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Top 5 New iPhone Accessories

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Every single iPhone users loves to get amazing and astonishing accessories with their gadget. A large number of manufacturers are also very much aware of this eagerness and they are launching exciting and new iPhone accessories on a continuous basis. In this article, I am going to list down to you the top 5 new iPhone accessories that are exceedingly interesting and cool. I’m pretty sure that you are going to love all of them.

3G WriteSHIELD - Pocket PC Techs
Pocketpctechs has been offering a broad range of iPhone accessories for its users. When it comes to the security of the device, this particular product which is called as the WriteSHEILD is considered to be the best. This is an application that is useful in avoiding all kinds of ultraviolet rays and does it best up to the mark of 99% and that is also without lowering down the brightness of your phone. This app which more likely is an iPhone screen protector is quite simple and easy to make use of and certainly have no other problems such as demo or registering versions. Writeshield by PPCTechs happens to be an exceptional screen protector kit.

iPhone /iPod Dock
Docking stations are extremely interesting and familiar from very past. Moreover, the most recent dual functionality incorporated to the iPhone is just an additional plus point. You definitely will love to play your iTunes right from your gadget simultaneously while you are charging it. Furthermore, you are going to love the exchange of audio files between your iPhone and iPod. The application supports both iPhone and the iPod.

XtremeMac Auto Charger
This application has been developed by XtremeMac which is useful for iPhone users to charge their device anytime and anywhere. It is supported with a 60-inches USB cable, a bullet adapter and a stylish multi-colored accessibility gives an added attractiveness. Charging while you are talking as well as self-resetting fuse are some of its other exclusive features.

Belkin Sports Armband
With this particular application, you will be able to carry your device with you while you are exercising, jogging or even working out in the gym. You will be able to assure your gadget with this Armband. You will even be able to access the main screen of your iPhone and even through it via the headphones.

Boxwave Screen Puffs
One of the most irritating and annoying thing related to iPhone is the wide screen feature which easily gets fingerprints on it while someone is making use of it. With the help of Boxwave Screen Puffs application, you can actually get rid of this problem. This accessory is going to wipe away all the unnecessary marks from your gadget’s screen. It is easily portable, available in multiple colors and no additional power is needed for them.
These are the top 5 new iPhone accessories, and having their in your iPhone is certainly going to help you increase the functionality.
Author Bio:                
I am Nadine Myrick

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iPhone Application Development Helps Businesses To Rise Above Competitors

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Application development for the iPhone is becoming a tried and tested method for gaining a lead over your competitors, interest from your targeted audience, loyalty from your current customers, and residual advertising over the course of its availability to the public. You can develop applications for many different uses and purposes, opening up a world of opportunity for businesses who have yet to hit the iPhone’s application market. With the wide variety of ways to use iPhone applications, you can easily help your business to come closer to outranking your competition simply by offering your new application to your customers, and theirs!

Why iPhone Applications Have Become So Popular

iPhone application development has become a big business, especially with corporate enterprises and game developers. The iPhone application store is populated by a majority of iPhone users, all browsing for useful, fun, interesting, or necessary applications for their phone. Applications are able to help users multitask, easily locate items or information, provide entertainment and creativity, save them money, and of course many will make life much easier in general. Thus, iPhone users always want to download applications that they will find handy. They may decide to download a price comparison application while shopping, or a fun game while waiting in a doctor’s office. Either way, this could your application that’s being downloaded!

How Developing An Application Benefits Your Business

Application development is beneficial to a business because it keeps you in touch with your users. For example an ecommerce store application can offer updates, sales information, coupons, and other important messages that you would like your customers to receive. These sort of applications should also offer other special features, such as special discounts or promotions for those who actively use the application. This would increase the usage and downloads of your application, improving its popularity with your targeted audience. This will offer you a lead in front of competitors, especially if they have yet to develop a custom application for themselves. You want to make your brand name the first one to come to mind when your customers are thinking of the services or products that your business offers. When your audience is capable of downloading your application to satisfy their needs, they are more likely to choose your business over your competitors’. As you can easily see, this can be incredibly beneficial for profit, popularity, and business growth. Keeping this in mind, popular spread betting broker City Index allows its customers to access everything from its iPhone
spread betting app and enables them to carry out operations right from their iPhone.

