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India unwraps what has been dubbed the world's cheapest tablet computer on Wednesday, to be sold to students at the subsidised price of $35 to expand digital access in the Asian giant that lags peers such as China and Brazil in connectivity.

The government says the device, called Aakash, which means sky, will initially be available in a pilot run of 100,000 units before being rolled out to millions of students over the next few months.

The government says the device, called Aakash, which means sky, will initially be available in a pilot run of 100,000 units before being rolled out to millions of students over the next few months. "Soon, a $35 computer will be made available to every child in school. The tablet shall help enhance the quality of learning of children," Telecoms and Education Minister Kapil Sibal told reporters last week.

India to launch cheapest ever tablet for Rs 1700 - Hindustan Times

Suneet Singh Tuli of Datawind talks about the recently unveiled tablet Aakash. Running Android, the tablet will be made available to students for just a little over Rs. 1,000.

On October 5, Union Minister for Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal unveiled the 7-inch tablet computer Aakash, designed, developed and built by Datawind, in partnership with Rajasthan IIT under the Ministry's National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NME-ICT).

Dubbed the world's lowest cost computing/internet device with a pre-subsidy price of Rs.2,250 per unit, the “made in India” device features a Conexant processor running Android 2.2 and a resistive touch screen of 800 x 480 pixel display resolution. It offers Wi-Fi, 256 MB RAM, 2GB flash memory, microphone and SD card slot. Unsurprisingly, it instantly made headlines around the world for its price and mission. In the future, the target price of the device with greater volumes is Rs.1,750. At 50 per cent subsidy, the tablet currently costs between Rs.1,100 and Rs. 1,200 to institution.

Driving the Aakash project is Suneet Singh Tuli, Chief Executive Officer of Datawind, with a professed “can do” spirit. He explained his roadmap for use of the tablets in higher education institutions as a learning and skill building tool in an interaction over telephone and e-mail. The educational component is based on the backbone of about 1,000 institutions equipped with high-bandwidth wireless networks now. More are expected to follow. A growing volume of educational material is expected to strengthen the NME-ICT platform.

Power in your palm - The Hindu

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During third quarter FY 2011, Domino's announced that three months after launching its Domino's App for iPhone and iPod Touch, the company achieved $1 million in sales over a single week through orders made using the application. The sales figures surprised investors, as none expected sales from the application would grow at that rate. It is expected the rapid growth in the smartphones market and development of an Android-based app could increase sales further.

Fast-food companies have performed well in the last few quarters, mainly due to rapid growth in developing nations. Domino's has many competitors, but the biggest of them all is Yum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) with its chain of Pizza Hut stores. Recently Yum! reported third quarter net income of $383 million, or $0.80 per share, compared with $357 million, or $0.74 per share, a year earlier. The company gave the credit to China, India and other emerging markets.

According to a report by FBB-Seven Summits Research, Domino's Pizza is showing bullish technicals with resistance at $28.52 per share. Standard & Poor's has also given a positive 4 stars (out of 5) Buy rating on the stock.

For third quarter FY 2011, investors will be eager to find out the impact of global growth on the earnings of Domino's, mainly in China and India. Investors will also see the impact of the company's move to refranchise its 30 company-owned stores in Atlanta, which was done in the third quarter.

Domino's Pizza Inc. (NYSE: DPZ)  Q3 FY 2011 Earnings Preview - NewsyStocks.com

BANGALORE, INDIA: After the successful launch of low cost Android tablet Aakash in India, a Pakistan based mobile application development company FiveRivers Technologies and its subsidiary Pepper.pk has announced that they will support the Aakash tablet by porting its apps to Aakash.

The Pakistan based company announced that, once the commercial availability of the Aakash begins in the month of November, Pepper.pk will begin porting a relevant subset of their over 150 applications to the new platform.

He further added that, Information Technology is critical to both our countries as it can be a powerful force to reduce poverty and eliminate illiteracy.

The Aakash tablet, priced at USD $60, is sponsored by the Government of India and is intended for widespread distribution in rural and urban areas, specifically to promote literacy and education.

Aakash Android tablet to unite Indo-Pak friendship - CIOL