India's Top 12 Tech Stories Of 2012


#9 Apple wins copyright infringement

Apple was always a hot grab for netizens. Eventhough the company had not yet shown much interest in India with its products, it has an amazing fan base in the country. So the Indians were keen to know about what’s happening with the Cupertino tech giant. Thus the historic patent victory of Apple on Samsung became one of the most sought out news in 2012.

#8 Pinterest

Pinterest, the third largest social network and the once hyped Facebook rival, is not catching up to the expectations lately. However Indians, who mostly welcome any social networks, haven’t avoided the pin-board site too. The stories related to Pinterest surfaced to the 8th spot liked by people.

#7 Google driverless car

Google, the world’s most popular search engine is mesmerizing the world lately with its amazing inventions. The waves of its inventions reach every corner of the world from Silicon Valley. Among those, the driverless car, which was granted a license to run on the streets of Nevada interested Indians a lot. Google had lobbied to pass the law for the car which according to Google "knew what they were doing” and the first ever license was issued to a Toyota Prius modified with Google's experimental driverless technology.

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