According to Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal, the new version of the low-cost Aakash tablet PC, launched in October last year, will be made available to the students from November 11, 2012 onwards.
Talking to the reporters at the Economic Editors' Conference, Mr Kapil Sibal said, "Hopefully on November 11, you will see the President talking to 20,000 students across the nation (who) will have their hands on Aakash." Conference.
The new versions of Aakash will feature 1 GHz processor, capacitive screen, four-hour battery time and Android 4.0 operating system. The device will cost around Rs.1,500.
