Facebook’s internet.org portal, which emerging-market carriers offer for free in order to give new customers a taste of the web, has rolled…
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Indian rape victim sues Uber in US court
The Indian woman whose alleged rape by an Uber driver led to the service being shut down in New Delhi has now…
Read MoreUber returns to Delhi after grudgingly applying for taxi license
Uber, the tech firm that is most definitely not a taxi company, no sir, has applied for a taxi license in New…
Read MoreWhat is the “missed call” market and why does Twitter want in?
Twitter's acquisition of Bangalore-based ZipDial gives it access to a fairly massive market for "missed call" services, which many phone users in developing countries use as a low-cost method of accessing marketing deals and services like Twitter…
Read MoreThe problem with Uber’s European job promises
The newly humble Uber has made its pitch to city officials around Europe by promising the creation of “50,000 jobs” during 2015…
Read MoreThis Change.org petition response shows how much Uber has changed
Uber has just responded to a group of Change.org petitioners protesting Uber’s background check policies in India, following the alleged rape of a…
Read MoreFollowing earlier Dhingana acquisition, Rdio launches in India
Music subscription service Rdio launched in India Thursday, offering local users access to a catalog of more than 32 million songs. Rdio’s…
Read MoreSamsung finally launches a smartphone running its Tizen OS
After several false starts, Samsung has launched a phone running its Tizen OS. The Z1 goes on sale Wednesday in India. The Z1 is…
Read MoreUber halts Delhi services to review driver vetting procedures
Uber has suspended its operations in New Delhi, India, so it can conduct a review of its driver vetting and rider feedback…
Read MoreLos Angeles and San Francisco sue Uber, settle with Lyft
Uber’s week from hell continued Tuesday, as the offices of the Los Angeles and San Francisco district attorneys filed lawsuits suing the company…
Read MoreUber banned in Delhi after alleged rape by driver
Local authorities in the Indian city of Delhi have banned Uber, following the alleged rape of a woman there by an Uber…
Read MoreFacebook courts developers to compete with rivals in Asia
Monday Facebook's mobile app server company Parse released statistics on its biggest user growth. Its adoption in Asia has skyrocketed.…
Read MoreMicrosoft wants to use white space broadband to connect rural India to the internet
Microsoft is poised to deploy white space broadband in rural parts of India. The technology uses the spectrum in between television channels to broadcast internet access signals as far as 10 kilometers between access points.…
Read MoreGoogle’s Orkut shuts down today. Farewell to Brazil and India’s former favorite network
The Indian press has penned lengthy goodbye posts to the Google social network America has already forgotten.…
Read MoreYahoo buys Indian startup Bookpad for document viewing and editing capabilities
The outfit's DocsPad product gives developers a way to insert Google Docs-style functionality into their apps, and the exit helps Bangalore raise its profile as a startup hub of note.…
Read MoreA year after getting acquired, Viki is looking to expand, starting with Bollywood
Viki wants to expand to around 40 content genres from around the world, and it's starting with Bollywood movies.…
Read MoreJolla phones go on sale in Hong Kong, with India next in line
Finnish handset maker Jolla has begun offering its Sailfish OS-based smartphone in Hong Kong through the carrier 3. This is the first…
Read MoreGoogle will reportedly subsidize Android One handsets in India
New details on Google's emerging market-focused Android One program point to a push in India with a massive advertising budget.…
Read MoreMaking it more expensive to receive calls is pretty counterproductive, study finds
The OECD has published a report on so-called termination rates, pointing out the folly of governments who think keeping them high will boost telecom revenues.…
Read More2015: The year there will be more cellular connections than people
With 93 percent global penetration already, the mobile industry is on pace to surpass 100 percent in 2015, according to new projections from wireless infrastructure maker Ericsson.…
Read MoreRdio buys music subscription service Dhingana to enter India
Spotify competitor Rdio has acquired the Indian music subscription service Dhingana, according to local media reports that have since been confirmed by…
Read MoreHow mobile video startup Vuclip grew to 120 million monthly users
Vuclip may not be a household name in the U.S., but the company has managed to attract 120 million monthly users in Southeast Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. Part of Vuclip's strategy: ignore western mobile strategies.…
Read MoreHP getting back in the smartphone market with a pair of “phablets”
Confirming reports from last month, HP is re-entering the smartphone market. Expect a pair of "phablets" running Android 4.2 to launch in India, where the market for large-screened smartphones is growing quickly.…
Read MoreVodafone wants to be number one in India through Tata takeover, according to report
Cash-rich Vodafone(s vod) is keen on becoming India’s largest mobile carrier by buying out Tata Teleservices, according to a report in the…
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