Neowin News Feed for: India

Nokia announces the Nokia Asha 501

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 09 May 2013 07:42:15 +0100

At a New Delhi event Nokia just announced its new low-end Asha smartphone: the 501. Its design is inspired by the Lumia line and it's supposed to be the first step in the next chapter of the Asha line Read more...

Nokia teases tomorrow's New Delhi event

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 08 May 2013 13:44:27 +0100

Nokia is preparing for a busy month with a number of important events. The first one starts tomorrow in India where Nokia is expected to launch a new low-end Asha device for developing markets. Read more...

'S4 Samsung Style': An awful 'Gangnam Style' rework by Samsung India

Tim Schiesser — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:09:27 +0100

Samsung thought it would be a good idea to launch the Galaxy S4 in India with a stage performance reworking of PSY's 'Gangnam Style'. The result, 'S4 Samsung Style', is pretty cringeworthy Read more...

Knock-off Nokia Lumia 920 appears in India

Tim Schiesser — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 11:44:13 +0100

A knock-off Lumia 920, called the Lamia R920, has appeared in India for around US$82, packing a wonderful 4.5-inch display and a huge 200 kB of internal memory. Don't expect Windows Phone though. Read more...

Microsoft claims Windows Phone is 'number 2 OS in India'

John Callaham — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:08:15 +0000

A message from Microsoft's MSDN India Twitter account claims that Windows Phone is "now the number 2 OS in India" but there are no other specifics that have been revealed. Read more...

9-year-old boy is now the world's youngest Microsoft tech specialist

John Callaham — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:26:36 +0000

Pranav Kalyan, a nine-year old 4th grade student who lives in California, has now become the youngest person in the world to pass the Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist exam. Read more...

Nokia accused of $545m tax evasion in India; offices raided in investigation

Andy Weir — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 12:10:12 +0000

As Nokia readies its Windows Phone 8 launch in India, tax officials have raided one of its factories and offices, amid allegations that the company has evaded tax payments there, amounting to $545m. Read more...

Microsoft opens fourteen Innovation Centres across India

Paul Ferson — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 23:52:29 +0000

Microsoft has launched fourteen Innovation Centres across four Indian states. The centres allow for students to gain certification with Microsoft's products, with seven in Andhra Pradesh alone. Read more...

Microsoft Research takes the fight to tuberculosis

John Callaham — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 22:05:31 +0000

Microsoft has announced that its Microsoft Research division in India has created a biometric monitoring system that is being used by patients to fight off tuberculosis. Read more...

Windows Phone UI copied by Indian "Lemon" phone

Tim Schiesser — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:48:41 +0000

For once a cheap rip-off phone is not loaded with fake iOS or Android, but instead fake Windows Phone! This absolutely fantastic Lemon Dual SIM Mobile T109 is sure to attract many buyers Read more...

$35 Android tablet releases in India, aimed at students

Paul Ferson — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:04:07 +0000

India's president, Pranab Mukherjee, has unveiled the country's Aakash-2 tablet. A successor to the original Aakash, the new model brings Android 4.0 to the table and is aimed at students especially. Read more...

Nokia in India launches the Windows Phone 7.5 Lumia 510

John Callaham — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 17:01:20 +0000

India has started selling the previously announced Nokia Lumia 510, the low end Windows Phone 7.5 smartphone. The price for the device in India is INR 9,999 without a SIM card, or about $183. Read more...

India blocks The Pirate Bay and Vimeo

Paul Ferson — Sun, 06 May 2012 23:31:45 +0100

Indian internet providers have taken steps to reduce the amount of piracy ongoing in the country, blocking sites such as The Pirate Bay, as well as Vimeo, for seemingly no discernible reason. Read more...

India: world's biggest source of spam

Andy Weir — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:18:48 +0100

The new 'Dirty Dozen' of the world's top spam-producing nations is announced - and while India has knocked the US off the top spot, a 47% reduction in its spam output sees the UK drop off the list. Read more...

Indian man finds his birth mother via Google Earth

John Callaham — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 07:55:17 +0100

An Indian man who was accidental left behind by his family at age five has rediscovered his birth mother after 25 years, thanks in large part to his use of Google Earth. Read more...

Email more popular than social networking in India

Paul Ferson — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:42:06 +0100

Reports suggest that a large number of Indian people continue to use email over social networking, despite the rapid growth of networks such as Facebook and Twitter. Read more...

Microsoft no longer involved in India censorship trial

John Callaham — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:47:19 +0000

A judge in India has ruled that Microsoft is no longer a part of an Internet censorship trial in that country, although both Google and Facebook remain involved in the case. Read more...

Microsoft web sites could be blocked in India

John Callaham — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:57:25 +0000

Microsoft and other companies like Facebook, Google and Yahoo could have access to some of its web sites blocked by the India government due to allegations of the sites offering objectionable content Read more...

India proposes high-security voice and data network

Andy Weir — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:01:31 +0000

As its national dependence upon digital technology develops, India has outlined plans to establish a high-security domestic voice and data network, exclusively for Government communications. Read more...

Indian government wants to screen Microsoft, Google, and other services

Paul Ferson — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:59:05 +0000

An Indian government minister has requested that Google and Facebook allow the government to screen content before it goes live on either service. Read more...