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  • Google overhauls Play Store policies: Lower app commissions, external billing, Third-party app stores

    Google is lowering its app commissions to 20 percent and introducing a Registered App Store programme that makes installation of participating third-party app stores easier.

  • App Jaisa Koi Nahin: How India’s AI companions are redefining love and loneliness 

    As more people turn to screens not just for information, but for affirmation and emotional support, these platforms are likely to deepen their footprint, but they need to ensure the technology does not outrun the responsibility that must come with it.

  • Make in India: How Bengaluru’s Scrite app is revolutionising Indian screenwriting

    Forget Final Draft & Celtx, home-grown Scrite, founded by Prashanth Udupa, Punit Thakkar & Surya Vasishta, is affordable and has multilingual support. Praised by Rakshit Shetty, Raj B Shetty, Abhaya Simha & Mayur Puri, the app has been used to write Malayalam film 'Footage' to a Bengali novel.

  • AI-powered 'Death Clock' app can predict when you will 'die'. How it works

    Available on both Google Play and the Apple Store, the Death Clock app uses data from 1,200 international life expectancy studies covering 53 million participants.

  • Mindfulness and meditation apps: Your pocket-sized path to reduce stress

    In today's fast-paced world, finding moments of peace and tranquillity can be challenging. Fortunately, technology has stepped in to offer a solution: mindfulness and meditation apps. These digital tools provide a convenient and accessible way to cultivate inner calm, reduce stress, and improve overall well-being.

  • Now, oJi app helps commuters compare fares across multiple ride-hailing firms

    oJi cabs app has partnered with multiple aggregators, enabling passengers to compare fares and book rides seamlessly.

  • Tech capital Bengaluru launches four apps to tackle water crisis

    Karnataka deputy CM DK Shivakumar said Bengaluru is facing a rainfall deficit, with 6,900 out of 13,900 bore wells having dried up.

  • Start-up Street | Google vs Indian apps: Goliath vs David or just another business squabble?

    Overall, there is a trend of users, courts, antitrust authorities and even governments siding with app developers and taking a tougher stand on anti-competitive behaviour by Big Tech 

  • NCPCR seeks action against app for distributing obscene content

    Specific shows within these apps are accused of depicting explicit sexual scenes and storylines -- with screenshots submitted as evidence -- showing disturbing portrayals of sexual intercourse involving schoolchildren, it said.

  • App delisting cannot be permitted: Minister Vaishnaw on Google-Indian startups row

    In an interview to PTI, IT and Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the startup ecosystem is key to the Indian economy and their fate cannot be left to any big tech to decide.

  • Digital activists useful allies in fight against predatory loan apps

    Predatory apps run circles around regulators, but digital activists make identifying and tracking these apps seem like child’s play. Working together, the two can curb their spread Srinath Sridharan & Anand V

  • Microsoft appoints Aparna Gupta as new Global Delivery Center Leader

    In her new role, Gupta will spearhead customer innovation and delivery excellence. The GDC arm was established in 2005 at Hyderabad, and focuses on deliveries of Industry solutions to Microsoft's partners

  • These two apps can help you locate clean public toilets

  • NCLAT upholds Rs 1,338-cr fine on Google, grants partial relief on four grounds

  • Govt plans new security testing for smartphones, crackdown on pre-installed apps

  • App-based auto ban in Karnataka leaves drivers confused, citizens frustrated

  • The Pixel tablet: What we know so far

  • Corporate Crossings | Tata Neu's former CTO Sauvik Banerjjee joins UK firm Rezolve as CEO

  • A look at the apps that are most popular among users

  • Is Apple removing old apps from the app store?

  • TN Hari: Is the end-game near in online grocery?

  • Google introduces 'Offers' tab in Play Store to help users spot deals and discounts

  • Hello World | The future of work is about match quality, not specialization

  • Liverpool’s James Milner and Brighton’s Adam Lallana back golf performance analytics app Upgame

  • Hello World | Meet Desh Keyboards, India’s fastest growing keyboard app startup

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