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The long journey from Simputer to FreeCharge
  • Founding Fuel
  • Jan 16, 2017 11:01a.m.
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The long journey from Simputer to FreeCharge

Once upon a time, there was the Simputer. It was intended to be the first Indian handheld computing device and was built by some of the finest engineers. It now lies in an unmarked grave. But FreeCharge, built by a philosophy major is now the rage. Irony, anyone?

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