Kno Launches Single-Screen Textbook Tablet For Education Sector

It turned out to be some day in the tablet market. First, BlackBerry announced the launch of its tablet which is set to rival the iPad; the BlackBerry PlayBook. Hot on the heels on this announcement, Kno...
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MHRD Partners With HCL To Rollout 35$ Laptops

HCL Technologies Ltd will help MHRD manufacture 100000 35$ laptops and roll them out to students. The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Rajasthan will carry out intensive laboratory and field tests...
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“One Laptop Per Child” Project Targets 10 Lakh Unit Sales – Where Is The $35 Laptop?

The “One Laptop Per Child” (OLPC) project, which aims to provide a INR 15,000 laptop to every child in the country, is hoping for a sale of 10 lakh units by the end of the year. The OLPC project...
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The Need For OLPC In India. Is Anil Ambani Joining In ?

I have always believed we need better, more affordable computing resources. OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) always looked like a good solution for this. That the project always ran into one problem...
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Intel World Ahead Interview – Part 2

This is the second part of a two part Interview with Leighton Phillips, Intel World Ahead Program Manager for Asia Pacific. The first part focussed on questions related to Intel’s WorldAhead program....
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Google, UNICEF to Weave Stories

  Now that’s what I call good use of technology. This news made me smile, literally. I have spent hours listening to stories by my Mom, Daadi, Naani, the household maid, the loyal Ramu Kaka and...
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