<s>
Aakash	B-Application
a.k.a.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubislate	B-Application
7+	I-Application
,	O
is	O
an	O
Android-based	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
promoted	O
by	O
the	O
Government	O
of	O
India	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
initiative	O
to	O
link	O
25,000	O
colleges	O
and	O
400	O
universities	O
in	O
an	O
e-learning	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tablet	B-Device
was	O
officially	O
launched	O
as	O
the	O
Aakash	B-Application
in	O
New	O
Delhi	O
on	O
5	O
October	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Indian	O
Ministry	O
of	O
Human	O
Resource	O
Development	O
announced	O
an	O
upgraded	O
second-generation	O
model	O
called	O
Aakash	B-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
April	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Aakash	B-Application
was	O
a	O
low-cost	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
with	O
a	O
7-inch	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
,	O
ARM	B-Architecture
11	O
processor	O
,	O
and	O
256	O
MB	O
RAM	B-Architecture
running	O
under	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
2.2	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
two	O
universal	B-Protocol
serial	I-Protocol
bus	I-Protocol
(	O
USB	B-Protocol
)	O
ports	O
and	O
delivered	O
high	O
definition	O
(	O
HD	O
)	O
quality	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
applications	O
;	O
the	O
Aakash	B-Application
had	O
access	O
to	O
Getjar	B-Application
,	O
an	O
independent	O
market	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
Market	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
commercial	O
version	O
of	O
Aakash	B-Application
was	O
marketed	O
as	O
UbiSlate	B-Application
7+	I-Application
at	O
a	O
price	O
of	O
$60	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Aakash	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
code	O
named	O
UbiSlate	B-Application
7C	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
11	O
November	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
was	O
initially	O
called	O
the	O
Sakshat	B-Application
tablet	B-Device
,	O
later	O
changed	O
to	O
Aakash	B-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
derived	O
from	O
the	O
Sanskrit	O
word	O
Akasha	O
(	O
Devanagari	O
आकाश	O
)	O
with	O
several	O
related	O
meanings	O
such	O
as	O
empty	O
space	O
and	O
outer	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
aspiration	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
"	O
Made	O
in	O
India	O
"	O
computer	O
was	O
first	O
reflected	O
in	O
a	O
prototype	O
"	O
Simputer	B-Application
"	O
that	O
was	O
produced	O
in	O
small	O
numbers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bangalore-based	O
CPSU	O
,	O
Bharat	O
Electronics	O
Ltd	O
manufactured	O
around	O
5,000	O
Simputers	B-Application
for	O
Indian	O
customers	O
from	O
2002	O
to	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nine	O
weeks	O
later	O
,	O
the	O
MHRD	O
showcased	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
named	O
"	O
Aakash	B-Application
"	O
,	O
not	O
nearly	O
what	O
had	O
been	O
projected	O
and	O
at	O
US$60	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
projected	O
$35	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
NDTV	O
"	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
low-cost	O
tablet	B-Device
was	O
considerably	O
less	O
able	O
than	O
the	O
previously	O
shown	O
prototype	O
and	O
was	O
going	O
to	O
cost	O
about	O
twice	O
as	O
much	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
was	O
once	O
projected	O
as	O
a	O
laptop	O
,	O
the	O
design	O
has	O
evolved	O
into	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tablet	B-Device
was	O
shown	O
on	O
the	O
television	O
program	O
"	O
Gadget	O
Guru	O
"	O
aired	O
on	O
NDTV	O
in	O
August	O
2010	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
shown	O
to	O
have	O
256	O
MB	O
RAM	B-Architecture
and	O
2	O
GB	O
of	O
internal	O
flash-memory	O
storage	O
and	O
demonstrated	O
running	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
featuring	O
video	O
playback	O
,	O
internal	O
Wi-Fi	O
and	O
cellular	O
data	O
via	O
an	O
external	O
3G	O
modem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
commercial	O
version	O
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
online	O
as	O
the	O
UbiSlate7	B-Application
tablet	B-Device
PC	I-Device
at	O
and	O
the	O
Ubislate7+	O
tablet	B-Device
PC	I-Device
at	O
on	O
11	O
November	O
2012	O
with	O
a	O
plan	O
to	O
offer	O
it	O
with	O
subsidized	O
cost	O
for	O
students	O
at	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
released	O
on	O
5	O
October	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
Aakash	B-Application
features	O
an	O
overall	O
size	O
of	O
190.5	O
x	O
