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India’s $10 laptop will be revealed on Feb 3
techtickerblog.com - 1/30/2009
India’s $10 laptop will be revealed on Feb 3
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  Last year, India caught everyone’s attention by announcing a laptop that would cost just $10 to own, but later made a redaction of the statement by saying it was $100. The latest happening is that the first figure was indeed true. The government will display a prototype of the Rs. ...
timesofindia.indiatimes.com - 1/30/2009
Rs 500 laptop display on Feb 3-India
— timesofindia.indiatimes.com — NEW DELHI: A $10 laptop (Rs 500) prototype, with 2 GB RAM capacity, would be on display... in Tirupati on February 3 when the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Techology is launched. The $10 laptop project, first ... (more) Rs 500 laptop display on Feb 3-India

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informationweek.com - 2/3/2009
India Unveils $20 Laptop -- laptops -
— informationweek.com — India's $20 laptop computer was formally unveiled Tuesday, and while there are questions whether the device can... be made and sold at that price point, officials responsible for the "Sakshat" laptop are promising it will be available for $10 six months ... (more) India Unveils $20 Laptop -- laptops -

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business.timesonline.co.uk - 2/3/2009
India set to follow cheap car with £7 laptop
— business.timesonline.co.uk — Indians may soon be able to buy the ultimate in credit-crunch computing a laptop that costs only... 500 rupees ( 7). The government-developed laptop is the latest in ultra-cheap engineering to emerge from the sub-continent. It is also the most ... (more) India set to follow cheap car with £7 laptop
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Futurelawyer:  Have A Ten Dollar Laptop With That Latte?

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Have A Ten Dollar Laptop With That Latte?
Futurelawyer — Tech Ticker | India’s $10 laptop will be revealed on Feb 3. And, in the category of are you kidding me?, we have the proposed $10 laptop from India that went to $100 and is back to $10. India is a computer literate country, and it wouldn't surprise me if they pull this off; however, $10 for a WiFi computer with expandable memory? I remember paying $400 for two OLPC (one laptop per child) computers a year ago, one of which was delivered to a kid in a third world country. They too were supposed to ...

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India’s $10 laptop surprises the tech world (w/VIDEO) — Gizmo Watch
We’d all been desperately waiting to see this $10 wonder since it was first announced in 2007, and finally it was yesterday (3rd February ’09) when the government of India made it official. Backed by HCL, the cheapest laptop ever will be available for Rs 500 ($10) - a blow to ...