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India Unveils $35 Tablet Computer

Posted October 05, 2011 11:04 AM

From BBC News - Technology:

India unveils what it says is the world's cheapest touch-screen tablet computer, to be sold to students at the subsidised price of $35 (£23).

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Re: India Unveils $35 Tablet Computer

10/05/2011 11:29 AM

Engadget posted the specs of this baby.

http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/05/indias-35-tablet-is-here-for-real-called-aakash-costs-60/
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10/06/2011 7:43 AM

Thanks. BBC is very lazy, reporting on skeptics who have no data on the new device.
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Re: India Unveils $35 Tablet Computer

10/06/2011 11:07 AM

Dropping the "subsidised" from the blog headline is very misleading!

Later in the article it says they are working on a commercial version with a target price of $60.
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