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Olive Telecom enters the tablet market with its Android based OlivePad VT100, which is touted to be the first 3G tablet of India. The OlivePad packs in features of a tablet as well as a smartphone. It comes with a 7-inch touchscreen, a 3MP camera, and a front camera. It can be used as a touch notebook for browsing, multimedia, IM, social networking, gaming, reading e-books, and watching TV. The tablet supports 3.5G HSUPA, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth, while features like voice and video calling confer it with a smartphone status. The OlivePad-VT100 will be available in stores at a price of Rs. 25,000.