How To Get Your Own Customized iPhone Application

Usually, many businesses will hire an application development business, or an independent application developer, to build their application for them. This is the most popular method, as developers are fully trained and educated in the development of applications, producing one that is professional and fully functional. Another less popular option is to develop the application yourself. This can be extremely complicated, as you would need to learn how to develop them, or become familiar with application development software. This can take more time than it may be worth, so many quickly go to hiring a developer instead. They can work with you to build a fully customized application for your business needs, so you can work on other important tasks.

This post is contributed by our guest author who writes for City Index, a leading financial spread betting company.

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How to go about Building an iPhone App

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Developing an iPhone app can be an excellent way to generate some extra resources -- but how do you start? While it's not exactly an simple endeavor, it isn't as confusing as you might think.There are a lot of app designers out there who have released a profitable app and created money...without even understanding a bit ofcode!If you have a amazing concept for an app but don't knowledge to get it out there, study on.

Before you get began, you need to be certainyour concept is excellent. Getting it down on newspaper allows you comprehend particularly how you want everything to look, and how you want elements to function. A circulation data is useful for seeing how your keys and displays all hyperlink to one another. When you have your style on newspaper, provide to loved ones and ask them their viewpoint. Would they pay money for this app? Does it seem worthwhile? Enjoyable? Is the way it is installed out and attached together sensible? Does it seem straightforward to use?

Before you begin off building your app, you need to utilize to the Creator Plan so that you can have it proven in the App Keep. It can take several several weeks to get recognized, so doing this now will spend less you time later. If you're going to create the value yourself, you also need to obtain the iPhone SDK 3.0 and drop in! But what if you can't create, or even comprehend code? Don't worry! You've got several alternatives.

If building an iPhone app is something you really want to master, there are lots of courses published for newbies that can help you comprehend how to use Objective-C, Cocoa-Touch and other selection dialects to create your app.

If you don't even want to think about value and you want to get on monitor right away, you may discover firms on the internet who are dedicated to developing iPhone applications. A lot have on the internet progression resources and layouts you can use to create your app, and others will actually develop your app for you. Price varies from one-time or premiums to revenue discussing. On the other hand, you can publish a job on odesk.com or elance.com and take offers from self employed. Regardless of how you go about it, have a look at sources and look at examples of their previously function before you deliver out any money.

When your app is prepared to go, run it through a variety of assessments. Before you publish it to the The apple company store, you need to be absolutely sure that it features perfectly. Once it's App Keep beneficial, publish it to The apple company and also to iPhone app evaluation websites. Developing an iPhone app is merely the starting...if you want it to provide, you've got to get the term out and promote it!


Authors bio :
This post has been written by Arsh Kapoor who is a technology lover and loves to write about technology into his technical blog and also writes on SEO blog. If you also want free guest posts from him then check out his blog for more details.
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Comparision Between Android 4.0 and ios5

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As Nowadays hardware is not everything we need a smart OS that is what matter a lot. Day by Day new operating systems are released to improve the customer satisfaction. Let have look into the deep insights of android 4.0 and ios 5.Let's see which one is better.
Android 4.0
The smartest out of them. Android is a platform where you have choice of hardware. Android 4.0 is the best among all of the previous versions. This version comes with standard font, shortcut tray and a task manager which gives a classy feel. But things are very confusing and not at all straight forward. The best part are the widgets which helps you do many things like checking emails, music playback without having a look at the tiresome menus. Social integration is enabled. Android has bad reputation in security factor. Day by day cases of data theft are increasing as hackers are aiming smart phones now.

Overview
If you like to play and want a wide range of hardware choices then android 4.0 is what you are searching for.

iOS 5
5 years and still rocking the world.iOS is the one of the best in concerns of security but you do not get a choice of hardware .iOS is fully featured rich and has thousands of application available. You can find apps for everything from music, pranks, books etc.Apple has its own suite which helps in making presentation, worksheets, documents.You can store all your data on i Cloud which means everything can be backed up even in a data loss. Apple has also enabled the feature of notifications just like android which shows missed calls, unread messages.

