Hindu news update service Low-cost computing devices for Rs. 5,000 unveiled
New Delhi (PTI): Minister of Communications and IT A Raja on Thursday announced the launch of computing devices which can be used for basic computing, e-mailing and surfing the web, starting at an affordable price of Rs 5,000. Chipset maker Intel on Thursday showed prototype of the low-cost internet devices -- nettops and netbooks -- that would be introduced in the country over the next several months. The devices would be offered by domestic and multinational PC vendors and local system integrators. Commending the industry for working on the affordable, internet-centric devices, Raja said this could provide an easy access to internet. He added that the price range would attract the broad citizen base. "The devices would run on Intel's new Atom processor which was launched earlier this year," Intel South Asia's Managing Director of Sales and Marketing group R Sivakumar told reporters here. Netbooks are compact mobile devices that children, first-time internet users and people can use for basic computing applications, listening music, e-mailing and surfing internet. They can use these devices for playing games, social networking and voice over IP phone calls too. Intel showcased various designs of nettops and netbooks today from multiple OERMs, including Acer, Asus, HCL, Lenovo, Intex, Novatium, Wipro Zenith as well as local integrators. The demonstration of the new devices was part of the launch of a joint industry and government initiative, called 'Connected Indians', which aims to increase the penetration of internet connectivity in India, so that it reaches a billion Indians. ________________________________ Notice: The information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, review, distribution, printing or copying of the information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us by reply e-mail or telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and any attachments. Thank you Join Access India convention: For updates on it visit: http://accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm Registration is now open! To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
