Govt may reduce cost of Aakash tablet to Rs 1,500

After a brief lull, we are back to talking about the nation's low-cost computing dream, the Aakash tablet. Buzz is that the government is planning to bring the tablet further within the reach of the masses by pricing it at Rs 1,500. Speaking at an event in the national capital, Telecom and IT minister, Kapil Sibal, said, "I asked Rajat Moona (director general, C-DAC) to help us in Aakash. Let us take that Aakash to the people of this country for a sum of Rs 1,500. Each student must have a Aakash in his/her hand so that they can see the world with it." Click here for full story