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Facing Lawsuit, Google Drops Some Content in India

Google Inc. removed some controversial content from its Indian services to comply with a court order in a civil lawsuit, the latest twist in the legal drama over Web censorship in the world’s largest democracy.

RIM, India at Stalemate as Deadline Arrives

Research In Motion has reached another impasse in its negotiations with the Indian government, and this one may not be as easily overcome as those that preceded it. Though New Delhi has been provided with access to RIM’s BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) service and BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS), it continues to demand access to the company’s BlackBerry Enterprise Service–something RIM insists it is unable to provide.
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Qualms Arise Over Outsourcing Of Electronic Medical Records

Indian technology companies are eyeing a coming wave of U.S. spending to digitize health-care records. But sensitivity over outsourcing and resistance by American hospitals to sending medical information overseas could thwart efforts to win big contracts.

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Canaan Makes A Deja Vu Investment In Indian Used Cars

Emerging markets like India are still catching up to U.S. consumers’ comfort level with buying cars through online marketplaces like eBay and AutoTrader. “I don’t think India is ready for that,” Canaan General Partner Deepak Kamra said.

Nokia Mulls Netbook

Microsoft is prepping a slimmed down version of the forthcoming Windows 7 operating system to work on so-called netbooks. Asustek is mulling a mini-laptop that runs on Google’s Android OS. Now, Nokia is looking with interest at the netbook market as well.

One Time Inc. Casualty: Digital Boss Ned Desmond

Time Inc. still hasn’t figured out exactly how many people the magazine publisher will fire this fall — the 600 number reported earlier this week, we’re told, is a guesstimate. In the meantime there are plenty of high-level org chart changes, like the departure of Ned Desmond, a longtime Time Inc. vet who was most recent title was President of Time Inc. Interactive. Click through to read Time Inc. boss Ann Moore’s goodbye memo.