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April 12 2012

03:34
Following rival Amazon’s move, Walmart is reportedly looking to enter India’s e-commerce space
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India’s e-commerce industry has seen a number significant moves this year already, and rumor has it that US retail giant Walmart is looking to grab a piece of the action...
Tags: Asia India

April 10 2012

09:14
Indian Uber-clone Olacabs picks up funding from US-based Tiger Global
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india taxi
India’s Olacabs, an Uber-like service that aggregates car rentals and point-to-point cab services, has announced that it has picked up funding from New York-based Tiger Global Management which will help strengthen its...
06:52
Bharti Airtel becomes India’s first mobile operator to launch 4G (but initially dongle-only)
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bharti airtel 4g launch
India’s 4G mobile broadband revolution has begun after Bharti Airtel became the first operator to introduce 4G services, as its unveiled its next-generation network in Kolkota today. Due to the...
Tags: Asia India Mobile

April 04 2012

08:55
More ecommerce consolidation in India as Snapdeal buys Esportsbuy
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handshake
There’s more consolidation in India’s ecommerce space after it was confirmed that Snapdeal has acquired online sports retailer Esportsbuy, in a move that marks its first acquisition. According to Economic Times, the...
Tags: Asia India
03:49
Facebook increases its appeal in India with local language support for feature phone app
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Facebook has kicked its efforts in India up a notch with the introduction of support for eight local languages to its feature phone app, in a move to boost its...

March 10 2012

19:49
Bharti Airtel is poised to win India’s 4G race with a reported March 20 rollout
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bharti airtel 4g launch
Bharti AirTel, India’s largest mobile operator, is set to win the race to roll out the country’s first 4G mobile telecom network with a new service said to be launching...
Tags: Asia India Mobile

March 01 2012

09:21
TomTom steps into India’s mobile market with a deal to power HTC smartphones
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tomtom
TomTom has taken its first step into India’s fast-growing mobile market after the sat-nav maker announced plans to supply mapping services for HTC smartphones in the country. The deal will...

February 28 2012

07:04
Dubbed the ‘iTunes of India’, Flipkart’s new music store takes Flyte
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headphones
Last week we brought news that Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart was preparing to launch its maiden music store, and yesterday Flyte finally went live in the country. The store, which gives...
Tags: Asia India

February 27 2012

10:00
Microsoft India backtracks, hack may have exposed customer credit card details after all
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microsoft india
Microsoft has performed an about-turn in India and revealed that a recent hack of its online store may have compromised credit card details belonging to customers in the country. When...

February 24 2012

19:27
Indian minister Sibal: Social media should be regulated like the press
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kapil sibal
It’s getting to the stage that Kapil Sibal, India’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology, can’t say anything about social media that doesn’t write its own headlines. His latest comments on...

February 23 2012

21:22
YouTube is now available in 58 languages, adds India’s Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam & Telugu
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YouTube by Rego Korosi
YouTube is now available in four additional Indian languages – Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam and Telugu, Google’s video platform announced in a blog post today. This comes in addition to Hindi...
05:11
‘India’s Amazon’ Flipkart set to launch music store, become more like…Amazon
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flipkart
Indian ecommerce giant Flipkart is reported to be launching a DRM-free music store in the country this month, as it continues to expand its services for Internet users there. The...
Tags: Asia India

February 22 2012

17:53
RIM confirms it bowed to India’s monitoring request but enterprise services are exempt
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blackberry
Research In Motion (RIM) has confirmed reports that it has set up a dedicated server in India to allow the government to monitor its network. The update, which was sent out...
Tags: Asia India Mobile
07:03
Asia’s ‘Twitter for voice’ service Bubbly comes to the iPhone – first stop India
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mouth open
Bubble Motion has introduced an iPhone app for Bubbly, its voice blogging service for mobile phones, as it looks to increase user interaction and begin to take the service out...
Tags: Asia Mobile India

February 09 2012

05:04
India’s top e-commerce service Flipkart reportedly buys close rival LetsBuy
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flipkart
Indian e-commerce site Flipkart is reported to have bought local rival LetsBuy, according to a report from Medianama. The deal is expected to be confirmed over the coming few days,...
Tags: Asia India

February 07 2012

05:20
Indian minister: Google, Facebook and others must comply with our laws
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india internet cafe
India’s minister of state for communications and technology has warned Facebook, Google and other Web firms that they must conform to India’s laws if they want to operate in the...

February 06 2012

08:05
Google, Facebook have already removed disputed content, Indian court is told
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typing
Google and Facebook today told an Indian court that they have already removed the objectionable content that was the source of a civil suit against the duo and 19 other...

January 19 2012

11:22
The Daily Mail looks for more Web traffic with an India-focused MailOnline
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newspaper
What do you do if you’re already one of the world’s highest-trafficed English-language news websites and you’re seeking to bring even more readers on board? Look to India, of course....

January 13 2012

05:47
India threatens to ‘do a China’ and block Google, Facebook over content
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internet
An India court has today threatened to block Google, Facebook and other Internet firms unless they put a system in place to prevent offensive content from being published to the...


January 11 2012

06:08
Google+ users in India to get free Wi-Fi access to the social network
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google-plus110628190752
Google has introduced a finalised deal to help increase usage of its Google+ in India. Users of the social network will now be able to log into the service for...


Tags: India Google Asia
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