69 - Aakash Project Time Line

Aakash Project Timeline:

Feb 04, 2009: The $10 Laptop: A Myth

Jul 23, 2010: India Government Develops $35 Tablet; What Can It Do? Features, How It Was Built

Aug 09, 2010: OLPC India Now Targets 1M XOs In 2010; Negroponte Writes About $35 Tablet

Aug 12, 2010: India To Distribute 1 Million Units Of Its $35 Tablet In 2011; Demo

Sep 03, 2010: HCL Wins Contract For 100,000 $35 Tablets For India

Sep 10, 2010: The Truth about $35 Android Tablet from Indian Government(AndroidOS.in)

Jan 20, 2011: $35 Laptop Still A Distant Dream; HCL’s Tender Cancelled: Report

Sep 29, 2011: Indian Govt Expected To Launch $35 Tablet On 5th October

October 5, 2011: Indian Govt’s $35 Tablet Finally Launches As Aakash; Costs Rs 2250

November 2, 2011: What They’re Saying About The Aakash Tablet

Dec 15, 2011: Aakash Tablet Available Online for Rs 2500; Ubislate 7 in Jan 2012

Feb 3, 2012: Uncertainty Around The Future Of The Aakash Tablet

Feb 21st 2012: Aakash Tablet Project – Govt Dumps Datawind

April 17th, 2012: Aakash Tablet: Govt. Accepted 650 Out Of 6440 Tablets; Spat Between DataWind & Quad

April 23rd, 2012: Datawind Partners With GetJar; EdServ’s 2tion Apps Debut On Amazon App Store

April 23rd, 2012: Upgraded Aakash Tablet To Be Launched In May; DataWind Vs IIT-Rajasthan

April 27th 2012: Datawind Debuts Ubislate 7+ and 7C Tablets; Content Partnerships