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Category: Technology

  • No iPad for India – Yet

    TechCrunch and Mashable are reporting that Apple has announced dates and countries for the international launch of the iPad in May and July but, apparently, there’s no mention of the iPad being launched in India in May or in July. Once again, India appears to be an after thought for new Apple product launches… Update:…

  • The iPhone 3G[S] GPRS on Airtel India

    I picked up my factory unlocked iPhone 3G[S] on a trip to Malaysia in September. To my pleasant surprise, Internet tethering, and MMS were already active and working quite well in Malaysia. Upon arriving in India and popping my Airtel SIM into the phone, the phone worked fine but no data was working. Since the…

  • Will India Leapfrog the Apple iPhone 3G[S]?

    I am writing (most of) this post on my iPhone 3G[S] using Airtel in New Delhi. The 3G[S] is not available in India yet and there is no information publicly available about a pending release or pricing. I suspect, that Apple is terribly disappointed with iPhone 3G sales through its Indian partners, Airtel and Vodafone.…

  • Broadband in India is Far from a Reality

    Being involved in Startup Saturday Delhi, I have come across a lot of entrepreneurs building Internet applications. Most of them being India centric. The problem, which has been discussed and reported numerous times is that broadband penetration is a miniscule 3% of the whole population. There are roughly 3 million broadband subscribers in India. India…

  • Calling all Startups!

    Startup Saturday Delhi is just around the corner. We’re holding our next event on the 14th of March at the American Center from 2pm to 6pm. The goal of Startup Saturday is to give startups a place where they can showcase their products and their businesses. Our goal is to also allow entrepreneurs and those…