The world's cheapest computing device- Aakash tablet PC- will now come in an upgraded version.
Nearly a month after the Union ministry of human resource and development instructed the universities to order Aakash tablet PCs for their students, the company that manufactures the product, DataWind, has decided introduce the upgraded version of the tablet PC in January. The upgraded version will be called Aakash 2.
The new version will have better installed accessories. Its battery life will be longer and it will operate on Android 2.3. The USP of Aakash 2 however will be its SIM and phone functionality. Unlike the previous version, the upgraded version will support GPRS and phone functionality. It will also support USB devices. All this will come at just Rs 500 more than the price of Aakash 1.
The company has claimed that Aakash 1 was already sold out. Earlier, the company had said that the PC will be made available within a week of placing the order. However, the delivery of the older version has now been extended to January.
Devi Ahilya Vishwa Vidyalay (DAVV) is yet to send its order list for Aakash to the Union HRD ministry. "We still have to send an order list to the ministry. As we have not received any updates about the upgraded version, we will send our list for the regular Aakash PC," said officiating vice chancellor of the varsity Dr Rajkamal.
The commercial version of Aakash called Ubislate 7 will also be replaced by Ubislate 7. DataWind has opened the booking for Aakash 2 or Ubislate 7 on its official website. Educational institutes will get a government subsidy of 50 per cent on every Aakash PC under the scheme of National Mission on Education through Information and Communication and Technology (NEM-ICT). source-daily.bhaskar.
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