Overview
If you want a phone which can do everything as ios is after all made on iPhone and if you don't have a iPhone,you don't have iPhone.
Which one is better? What do you think?


Author Bio:
Aadith sasi is a tech blogger who writes on his blog Techthreat . He also feed at Facebook and twitter @techthreat

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Why Mobile PCs are for work while smartphones are used for play?

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Given the choice of a mobile PC or a smartphone which would you choose and why? Perhaps like many other people you would have both, one for work and the other forplay. Or is there already another alternative?

Mobile PCs
A mobile PC has the same functionality and software as a desktop PC but runs on batteries and is fully portable. To truly deliver mobility, their most important function is allowing the user to connect to the Internet wirelessly, via mobile broadband.

The principal classifications of mobile PCs are those of laptop, notebook, netbook and tablet. Each of these sub types has specific definitions, mostly relative to their size, although there is some overlap between the categories. The general guidelines are as follows:

Laptops, notebooks and netbooks all have a similar physical specification in that theyare hinged and when opened up display a screen and separate keyboard. Touch screen versions are available, but are less common.

Today's laptop most commonly has a screen size of approximately 15" and will weigh up to around 10 lbs. Larger screen sizes are available but can become cumbersome to transport although they are popular with the gaming fraternity.

Notebooks are smaller and lighter than laptops with screen sizes ranging from 11" through to 15". They will have the much of the same functionality as their larger counterparts but are likely to be more expensive for a similar specification, reflecting the increased production and component costs.

Netbooks first went on sale in 2008, intended specifically designed for use on the Internet rather than for processing power. Most have screens ranging in size from 10" through to 12" with some models weighing as little as 2 lbs. In terms of processor speed and hard disk capacity, they are of a fairly low specification, but with the advent of cloud computing they are now really coming into their own.

Last but by no means least are tablet PCs. Tablets do not have a lid and feature touch screen operation, using either fingers or a stylus pen. They come in a wide variety of sizes and specification levels.

Smartphones
To all intents and purposes some of the high-specification smartphones now availableare akin to mini PCs in their own right. By definition they are extremely portable, reflecting their heritage as a hybrid between ordinary cell phones and PDAs.

Smartphones use different operating systems to mobile PCs, but with the wide range of 'apps' (software applications) available, they are almost equal in sophistication and functionality. Since some of the major smartphone operating systems (OS) are designed by mainstream players such as Microsoft and Apple, a significant degree of compatibility and interoperability with desktop OS is also present.

Unlike mobile PCs, smartphones allow the user to make phone calls, send text messages (SMS) and even multimedia messages (MMS). They invariably feature a high quality digital camera in addition to Bluetooth, GPS and 3G mobile broadband.

Summary
It is clear that both types of devices have their own advantages and disadvantages in thework/play balance, neither being ideal for every task. However, it is no longer necessary to own two separate devices.

The alternative is yet another hybrid, commonly referred to as a UMPC (Ultra MobilePersonal Computer). UMPCs are larger than smartphones but are far more compact than other variations of the mobile PC.

UMPC screen sizes are generally between 5" and 7" with most weighing a maximum of 1.5 lbs. They are capable of running a full Windows operating system and may be usedin the same way as a cell phone. Almost all are touch screen with some versions also boasting a full pull-out QWERTY keyboard.

The UMPC may provide the answer to true portability and is arguably a glimpse at themobile computing technology of the future.

About the Author:
The above article is composed and edited by Rosette Summer. She is associated with many technology and designing communities.
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5 Android Apps for Bloggers

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Blogging is now a passion for all the people. Some use it for their personal lifestyle, some go professional, some people blog to get their pocket money. But it’s not always possible to post or manage your blog from a computer. So here are the 5 best Blogging Apps for Bloggers.

Wordpress
Wordpress.org is the most used blogging CMS on web. Wordpress recently launched its Android App on the Android marketplace to have its users use it on mobile. You can do everything from the App. So what are you waiting for, get it from the Android Marketplace.

Blogger
Google's blogger is one of the most used platform for simple blogs. Make everything out of your blogger blog from your mobile phone. Get the app for your Android Phone and start posting your Blogger Blog.

