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Why Super apps have become flavour of the season for corporate India

While Tata, Reliance and Paytm have elaborate plans including global tie-ups, a host of start-ups are eyeing these platforms to expand their customer bases

Paytm announces Rs 10 crore fund for India's mini app developers

Targeting Google's dominance in the app distribution space in India, Paytm on Thursday said it is setting up a Rs 10 crore fund as equity investments for mini app developers in the country

Google to force apps to pay 30% Play Store tax; gives one year to comply

The tech giant plans to start enforcing this rule for apps that meet this criteria but are not implementing it

Explained: The story behind the Apple versus Fortnite App Store battle

The court case involving Apple and Epic Games, the maker of the video game Fortnite, is the result of the gamemaker's rebellion against rules and fees set by Apple

This IIT engineer is building a 'Toppr' of an app in the edtech space

Zishaan Hayath would rather build his enterprise ground up than go for an acquisition

Using voice-to-text to save time and energy and boost efficiency at work

A slew of transcription apps are helping journos, lawyers, medics and others do away with manually taking down notes by converting and, in some cases, translating speech to text

Small apps unite to take on Apple, Google over unfair trade practices

On Thursday, the smaller companies said they had formed the Coalition for App Fairness, a nonprofit group that plans to push for changes in the app stores and "protect the app economy"

Indian startups to miss Chinese expertise more than cash: SoftBank exec

India has banned over 200 Chinese apps and also put severe restrictions on Chinese investments into the country following border clashes in eastern Ladakh

Paytm says users money safe after Google removes app from Playstore

Paytm is India's leading digital payments app, claiming over 50 million monthly active users

US imposes restrictions on transactions via WeChat, curbs on TikTok

The order doesn't apply to operations or cash transfers outside the US, which had been a concern of some US tech companies

Google says will remove apps that facilitate sports betting from Play Store

Google said it does not allow apps facilitating sports betting and will remove such apps from the Google Play Store

IT Ministry has blocked 224 apps in interest of national security: Dhotre

The IT ministry has blocked 224 mobile apps in the interest of national security and sovereignty, Parliament was informed on Wednesday

For banned apps, return is tough as China shadow spoils the game

Bringing a local or non-Chinese partner onboard opens up the possibility of legal recourse to have the ban diluted or revoked

PM to launch flagship fisheries scheme, app for farmers on Thursday

PM Modi will digitally launch the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana and also inaugurate e-Gopala App, a comprehensive breed improvement marketplace and information portal for direct use of farmers

TikTok emerges world's most downloaded non-gaming app in August: Report

Despite facing several challenges, short video-sharing platform TikTok emerged the most downloaded non-gaming app worldwide for August with over 63.3 million installs, a 1.6% increase from August 2019

China opposes India banning mobile apps, asks for 'correction of mistakes'

Indian actions violate the legal interests of Chinese investors and services providers and China asks India to correct its mistakes, commerce ministry spokesman Gao Feng said

PLA aggression in Pangong resumes, Indian Special Forces launch a counter

Thousands of soldiers climbed up mountain peaks for about six hours to claim the vantage points along the south bank of Pangong Tso

India bans 118 Chinese apps including PUBG: Here's the full list of apps

Indian Cyber Coordination Centre and Home Ministry recommended blocking 'malicious' apps, says statement

All-in-one app race heats up with Tata's plan to roll out one by Jan 2021

Reliance Jio, which signed a $5.7 bn deal with Whatsapp owner Facebook, is building its own digital empire by entering the hot e-commerce space in the grocery segment with its JioMart

Video-sharing app Chingari attracts $1.3 mn through seed round funding

Indigenous short video-sharing app Chingari has attracted a funding of $1.3 million in a seed round.