Archive for 2013-12-01

Apple iPad has dominated the tablet market since its first release in early 2010, but lower priced, variety of designs and other features of android powered tablets are giving tough competition to the unbeaten leader, iPad. In this post I've collected some of the best android tablets available in the market which can be a great alternative to iPads.

A little more about android...

There's isn't a single version of android, the latest iteration " KitKat : v4.4 ", adds valuable improvements like faster multitasking, easier file access and the " OK Google " voice command which lets you wake up your device from across the room and allows it to serve up all sorts of useful information without ever touching the tablet.

Allright enough info about android OS, now let us see some the best android tablets available as an alternative to Apple iPad.

Google Nexus 7

Rs. 20,999

Google nexus 7 continues to set the bar for small-screen tablets with a perfect balace between price and performance. Unlike other tablets this slim, light and more powerful gadget fits comfortably in your hand and gives a great tablet experience. Since the nexus devices get the OS upgrade before anyone else and are manufactured specially for android OS they give the best android experience.

Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1

Rs. 34,999 on flipkart.

The new Galaxy Note is lighter, faster, packs a higher-resolution display, more stylus functionality, and even better multitasking capability makes it a perfect tablet. It's one of the few Android tablets that can actually make your life easier, and if Samsung can iron out some of the software bugs, it'll make for a compelling alternative to the Apple iPad.

Other tablets to consider are :

Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7" and 8.9"

Asus Memo Pad HD 7

Sony Xperia Tablet Z

Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below.

Here are our top 3 free mobile racing games that you can not miss to play.

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The third position in our list was bagged by CSR Racing by NaturalMotion, a free drag racing game available on android and iOS.

More you play, more you fall in love with this game. An amazing graphics with handful of real world car manufacturers like Audi, Nissan, BMW, Chevrolet, Ford, Gm and mini. You can customize the car paint and the license plate too. You can also upgrade the car's engine, gearbox, turbo, tires, etc to boost the performance and beat tough challengers. Story-line of the game is very good and you get a feel of a Hollywood movie racer while playing the game. (Seriously!)

Each race is a mini-game sorts where the key to victory involve shifting at the precise moment the app instruct you to shift. Shift it a bit early or late and you loose the game. Though first released in 2012 for iOS and later in 2013 for android, this game still rocks. One more thing, you get out of gas if you play more, and you need wait or buy fuel. :P

Only thing I didn't like is there's no multi-player mode.

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Real Racing 3 by EA and FireMonkey gives you the best racing experience, as they say REAL experience.

Time shifted multiplayer : - where you play against real people in every event. Granted, you’re not all playing each other at the same time, but the other racers are essentially AI-controlled players that have completed in the event in the past. It’s similar to racing a ghost, but the ghost is AI-controlled and will respond to your movements in the race. It’s a pretty neat feature, and it’s more enjoyable this way knowing that you’re not just racing against the computer.

There are real exotic tracks like Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Mount Panorama and some fake tracks in real locations too. Different types like elimination, drag, sprint, top-speed keep you busy with game.

number 1

and here's the winner, Asphalt 8 : Airborne.

Read more about it here : Asphalt 8 : Airborne review by tech soul.