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South Korean phonemaker LG has been selected by Google to build the next Android reference device – Nexus 5.

Motorola had been widely tipped to be the next Nexus phone maker, after all the company was recently bought by Google but, according to the Korea Times, LG will continue where it left off and is already hard at work developing

TV screen that hangs on the wall like a poster or smartphone that can fold up and fit into a pocket are closer to reality because of advances towards development of flexible batteries that could power a new genre of electronics devices.

Those polymer, or plastic, batteries are the topic of the cover story in the current edition of Chemical

Asus, the manufacturer of the hit Google Nexus 7, has launched another contender in the affordable tablet segment, named FonePad at Rs 15,999. It is not a machine that can set the market afire, but will expand the options for mid-range phablet (phone-cum-tablet) buyers.

At the launch of this device at Mobile World Congress in February this year, the Taiwanese

Getting straight to the point, below are the 5 mid size budget tablets which you can get in the market within Rs 20000.

Karbonn Smart Tab 8

Squarish form factor offers more screen space. Handles high-def movies and games. Android Jelly Bean customized for the better. Good battery life (6 hours of video). Decent screen (but terrible viewing angles). The