Thai govt to issue 1.7M tablets to students, teachers
Thailand will issue 1.7 million tablets to local students and teachers this year, and another 7 million in 2014, as it continues efforts in the country's "One Tablet Per Child" scheme.
Thailand will issue 1.7 million tablets to local students and teachers this year, and another 7 million in 2014, as it continues efforts in the country's "One Tablet Per Child" scheme.
Taiwanese PC maker wants to grow its current 7 percent local market share to 20 percent in 2013 through new products, aggressive marketing and increasing the number of stores in India.
Aakash's manufacturer, Datawind, says motherboards and kits of 10,000 units were manufactured by its Chinese subcontractor to speed up production process, but software development and final assembly were in India.
Students are buying India's super-cheap Aakash tablet despite complaints about the first round of devices.
India's first low-cost Android tablet, Aakash, receives 25,000 requests from University of Mumbai, with more requests expected.