As the largest phone market in the world, India has become the most important battlefield for all major vendors. In response to related policies in India, Apple’s largest subcontractor Foxconn, also known as Hon Hai, is said to invest US$3.5 billion for two production facilities and a R&D center in Maharashtra, India. (more…)
Netflix-Like Video Streaming service Hooq Launches Next Month in India
28 May
News source: Vishal Srivastava, The Tech Portal
Hooq, a joint start-up venture between Singaporean telecom giant Singtel, Sony Pictures Television and Warner Bros, is all set to launch its premium video-on-demand service in India on the lines of Netflix in the west. (more…)
Digital Media Startup ZenParent Grabs $500K From i2india Ventures To Fuel Expansion
26 May
News source: Deepanshu Khandelwal, The Tech Portal
ZenParent, a digital media startup running a parenting tips website by the same name, has grabbed a $500K round from i2india Ventures. i2india first experiments with ideas within itself and then provides funding for further scaling up. (more…)
IBM Plans To Set Up Its Second Data Center in India
25 May
News source: Rahul Punyani, The Tech Portal
The International Business Corporation(IBM) has scheduled to set up another public cloud data center in India to meet the surging demand of cloud network in private as well as Government sector. (more…)
MediaTek to supply octa-core chips to high-end phones in India
15 Oct
Taiwanese chipmaker MediaTek Inc. announced Oct. 13 its MT6595 octa-core chip will arrive in the Indian market by the end of the year to challenge Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 800 processor. (more…)