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

Government hopes its mini-computer, the world's cheapest, will bridge the digital divide between rich and poor

The credit crunch computer is set to arrive tomorrow in India when officials unveil the 500 rupee (£7.25) laptop. In an attempt to bridge the "digital divide" in the country between rich and poor, the government will show off the prototype, low-cost laptop as the centrepiece of an ambitious e-learning programme to link 18,000 colleges and 400 universities across the country. Full Story »

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