Google Play Music Service Finally Comes to India!

Google has finally launched its Play Music store in India.

The company announced a slew of new products related to India yesterday, but the local launch of its music service was not among them. Nevertheless, a number of eagle-eyed Google fans in India noticed that the service came online for them today — Google later confirmed the launch in a statement.

While the Play Music store has launched, there are some caveats. It doesn’t include the Saavn or Gaana-like ‘All Access’ streaming service and there’s no radio or podcasts yet. The content is priced from 15 INR ($0.22) per track and 90 INR ($1.35) per album.

Google Play Music store was first launched in the U.S. in 2011, so it has taken a long time to make its way to India. But these days India is a key focus for Google, as company CEO Sundar Pichai — who was born in India himself — explained in a recent op-ed. Not only is India tipped to overtake China as the world’s most populous country, but its internet revolution is in its early days — just 300 million of its estimated 1.3 billion population go online now. That presents plenty of growth opportunities and scope for innovation to help things evolve faster. Also, unlike China, Google isn’t locked out of the market so it stands to reason that India could develop into a lucrative market for the search giant.

Google Play Music is joining a congested market though. Apple Music and Australia’s Guvara are among the international players that compete with domestic rivals Gaana, which owned by media giant Times Internet, and Saavn, which raised $100 million led by Tiger Global last year. Others could follow, too.

Competition aside, India is a challenging market for digital goods since buying online is not yet a habit that mainstream consumers have adopted in large numbers. That’s partly down to the need to change behaviors and attitudes, but the fact that credit and debit card penetration is below 10 percent means that few could buy music even if they wanted to.

Earlier this year, Google added carrier billing for content, allowing consumers to make payment via their mobile operator without the need for card. That hasn’t been enabled for Google Play Music purchases yet, but Google hinted that it will be added soon.

“Now you can download your favorite local and global music on Google Play in India, plus get free storage for up to 50,000 songs from your music collection. Currently these services are only available to users with international credit cards, but we’ll be expanding soon to additional forms of payment,” a spokesperson said.

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The Next Gen Droid- KIT-KAT®

Android is the operating system that powers over 1 billion smartphones and tablets. Since these devices make our lives so sweet, each Android version is named after a dessert: Cupcake, Donut, Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Ice Cream Sandwich, and Jelly Bean. 

As everyone finds chocolate so tempting, Google decided to name the next version of Android after one of our favourite chocolate treats, the KitKat®!

On September 3rd, just a day before Samsung announced the Galaxy Note 3, Google announced a new version of Android dubbed Android 4.4 KitKat. The company refused to divulge many of the important details including Android 4.4 KitKat release date, features and updates but fortunately, in the days since, we’re starting to get some clarity.

In late July, Google announced the update that many had expected at Google I/O 2013 in May. The company unveiled Android 4.3 Jelly Bean, an update to the Jelly Bean operating system that debuted alongside the new Nexus 7. Like Android 4.2, Android 4.3 Jelly Bean arrived with some incremental upgrades to Google’s Android software, bringing things like Bluetooth Low Energy, OpenGL 3.0 Support, some changes to the dialer, and more. It was and is a small update, nothing like the jump from Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean was.

After Android 4.3 Jelly Bean rolled out to Google’s Nexus devices, many expected that the next update in line would be Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie, an update that had been rumored well before Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. As it turns out, there is a new Android update coming this year but it won’t be called Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie.

Google’s new ‘K’ update is instead going to be Android 4.4 KitKat, an update that it announced earlier this month, and one that was done in partnership with Nestle, the maker of the KitKat bar. The update, while official, is still somewhat of a mystery as the company declined to get into specifics when pressed for information.

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How to: install Android Jelly Bean 4.3 on your Computer?

Android is the Google’s most famous operating system for mobiles. Many companies are supported Android on their mobile phone because of its applications and many other amazing functions. Android is used almost everywhere in these days. Also they release new version with amazing features.Android 4.3, Jelly Bean improves on the speed and simplicity of Android 4.1 and includes all new features – Photo Sphere and a completely redesigned camera app, new Gesture Typing keyboard, Google Now with all new cards, and much more.Android 4.3, an even sweeter Jelly Bean, is available now on Nexus phones and tablets.Restricted profiles limit access to apps and content, at home with your family and at work. Bluetooth Smart support makes Android ready for a whole new class of mobile apps that connect to fitness sensors. Games look great thanks to the 3D realistic, high performance graphics powered by OpenGL ES 3.0.And there's a lot more new in this release, Check them out!

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Is Google Spying You? A Total Myth.

There is something undeniably Orwellian about Google Earth. Type in your home address and the camera swoops down from the stratosphere to display a clear aerial shot of your house. Zoom in closer and you can make out the pink rhododendron on your front lawn and your car in the driveway.You half expect to zoom into the living room window and see yourself sitting at your computer. Wave to the camera!

The myth about Google Earth is that it's the world's most powerful real-time spy camera. The truth is that every image you see on Google Earth is an average of one to three years old [source: Google Earth]. Google collects and composites images from satellite and aerial imaging companies like DigitalGlobe and Tele Atlas, as well as from government agencies and the armed forces.

So yes, it's possible to get caught on camera by Google Earth, but that would take an incredible amount of luck.

The "Street View" option on Google Maps has also come under fire from privacy advocates who believe it also functions as a spy camera. But once again, the images are only updated once every few years. Plus, Google has devised a face-blurring algorithm to protect the anonymity of folks accidentally captured on camera.

Google has a lot of technology. So it wouldn't take away people's privacy just like that. Thats why, there are still no substitute to Google Maps or Google Earth!

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