118.5	O
x	O
15.7	O
mm	O
with	O
a	O
resistive	B-Device
touchscreen	I-Device
,	O
a	O
weight	O
of	O
,	O
and	O
using	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
2.2	O
operating	O
system	O
with	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
proprietary	O
marketplace	O
Getjar	B-Application
(	O
not	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
Market	I-Application
)	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
DataWind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tablet	B-Device
has	O
256MB	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
a	O
micro	B-Device
SD	I-Device
slot	O
with	O
a	O
2GB	O
Micro	B-Device
SD	I-Device
card	I-Device
(	O
expandable	O
up	O
to	O
32GB	O
)	O
,	O
two	O
USB	B-Protocol
ports	I-Protocol
,	O
a	O
3.5mm	O
audio	O
output	O
and	O
input	O
jack	O
,	O
a	O
2100mAh	O
battery	O
,	O
Wi-Fi	O
capability	O
,	O
a	O
browser	O
developed	O
by	O
DataWind	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
internal	O
cellular	O
and	O
Subscriber	O
Identity	O
Module	O
(	O
SIM	O
)	O
modem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Aakash	B-Application
is	O
designed	O
to	O
support	O
various	O
documents	O
(	O
DOC	O
,	O
DOCX	O
,	O
PPT	O
,	O
PPTX	O
,	O
XLS	O
,	O
XLSX	O
,	O
ODT	O
,	O
ODP	O
,	O
and	O
PDF	O
)	O
,	O
image	O
(	O
PNG	O
,	O
JPG	O
,	O
BMP	O
,	O
and	O
GIF	O
)	O
,	O
audio	O
(	O
MP3	O
,	O
AAC	O
,	O
AC3	O
,	O
WAV	O
,	O
and	O
WMA	O
)	O
and	O
video	O
(	O
MPEG2	O
,	O
MPEG4	O
,	O
AVI	O
,	O
and	O
FLV	O
)	O
file	O
formats	O
and	O
includes	O
an	O
application	O
for	O
access	O
to	O
YouTube	O
video	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
initially	O
chose	O
to	O
build	O
the	O
Sakshat	B-Application
,	O
HCL	O
Infosystems	O
,	O
failed	O
to	O
provide	O
evidence	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
at	O
least	O
600million	O
(	O
$12.2	O
million	O
)	O
in	O
bank	O
guaranteed	O
funds	O
,	O
as	O
required	O
by	O
the	O
Indian	O
government	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
allocated	O
$6.5	O
million	O
to	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Government	O
of	O
India	O
announced	O
that	O
10,000	O
(	O
Sakshat	B-Application
)	O
tablets	B-Device
will	O
be	O
delivered	O
to	O
schools	O
and	O
colleges	O
by	O
late	O
June	O
and	O
over	O
the	O
next	O
four	O
months	O
90,000	O
more	O
would	O
be	O
made	O
available	O
at	O
a	O
price	O
of	O
2500	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IIT-Rajasthan	O
'	O
s	O
specifications	O
were	O
1.2GHz	O
CPU	O
and	O
700	O
MB	O
RAM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
wanted	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
to	O
work	O
after	O
steep	O
falls	O
and	O
in	O
Monsoon	O
season	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
cost	O
over	O
Rs	O
5000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
the	O
responsibility	O
of	O
drafting	O
specifications	O
will	O
be	O
shifted	O
to	O
IIT	O
Mumbai	O
,	O
IIT	O
Madras	O
,	O
and	O
IIT	O
Kanpur	O
while	O
PSUs	O
are	O
being	O
considered	O
for	O
procurement	O
of	O
the	O
Aakash	B-Application
Tablet	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aakash	B-Application
2	I-Application
could	O
have	O
the	O
1	O
GB	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
Capacitive	O
TouchScreen	B-Device
Panel	O
and	O
a	O
front-facing	O
camera	O
of	O
VGA	O
Quality	O
(	O
0.3MP	O
)	O
,	O
capable	O
of	O
capturing	O
video	O
,	O
that	O
was	O
announced	O
earlier	O
by	O
Kapil	O
Sibal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
may	O
be	O
announced	O
only	O
after	O
October	O
2012	O
because	O
of	O
low	O
funds	O
in	O
procuring	O
the	O
raw	O
material	O
for	O
assembling	O
and	O
also	O
setting	O
up	O
of	O
assembling	O
plant	O
at	O
Noida	O
and	O
Coimbatore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
officials	O
say	O
that	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
may	O
not	O
be	O
realized	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
pressure	O
from	O
various	O
institutes	O
and	O
meager	O
support	O
from	O
the	O
Indian	O
Government	O
in	O
regard	O
to	O
the	O
funds	O
regarding	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
procurement	O
and	O
assembly	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Problems	O
such	O
as	O
low	O
memory	B-Architecture
,	O
frequent	O
system	O
freezes	O
,	O
poor	O
sound	O
quality	O
,	O
absence	O
of	O
support	O
for	O
all	O
formats	O
,	O
and	O
inability	O
to	O
install	O
free	O
software	O
available	O
online	O
were	O
also	O
cited	O
by	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UbiSlate	B-Application
7+	I-Application
will	O
be	O
released	O
by	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
producer	O
has	O
finalized	O
the	O
improvements	O
of	O
Aakash	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
will	O
