‘PUBG Mobile’ will escape India ban by cutting out Tencent

Posted on 08/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Last week, India banned another 118 apps with links to China. PUBG Mobile Lite and PUBG Mobile Nordic Map were included in that sweeping ban. Now, PUBG Corporation says it’s looking for ways to bring the apps back to India.The South Korean company wa...

Netflix, Amazon and Disney+ will self-regulate to avoid censorship in India

Posted on 05/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Streaming services are keen to prevent regulators from censoring their content, and they’re willing to police themselves to ensure that artistic freedom. Variety reports that Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ Hotstar and 12 other companies have si...

India bans ‘PUBG Mobile’ and more than 100 other apps

Posted on 02/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

In June, India banned 59 apps made my Chinese companies, including TikTok, WeChat and several QQ and Baidu apps. Today, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology banned another 118 apps with ties to China. In a press release, the ministr...

Apple gears up for direct iPhone sales in India

Posted on 25/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Apple is finally ready to begin offering online iPhone sales in India after what seems like years of negotiations and political wrangling. Bloomberg is reporting that the company will launch a web store on the subcontinent next month, marking a new e...

India restores some of Kashmir’s 4G internet following court ruling

Posted on 16/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

India brought back some basic services to Kashmir after its shutdown was deemed illegal, but now it’s restoring some of the services that many people elsewhere take for granted. Reuters reports the Indian government has reactivated 4G services in the...

India will provide ID cards that store all your medical data

Posted on 15/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

India is about to make a big gamble on health data. The country has announced plans (via NDTV) to give every Indian a “Health ID” card that stores medical information like conditions and prescriptions in a “common database.” Doctors and pharmacies wi...

Google buys $4.5 billion stake in India’s biggest mobile network

Posted on 15/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Google is the latest big name to buy a stake in India’s largest mobile network, the company announced today. The search giant is buying a 7.7 percent stake in Jio Platforms worth $4.5 billion, a sum that is coming from Google’s recently-announced $10...

Google makes a $10 billion bet on India

Posted on 13/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Google is going to invest up to $10 billion in India over the next five to seven years, CEO Sundar Pichai announced today. The news came as part of Google’s annual Google for India event in which the search giant makes announcements specific to that...

Samsung begins offering support requests via WhatsApp in India

Posted on 06/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

With the COVID-19 crisis continuing unabated in India, more folks than ever are relying on their smartphone. At the same time, the pandemic means it’s not easy to get help if you have a technical problem. With all that in mind, Samsung has introduced...

India may require online shops to hand over site code