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guardian.co.uk - 2/3/2009

India to launch credit crunch £7 laptop, world's cheapest computer

— guardian.co.uk — The credit crunch computer is set to arrive tomorrow in India when officials unveil the 500 rupee... ( (more) India to launch credit crunch £7 laptop, world's ...

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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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techtickerblog.com - 1/30/2009

India’s $10 laptop will be revealed on Feb 3

— techtickerblog.com —   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 ... (more) India’s $10 laptop will be revealed on Feb 3

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india working on $10 laptop: one very cheap laptop per indian
technabob — ... The Indian government is currently working with private companies as well as several “elite technology institutions” to develop a 500 rupee ($10 USD) laptop. In contrast, the OLPC laptop’s screen alone costs $28.50 USD. The Times Online says that the project is already three years in the making, and that the Indian government expects to have a prototype of the laptop within months. ...

Very Cheap Laptops ! And I Mean Very Cheap !
Geek With Laptop — ... already given the world the 100,000-rupee (£1,450) Tata Nano car and a no-frills mobile telephone that costs less than 800 rupees. The laptop that may be sold for less than the cost of a paperback book has been more than three years in the making. It forms part of the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology, India’s new scheme to boost learning in rural areas through the internet. See here for the full story … http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article5639463.ece ...