Datawind, the maker of Aakash tablet PC, on Saturday said assembling and programming of the low-cost tablet has been done in the country and only some main parts have been sourced from China.
Get Ahead reader Maninder Pal Singh offers five alternatives to the much-touted and now almost-flopped Aakash tablet PC.
Get acquainted yourself with the bells and whistles that India's cheapest tablet comes with at just Rs 1,730.
Amid complaints with regard to the quality of the low-cost 'Aakash' tablet PC, the government on Monday said it is hopeful of bringing out an upgraded version of the device, 'Aakash-II', by April this year.
The new device comes cheap, but it will have to perform to be accepted
Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal on Monday said the new version of the low-cost Aakash tablet PC is expected to be available to students on November 11.
Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf's excitement knew no bounds when he laid his hands on the 'poor man's iPad'. But the supposedly 'revolutionary' and 'game-changing' piece of technology that sells at Rs 2,500 a piece went kaput in 30 minutes flat. Yes, we are talking about the Aakash Tablet PC. Firdaus pours his heart out.
Datawind, maker of low-cost Aakash tablet PC has announced it will offer one-year free unlimited Internet on its Ubislate tablets sold through south Indian retail chain UniverCell.
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