India awaits cheapest tablet Aakash at $35

NEW DELHI, INDIA: For a developing economy, India the low-cost computing device is no more a dream. A tablet PC for Rs. 1,700 is a reality. To be called Aakash, the ultra low-cost tablet PC will be indigenously manufactured in India.

The tablet will be run on Google's Android platform with Wi-Fi connectivity and cloud storage. It will as well have 256MB of RAM and a 32GB expandable memory and two USB ports, sources added.

Game changer

"This tablet PC will be a game changer and will prove to be good for the ICT industry as then," Bharadwaj believes. He as well said that it will facilitate the Internet penetration in the country and help industry to grow at par with mobile penetration.