Can Aakash 2 redeem the fiasco that was Aakash?

05 Dec, 2012, 12:13 pm IST Naina Khedekar Tablets 2 Comments

Around this time last year, the country was all abuzz about the ‘Aakash’, an educational initiative and the world’s cheapest tablet..... More

All you need to know about Aakash 2

04 Dec, 2012, 9:34 am IST Naina Khedekar Tablets 24 Comments

Last month, President Pranab Mukherjee and Human Resources and Development (HRD) minister MM Pallam Raju launched the Aakash 2 tablet for students at a subsidised price as low as Rs. 1,130. Its commercial version is also available in the market. Here's all you need to know about the Aakash 2. More

Aakash 2 unveiled at UN by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon

30 Nov, 2012, 10:10 am IST tech2 News Staff Tablets 3 Comments

Yesterday, right on cue, on the occasion of India's Presidency of the UN Security Council, the Permanent ... More

Datawind to clear paid orders of Ubislate in 6 weeks

19 Nov, 2012, 11:14 am IST tech2 News Staff Tablets 9 Comments

Bringing some clarity to the current haze, Datawind CEO Suneet Singh Tuli has assured that the company will clear the remainder of paid orders for Ubislate... More

Govt agencies show interest in Aakash 2

17 Nov, 2012, 5:02 pm IST tech2 News Staff Tablets 8 Comments

Datawind, the Canadian manufacturer of India's low-cost computing dream is receiving queries from other government agencies, pertaining to the supply of the Aakash 2 tablet. More

Aakash 2 launched, available to students for Rs 1,130

12 Nov, 2012, 10:23 am IST Anuradha Shetty Tablets 117 Comments

Right on cue, on the occasion of Education Day yesterday, President Pranab Mukherjee and the HRD minister, MM Pallam Raju, launched the Aakash 2 tablet... More

UbiSlate 7Ci (Aakash 2) Review

06 Oct, 2012, 3:46 pm IST Anand Tuliani Tablets 87 Comments

The UbiSlate 7Ci with its powerful hardware is significantly different from the 7C. Let’s find out what it packs under the hood and whether it’s a worthy consideration as a budget tablet. More

UbiSlate to get multi-language support

04 May, 2012, 4:09 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Tablets 2 Comments

Better known to the masses in India, as the makers of the world’s most affordable tablets, Canada-based ... More

Datawind accuses Indian Cellular Association of defamation

23 Apr, 2012, 9:15 am IST Naina Khedekar Tablets

There's a new development in the series of Datawind controversies over Aakash.  After blaming IIT More

Datawind calls IIT Jodhpur's conduct unethical over Aakash tablet

21 Apr, 2012, 9:22 am IST Naina Khedekar Tablets 1 Comments

Datwind CEO, Suneet Singh Tuli has gone all public venting its anger on IIT Jodhpur over the Aakash tablet. He even on to say that the conduct by the institute More

Quad Electronics sues Datawind over Aakash tablet contract breach

17 Apr, 2012, 9:23 am IST Naina Khedekar Tablets 2 Comments

Yesterday, the Datawind CEO, Suneet Singh Tuli issued a press note clarifying the allegations made by Quad Electronics and also how.... More

There is no further payment due to Quad Electronics, says Datawind

16 Apr, 2012, 3:26 pm IST Naina Khedekar Tablets 1 Comments

The celebrated Aakash project has been in the limelight for good, bad and ugly reasons. Late last week reports surfaced revealing cracks developed between.... More

Aakash 2 to be here in April or May

25 Feb, 2012, 3:18 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Tablets 13 Comments

Latest reports confirm that India should gets it hands on the upgraded version of the world's most affordable tablet, ... More

Datawind halts Aakash supplies, till IIT-Rajasthan release payments

22 Feb, 2012, 2:18 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Tablets

Even as the nation awaits the upgraded version of the world's most affordable tablet, the battle between Datawind ... More

Aakash 2 to sell for Rs.2,450, claims Sibal

20 Feb, 2012, 6:02 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Tablets 7 Comments

Here's some joyous news for enthusiasts. Quite contrary to the previous reports indicating that the better spec'd ... More

Improved specs on Aakash 2 to make it costlier

09 Feb, 2012, 5:32 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Tablets 11 Comments

Now, this one's a spoiler of a news for sure. If you've been among those who relied on the Aakash 2 tablet to get better, ... More