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Students in India will have more options to choose from as far as low-cost tablets go with a global education company launching an android tablet costing Rs 5,000. International education company AcrossWorld along with Delhi-based Go-Tech would launch a tablet, called ATabin, in the second week of March. The seven-inch android touchscreen tablet will have [...]
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Govt to bring out Aakash-II in April
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January 18th, 2012 
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Amid complaints with regard to the quality of the low-cost ‘Aakash’ tablet PC, the government said it is hopeful of bringing out an upgraded version of the device, ‘Aakash-II’, by April this year. “In order to cater to the huge demand, we need several manufacturers to manufacture Aakash. We are enhancing the specifications on the [...]
22 crore Aakash tablets required to merge education with IT
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January 17th, 2012 admin
The government has said it will require an additional 22 crore units of the world’s cheapest tablet Aakash to move a step further in its endeavour to merge education with information technology. “Initially, we bought one lakh Aakash tablets but we need 22 crore more tablets in the coming years as per the Ministry of [...]
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Students to get Aakash 2 tablet with no extra charges
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January 17th, 2012 admin
The Indian government has decided to provide the improved version of the device, Aakash 2, to students without any extra charge. The Aakash 2, which is commercially sold as the UbiSlate 7+ by DataWind, is said to be three times faster than the original Aakash. It has a faster processor and 50 per cent more [...]
Aakash tablet to be available on rent in college libraries
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January 10th, 2012 admin
The world’s cheapest tablet Aakash may soon be available on rent in college libraries with subject-wise video lectures in fields such as engineering, science and humanities pre-loaded on the low-cost tablet. The Ministry of Human Resource Development, which is piloting the 4,600-crore National Mission for Education, has offered the low-cost tablet to state governments at [...]
Pre-orders for UbiSlate 7 begin, the upgraded version of Aakash
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December 15th, 2011 admin
The much awaited India’s ultra low cost Aakash tablet is finally here and is creating ripples all around. Datawind launched Ubislate7 in India, and the student version is named as the Aakash tablet. It offers a web delivery platform that enables quality and interactive knowledge over the internet. The CEO of DataWind, Mr. Suneet Singh [...]