RCom launches India's first CDMA Android tablet

 Reliance Communications has announced the launch country's first Android tablet with CDMA support today. Dubbed as Reliance CDMA Tab, it joins the already available 3G GSM tablet from the telecom operator in the market.

With cheap tablets being the latest craze among Indian consumers, every telco wants to captilise on it. State-run BSNL also recently launched three tablets priced in different budget segments.

Reliance CDMA Tab comes with Android 2.3 OS, 7 inch capacitive display and will be sold for INR 12,999. RCom is also bundling various data offers with the tablet. According to the company issued press release, consumers will be able to make voice calls from the tablet, thus giving them both voice and high-speed data connectivity on the go.

Tablet will be pre-loaded with 15 popular entertainment, social networking and communication apps along with the access to Google's Play Shop to download more.

Reliance CDMA Tab Features:

-  Android 2.3 "Gingerbread"
-  7 inch capacitive display
-  512 MB RAM
-  2-mega-pixels rear camera
-  microSD card storage
-  Weight: 397 grams

Yahoo: Facebook must pay license fee or face action

Yahoo Inc has threatened action against Facebook if the the social networking giant does not pay licence fee for using technologies which the Internet search major claimed come under its intellectual property rights.

"We must insist that Facebook either enter into a licensing agreement or we will be compelled to move forward unilaterally to protect our rights," Yahoo said in a statement.

Yahoo, however, did not disclose which are the specific technologies, for which Facebook should pay.

The New York Times had earlier reported that Yahoo is forcing Facebook to license 10 to 20 patents over technologies that include advertising, personalisation of websites, social networking, and messaging.

"Yahoo has a responsibility to its shareholders, employees and other stakeholders to protect its intellectual property. We have invested substantial resources into these innovations. Recognising that, other major web and technology companies have already licensed some of these technologies," Yahoo said.

Meanwhile, Facebook in a statement has reportedly said that "Yahoo contacted us at the same time they called The New York Times and so we haven't had the opportunity to fully evaluate their claims."

Yahoo owns more than 1,000 patents.

Interestingly, Yahoo's revenue has been steadily falling during the past three years, while Facebook's revenue has witnessed a significant surge