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March 31st, 2017 3:33 PM 11 COMMENTS

DataWind Plans to Take on Reliance Jio Offering Data at Just Rs. 200 Per Year

DataWind, who is known for their affordable tablets in India will be soon foraying into the telecom services as well. Recently, the company said that they would be investing Rs. 100 crore in the Indian telecom services in the first six months of getting the license. DataWind has applied for pan-India Virtual Network Operator (VNO) license in the country. After receiving the license to provide mobile telephone and data services, the... Read More

April 8th, 2016 4:33 PM 1 COMMENTS

Datawind unveils Ubislate i3G7 7-inch tablet with dual-SIM support, voice-calling facility

Datawind has unveiled a new voice-calling tablet, Ubislate i3G7, in India. It features a 7-inch TFT display of resolution 1024 x 600 pixels, and is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Intel processor clubbed with 1GB of RAM. The internal storage is 8GB, which can be expanded up to 32GB via microSD card. Located at the rear is a 2MP camera and at the front, it houses a 0.3MP VGA snapper. For... Read More

March 12th, 2016 6:09 AM 5 COMMENTS

A conversation with the man behind Aakash tablet: controversies that surrounded world’s cheapest tablet and opinion about the Freedom 251

Suneet Singh Tuli reached for the sky with the world's cheapest $35 Aakash tablet. Tuli's company, Datawind manufactured the Aakash tablet, which was a project by HRD Ministry. We got an opportunity to interview Datawind's CEO, Suneet Singh Tuli. Scroll down to know about Datawind's take on new ventures such as Freedom 251, and the controversies that surrounded Aakash tablet. What’s your take on the way Indian smartphone/tablet market is... Read More

March 11th, 2016 3:17 PM 3 COMMENTS

DataWind beats Samsung in Q4 2015 with 20.7% market share to lead the Indian tablet market

According to recent data released by International Data Corporation (IDC), DataWind Inc, the leader in delivering Internet access to emerging markets shipped more tablets in India during Q4 2015 than any of its competitors. On the other hand, Samsung had total 15.8% tablets sold in India during the quarter. DataWind led the market by 20.7%. Other players had their percent of share: Micromax at 15.5% being the third player in... Read More

February 5th, 2016 1:35 PM 1 COMMENTS

DataWind to set up its new manufacturing unit Telangana, generate 500 jobs

DataWind said that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Telangana government to set up its new manufacturing unit in the city. The MoU will allow both parties to work collaboratively and cooperatively for the purpose of developing a mobile manufacturing ecosystem in Telangana State. The new facility is expected to start production within 90 days, and it will generate 500 jobs in the first phase of its operation... Read More

August 18th, 2015 12:13 AM 1 COMMENTS

Datawind is planning to open two manufacturing plants in India

Datawind, the company known for manufacturing low-cost tablets and smartphones, has announced that it is planning to set up two manufacturing plants in India before the end of this year. Apparently, the company has stopped importing finished devices from China, and is now planning to manufacture its products within the country. The new schemes and taxes now in place have made it beneficial for mobile devices companies to Make In... Read More

February 24th, 2015 11:43 PM 1 COMMENTS

IDC says iBall overtook Samsung as largest tablet brand in India, Samsung says it still leads

Yesterday, International Data Corporation (IDC) released a report stating that iBall, an Indian tablet manufacturer, has overtaken South Korean giant Samsung in the Indian tablet market with a market share with 15.6 percent, followed by Samsung with 12.9 percent, and DataWind with 9.6 percent. Today, Samsung has refuted IDC's claim that iBall had overtaken Samsung to top the Indian tablet market. It claims that the company is still a leader in the... Read More

January 27th, 2015 9:20 PM 2 COMMENTS

Datawind to launch mobile phones with free Internet services for one year, will cost Rs 3,000 per unit

Canada-based wireless products and services developer, Datawind has allocated around Rs 150 crore to announce mobile phones supporting free basic Internet services for a year. These phones will cost Rs 3,000 per unit, according to the company. Interestingly, Datawind has given proof of its concept to the telecom operators in the country and only the final agreement is yet to be signed. It is likely that the final agreement will... Read More

December 10th, 2013 6:02 PM 7 COMMENTS

BSNL ties up with Datawind to offer Four Low-cost 2G and 3G Android Tablets with Bundled offers

State-owned Pan India 3G Mobile service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has entered into a strategic alliance with Datawind, the company behind the low-cost Aakash and UBiSlate tablets to launch four co-branded 2G and 3G Android tablets with bundled data offers. Datawind along with BSNL will shortly roll out a slew of BSNL co-branded Android tablets which include UbiSlate 7C+, UbiSlate 7CX, UbiSlate 7CZ and UbiSlate 3G7. The UbiSlate... Read More

June 6th, 2013 2:42 PM 2 COMMENTS

India ships 10,000 Tablets every day; Datawind leads the Market

According to CMR’s India Quarterly Tablet PC Market Review, 1Q (January-March) 2013, India ships 10,000 Tablets every day to make up to total shipments of 905,000 during January-March 2013. As many as 53 domestic and international vendors sold (shipped) tablets in Q1, 2013, out of which only nine vendors shipped in significant volumes of more than 20,000 units during that period, the report said. However the good news is that the... Read More

April 26th, 2012 4:31 PM 13 COMMENTS

DataWind Intros Ubislate7+, Ubislate7C Tablets For Rs.2999 & Rs.3999

DataWind, the makers of  world’s cheapest $35 android Tablet Aakash, today announced the launch of two new improved tablets – Ubislate7+ and Ubislate7C for Rs.2999 and Rs.3999 . Both the new Android tablets comes with Cortex A8, 700 Mhz Processor with HD Video Co Processor and has same specification except the difference  in display quality  (resistive and capacitive) and Internal memory. (more…) Read More

October 5th, 2011 3:55 PM 114 COMMENTS

World’s Cheapest Android Tablet ‘Aakash’ Launched In India

The much awaited world's cheapest $35 android Tablet is finally launched in India dubbed as Aakash developed by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Rajasthan). Kapil Sibal, Union Minister for Human Resourced Development launched Aakash Tablet and it will be sold to students at the subsidized price of $35 (approx Rs.1720) to expand digital access across India. Speaking on the launch of Tab, Minister  Kapil Sibal  announced that the "Aaksh... Read More

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