Google Analytics
Check your blog or website's analytics anywhere from your Android Device. Get the G-Analytics app is still in it's beta version and soon will be adding much more features. The app supports charts, secure login with android account manager, Current Stats etc..

Adsense Dashboard
As every blogger, you too would be earning from your blog from Google Adsense. So start checking your Adsense Estimated Earnings, Finalized Earnings, Page RPM anywhere with this app.

Hootsuite
Manage multiple social networks like Facebook, Twitter etc. From a single dashboard. Hootsuite makes that possible for you. And now it has released its Android App to get connected wherever you are. You can schedule your messages for future. Shorten the links with ow.ly

About the Author:
This is an article written by Vikas Bhatt, who runs an Android Blog


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Best Apps for the Holidays

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There are smartphoneapps for everything these days.  This Christmas season take advantage of holiday apps to help you get and stay organized and maybe have a little fun while you’re doing it

For fun and games kind of apps check out:

Santa Tracker—This app has an Advent Calendar, Countdown feature, Where is Santa? locator, Sightings (kind of like a newsfeed), Santa’s Blog, News, and Send A Letter (email rather) all for $.99.  This is a really cute app for you and your kids to play with during the weeks leading up to the big day.

Grinchmas!—This is another great app to get if you want to get into the Christmas spirit with your kids.  It’s a game where the user plays the role of The Grinch from Dr. Suess’ Who-Ville.  Choose to be the ‘Mean Grinch’ and silence the Whos that are making too much noise by throwing snowballs at the village or choose to be the ‘Merry Grinch’ and throw presents into Who-Ville to make the Grinch’s heart grow bigger. 

To help you with your Christmas shopping take a look at:

Shopkick—Turn on this app before you physically enter one of the stores affiliated with the app (Best Buy, Old Navy, Crate & Barrel, American Eagle, Target, West Elm, Sports Authority and more) and you will be rewarded in just a few seconds.  They’ll send you exclusive deals for those stores and you can collect rewards by scanning certain featured barcodes at different stores in the US. 

The Christmas List—For help organizing your Christmas list this year spend the $.99 and take advantage of this app.  You can organize by store and person, it tracks your budget and the shopping days left.  You can view gifts by store and keep details on gifts like notes, priority, price, store and status. 

Gift Ideas—Is the perfect app for people who struggle to find the right gifts for people.  Through the use of age, relation, personality and search filters, Gift Ideas produces a list of suggestions that is likely to be very suitable. 

Holiday travel apps:

FlightAware—Never go to the airport early or unnecessarily again.  This app has up-to-date airport and flight information.  Check for delayed and cancelled flights before you brave traffic to the airport.

Let the apps do the work for you so you can relax and enjoy the snow this holiday season.  With so many things to take care of during the busy holidays why not get a little help from an app or 6.
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15 iPhone Apps You Can Use with Your Kids

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IPhone Apps For Kids
You’re witnessing the wonders of technology through your iPhone with its multi- capability to function as a video camera, a camera phone, a portable media player, Internet with email and web browsing. It can also send messages through texting and receiving voicemail with its Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity. Knowing more about iPhone, you can use appropriate apps at home and with the family. There are more than 15 iPhone apps you can use with your kids.

Four Primary Functions of the iPhone

By pressing the home button, you will be directed to the main screen and choose from four primary functions: phone (cellular phone service) mail (email access including pictures and other capabilities); web (browser) and iPod (music and videos).

