebook is now planning to buy the popular Opera mobile web browser. Few days back it has been reported that Facebook is making a Smartphone of its own to give users a better experience of the social network Opera Browser, acclaimed for its less bandwidth consuming nature, is supposed to be bought by Facebook and generate a Smartphone with near perfect integration of the social network. Opera Mini browser made by Opera’s has over 170 million users currently. The opera company is based out of Norway. It has been reported that Facebook has failed in making money from increased traffic to its platform from mobile phones and is trying to buy the mobile browser for $1 billion. The Facebook will get many benefits which are as follows:

• Opera will provide Facebook the ability to enhance its limited mobile experience and help them to make money from the surging mobile tariff.
• Facebook will be able to attract and retain developers who are exiting its platform for the lack of a mobile platform.
• Another factor is Opera extensive tie-ups with operators across the globe

Some analysts have also recommended that Facebook could also be buying Nokia or Blackberry maker RIM.

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