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Simmtronics launches XPAD MINI – A device that can delineate the technology!
New Delhi, August 8th, 2013: After the successful launches of "XPAD-XQ1" and "XPAD X-722", Simmtronics Semiconductors Ltd. has now launched XPAD Mini in India. An innovatively designed, power packed full-featured device with a superior Quad Core processer is available at a cost effective price point of Rs. 9, 999/- only.The sleek & stylish multi-tasking tablet is for greater convenience.
The tablet runs on Latest Android 4.2.2 Jelly Beanand is powered by Quad-Core 1.0 GHz (4 core @ 1Ghz)processor.The light weight Xpad Mini has a 7.85inch IPS display screen which plays full HD videos of resolution 1920 * 1080 .This Made in India sleek and stylish device is very easy to hold.
It is equipped with 2 MP secondary camera and 5 MP primary camera and also with Video support of HDMI Ver 1.4 Output along with great audio quality too. Through HDMI support, one can share photos and videos on a TV or computer monitor. With, all the well equipped features; it is supplemented with Convertible touch screen and also have an integrated soft keyboard that can be hidden by a swivel or slide; as well as in which one can run mails, check PPT, listen to songs and open Spread Sheets all at once.
Mr, Indrajit Sabharwal, Managing Director, Simmtronics reiterated, "We are very enthralled with the introduction of this new tablet, which is especially designed for corporates. The newly launched intricately designed XPAD Mini, with a 3G support is a smarter adaptation of other designed technical models containing Business Suite.This customized tab is designed for corporates and is enriched with a quad-core processor."
"I am sure, this device will enrich user's experience with its great technology& features", added Mr. Sabharwal.
The sleek and handy device is available in all leading stores nationally along with e-commerce portal Snapdeal.
The key features & Specifications of XPAD Mini are:
" 7.85" IPS panel Screen with Capacitive Touch Panel
" 3G Support, USB Dongle
" 5MP rear camera with 2MP front camera
" Dimension – 8.0* 134*200mm
" 3 axle load sensors with automatic four directions display.
" Battery 3.7V/4000Mah, Li-ion Polymer
" 3D-G SENSOR
" Memory – Internal NAND Flash 8GB with 32GB external
" RAM 1GB DDR3
" Messaging – Email, Push Email, IM
" Image Formats -JPG, JPEG, BMP, PNG
" Apps – Web Browser, Super-HD Player, Music, Calculator, Email, Gmail, Calender, Play Store, Clock, Youtube, Camera, PDF File viewer, Documents To Go, Sound Recorder, Skype, Gtalk, Latitude, Maps, Messaging, People, Phone, one browser, Stick cricket, Bigflix, 3D
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Senior media executive Madhu Soman exits Zee Media
Former Reuters and Bloomberg leader says he leaves with “no regrets” after brief stint at WION and Zee Business
NOIDA: Madhu Soman, a veteran of global newsrooms and media sales floors, has stepped away from Zee Media Corporation after a short stint steering business strategy for WION and Zee Business.
In a reflective LinkedIn note marking his departure, Soman said his time within the network’s corridors was always likely to be brief. “Some chapters close faster than expected,” he wrote, signalling the end of a nearly two-year spell in which he oversaw both editorial partnerships and commercial strategy.
Soman joined Zee Media in 2022 after more than a decade abroad with Reuters and Bloomberg, returning to India to take on the role of chief business officer for WION and Zee Business. His mandate was ambitious: bridge the newsroom and the revenue desk while expanding digital and broadcast reach.
During the stint, Zee Business reached break-even for the first time since its launch in 2005, while WION refreshed programming and strengthened its digital footprint across platforms such as YouTube and Facebook.
But Soman suggested the cultural fit proved uneasy. Describing himself as a “cultural misfit”, he hinted at deeper tensions between editorial instincts shaped in global newsrooms and the realities of India’s television news ecosystem.
Before joining Zee, Soman spent more than seven years at Bloomberg in Hong Kong as head of broadcast sales for Asia-Pacific, expanding the company’s news syndication business across several markets. Earlier, he held senior editorial roles at Reuters, overseeing online strategy in India and managing Reuters Video Services from London.
His career began in television and wire reporting, including a stint with ANI during the 1999 Kargil conflict, before moving into digital publishing as India’s internet media landscape took shape.
Now, after nearly three decades in broadcast and digital media, Soman is leaving Delhi NCR and returning to his hometown, Trivandrum.
Exhausted, he admits. But unbowed. And with one quiet line that sums up the journey: he didn’t sell his soul — because some things, after all, are not for sale.
