Will Google destroy Indian entrepreneurship? Many tech startups think so
The 30% fee applied to in-app purchases as well as a virtual monopoly in many significant verticals by Google has incensed Indian entrepreneurs.
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Desperate for a win in social, Google app 'Neighbourly' lures urban Indians
Google has put a lot of time and effort into its new crowdsourcing app, which has thoughtful privacy features and uses India as its launchpad. Yet a graveyard of failed products and formidable competitors in the space means that success will not be easy.
Google Glass' amazing medical usages (Warning: You may end up missing an organ)
Google's device can revolutionize teaching in the medical field and diagnostics in rural areas, but there will have to be usage rules so patients don't suffer.
Softbank snatches Arora, but Google rumbles on
Masayoshi Son's recent big pick banks on Nikesh Arora driving his firm firmly into the future so it can compete with the likes of, well, Google.
Once upon a time, there was a service called Orkut
One of the first social networks around, Orkut was most loved by Indians and Brazilians. Now, Google is pulling the plug on it.
Twenty-six years later, lost boy uses Google Earth to track down family
Here's an example of how technology can impact us in ways that we wouldn't believe