India's 35$ Tablet finally announced. Named Aakash

Indian government's venture to create the cheapest tablet for students has finally been released. The much anticipated tablet is being manufactured by DataWind Ltd..

Government aims to provide 10000 tablets to students of India. Cost of each tablet is announced as Rs.2250 and is said to decrease in the coming days when Indian Government places an order for mass production of this. DataWind's Aakash is only for students and the price is subsidized. DataWind plans to release another version of Aakash, called UbiSlate which will be priced slightly higher than Aakash. DataWind claims to deliver UbiSlate by the end of November.

Ever since the announcement of 35$ Tablet, the processor speed was kept undisclosed. The processor speed turned out to be only 366Mhz. Considering the price of the tablet, this must not be disappointing as it is a value for money tablet. Here is a list of specifications to wrap up.

Aakash features -

a 7" display with resolution 800 x 480 pixels

a 366Mhz Processor

256 MB of RAM

2GB of internal

expandable up to 32 GB through microSD slot

1 standard USB 2.0 Port

Wifi Capability

Battery that lasts 3 hours and

runs Android 2.2 Froyo

Evidently, the tablet will not support HD graphics but the product is quite good for what it is aimed at. May be a disappointment to few people, but this is what you get for what you want to pay.

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Micromax A70 - Specifications

This phone was released last July but somehow I missed to put it on mytechspace. This phone is one of the cheapest and best phones. The capacitive touch is very sensitive. Lags a little with HD Graphics but a decent phone for the price you get it for. Here's the complete review of phone.

General		GSM
Operating System		Android 2.2 Froyo
Processor Speed		600 MHz
Size	Dimensions	111 x 58 x 38.5 mm
	Weight	85g
Display	Type	TFT Capacitive touch screen
	Size	3.2 inches
	Colors	256k
	Resolution	320 x 480 pixels
	Pixel Density	180 ppi
	Sensors	Proximity Sensor, Accelerometer
Memory	Internal	160 MB
	External	Expandable up to 32 GB
Camera	Primary	5 MP Camera without flash
	Secondary	VGA
	Video Recording	VGA recording
Multimedia	Audio	MP3, WAV, AAC
	Video	MP4, H.263
Connectivity		GPRS, EDGE, 3G HSDPA @ 7.2 Mbps, Bluetooth v2.1, microUSB v2.0
Battery		1450 mAh Standby up to 168h Talktime up to 4h
Other Features		Pre installed applications like Mundu TV, Picasa, Youtube etc.
Pros		Very Cheap Touch sensitivity is good. Screen clarity is good. 5MP Camera
Cons		Slow Processor. Lags during HD graphic play. No Flash Support. VGA video recording. No LED Flash.
Price		Rs. 7200 on Flipkart

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Micromax X222 - Cheapest Touch phone

Yet again we are posting another Micromax mobile phone. Micromax has this time come up with the cheapest touch phone in India, the Micromax X222. Micromax X222 is a tiny little phone with dual sim support and costing less than 2k. The phone comes with a 2.4" resistive touch display screen. More features here -

Form Factor	Full Touch Bar Style
Band	Dual GSM Band (900/1800 MHz)
Dimensions	92mm*52mm*14mm
Display	6cms, 65K TFT(240*320 Pixels)
Weight	83gms
Music	Multi Format (MP3, WAV, AMR)
FM Radio	Yes
Camera	VGA
Audio/Video Player	Yes
Expandable Memory	MicroSD (upto 8GB)
Bluetooth	Yes
SMS/MMS/GPRS	Yes
Battery Type	Li-ion 900mAh
Talk Time	Up to 6 hours*
Standby Time	Up to 157 hours*

Price : Rs. 1990

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Vodafone's Android phone - Vodafone Smart VF858

Vodafone has finally joined the race of affordable Android phones with Micromax and other manufacturers with the release of its new Vodafone Smart VF858. Vodafone Smart is powered with a 528Mhz ARM processor and runs Android 2.2 Froyo.



More features of Vodafone Smart VF858 -

• TFT Capacitive Touch Screen, 256k Colors


• 2.8" screen with 240 x 320 pixel screen resolution - 143 ppi pixel density


• Accelerometer and Proximity sensors


• 130 MB internal memory, expandable up to 32 GB through microSD


• GPRS, EDGE, 3G (3.6 Mbps), Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wifi - Hotspot


• Price: Rs. 6,695

Vodafone Smart is priced Rs. 6,700.

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Dual Core Android from Micromax - A85

Micromax has played big in the global and Indian market. Creating new records in making the most affordable phones is not new to it. Here's new Micromax A85, phone with dual core 1GHz processor and at a price rumored to be under Rs. 20,000. With this micromax becomes one of the few companies who have released dual core android phones in India with other players like LG and Samsung. The Micromax website doesn't hint anything and even the GSMArena still keeps the status as "Rumored". But the phone is sure to come out sooner or later and going to be a game changer for Micromax.

Micromax A85 will be third in Micromax's Android phone line up after the success of A60 and A70.

The Blurry image of Micromax A80. All that's available (leaked)

Here are some features rumored to come with Micromax A85 -

• TFT Capacitive touch screen, 480 x 800 pixels with 247 ppi pixel density


• Proximity and accelerometer sensors


• 8 GB internal memory, 512 MB RAM, Externally extendable up to 32 GB


• GPRS, EDGE, 3G (HSDPA,  HSUPA)


• Bluetooth, micro USB v2.0


• 5 MP Primary Camera - 2592 x 1944, autofocus


• VGA Secondary Front Camera


• Android Froyo v2.2


• 1GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 Dual Core Processor


• Li-ion Standard Battery

Enthusiasts are very much looking forward for the release of this power packed device - Micromax A85

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Yet another Tablet - iBall Slide

Back in late 1990's when mobile phones were a new trend, lot of companies poured in with various models. Now you can see the same thing happening in the tablet market. This time iBall has come up with its tablet iBall Slide.

Hrithik Roshan is going to promote this product in India. You can check out the all new iBall Slide @ iballslide.com.

iBall slide runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread on a 1GHz processor. Specifications -

• 1 GHz ARM Cortex A8 Processor

• Full Capacitive touch screen with multi touch support

• 7" WVGA screen with 800 x 480 resolution

• 4400 mAh Battery to give long life of 6.5 hours of audio and 5 hours of video.

• Connectivity through Wifi, Bluetooth and 3G via Datacard

• 2.0 MP Front Camera for Video calling and conference

• USB Host and OTG ports to connect pen drives and to the PC

• 8 GB Built in memory. Expandable up to 32 GB with microSD Card

• HDMI Output Port

The tablet is going to support 3d games and high quality video play back.

The phone is priced Rs. 13995 in India.

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