Apple has just announced that the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c will be available in Italy, Russia, Spain and 33 additional countries on Friday, October 25 and to an additional 16 countries including India and Mexico on Friday, November 1. » Apple Announces Two New Rounds of International iPhone 5s and 5c Launches

Earlier we already wrote that Apple had Launched the iTunes store in 56 new countries including Russia, Turkey and India. Now Appleinsider reported that Apple on Wednesday activated iTunes movie sales in 42 new countries. “AppleInsider readers have reported that movies are now available through iTunes in various countries, such as South Africa, but many stores are only showing films from Disney, Sony and their subsidiaries.” iTunes Store users now have access to movies in the following newly-added countries: » iTunes Movies Now Available In 42 Newly-Opened Stores

According to the latest news Apple has launched the iTunes Music Store in 56 new countries including Russia, Turkey, India, South Africa and 52 additional countries. All these countries now have access to an incredible selection of local and international music from all the major labels and thousands of independent labels. » Apple Launches iTunes Store In 56 New Countries Including Russia, Turkey and India

Multiple websites report that Apple will release the iPhone 5 in India and at least 8 other countries on November 2, including: Croatia, the Dominican Republic, Greece, Mexico Bulgaria, Malta, Romania, and Thailand. The iPhone 5 will be available in 100 countries by the end of the year. » iPhone 5 Launching In India and At Least 8 Other Countries On November 2

It turns out that the iPhone is not that big in every country as most people think. The iPhone market share in India was only 1.2 percent of all handset sales during the second quarter of this year, half the level a year earlier. Of course the reason for this low market share is the low average  income of the 1.24 billion people living in India.

Meanwhile, cheap Android handsets have taken India by storm and now enjoy a commanding 50+ percent market share. Today The New York Times wrote about a sub-$50 Android tablet specifically made for students in India, called Ubislate 7Ci, made by London-based Datawind. » A $40 Android Tablet Wants To Conquer Schools In India

After Japanese Apple has confirmed Italian, Chinese, Korean, and Spanish as new languages to be supported by Siri in 2012. But what about Hindi? Well today we get a look at Siri speaking Hindi through a proxy server via @kunalkaul123. He explained it connects to “my Google API Server,” presumably for the translation, but there is “still lots of work to be done.” Check out a video of Siri speaking Hindi after the break. » Siri Speaks Hindi Via Proxy Server

Vodafone’s had some nice news this morning.
They’ve announced that they signed a deal Apple to sell the iPhone in ten markets, including Australia, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Italy (so much for Telecom Italia), India, Portugal, New Zealand, South Africa and Turkey. Expect the phone later this year