15 iPhone Apps you Can Use with your Kids

As of today, there are already more than 60,000 apps released with around 300 application released each day. The versatility of iPods makes its application not only fun but educational for kids. IPhone apps and games are good for kids in all levels.
1. World of Goo. Kids will help the goo balls explore its bizarre and beautiful world. This game involves haunting and lots of challenges in inventive physics.
2. My Bird World is an interactive bird learning app where the kid’s knowledge about birds is tested.
3. Where’s My Water? Deep under the city street lays an alligator named Swampy. He needs water for his bath. Kids have to swipe away dirt from the water, drain away the poison and deliver it.
4. Millie’s Book of Tricks and Treats is like a Halloween experience in every page. Read the story to your young ones before bedtime.
5. My Play Home is an application for all ages as kids will enjoy discovering many interactive features in a multi-layer doll’s app.
6. Moron Test HD is an IQ test for reflexes and quick thinking.
7. Shape-O! ABC’s is an educational game that allows preschoolers and toddlers get to fix jigsaw puzzle with alphabets.
8. Playtime Theater is an interactive play set that provides children the props, sound effects and characters to record short video clips or shows.
9. Little Things is about hidden picture app that is both challenging and exciting.
10. Spot the Dot is a visually appealing app that helps your toddler identify colors and practice fine mobile activities.
11. The Zoo for iPhone works like a talking animal board book for language learning.
12. The Monster at the End of the Book is about Grover, the blue monster, doing his thing for fun and learning.
13. A Duck in New York City. Your kid can choose the way you would like to follow of a little duck from the prairie that dreams of going to New York and dancing on Broadway.
14. Tell Santa Claus is a new app for the Season, instead of asking what the family wants for Christmas, they can tell directly to Santa Claus.
15. Three Little Pigs. Teach your children the significance of not being lazy with colorful illustrations and storytelling.

Author Bio:
Aside from these 15 iPhone apps you can use with your kids, there more games and found in this website. These apps will not only keep your kids busy but will help them learn important lessons in the activity.

Frank Anderson is a games and technology blogger.

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The Difference between Analog and IP Phone Systems

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How many people do you know who prefer text messaging as their primary means of communication? Let’s take it one step further. How many people do you know who still use a landline for the bulk of their phone calls?

IP phone systems have redefined the way we interact with one another, making the cost of communication exponentially cheaper than it was even five years ago. But more than that, web-based communication provides a significantly higher value in terms of overall service, integrating an entire range of communication tools into a device that fits into the palm of your hand and, more importantly, goes wherever you do.

So how do the two stack up?

Steve Jobs vs. Alexander Graham Bell
Around since 1876, analog equipment results in a system that’s essentially locked. It requires both a professional to install and often one to maintain. Adding an extension onto an analog phone system is complex and requires you to already have wiring in place or create a separate run for each extension. Yet all too often, companies continue to operate on this archaic system.

In fact, it’s not uncommon to find medium to large businesses with dozens of analog lines that are no longer in use. And the cost of these unused lines may be running a pretty hefty bill since, in most instances, you pay a monthly fee for the connection itself. Examples include:
·         Office extensions (both occupied and vacant)
·         Cordless phones
·         Conference room speakerphones
·         Fax machines
·         Modems

The primary reasons many companies cite for maintaining an outdated system are upgrade costs and employee retraining. But after factoring in the cost of long-distance and international calling on an analog system, including changes incurred by traditional fax machines, replacement costs would be a wash if not substantially less than the savings when amortized over a set period of time.

This is further highlighted by the extreme functionality of an IP-based platform.

The Truth behind IP Technology

IP phone systems allow you to use technologically-advanced calling features essentially for free, including call forwarding, call waiting, voicemail, caller ID, call transfers and three-way calling. Plus, most have an auto-answer integrated into the system that allows for personalized messaging.

But IP phone systems are far more than just voice. They seamlessly combine the full functionality of web-based communications, incorporating many of the popular Windows applications as well as e-mail, text messing and IM into a single unified interface.

This feature alone makes the upgrade worth it as IP systems provide a wealth of customer data and other critical information your staff needs right at their fingertips. In doing so, it saves them the time of having to consult multiple systems just to handle a single request, instantly delivering a noticeable degree of streamlined efficiency across your entire organization.

The convenience, portability and advanced features of VoIP make it a benefit for any business – from local ‘mom and pops’ to multinational corporations. In addition to the considerable cost savings, it also provides the range of platforms that time-strapped customers are beginning to demand. If you want to remain competitive, it’s definitely worth considering.