improve	O
the	O
speed	O
of	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
and	O
solve	O
the	O
existing	O
problems	O
of	O
quick	O
overheating	O
,	O
frequent	O
system	O
freeze	O
,	O
poor	O
sound	O
quality	O
,	O
absence	O
of	O
support	O
for	O
all	O
formats	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
inability	O
to	O
install	O
free	O
online	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
amount	O
of	O
memory	B-Architecture
,	O
storage	O
,	O
and	O
USB	B-Protocol
ports	I-Protocol
will	O
remain	O
the	O
same	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
16	O
December	O
2011	O
,	O
DataWind	O
opened	O
Aakash	B-Application
booking	O
online	O
in	O
their	O
official	O
website	O
at	O
2500	O
with	O
one	O
week	O
delivery	O
time	O
and	O
cash	O
on	O
delivery	O
facility	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
upgraded	O
version	O
Ubislate	B-Application
7+	I-Application
was	O
available	O
for	O
booking	O
at	O
2999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
19	O
December	O
2011	O
,	O
DataWind	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
first	O
phase	O
of	O
Aakash	B-Application
tablet	I-Application
had	O
been	O
sold	O
out	O
completely	O
,	O
just	O
three	O
days	O
since	O
it	O
was	O
opened	O
for	O
Online	O
booking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UbiSlate	B-Application
7+	I-Application
production	O
capacity	O
of	O
January	O
,	O
February	O
,	O
and	O
March	O
have	O
already	O
been	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
3rd	O
January	O
2012	O
,	O
1.4	O
million	O
orders	O
had	O
been	O
received	O
since	O
the	O
UbiSlate	B-Application
7+	I-Application
was	O
put	O
up	O
for	O
sale	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
January	O
2012	O
,	O
booking	O
orders	O
for	O
UbiSlate	B-Application
7+	I-Application
have	O
crossed	O
two	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
13	O
April	O
2012	O
,	O
Datawind	O
severed	O
connection	O
with	O
its	O
supplier	O
Quad	O
,	O
further	O
delaying	O
the	O
assembly	O
of	O
UbiSlate	B-Application
7+	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
26	O
April	O
2012	O
,	O
Datawind	O
launched	O
UbiSlate	B-Application
7+	I-Application
and	O
Ubislate	B-Application
7C	O
tablet	B-Device
in	O
physical	O
stores	O
at	O
Delhi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reliance	O
Industries	O
Limited	O
(	O
RIL	O
)	O
has	O
announced	O
the	O
plan	O
to	O
launch	O
LTE(4G )	O
Tablet	B-Device
between	O
3500	O
–	O
5000	O
,	O
with	O
low-cost	O
Internet	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
tablet	B-Device
will	O
be	O
an	O
upgraded	O
version	O
of	O
Aakash	B-Application
developed	O
by	O
DataWind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HRD	O
has	O
revealed	O
that	O
Aakash	B-Application
2	I-Application
will	O
be	O
announced	O
in	O
May	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hindustan	O
Computers	O
Limited	O
(	O
HCL	O
)	O
,	O
Bharat	O
Heavy	O
Electricals	O
Limited	O
(	O
BHEL	O
)	O
,	O
DataWind	O
,	O
Wishtel	O
,	O
and	O
Telmoco	O
Development	O
Labs	O
are	O
Interested	O
in	O
bidding	O
at	O
the	O
Aakash	B-Application
2	I-Application
contract	O
auction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
low-cost	O
Akash	B-Application
tablet	B-Device
is	O
under	O
trials	O
in	O
IIT	O
Bombay	O
and	O
is	O
being	O
tested	O
against	O
the	O
new	O
specifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Indian	O
government	O
also	O
hopes	O
to	O
produce	O
Aakash	B-Application
for	O
the	O
export	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
a	O
visit	O
to	O
Turkmenistan	O
in	O
September	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
Indian	O
telecom	O
Minister	O
Kapil	O
Sibal	O
,	O
suggested	O
forming	O
a	O
joint	O
venture	O
company	O
which	O
may	O
manufacture	O
Aakash	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
joint	O
venture	O
,	O
the	O
Indian	O
side	O
would	O
design	O
the	O
necessary	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
of	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
,	O
fulfilling	O
the	O
Turkmen	O
side	O
needs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
supplying	O
the	O
low-cost	O
tablets	B-Device
,	O
the	O
joint	O
venture	O
company	O
could	O
market	O
the	O
product	O
to	O
other	O
international	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chinese	O
manufacturers	O
allege	O
that	O
they	O
sold	O
"	O
ready-to-use	O
"	O
tablets	B-Device
to	O
Datawind	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
manufactured	O
the	O
touch	B-Device
screens	I-Device
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tuli	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
insists	O
that	O
the	O
touch	B-Device
screens	I-Device
were	O
manufactured	O
by	O
DataWind	O
in	O
Canada	O
.	O
</s>
