Aakash Tablet

The low-cost Aakash tablet project rolled out by Government and managed by IIT Bombay was shut down in March 2015 suggests a reply to an RTI query. The device often had problems such as low memory, the system gave up and had frequent…

Datawind, which manufactures low cost tablets Akash has partnered with BSNL to offer free one year Internet to all its users. This offer is only for their UbiSlate 7Cz and UbiSlate 3G7 tablet buyers. Additionally, they have also…

Datawind has published an Infographic, that clearly gives you peek into which part of Aakash was made where. This Infographic has been published in response to the huge controversy  that was created due to the Hindu article that stated…

Editor’s Note: After reading Mr. Ashok Parthasarathi’s article regarding Aakash Tablet in The Hindu - Cloudy outlook for Aakash - we got in touch with officials in MHRD requesting them for clarification on the same. Following was their…

Here is an EXCLUSIVE, especially for the Engineers, Mathematicians & scientists out there! Scilab is now available on Android. And what’s more, it completely retains its original open-source flavour. A team from IIT Bombay, under the…

Datawind wants to cash in big time on exposure it has received with Aakash tablets. All the controversies & issues with Aakash tablets aside, they have announced launch of 2 commercial upgraded versions of Aakash tablet – Ubislate7+ and…

If you have not already noticed - We have a new fresh look and feel for trak.in. We were busy in migrating old theme into this new theme last couple of days, so trak.in saw less than expected number of posts published. Here is a look at…

In last few days there has been a talk about Datawind being the shown the door - Most of the online media sites covered this story. We also wrote about it citing NDTV & Livemint articles. However, the reality seems to be quite…

Aakash, which received nothing but flak from most of the media, is sailing across the Atlantic to meet some Americans. I’m not sure if this will be available for retail. In fact, I would advise, Datawind, Aakash tablet makers to not do…

Here is a quick wrap-up of some of the buzzing posts of last week that were published on trak.in & TGF. Close to the heels of Indian Railways going mobile with their e-tickets, there may be a pleasant news for air travellers as well,…