
Singapore’s Shopee app big hit in Brazil, now plans India launch
Shopee took just two years to become Brazil’s most downloaded shopping app, winning users with its game-changing, low-cost approach. Read more…
Shopee took just two years to become Brazil’s most downloaded shopping app, winning users with its game-changing, low-cost approach. Read more…
The Indian parent of TikTok clone Josh has raised more than $100 million from investors including Alphabet Inc’s Google and Microsoft. Read more…
A Taiwanese solution provider has developed iDiabCare, an app that helps patients control their health and manage their diabetic symptoms. Read more…
Facebook rolled out its own version of social media rival TikTok embedding a new short-form video service called Reels in its Instagram app. Read more…
“Disappointing” tuna sparked an idea: an artificial intelligence (AI) system to make sure your sashimi is always delicious. Read more…
India will roll out a version of its coronavirus contact-tracing application that can run on mobile carrier Reliance Jio’s cheap JioPhones. Read more…
India has ordered all public and private sector employees use a government-backed contact tracing app Aarogya Setu and keep social distancing. Read more…
SYDNEY (Reuters) – More than two million Australians have downloaded an app to trace contacts of COVID-19 patients hours after its release, the government said on Monday, as states set out plans to expand testing Read more…
PALO IT has developed an app to help healthcare professionals provide care for large numbers of COVID-19 patients remotely. Read more…
Singapore launched the TraceTogether app to allow authorities to identify those who have been exposed to people infected with coronavirus. Read more…
Chinese gaming company Beijing Kunlun Tech Co Ltd said on Friday that it has agreed to sell Grindr LLC, a popular gay dating app. Read more…
StarHub today announced that it will offer SME customers free subscriptions to the softphone app for remote workers. Read more…
Transport app FlixMobility reported on Thursday a 37% increase in passenger numbers last year and has identified India as a potential target market. Read more…
Swvl, an Egyptian startup with an app to book transport, plans to launch operations in the Philippines, Indonesia and Bangladesh by the end of next year. Read more…
Apple CEO Tim Cook met the chief of China’s market regulator after it removed an app that helped Hong Kong protesters track police movements. Read more…
Google has suspended a role-playing app associated with the Hong Kong protests due to a policy. Read more…
Apple Inc has removed an app that helped Hong Kong protestors track police movements, saying it was used to ambush law enforcement. Read more…
A weather forecasting app has once again been caught making digital purchases without the knowledge of the phone’s owner. Read more…
LittleLives, recently launched an app in Malaysia, which helps parents stay updated on their children’s activities at early childhood centres and schools. Read more…
Xiaohongshu, which allows users to post product reviews and share shopping experiences, said its app was removed from Android stores in China. Read more…
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