Aakash tablet to be delivered by month-end: Datawind

Last Updated: Sunday, April 7, 2013, 18:19

"We expect to complete supply of around around 70,000 units by end of the week. Rest of the units will be supplied in 14 to 15 days," Datawind CEO Suneet Singh Tuli said.

DataWind launches tablet PC UbiSlate 7C+; available online at Rs 5,999

Last Updated: Thursday, March 28, 2013, 09:24

UbiSlate 7C+ Edge runs Android v4.0 mobile OS Ice Cream Sandwich.

New and improved version of Aakash tablet in the works

Last Updated: Sunday, March 24, 2013, 18:17

Improved version of the Aakash tablet is on the anvil after the successful launch of three versions, a "fantastic initiative" of the HRD ministry, HRD minister M M Pallam Raju said here Sunday.

Aakash tablet is alive and kicking: Kapil Sibal

Last Updated: Saturday, March 23, 2013, 19:37

A day after HRD Minister Pallam Raju expressed concerns over future of Aakash, IT and Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal on Saturday said the project for the low-cost computing device is "alive and kicking" and work is on for its third and fourth versions.

Aakash's fate uncertain, govt says 'failure' in production

Last Updated: Friday, March 22, 2013, 18:30

The fate of the much touted low- cost computing device Aakash looks uncertain with the government Friday conceding that there has been a "failure" in its production.

Now, get Aakash tablet at Rs 1,500

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 12, 2013, 20:02

The government will distribute the tablet to students at subsidised rate of Rs 1,130 apiece.

Aakash 3 may come with SIM slot, more exciting apps

Last Updated: Sunday, December 30, 2012, 12:15

About 50 lakh 'Aakash 3' tablets are expected to be rolled out in the next phase, the global tender for which may be floated in February next year.

India showcases Aakash-2 tablet at UN

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 28, 2012, 15:58

The tablet was showcased at the UN headquarters yesterday on the occasion of the India's current Presidency of the UN Security Council.

Datawind to clear all paid orders for Aakash tablet PC in 6 weeks

Last Updated: Sunday, November 18, 2012, 12:30

Datawind, the maker of Aakash tablet PC, has said it will clear all backlog of paid orders for the commercial version of tablet within next six weeks.

Aakash 2 launched; priced at Rs 1130

Last Updated: Sunday, November 11, 2012, 10:54

It has been developed under the aegis of IIT Bombay with the active support of C-DAC. Datawind is rolling out the device.

`Aakash` maker among Forbes` 15 classroom revolutionaries

Last Updated: Saturday, November 10, 2012, 21:24

The man behind India`s low-cost Aakash tablet and an Indian American professor are listed among Forbes 15 "classroom revolutionaries" who are using innovative technologies to reinvent education for students and teachers globally.