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You can try out a demo of AMP by going to g.co/amp on your mobile.

This is Google’s plan to speed up the mobile web

Google depends almost solely on the open web for most of its revenues, has a vested interest in giving you a fast browsing experience on mobile. Its solution is called AMP (short for Accelerated Mobile Pages), and unlike Apple and Facebook’s walled-garden approach, it is completely open-source
Noida-based Ringing Bells launches Freedom 251 - the cheapest smartphone ever in New Delhi.

Fake In India: Makers of Freedom 251 justify copying Apple designs

The Freedom 251 released by Noida-based company Ringing Bells, is the world’s cheapest smartphone. It costs ₹ 251 -- approximately $4 -- and raises more questions than answers.
The phone – that buyers can purchase for Rs. 251 from the company’s website from Thursday -- will be launched at a high-profile function attended by defence minister Manohar Parrikar, senior MP Murli Manohar Joshi and Madhya Pradesh legislator Omprakash Sakhlecha in Delhi at 7pm

Everything that is wrong with Freedom 251, world’s cheapest smartphone

The Freedom 251 may be the world’s cheapest smart phone but the device released by Noida-based Ringing Bells is riddled with problems, including a possible copyright infringement of Apple’s iconic iPhone, HT has found.
Students gather for a protest against Facebook’s ’Free Basics’ in Hyderabad.

This is how the Indian internet is battling Facebook’s Free Basics

The Indian internet has been waging a war of its own in a last-minute rush to gather support and prevent Facebook’s Free Basics from becoming a reality
Free Basics, which began as Internet.org, was first launched in India in February as a closed platform with services hand-picked by Facebook.

What Facebook is doing to push Free Basics in India

Facebook has been spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on hoardings across Indian cities and full-page newspaper advertisements trying to drum up support for Free Basics, which, it claims, is crucial for “digital equality” in India. The campaign comes days before the December 30 deadline for comments on a consultation paper about zero-rating released by the TRAI.
With fresh notifications, Facebook is planning to push its controversial Free Basics initiative formerly known as Internet.org in India.

Facebook is rolling out a campaign to ‘Save Free Basics’ in India

With over 125 million users, India is Facebook’s largest market outside the United States. Now, the world’s largest social network is leveraging the strength of those numbers to push its controversial Free Basics initiative — formerly Internet.org in India
Marian Croak is responsible for Google’s initiatives to expand internet access around the world.

WiFi for the next billion but no violating neutrality, says Google

Despite having backed net neutrality in the United States, Google hasn’t officially commented on the topic in India.
Zero-rating is essentially telecom industry jargon for data that a consumer doesn’t pay for directly but is somehow subsidised by an operator or a content provider. Facebook’s Free Basics program uses zero-rating to let users access certain parts of the internet for free.

TRAI’s new paper about data pricing is boring. We made it fun

This latest paper is a Snooze Central, but it raises some pretty important questions about the future of a neutral internet in India.
Twitter’s Rishi Jaitly says that the company is excited about the growth of mobile video. At the Twitter Video Summit in Mumbai in on December 2, the company will educate publishers about using its suite of video tools more effectively.

Twitter’s future in India is all about mobile video

Twitter’s Rishi Jaitly says that the company is excited about the growth of mobile video. At the Twitter Video Summit in Mumbai in on December 2, the company will educate publishers about using its suite of video tools more effectively.
The Apple Watch has landed. Should you go pick it up?

Review: The Apple Watch is now available in India. Should you buy it?

The Apple Watch finally arrives in India, packed with cool features to simplify (complicate) your life. But the million dollar question is: Is it worth it? Here’s the review.

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