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Team of AIIMS doctors, IIT-Delhi students launch app to track plasma donors
AIIMS doctor along with a team of IIT-Delhi students have developed an app -- COPAL-19 -- that enables users to track willing plasma donors who have recovered from coronavirus.
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Pompeo welcomes Chinese app ban, says it will 'boost' India's security
The ban comes in the backdrop of the current stand-off along the Line of Actual control in eastern Ladakh with Chinese troops
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Aarogya Setu services resume after users complain of a technical glitch
The services of Aarogya Setu, Coronavirus tracking mobile application, have resumed on early Wednesday after users complained of a technical glitch.
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Ban NaMo app as it violates people's privacy, says Prithviraj Chavan
Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Prithviraj Chavan on Tuesday demanded a ban on NaMo app alleging that it was violating privacy of Indians.
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China voices strong concern over India's ban on 59 apps with Chinese links
India banned 59 apps with Chinese links for engaging in "activities which are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order"
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These techies built a social media start-up from their college hostel room
A day after Mahindra Group chairman Anand Mahindra committed an investment of $1 mn in social media start-up Hapramp, its creative social media app GoSocial saw unprecedented traffic due to which the
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Uttar Pradesh STF personnel asked to remove Chinese apps from mobile phones
At present, there are around 300 officers and staff in the UP STF
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After Google, Apple removes TikTok clone app Zynn from App Store
Google Play Store earlier removed another TikTok rival app Mitron.
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Indians should be proud of 'safest app' Aarogya Setu, says MyGov CEO
There is no other app that anyone in India is using today that has greater privacy features than what Aarogya Setu has, said MyGov CEO Abhishek Singh
Indian Railways makes installing Aarogya Setu app 'mandatory' for travel
Passengers, who do not have the app installed on their mobile phones, might be asked to do so after their arrival at the station
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Check applicable charges while joining online conference platforms: TRAI
The regulatory body urged the people to carefully check the terms and conditions before using dial-in service provided by online conferencing platforms
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Covid-19 to structurally change collection of data for official statistics
The National Statistics Office is exchanging ideas with international agencies about handling data and statistics amid the pandemic situation
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Aarogya Setu most downloaded healthcare app in the world, says Amitabh Kant
Aarogya Setu is currently available on iOS and Android, and nearly 9 crore users have already downloaded the app
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Apple, Google ban GPS tracking in apps using contract tracing framework
Both companies said privacy and preventing governments from using the system to compile data on citizens was a primary goal
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HDFC Bank net banking, mobile app suffer outages for a second day
The bank has apologised on Twitter and assured customers that the problem will be resolved soon
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App-based trading, investing in stock market: Easy, but limited options
Proper financial planning can be done only by having a mix of asset classes
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Political campaigns in the US track where voters go using their smartphones
Voter targeting has grown more invasive with location data that apps can transmit from cellphones
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A JINY to help 'Bharat' users learn mobile apps and transact online
The Bengaluru-based start-up is helping 40-year-plus users in small towns shed their fear of e-commerce, hand-holding them through the process of transacting online
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How tech cos make us feel like we own their apps and how that benefits them
Psychological ownership can benefit the companies because it leads users to take on valuable extra roles
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India's first-time internet users are addicted to these quirky Chinese apps
Hundreds of millions of Indians, newly connected to the web, are flocking to wacky, racy content on apps such as Like, Helo and TikTok
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