Pluggd.in Newsletter:Operators get ready for iPhone 5 launch in India

Today we introduced 'Ask me', a much needed feature on Pluggd.in forum connecting entrepreneurs with experts. 

The first expert we have is Paul Singh of 500Startups. Paul will answer all your queries related to angel investing. And we seriously mean 'all queries'. Hop here.

iPhone 5 launches today – A look at Airtel's data plan for iPhone 5

Telecom operator Airtel has announced its data plans for iPhone 5. And by the way, iPad Mini pre-ordering has started.

How ZatSe plans to take on JustDial in its home turf [Interview with Ashima Munjal]

A startup from Hero Majestic group!

In its second Indian buy this year, European firm Gruner + Jahr snaps up mobile ad-network SeventyNine

Seventynine is G+J's second digital acquisition in India after Networkplay, which was acquired by G+J earlier this year.

Review : AOL's Alto Mail [You can snooze your Inbox]

Kim Dot Com scripts Megaupload sequel and Lenovo launches smartphones in India

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Purposeful mentoring is in short supply, not money [Nov 1 Newsletter]

Newsletter for November 1st.

Of ShopVeg shutdown, startup accelerators and response from VentureNursery

Smart businessmen know that populism and pandering to anyone's ego has very little use in business. We believe that in India, committed, active and purposeful mentoring is in short supply, not money.

/startups

Gift Facebook friends in 3 steps using Friends Club on Giftbig.com [Some gifts are free]

/APPS

DroidJuice lets you share your Droid battery status with the world (and compare smartphones on battery life)

Android's Siri, Maluuba launches in India [Voice based personal assistant]

/Tech,Gadgets

AR Drone, the quadricopter that can fly 162 feet high and record HD Videos launched in India

AR Drone, the smartphone controlled quadricopter which can fly in the sky at a height of up to 162 feet and record High Definition videos or relay it back to your device has been launched in India.

Explained : How to turn off the new compose feature on Gmail

That is, if you still do not like the new 'compose' feature in Gmail.

Karbonn launches two smartphones A21 and A9+ under its Duple Series

Karbonn has introduced two smartphones- the Karbonn 'Smart' A21 and A9+. Both devices run on Android 4.0 and are powered by Qualcomm's 1.2 Ghz Snapdragon processor.

/Misc

Supreme Court declines to intervene in setting up independent mobile radiation control body

The court was of the view that as government has already set up a committee on radiation issue, it needs a free hand at the initial stages.

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Pluggd.in Newsletter: Oct 30

Hello there, We have been exploring a few great options to improve the newsletter experience and have finally found one. We respect your time and from now onwards, we will hand curate articles that we believe you should be reading.

Chinese mobile browser UCWeb becomes most downloaded mobile browser in India on Google Play
Chinese web browser UCWeb which was launched in India in November last year announced that it has become the most downloaded mobile browser on Google Play and is en route to become India's number 1 mobile internet browser.

Airtel 4G : Review [AVOID it, unless you want to experience early adopter curse]
Airtel 4G is a myth. The company hasn't yet fixed its infrastructure and we strongly recommend you to avoid the early bird enthusiasm.

OyeChotu.com Delivers Authentic Indian Snacks to NRIs Worldwide
Indian snacks for NRIs!! Great concept?

Mobile banking in India on rise, SBI and ICICI lead volume & value
Volume of mobile based transactions has gone up over 40 % in August this year when compared to the month of February!

Preferred App Deployment Platform for Indian Startups [Survey Results]
No surprises here, but you will still be surprised to see the growth of Heroku and CtrlS

Product Managers Should Look Beyond Search: Browse Merchandising
For all the ecommerce firms, this is a must read (on-site search can be used for success!)

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• Inmobi shuts down offices in Africa and Russia. Because it don't matter
• Groupon Inc's Crazeal to rebrand to Groupon.co.in soon [Working around a legal dispute?]
• Google adds support for 9 International languages in Web Fonts API, including Tamil, Bengali and Hindi

- Team Pluggd.in.