Apple TV to be Launched in India for Rs. 6990: BGR.in

BGR.in’s Rajat Agrawal with another scoop about the Apple TV this time:

Last week we exclusively reported that Apple was planning to launch its Apple TV in India. However, we were sketchy on details about when Apple would launch it and at what price. Multiple sources have now confirmed to us that in all likelihood Apple would launch the Apple TV in the coming fortnight for Rs 6,990.

With the launch of the iTunes Store in India, this isn’t surprising. The Apple TV is a great little device (I got mine from the US) and also makes for a great AirPlay receiver if you own one or more iOS devices.

December 13, 2012 ✚ Permalink

Google India Slammed with a Rs. 76 Crore Penalty by the IT Dept

Apurva Chaudhary for MediaNama:

[…] the tax office has refused to back down on the penalty after listening to the company’s explanation and interacting with its auditor, SR Batliboi & Associates. The authorities have said that Google India misled the authorities, deflated its income, violated accounting rules laid down by the chartered accountants’ institute and also reported incorrect revenues in order to avoid being subjected to transfer pricing adjustments with respect to its international transactions.

November 14, 2012 ✚ Permalink

64.91M Mobile Number Portability (MNP) Requests In India Till August 2012

64.91 million subscribers submitted number porting requests till the month of August, 2012, according to the Indian Telecom regulator TRAI. This is up from 59.30 million porting requests till July 2012, an increase of 9.45% month on month. However, this also means that of a total connection base of 908.35 million connections (701.88 million active), just 5.61 million connections sent port out requests during the month.

MNP was launched in Haryana on November 25, 2010 and was made available pan-India on January 2011. That’s close to 65 million requests in 20 months.

October 15, 2012 ✚ Permalink