| India's new tablet sets record low price: $35 |
| Posted by: Susan Einhorn |
| Hoping to rival the cheapest computer in the market, India has now introduced the world's cheapest tablet. A solar-powered, touch-screen computing device priced at 1,500 rupees (US$35; Dh128) was finally introduced into the Indian market this month after it was unveiled six months ago by Kapil Sibal, India's human resource development minister. It is said to be the answer to $100 laptops developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The Indian version was developed by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology and the Indian Institute of Sciences, considered the country's leading technology institutes. The device is being manufactured by an Indian IT company, HCL Technologies, with headquarters in the city of Noida. |
| Source: The National (UAE) | Published: July 1st, 2011 |
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