Yahoo and D-Link in India are taking steps to help Indian consumers access multimedia content more easily. After launching a Hindi-cinema streaming catalogue, Yahoo has tied up with TV content distributors. D-Link on the other hand has launched their Boxee Box in India.
Tata Sky is offering Internet based streaming to set top boxes and Yahoo India introduced MoviePlex—an online catalog of several Indian movies followed by YouTube introducing ad-supported movies.
A company's mobile phone ecosystem is heavily dependent on social interaction. Facing Google's and Microsoft's integration on their respective mobile platforms, Apple might find it hard to maintain dominance.
Microsoft India's chairman was critical of the experience quality offered by Indian OEMs.
Aamir Khan's Satyamev Jayate has full episodes in high definition region unlocked on YouTube for the world to view. The first of its kind to upload full episodes within hours of broadcast, a positive sign for India's online streaming business.
Dell is expanding their manufacturing plant in Chennai, India to increase their mobile export quantities. LG is hoping to make a dent in Samsung's dominance by coming up with 45 handsets in 2011. Dell and LG are betting on Android for their handset portfolios.
Bharti Enterprises' subsidiary, Beetel to introduce economical feature handsets in India. Acquisition of Zain telecomm in Africa and being a part of one f the biggest telecomm carrier (Airtel) makes them a powerful competitor.
SanDisk's Mobile Memory Van is touring various cities in India during festivals as part of the company's Memory Yatra 2012.
Vodafone India has announced availability of their MiFi device allowing upto 5 devices to connect at the same time over WiFi to browse Internet (over 3G) and Airtel has announced subscription based live and video on demand television over the Internet.
After launching their Ovi store in 2009, Nokia has introduced operator billing with app prices and payment in Rupees instead of Euros. The update doesn't mean much for Nokia's global presence but might attract developers to code more local apps.