"Neighbourly" (spelled with a "u" the way Indians spell it), is a local social network recently rolled out by Google, that aims to answer questions people often have about their immediate surroundings, such as where to find the best tailor or a reliable car repair shop. The app sources its...
A Bollywood Music Label to Occupy Top Spot on YouTube
The Bollywood music label T-Series is set to dethrone the king of YouTube, Sweden's Felix Kjellberg or "PewDiePie" who has had more subscribers than any other channel on the video streaming platform since 2013. T-Series, India's biggest music company, is on track to take the top spot according to new...
Google Gains Momentum in India
Having reached its target of 400 free WiFi-enabled railway stations in India, Google India has plans to expand its free WiFi services to public places such as malls, cafés, and universities. Additionally, Google Station will collaborate with India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh to provide internet access to 12,000 villages...
Qualcomm to Set Up Campus in India
Semiconductors and telecom major Qualcomm will invest $400 million to set up its largest facility outside its headquarters at San Diego, CA., at Hyderabad in India's southern state of Telangana. Phase-1 of the project will include a built-up space of 1.7 million square feet to house 10,000 employees. Qualcomm already...
Google Uses AI for Indian Language Content
To make it easy for "print publishers to create mobile-friendly web content," Mountain View, California-based Google launched Navlekha, (New Writing) a platform to help Indian language publishers get on the web. It will use artificial intelligence to render any PDF containing Indian language content into editable text. Navlekha has begun...
Google Provides Free Wi-Fi at 400 Train Stations in India
Since 2015, Google has been working with federally-owned and operated entities, the Indian Railways and RailTel, a pan-India optic fiber network running along railway tracks in rural and urban regions covering 70% of India’s population, to bring public Wi-Fi to India’s train stations. The first Wi-Fi-enabled railway station, Mumbai Central,...