How good is Aakash2 for students ?

Launch of Aakash 2 for student use in India by Datawind seems to be a stirring news; as Aakash 2 promises to be a highly affordable tablet. Apart from failure of the previous releases of Aakash tabs, Aakash 2  seems to be quite promising spec-wise. The big question is however, whether this subsidized $21 tab will be of any practical use for students in India.

Here is a quick-spec of the Aakash 2 which is a commercial variant of Ubislate 7Ci - 

• single-core 1GHz Cortex A8 processor
• 512MB of Ram
• 7-inch capacitive 800 x 480 display
•  4GB internal storage and micro-sd support, USB 2.0
• Wi-Fi
• VGA front-facing camera
• 21000 mAh battery
• Android 4.0.4 ICS OS

The tablet will initially only be available to select students, primarily in engineering colleges around India. The goal is to gradually roll the Aakash 2 out to more students across India over the next five years. The Aakash 2 actually costs $40 for the Indian government and is sold at a subsidized price of $21 to students.

Conclusion is Aakash 2 is very much efficient in terms of educational purpose along with light entertainment. It is expected that it would be a good competitor in its class against Micromax funbook series, BSNL penta, HCL tabs, Milagrow tabs and many others.

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Now enjoy Playstation Mobile for certified Android Smartphones !

A good news for the gamers! Sony’s new cross-platform gaming service–Playstation Mobile will be available for the Playstation Vita and a list of PS certified Android smartphones, mostly consisting of Sony’s Xperia devices. With Playstation Mobile,users will be able to play games across PS certified devices and all game purchases will be linked to the user’s PSN ID.

Other supported Android devices include the HTC One X,One S and One V while Fujitsu and Sharp are expected to release PS certified smartphones shortly.

Here is the list of certified devices:

Sony

Sony Tablet P

Sony Tablet S

Xperia Tablet S

Sony Mobile Communications

Xperia acro HD IS12S

Xperia acro HD SO-03D

Xperia acro IS11S

Xperia acro S LT26w

Xperia acro SO-02C

Xperia arc SO-01C

Xperia GX SO-04D

Xperia ion LT28at

Xperia ion LT28i/LT28h

Xperia NX SO-02D

Xperia PLAY R800i/R800a/R800at

Xperia PLAY R800x

Xperia PLAY SO-01D

Xperia S LT26i

Xperia SL LT26ii

Xperia SX SO-05D

Xperia T LT30a/LT30h

Xperia TX LT29i

Xperia V LT25i

HTC

One S * Details to be announced later on

One V * Details to be announced later on

One X * Details to be announced later on

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New Colors for Galaxy S3 and Xperia S !

Those of you, who are tired watching the same old boring colors of smart-phones, can now opt for the cool looks added to Samsung's Galaxy S3 series and Sony's Xperia S. 

Xperia S will be available in Dark Silver. It could be possible that the Xperia S might ship with Android 4.0 out of the box instead of Ginger-bread that it now comes with. The Galaxy S3 in it’s new Black color is up for pre-order on UK retailer MobileFun’s website and is expected to start shipping in few weeks.

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