World cheapest Aakash Tablets
which will to be launch soon have some issue in fresh tenders.The government has
said it will require an additional 22 crore units tablet Aakash to move
a step further in its endeavour to merge education with information
technology.
As per report of Mr. N K Sinha,Additional Secretary,HRD Ministry,he says that we bought one lakh Aakash Tablets initially but we need 22 crore more tablets in the coming years
As per report of Mr. N K Sinha,Additional Secretary,HRD Ministry,he says that we bought one lakh Aakash Tablets initially but we need 22 crore more tablets in the coming years
"To manufacture Aakash in such
large numbers, fresh tenders will be released again and other companies along
with Datawind (the London-based company that develops it) will also get a
chance.
On complaints from some quarters regarding the technical aspects of the device, including poor battery, slow processor speed and the overall build, Sinha said the issues are being looked into. The official said the ministry has even received requests for Aakash from America, Panama, Ecuador and other African countries.
Device which is 7-inch touch screen tablet, has an ARM 11 processor and 256 MB RAM running under the Android 2.2 operating system. It has two universal serial bus(USB) ports and is capable of running high definition (HD) quality videos.
Aakash, bought under the HRD Ministry's National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NME-ICT) project, is available to students for Rs 1,100 after government subsidy.
On complaints from some quarters regarding the technical aspects of the device, including poor battery, slow processor speed and the overall build, Sinha said the issues are being looked into. The official said the ministry has even received requests for Aakash from America, Panama, Ecuador and other African countries.
Device which is 7-inch touch screen tablet, has an ARM 11 processor and 256 MB RAM running under the Android 2.2 operating system. It has two universal serial bus(USB) ports and is capable of running high definition (HD) quality videos.
Aakash, bought under the HRD Ministry's National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NME-ICT) project, is available to students for Rs 1,100 after government subsidy.
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