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Expanding its portfolio of low-cost internet connectivity and web access device segment, DataWind has launched its first detachable devices – the new Droidsurfer Netbooks 7DC+ and 3G7+ in India. Suneet Singh Tuli, CEO, DataWind, commented, “The DroidSurfer Netbooks come with a sturdy detachable Bluetooth 2-in-1 keyboard. With its classy slim look and strong functionality. This affordably priced Droid Surfer will surely be a game-changer in the world of technology. These are the most affordable netbooks in the Indian market and they offer the extra benefit of acting both as a tablet and mini-laptop.” Read More

DataWind has expanded its product portfolio with the introduction of its new Tablet PC i3G7 priced at INR5,999. In addition to regular voice calling functionality, this 1.2 GHz Intel Quad-Core X3 64-bit processor tablet incorporates DataWind’s Internet-delivery platform covered by 18 U.S. and international patents allowing the devices to deliver the fastest mobile web experience on regular GSM-EDGE-based (or 2G) networks. This unique technology reduces bandwidth consumption by up to 97%, allowing the delivery of web pages across even congested 2G networks in 5 to 7 seconds – with even faster speeds on 3G and 4G networks... Read more

DataWind has shipped the first 80,000 Internet-enabled tablets and smartphones from its new production facility that opened earlier last month in Amritsar. After establishing its first manufacturing facility for touch panels in 2013 and now by producing the majority of its products in India, DataWind has taken a major step in the direction of realizing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Vision of “Make in India” . “By producing state-of-the-art and most affordable devices in India, we not only wish to supply products that would make Indians proud, but boost Skills India by generating highly skilled employment locally,” said Suneet Singh Tuli, President & CEO, DataWind Inc.  He further commented, “The economics of this move to India are also supported by the growing demand for our products – all of which come bundled with one year of pre-paid Internet access in India on the Reliance network. By providing the most affordable internet access solution in the country, we expect to ta

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Aiming to supply the UbiSlate Android-powered tablets for trial use in the development agency’s projects in the African countries,  Datawind  has announced its partnership with World Vision Canada. This initiative is happening through Datawind’s North American partner  Canada International Trade Service Inc .  As per this engagement, Datawind aims to increase aid effectiveness and education with innovative $40 tablets in several African countries. Datawind is honoured to partner with World Vision Canada in providing technology which will help field workers in Africa as they strive to provide healthcare and education to families and children in need. We are proud to be part of this project, as we are dedicated to creating and providing technology that will empower education and promote innovation and research globally, said  Suneet Singh Tuli, CEO, Datawind. In our field testing in Niger, these cost-effective tables have shown

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Datawind , which has revolutionized the digital educational technology with their low-cost Ubislate range of PC tablets, has reportedly signed a strategic partnership with  TES India . With its latest strategic partnership, Datawind would be able to offer a huge library of 5,00,000 (5 lakh) ready-to-use teaching material to its end-users. Datawind is targeting teachers' community via this strategic partnership. Teachers and institutions can choose to teach their students absolutely free of cost by using this library. They can also teach their students an international syllabus, which can help them keep in sync with global standards. An application created for the purpose will have learning materials available for several courses like Bachelor of Arts, B.Com, B.Ed, general awareness, entire CBSE content, educational presentations, discussion on social topics and many more. One can even learn and teach Sanskrit online by use of t

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   In a fanatical cricket nation,  Datawind - the maker of Aakash PC tablets  – has signed a long- term partnership with the global cricket technology company  CricHQ . This partnership will see Datawind pre-installing the CricHQ app on all their tablet devices. With the ability to score matches, watch training videos and receive live ball-by-ball updates from cricket around the world, the CricHQ app will give Datawind customers across India an enhanced way to interact with the game they love. DataWind CEO, Suneet Singh Tuli , said, “From an amateur gali cricketer in a small town to a professional player, anyone can afford our low-cost PC tablet. This Rs.4,999 device not only allows you to make phone calls, access high-speed internet, study with preloaded NCERT e-books, but now, with the CricHQ app coming preloaded, it also allows you to live score your own cricket matches, receive live ball-by-ball updates from cricket around the

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   DataWind  has announced the completion of 100,000  Aakash low-cost computing access devices  for IIT-Bombay (under the Indian Government's Ministry of Human Resources Development's National Mission for Education through Information Communication Technology).  The project won by DataWind in an open and transparent international tender for the supply of Aakash1 devices at $49.98, was subsequently modified to 98,000 Aakash2 devices and 2,000 devices with DataWind’s recommendations for Aakash3, all at a price of Rs.2,263 (currently $41.61). The Aakash2 devices are the low-cost computing access devices, delivered to IIT-Bombay with 12 months warranty and accessories at only Rs.2,263 (competitively featured tablets are available in the Indian market for around Rs.5,000). The devices utilize multi-touch projective capacitive touchscreens manufactured at India’s only touchscreen manufacturing facility, established by the company

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Datawind has entered a strategic alliance with Reverie Language Technologies Pvt. Ltd. of Bangalore to ensure that the Ubislate series of tablets will offer an end user experience in all major local languages of India and the world. Users of Ubislate tablets will be able to use the tablet in English, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Punjabi and various other languages of India and the world. Suneet Singh Tuli, CEO, Datawind said, “We are very happy to have formed this strategic partnership with Reverie for supply of language solutions. We feel strongly that technology should reach every corner of the world and knowledge of English should not be a barrier. This language solution will benefit the users by offering a new world of services and products to a segment of world population that has been ignored for so long.” Arvind Pani, CEO, Reverie Language Technologies said, “We are very excited to be part of Datawind family and getting a chan