Please pass your feedback & suggestions through comments :)

About the author: Sylvia is a web content writer who connects with business professionals to write articles on a variety of telecom technologies.
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Aakash Ubislate 7 Tablet- A Revolutionary Tablet Launched by Indian Govt. for 35$

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A Tablet for every individual, a revolution in the world of tablets has just recently released in India known as Aakash Tablet (Previously its prototype named as Sakshat Tablet). Aakash (which means sky in Hindi) Tablet is made by the UK-based company DataWind in collaboration with IIT Rajasthan (DataWind is a leading developer of wireless web access products and service providers owned by a Suneet Singh Tuli, a Canadian of Indian descent), but it will be assembled at DataWind India, its new production plant in Hyderabad, India. It will be totally an Indian tablet, there is not at all Chinese relations.

What is a Tablet?

Everyone is talking about the tablets; actually we’re in the world of tablets now, the world of big and heavy computers has gone now. Do you known what exactly a tablet is? I am not talking about medicines; it is related to the world of gadgets. A Tablet is basically a small personal computer(PC), equipped with a rotatable touchscreen as input device, and it runs on Operating Systems like Windows, Mac OS or Android. It has nearly all the key features of a standard PC, the main difference between a tablet and a PC is that you can keep a tablet in your pocket, while you can’t keep a PC.
The Indian government has managed well to keep up its promise to Indians students about pricing the Aakash tablet as less as possible. As we have seen a lot of ups and down in its price because of its manufacturing, design cost, but now its basic version Aakash tablet will be available at $35 for students across India and commercial version Ubislate 7 tablet will be priced at $60 for everyone at retails store.
The $35 Aakash tablet is the most anticipated tablet of the world; it is the world cheapest and most affordable tablet. It is the best example of India’s innovative and creative minds.

Aakash Tablet Specifications and Features

Aakash Ubislate 7 Android tablet is powered with a 366 MHz Connexant Processor, runs on Android 2.2 Froyo OS. Below are the full list of Aakash Hardware and Software. It weighs only 350 grams and it comes with a 1 year warranty.

Aakash Tablet Hardware

  • Display and Screen Resolution- 7-inch Multi-touch Resistive Touchscreen with screen resolution of 800 x 480 pixel
  • CPU- 366 MHz, HD video, Connexant Processor, and Graphics Accelerator
  • RAM- 256MB
  • Wi-Fi enabled (802.11 a/b/g) and GPRS (3G support via Dongle)
  • Mini and Full USB
  • SIM card slot and miniSD card slot
  • 3.5 mm Headset jack
  • Storage- 2 GB of onboard memory with expandable up to 32 GB microSD memory card
  • Battery- Rechargeable non-removable lithium-polymer battery with Solar charging option.
  • Stand By Time- 2 or 3 hours at one stretch.

Aakash Tablet Software

  • OS- Android 2.2 operating system
  • Web browsing, video conferencing, PDF viewer, Text editor
  • Documents formats- DOC, DOCX, PPT, PPTX, XLS, XLSX, ODT, ODP
  • Image formats- PNG, JPG, BMP, GIF
  • Audio formats- MP3, AAC, AC3, WAV, WMA
  • Video formats- MPEG2, MPEG4, AVI, FLV
  • Web browser – Standards Compliance: xHTML 1.1 compliant, JavaScript 1.8 compliant
  • Separate application for online YouTube video
  • Over 1.5 lakh applications

Aakash Tablet Launch

Aakash tablet has been developed as part of the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology which aims to link 25,000 colleges and 400 universities on the subcontinent in an e-learning program.
Basic Version of the Aakash tablet for students will come in partnership with Aircel which would provide SIM cards which can then be used for accessing the internet through the 3G network and it also features telephony to make and receive calls over GSM band.
Aakash Tablet Price and Availability
The Aakash Tablet has been manufactured and designed completely in India. The Indian government is buying 100,000 tablets from DataWind for INR 2,250 (USD$45) per unit and will be available to students across India. The Indian Government hopes to deliver 10 million tablets at a target price of INR 1,750 (USD$35) per unit.
Commercial version of Aakash tablet named as Aakash Ubislate 7 tablet will be available from November for INR 3000 (USD$60) recently announced by Datawind. It will come with added features like an In-built cellular modem and SIM to access internet. You will be able to buy Ubsilate 7 tablet online or in retail stores from November.

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You can now book a brand new tablet on there official page at Aakash Ubislet Tablet.Please pass your valuable feedback through comments.Happy Blogging... :)
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