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Datawind says ready to supply next Aakash tablet at Rs. 2,500 apiece
Press Trust Of India,
May, 06, 2013

Datawind has recommended higher specifications for the next version of Aakash tablets which will include a SIM slot and enable users to make calls.
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Aakash 2 project completed, 1 lakh units shipped to government: Datawind
Press Trust Of India,
May, 02, 2013

Datawind had won the contract to supply 1 lakh unit of Aakash tablets priced at $ 49.98 apiece in 2011.
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Satish Jha not affiliated with us since July 2012, clarifies OLPC, praises GOI for Aakash tablet
Kunal Dua,
Apr, 05, 2013

Jha was rather vocal in his criticism of Aakash tablet, and was seeing advocating the OLPC project as an alternative.
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'Improved version of Aakash tablet coming soon'
Press Trust of India,
Mar, 25, 2013

Pallam Raju said the Aakash tablet had improved with every successful version and the ministry is continuing efforts in this regard.
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Aakash tablet is alive and kicking, says Sibal
Press Trust of India,
Mar, 25, 2013

Kapil Sibal said the project for the low-cost computing device is "alive and kicking" and work is on for its third and fourth versions.
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Government for providing Aakash tablet at Rs. 1,500
Press Trust of India,
Feb, 12, 2013

The government will distribute the tablet to students at subsidised rate of Rs. 1,130 apiece.
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Indian tablet market expected to double in 2013; Samsung leads the pack
NDTV Correspondent,
Jan, 04, 2013

According to India Quarterly Media Tablets Market Review for 3Q 2012, the India tablet market recorded sales to the tunes of 1.1 million units in 3Q 2012.
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Price of Aakash tablet to come down to $35 soon: Sibal
Press Trust of India,
Dec, 12, 2012

Kapil Sibal on Wednesday said the price of Aakash tablet will soon come down to $35 (about Rs. 1,900 approximately) from $49 at present.
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Aakash 2 tablet unveiled at UN
Press Trust of India,
Nov, 29, 2012

Ban Ki-moon praised India as a "super-power" in the field of IT as he unveiled the country's first indigenously created low-cost Aakash 2 tablet.
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Aakash 2 to be showcased at UN despite 'Made in China' allegations
Press Trust of India,
Nov, 29, 2012

The tablet will be unveiled in the presence of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on the occasion of India's current Presidency of the Security Council.
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Aakash tablet not cheap Chinese import: DataWind
Agence France Press,
Nov, 26, 2012

Makers of India's low-cost Aakash tablet on Saturday denied a local media report that said the computer was a cheap Chinese import and not an Indian innovation.
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President to launch new e-learning platform 'A-VIEW'
Indo-Asian News Service,
Nov, 08, 2012

A-VIEW is a collaborative project under "Talk to a Teacher" by the Amrita University and the IIT-Bombay supported by the National Mission on Education.
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India to showcase Aakash tablet at United Nations
Press Trust of India,
Nov, 05, 2012

India, will showcase its low-cost Aakash tablet at the United Nations, highlighting the country's innovation involved in the "most competitively priced" tablet computer.
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Aakash 2 supply to IIT Bombay started; launch in October: Datawind
Press Trust of India,
Sep, 24, 2012

Datawind had won the tender for making and supplying Aakash tablets for price of around USD 49 per unit.
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Aakash 2 to be launched 'very soon': Govt
NDTV Correspondent,
Aug, 13, 2012

An upgraded version of the Aakash tablet would be launched "very soon", HRD minister Kapil Sibal said in Hyderabad on Sunday.
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