LAUNCH OF UBISLATE7+

Hello all!
We are all keenly awaiting the launch of the Ubislate7+ tablet. It is expected to be launched in end of april. I am sure the device will be worth the wait! I am excited for the launch for the reason that it shall open a new chapter in the history of the Indian educational system. It is a life-changing initiative for the millions of students who have been unable to gain access to computer devices because of financial constraints.
Gearing up for an educated and evolved India!

DATAWIND IN NEWS FOR IT'S BIG IDEA

Description of BIG Idea:

Datawind has delivered a solution to making internet access as ubiquitous as using a mobile phone. Datawind's innovations can deliver the web to the developing world on existing infrastructure, do it for free, and do it on our tablets and smartphones built to sell for the cost of a mobile phone.

To gather international support for our Aakash project, vote for Datawind on
http://ctiait.ctia.org/bigIdea/2012/public/index.cfm/viewEntry/24

WHAT DOES AAKASH MEAN FOR INDIA?

The Aakash project has been much in news since the historic announcement launching the project in October 2011. The project is an important component of the billion dollar NME-ICT. Analysing different aspects, a fact that has come out clearly and for which the project deserves appreciation is that it has cause a stir in the tablet market. According to a recent report, low cost tabs will hold 16% of market share by 2016. Companies manufacturing PCs and tablets were, till now, focussing on the clients having surplus money to invest on high end gadgets. 70% of India was not catered to. What the Government along with Datawind has achieved by launching a product at such a low price point is that they have highlighted the needs of this "real India".
The present scenario of Indian tablet market looks good from the perspective of customers. As more and more players are emerging the heat in price can be felt as new models of tablets are emerging with more and more features and better deals with more value to your money. The current situation can be attributed to the Aakash tablet which exposed the Indian tablet market.  The new trend includes many multinational companies collaborating with Indian Local companies to launch new models of tablets.
The effect of this poject will be felt immensely in the next decade. This will be heralded as the golden period of technological advancement in the field of computer devices for the common man.

AAKASH GETS 765 CRORE IN BUDGET

The world's most affordable tablet project has been allocated about Rs 765 crore in Budget 2012-13, which will trigger the second phase of the project expected to begin in April.

The allocation for Aakash has been made under the National Mission for Education through ICT of Ministry of Human Resource and Development. The mission had launched the low-cost tablet project, last year.

According to official sources, the money allocated is 'sufficient' for the second phase of the project. Aakash-II is likely to cost the government about 569 crore for about 50 lakh tablets.
The government plans to procure about 50 lakh tablets, in a phased manner, at 2,276 each. Half of the cost (about 1138 per tablet) will be subsidised by the central government. The rest will be borne by the state governments, who want to distribute Aakash tablets in state colleges and institutions.

Minister for Human Resource and Development Kapil Sibal said in Lok Sabha earlier this month, that Datawind will supply about 100,000 improved tablets.

Sibal also plans to launch a tender in April for Aakash-II, which are expected to come with a better processor and capacitive touchscreen, but at the same price.

FEATURES OF AAKASH-2

Hi all!
Let's discuss the features we would want to have in the Aakash-2. The Government has announced that it will be launching Aakash-2 in April without a price rise.

COMPLAINTS AGAINST AAKASH/UBISLATE7+

If you have any complaints regarding Aakash or Ubisalte7+, the commercially available device from Datawind, please post it here so that we can get it conveyed to the authorities concerned as a combined effort.

AAKASH-2 TO BE LAUNCHED IN APRIL

The new Aakash – Aakash II would be faster and upgraded version of Aakash tablet. Aakash II would be launching in India in April and the price would be same as before as that of older Aakash tablet. This piece of news was announced by Mr. Kapil Sibal, who is the Human Resources Development Minister of India.
According to Mr. Sibal, “These higher specifications which include 700 MHz Cortex A8 processor, 3200mAH battery with three-hour usage time and a capacitative touchscreen.....”

During the question hour in the Lok Sabha, Sibal said that Datawind would supply one lakh high speed tablets equipped with better screen and longer battery life.
During the first phase, one lakh of Aakash tablets were given to students in higher technical educational institutes. These acted as a test market for the tablet to know the technical feedback on the operation and the overall usability of the Aakash tablet.

BEST LOW COST TABLET?

Options available-
Ubislate7+
BSNL tabs
A-Tab
BSNL and A-Tab offer web connectivity only through WiFi.
The processor of Ubislate7+ is twice faster than that of the BSNL tabs.
A-Tab comes at double the price of Ubislate7+, with half it's features!

COMPARING BSNL TABS AND UBISLATE7+

The BSNL device is on Arm-11, whereas Ubislate7+ is on Cortex A8.  The Cortex A8 architecture is 2x faster than Arm 11.  So a Cortex A8 – 800 Mhz processor will perform at the same as a 1.6GHz – Arm-11 processor.   The bsnl processor is only equivalent to 300 to 400 Mhz in Cortex A8 terms

DELIVERY OF UBISLATE7+

You can know about the expected time of delivery of Ubislate7+ once the Check Status link on http://www.ubislate.com/ becomes operational.

UBISLATE7+ THE BEST LOW COST TABLET AVAILABLE

There has been a lot of noise created by a deluge of low cost tablets pouring in. Send in your views regarding those and let us compare them with Ubislate7+

DATAWIND BAGS UK'S MOST INNOVATIVE MOBILE COMPANY AWARD

British-Indian firm DataWind has won the Smart UK Project award from UK government for nation's 'Most Innovative Mobile Company', beating competition from the other three finalists blippar, P2i and QRpedia. The competition run by UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), began its search for UK's most innovative mobile company in November 2011. The winner was announced at Mobile World Congress at Barcelona this week.

Watch out this video!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9p8N8HX6XM

COMPARING UBISLATE7+ AND T-PAD

Hello friends. Here I am making a comparison between the Ubislate7+ and T-Pad to enable you to make an informed choice.

The key differences are:

1.  Network Compatibility: T-Pad supports only WiFi at that price.  DataWind’s UbiSlate7+ has a GPRS cellular modem, and it's patented acceleration technology to deliver anytime & anywhere internet access at only Rs.98/mo.WiFi is insufficient, and you need GPRS to allow for anytime & anywhere internet access.  Remember there are only 18 million broadband connections in India – hence only 18 million families have WiFi connectivity.GPRS & Phone functionality gives Ubislate7+ a significant advantage. The T-Pad version that supports a cellular modem is 3x the price.

 2. Processor: Ubislate7+  has a much faster processor. The real speed of their processor is between 533Mhz to 800 Mhz, not 1Ghz (see chart on the chip-maker’s website: http://www.infotmic.com/cn/products_xpxx2.asp;   so 1Ghz is only obtained by overclocking – which won’t be sustainable). 

More importantly, their device is on Arm-11, whereas Datawind's is on Cortex A8.  The Cortex A8 architecture is 2x faster than Arm 11.  So a Cortex A8 – 800 Mhz processor will perform at the same as a 1.6GHz – Arm-11 processor.Their processor is only equivalent to 300 to 400 Mhz in Cortex A8 terms. 

 3. The full-sized USB on the UbiSlate7+ vs. the mini-USB on theT-pad will also make a big difference in functionality and usability.

DATAWIND HAS BEEN NAMED UK'S MOST INNOVATIVE MOBILE COMPANY AT THE WORLD MOBILE CONGRESS HELD IN BARCELONA, SPAIN.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17218655

DATAWIND NAMED UK'S MOST INNOVATIVE MOBILE COMPANY

Datawind has been named as UK's most innovative mobile company at the recently held Mobile World Congress in Barcelona,Spain.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17218655