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.

Aakash assembled, programmed in India: Datawind

Last Updated: Saturday, November 24, 2012, 19:57

"This was well discussed and we got approval prior to shipping. The initial devices were assembled and programmed at our facilities in New Delhi and Amritsar," it said.

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.

India to showcase Aakash tablet at UN

Last Updated: Saturday, November 3, 2012, 08:51

A presentation on the tablet will be held on November 28 at the world body's headquarters here to which UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will be invited.

New Aakash tablet to be available from Nov 11

Last Updated: Monday, October 8, 2012, 20:15

Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal Monday said the new version of the low-cost Aakash tablet PC is expected to be available to students on November 11.

Aakash 2 supply to IIT Bombay started; launch in Oct

Last Updated: Sunday, September 23, 2012, 16:01

Datawind said it has started supplying the new version of the tablet to IIT Bombay and it is likely to be launched in October.

VMC Systems to supply 1 lakh tablets to Datawind

Last Updated: Thursday, June 28, 2012, 20:47

UK-based Datawind Ltd has placed an order with the VMC Systems for supplying one lakh units of UbiSlate tablets, a senior official said.

Aakash 2 unveiled; to hit markets soon

Last Updated: Monday, June 25, 2012, 20:08

UK-based Datawind, which had submitted about 100 tablets to IIT-Bombay for testing, said the government has approved the specifications for the upgraded version and it will be launched soon in the market.

IIT-Bombay testing upgraded Aakash: Datawind

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 12, 2012, 20:33

Datawind has submitted 100 samples to IIT-Bombay and the institute is expected to provide a feedback in a couple of weeks.

Datawind launches tablet PC at Rs 3,000

Last Updated: Thursday, April 26, 2012, 20:08

UK-based Datawind which had bagged a contract for supplying low-cost tablet 'Aakash' to the government, Thursday launched two such computing devices in the price range of Rs 3,000-4,000, considered to be amongst the cheapest in the market.