Now the news is about the world's cheapest tablet "Akash" has the first trials,
which started before the launch and were spread over a six-month period, Aakash
was found to be wanting in processor speed, the quality of its touch screen and
battery life, among other issues. At $45 apiece, Aakash was billed as the
world's cheapest tablet PC, a device that could potentially close the gap
between the digital haves and have-nots and transform education in India, when
it was launched in October by human resource development (HRD), communications
and information technology minister Kapil Sibal. Some three months later, the
HRD ministry is dissatisfied by the first field tests of Aakash and has decided
to order fresh trials with an upgraded version of the device and a much larger
sample size, two government officials said. In the first trials, students of
institutions across the country tested 10,000 of the devices made by
Canada-based DataWind Ltd.
Further the news is that the people involved in
the trials said the tablet heated up quickly and was found to be inadequate in
performing basic computing functions such as uploading and downloading of data
and videos, browsing, among others. “We are aware of the problems facing the
tablet,” said a senior government official with knowledge of the project, who
didn't want to be named. “The processor, battery and the screen have been in
principle modified and will come with upgraded specifications in the next
phase.”