India TikTok Ban Threatens China’s Rise as Global Tech Power
China over the past decade built an alternate online reality where Google and Facebook barely exist. Now its own tech corporations, from Alibaba Group Holding...
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UC Browser Ban: 5 Indian Web Browsers You Can Use Instead
UC Browser, which is one of the popular mobile browsers, with over 50 crore downloads, has been banned in India. The government said that it...
TikTok, Shareit, 59 Apps Banned by Government, Here’s What You Can Use Instead
The government has just banned 59 apps, which are from Chinese companies, as potential threats to national security. It’s not clear at this moment how...
Zomato Employees Burn Company T-Shirts to Protest Chinese Investment in Firm
A group of Zomato food delivery platform employees in Kolkata tore and burnt their official T-shirts to protest Chinese investment in the firm. The agitation...
Google Play Makes It Easier to Run Targeted Promotions for Apps
Google launched the first beta for Android 11 earlier this month and has started to detail the new features that will be included in the...
Chinese Apps: Government Denies Passing Order to Ban TikTok, CamScanner, Others From Google Play, App Store
The government on Friday refuted a viral message claiming that the Ministry of Electronics & IT (Meity) had put restrictions on several “Chinese applications” in...
TikTok Owner ByteDance Said to See Massive Growth in Q1
Beijing-based ByteDance, the privately owned operator of short video app TikTok, booked around CNY 40 billion (roughly Rs. 43,000 crores) in revenue for the January-March...
Microsoft Teams Adds Custom Background Effects During Video Call, Other New Features
Microsoft Teams, the video conferencing service by Microsoft, is getting a host of new updates, including the ability to use custom photos as background images...
Apple Maps Gets Nearby Feature in India, Expands Real-Time Transit Information
Apple Maps has enabled the Nearby feature in India to let users find nearby establishments including food delivery, groceries, medical shops, petrol pumps, and restaurants,...
WhatsApp Tipped to Soon Let You Access Your Account From Up to 4 Devices Simultaneously
WhatsApp seems set to soon allow you to use your WhatsApp account on as many as four devices simultaneously. A screenshot has been posted on...