News The new Aakash UbiSlate 7Ci is a super-cheap tablet that will attempt to connect every student in India to the Internet. Educators have long hoped that cheap computing devices could bridge the global information divide, but previous attempts have been dogged by disappointing performance, lack of Internet access, and financial... more

News Hoping to bridge the digital divide between the rich and the poor, India’s education ministry last fall announced the $35 Aakash tablet for students. Now the ministry may drop the project unless unless manufacturer DataWind upgrades the product to address a series of defects leading to negative user feedback.  more

News Cambridge University researchers are designing a computer that’s the size of of a pack of cards yet powerful enough to run full-scale applications and provide high-definition, Blu-ray-quality output. Called Raspberry Pi, it will cost just $25. According to Robert Mullins, co-founder and lecturer at Cambridge University’s Computer Science department, the computer... more

Resource MobileBeat gets a hands-on look at the Aakash, India’s new $35 tablet computer. India’s government-subsidized pricing makes the 7-inch tablet the world’s cheapest Android device. The general retail price will be $60, which is still remarkably cheap. A contract between the Indian government and Canadian development partner DataWind should put... more

News India introduced a cheap tablet computer today, saying it would deliver modern technology to the countryside to help lift villagers out of poverty. Developer Datawind is selling the Aakash (“sky” in Hindi) tablets to the government for about $45 each, and subsidies will reduce that to $35 for students and teachers.... more