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   DataWind has launched UbiSlate series of tablets which include UbiSlate 7+ and UbiSlate 7C models.  Providing smartphone communication, internet access, tablet computing and multimedia entertainment, the devices also pack a combination of content and applications.  The UbiSlate tablets are the only devices in the market to offer DataWind's UbiSurfer browser, based on 18 international patents. In India, the devices will offer unlimited web-browsing using DataWind's breakthrough web delivery platform for under Rs.100/month on traditional mobile networks.  Differentiated with a resistive screen on the UbiSlate 7+ to the four-point multi-touch projective capacitive screen on the UbiSlate 7C, both models come with embedded GPRS modems in addition to Wi-Fi connectivity allowing ubiquitous internet access.  The 7" screen tablets support the Android 2.3 operating system  along with a powerful 800 Mhz Cortex A8 processor.  

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   DataWind has announced a strategic partnership with Yahoo! India to enable Yahoo! services on its soon to be launched tablet Ubislate7+. The tablet is believed to come preloaded with Yahoo! Cricket as the exclusive cricket application along with the popular Yahoo! Mail app in this partnership. The Yahoo! India Homepage is said to be the default browser landing page for Ubislate7+.  Ubislate 7+ is an Android based tablet device offering anytime and anywhere internet access via GPRS and WiFi. Priced at an MRP of Rs. 2999, the tablet is the only Android device in the Indian market to offer DataWind’s patented UbiSurfer browser. Datawind will also enable data plans for less than Rs.100 for anytime anywhere internet access bringing in a new segment of users who have been left out of the internet age. Suneet Singh Tuli, CEO, DataWind said, "Yahoo! is a leading global digital media brand with market-leading content and commun

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE As it could be claimed, Suneet Singh Tuli, CEO, Datawind, made a bold move by calling the media fraternity to one common platform and address all the queries. Following are the excerpts of the claims made by Datawind… IIT-Rajasthan showed an unethical conduct All throughout the product cycle of Aakash, Datawind kept sending them units that met their specifications, which they kept rejecting until they were satisfied with one of them and placed an order for 8,000 units. But later on in spite of placing purchase order they came up with a set of highly unscientific test criteria without prior intimation. "They plagiarized military-ruggedized test criteria from HP laptops and told us to create a cheap tablet that could resist 4 inches per hour of rain and 20G of force, which as you can imagine is quite impossible considering the time and price," Tuli shared. Not only this, they floated a limited tender (excluding Datawind) for a tablet

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Datawind has announced that they have received 14 lakh orders for their Aakash Tablet in within just 14 days. They have claimed to grossly underestimate the demand for this 7 inch resistive touchscreen tablet with a measly 366 MHz processor. Within 14 days, 14 lakh orders (1.4 million) have been placed online, which is a lakh orders per day. According to market buzz, Datawind does not have the necessary manufacturing capacity nor the necessary logistics and supply chain to fulfill this demand. Currently, they have one manufacturing plant in Hyderabad. It is believed that to fulfill the 14 lakh orders that have been placed so far, it is said to take 70 days. As per the industry report, The Government of India has also demanded Datawind to be ready with the next lot of 90,000 tablets to be distributed to the educational institutes. It is believed that Datawind is said to open three manufacturing units in India to meet the demand. For More Deta

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE DataWind has started the online booking and pre booking of the Android tablet- Aakash. Online booking is for students' version of the tablet and pre booking is for UbiSlate 7, the upgraded version of Aakash. The commercial version of Aakash tablet is believed to be powered by Android 2.3 and is said to have a resistive touchscreen, Cortex A8-700 MHz processor and graphics accelerator HD video processor, 256 MB of RAM and 2 GB of internal memory. One standard USB port, 3.5 mm audio jack, a 7 inch display with 800 x 480 pixel resolution, resistive touchscreen, GPRS and WiFi support are other specifications. Anyone can book the student version of Aakash tablet whether they are students or not. Students' version of Aakash will be available for Rs. 2,500 and will be delivered in seven days. The commercial version, UbiSlate 7 is priced at Rs. 2,999. The payment mode for both the tablets is cash on delivery. The tablet was to be made availa

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Datawind has joined hands with NASSCOM Foundation to help bridge the digital divide in India. The Foundation has partnered with Datawind to announce a contest targeting the non-profit network across India, wherein 10 of them will stand an opportunity to win 20 Aakash tablets/UbiSlates each, to improve their operations and programme implementation. The contest will open between December 2011 and January 2012. Suneet Singh Tuli, CEO, Datawind, said, "Since 2006 and a similar effort with our PocketSurfer devices, we have partnered with the NASSCOM Foundation to help bridge the digital divide. We are excited by this partnership to help extend the reach and applicability of UbiSlate tablets and Internet connectivity. It will also enable us to receive feedback from our audiences on their usage patterns, shortcomings, and needed features for future releases." Rita Soni, CEO, NASSCOM Foundation, said, "It is heartening to see innovat