"Plant vs Zombies 2 : It's About Time" official game to be launched this July

A surprise for "Plants vs Zombies" game lovers. It is clear that Plants vs Zombies is a popular game and the users are longing to play its updated version after the announcement by PopCap last year. Now they have officially announced that the game coming out this July. PvZ  community marketing manager Stephanie Bayer announced the launch of new game via Twitter on 6th morning.

PopCap the publisher of Plants vs Zombies just uploaded a YouTube video announcing the sequel of Plants vs Zombies named as “Plants vs Zombies2: It’s about time”. The company makes fun of itself in the video, which shows frustrated gamers yelling and asking for the release of new popular game. Its about time and will be launched by July.

It’s not clear about which platform the new game will support at the time of launch. The original Plants vs Zombies which was launched for Mac and PC in 2009 later made its way to PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, PS Vita, Chrome, iOS, Android, Windows Phone, BlackBerry and even Bada.

Original Plants vs Zombies is a game in which players must systematically place the plants with different special abilities in their garden to fight against the crowd of zombies. Players should adapt to fight against different types zombies in different environmental conditions (eg. Day time, night time) 

Success of Plants vs Zombies is one of the reason that EA(Electronic Arts) acquired the company in 2011. EA is an American developer, marketer, publisher  and distributor of video games. EA was badly in need of PopCap and acquired the company for about $1 billion plus the acquisition price. 

It’s long gap between the two version of the game and also there is a delay in the release of  updated game version which was about to release last year. As a step to wipe out these drawbacks PopCap has also announced the launch of “Plants vs Zombies Adventures” as a spin-off game which can be played through Facebook. 

As four years has passed it is expected that the new game would contain interesting new features, weapons, plants and zombies. It’s very clear that the game is going to be great interesting popular game once the game is launched.

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5 budget phablets sporting large screen below Rs. 15,000

1. Karbonn A30 - Ta Fone

Karbonn is a home grown manufacturer known to launch products in quick succession. It was the first Indian manufacturer to enter the phablet scenario with the A30 Ta-Fone. The device was initially launched for Rs. 12,990 but can now is available at a best buy price of Rs. 11,100.

Specifications:

• 5.9-inch capacitive touch display
• 480x800 pixel resolution
• 8-megapixel rear camera with auto focus and LED flash
• 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera
• 1GHz Dual-core processor
• 512MB RAM
• 4GB internal memory
• External memory up to 32GB
• Connectivity: WiFi, 3G, Bluetooth, USB

2. Swipe MTV Volt

Swipe is a California based company that has many tablets under its brand name. Now the company has partnered with MTV India and launched the MTV Volt boasting a 6-inch (854x480 pixels) capacitive 5-point multi-touch display. The device is priced at Rs. 12,999.

Specifications:

• 6-inch 5-point multi-touch display
• 854x480 pixel resolution
• 8-megapixel rear camera with auto focus and LED flash
• 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera
• 1GHz Dual-core MTK 6577 processor
• 512MB DDR3 RAM
• 4GB internal memory
• External memory up to 32GB
• Connectivity: WiFi, 3G, Bluetooth, USB

3. Spice Stellar Pinnacle Mi-530

Spice is known for its Stellar series of budget priced phones. The company recently added a phablet to the Stellar series in the form of the Stellar Pinnacle Mi-530 priced at Rs. 13,999.

Specifications:

• 5.3-inch qHD IPS display
• 8-megapixel rear camera with auto focus and LED flash
• 5-megapixel front-facing camera
• 1.2GHz Dual-core MTK 6577 processor
• 1GB RAM
• 16GB internal storage
• External memory up to 32GB
• Connectivity: WiFi, 3G/HSPA, Bluetooth4.0, array of sensors

4. Intex AQUA Style

Intex is the latest company to join the above 5-inch range of phablets. The company has launched Intex AQUA Style Phablet sporting a massive 5.9-inch capacitive touch display with a resolution of 480X800 pixels. It was priced at Rs. 11,200 during launch, but now is available for Rs. 10,799.

Specifications:

• 5.9-inch capacitive touch display
• 480x800 pixel resolution
• 8-megapixel rear camera with auto focus and LED flash
• 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera
• 1GHz Dual-core processor
• Dual-SIM
• 512MB RAM
• Android 4.0
• 4GB internal storage
• External memory up to 32GB
• Connectivity: WiFi, 3G/HSPA, Bluetooth, GPS

5. Byond Phablet P II

Byond was the first company to launch a 6-inch phablet named Phablet PIII priced at Rs. 14,999 (now available for Rs. 12,999), completely blurring the divide between smartphones and tablets. The company recently launched the Phablet PII as well at a best buy price of Rs. 14,999 that comes in this list.

Specifications:

• 5.7-inch capacitive touch display
• 1280x720 pixel resolution
• 8-megapixel rear camera with auto focus and LED flash
• 3-megapixel front-facing camera
• 1GHz Dual-core processor
• 1GB RAM
• Dual-SIM [single active]
• Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean
• 4GB internal storage
• External memory up to 32GB
• Connectivity: WiFi, 3G/HSPA, Bluetooth, A-GPS, USB

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Karbonn S2 Titanium Android Jelly Bean Phablet for Rs. 10,790

Karbonn S2 Titanium

Karbonn seems to be launching its S2 Titanium soon in the Indian market. Karbonn S2 Titanium Phablet has been listed on infibeam.com, an online retailer with a retail tag of Rs. 10,790.

As per the information provided, the device will be launched on May 14 and will take about 2-3 days for the shipment. The online retailer is also offering a free flap cover for the device with the purchase in order to sweeten the deal.

Karbonn S2 Titanium sports a 5-inch screen with FWVGA display. The phablet is powered by a 1.2GHz Quad-core processor with 1GB of RAM. Karbonn S2 Titanium has an internal memory of 4GB and can also be expanded using microSD card up to 32GB. The device runs on Android OS v4.1 Jelly Bean similar to other Titanium series devices.

Karbonn S2 Titanium comes with an 8-megapixel rear camera with auto-focus feature and LED flash and a 2-megapixel front camera for video calling. The device supports dual-SIM option.

Karbonn S2 Titanium is the third device in the Titanium series of devices like Karbonn S1 Titanium and Karbonn S5 Titanium.

Karbonn S1 sports a 4.5-inch qHD capacitive display, runs on Androis 4.1 Jelly Bean. It has a 5-megapixel autofocus rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front camera. The device is powered by 1.2GHz processor and 1GB of RAM, with 4GB internal memory and can be expandable up to 32GB.

Karbonn S5 sports a 5-inch multi-touch capacitive display, runs on Androis 4.1 Jelly Bean. It has a 8-megapixel autofocus rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front camera. The device is powered by 1.2GHz processor and 1GB of RAM, with 4GB internal memory and can be expandable up to 32GB.

Karbonn S2 Titanium key specifications:

• 5-inch capacitive display with a resolution of 854x480 pixels
• 1.2GHz quad-core processor
• Internal memory 4GB
• Expandable memory up to 32GB with micro SD
• 8-megapxiel auto-focus camera with LED flash
• 2-megapixel front-facing camera
• Dual-SIM (GSM + GSM) with dual-standby
• 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth with A2DP and GPS
• 2100 mAh battery
• Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) OS

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