India launches world cheapest computer Aakash

India Wednesday launched the world's cheapest computer, Aakash, which weighs 35 gm and is a collaboration between the government and a British-based company DataWind, said local TV reports. The tablet has a 256 MB of RAM, a 32 GB expandable memory slot and two USB ports, said local TV channel Times Now. The tablet will be commercially available from November for 2, 999 rupees (60 U.S. dollars). The commercial version of the tablet would have no duty waivers or subsidy, but the Indian government will also ask the tablet for 2,250 rupees (39 U.S. dollars) from DataWind which will be supplied to college students, said the reports. The tablet runs on Android 2.2 (Froyo) and comes with a 7 inch resistive touch screen with 800x480 resolution. The tablet comes with a 12-month replacement warranty and supports formats like DOC, DOCX, PDF and PPTX, etc.. Aakash has standard 3.5 mm headphones jack.