UK company Datawind has been offering dirt cheap Android tablets for a few years, particularly in India where the company has partnered with the government to provide Aakash tablets for students. Now Datawind is bringing its cheap Android tablets to the US. You can buy an UbiSlate 7Ci from the company for just $37.99. As […]
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India’s Aakash 3 tablet could run Android, Linux
It’s been less than two months since the student-friendly Aakash 2 tablet launched in India, but educators are already looking ahead to the Aakash 3. India’s low-cost tablet program makes Aakash tablets available to students across the country in an effort to help students get online and run educational apps. While the devices aren’t exactly […]
Aakash 2 Android tablet hits India for as low as $20 per unit
The Indian government and UK company DataWind have launched a second-generation Aakash tablet aimed at students in India. DataWind will sell the Aakash 2 for about $40, but the Indian government will offer a partially subsidized version to students for about $20. DataWind’s new tablet features a 7 inch, 800 x 480 pixel capacitive touchscreen […]
Next Aakash tablet to have faster CPU, Android 4.0
India’s next Aakash tablet could feature a faster processor and newer software than the low-cost tablets India’s government has made available to students so far. It’s expected to have a 1 GHz ARM Cortex-A9 CPU and run Android 4.0 software. The Times of India reports that the new tablet could launch on November 11th. […]
India’s $35 Aakash tablet: It’s remarkable it ever got made
Recently the company responsible for designing India’s $35 Aakash tablet announced plans to launch a second generation device. It will have a faster processor, and longer battery life, but it will still be designed to meet the primary goal: getting low cost computing devices into the hands of Indian students. The first Aakash tablet had […]
Datawind to offer Android 4.0 update for the Aakash 2 tablet
The second-generation Aakash tablet is set to ship to Indian students in a few weeks. The Aakash is a low-cost Android tablet designed to provide students with access to the internet and to educational apps. It sells for about $35. UK-based Datawind is the company producing the tablets for the Indian government. According to PC […]
Next-gen Aakash Tablet to hit India in April for $40
The Aakash Tablet is an inexpensive Android tablet aimed at students in India. The Indian government spearheaded the project and partnered with UK-based DataWind to make a tablet that could sell for as little as $35. Now the second version of the tablet is almost ready to launch, and while it still has all the […]
Classpad enters the budget Indian tablet market
The Indian government introduced a $35 tablet in 2011, aimed at students in the rapidly developing nation. Recently a slightly more advanced version of the Aakash tablet went on sale for about $45, and people have been signing up for pre-orders like nobody’s business. But it looks like the Aakash tablet from DataWind isn’t the […]