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IOS12
General
1 min read

Outlook for Android and iOS gaining Fresh Feature

Microsoft is bringing support for a new feature to Outlook for mobile – Actionable Messages. The new feature will be available once the latest update goes live in the App Store and Google Play Store, and it’s meant to allow Outlook users to act fast while on…

appstore
General
3 min read

Apps that have Revitalised Dated Concepts

In the past few years, we’ve increasingly seen businesses use apps to drive revenue either through ad space, paid access to premium features, or even a small download cost. The latest information from Statista reveals the scale of the market, with data…

Apple Music Android
Electronics
2 min read

Google removes apps from the Play Store for Ad fraud

A successful Android app developer with over half a billion installs to its credit is having its apps removed by Google from the Play Store. DO Global, based in China, has had 46 apps erased from Google’s Android app storefront after an investigation…

BBM
General
1 min read

Consumer version of BBM closing in May

BBM, considered the first messaging service designed for mobile users, will be closing its doors to consumers on May 31st. A note sent to BBM members says that it is “Time to say goodbye.” First used internally by employees of BlackBerry parent Research In…

Airtel Internet 2G Tariff Punjab
Telecom
1 min read

Airtel launches e-book app store

India’s Bharti Airtel has expanded its OTT portfolio with the launch of a new app store for e-books. The Airtel Books app currently offers over 70,000 e-books from Indian and international authors, including some of the latest launch titles. The app will…

AppsFlyer
General
3 min read

AppsFlyer Performance Index puts Facebook and Google on top

acebook and Google may rule the rankings but persistent challenges and rampant fraud are mixing things up, according to the latest Performance Index from Appsflyer. According to Appsflyer’s study, Apple Search Ads and Snap are continuing to grow despite…

Breeze App
Living
2 min read

Relax with CooTek’s Breeze app amidst soothing sounds

That riot of a trend for soul-soothing sights and sounds from our electronic devices has given birth to underload like Cardi B.’s autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) videos but also to a universe of apps that help us relax and sleep better. Enter…

fashion ecommerce
E-Tailing
1 min read

Tech startup Blinq to focus on Southeast Asia

Tech startup Blinq is targeting Southeast Asia with software which allows users to virtually try on and purchase designer apparel and accessories from online luxury and contemporary fashion retailers globally. “Blinq uses AR and algorithmic patterns to…

OTT Messaging apps 1920
Research
4 min read

7 Marvelous Shopify Apps That Can Change Your Life

According to https://profitindustry.com/ecommerce-statistics/, there are quite a lot of different ecommerce statistics and trends that you need to pay attention to. Even the slightest miscalculation or a miss could lead to big losses. As there are a lot of…

Messaging Apps
Research
3 min read

How updating Privacy Settings will affect Businesses

You may have suddenly started receiving privacy updates from all the internet sites, apps and services you use. That’s because the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation becomes law on May 25, 2018. It’s the clearest statement yet from any…

Grab Kudo
E-Tailing
1 min read

SIA, Grab integrate mobile apps

Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Grab have integrated their respective mobile apps to offer enhanced convenience to travelers. The partnership will benefit customers who are travelling to the airport in six countries across Southeast Asia – Indonesia, Malaysia,…

Messaging Apps
Research
2 min read

Smartphone owners use an average of 10 apps daily

Time spent in apps has surged to nearly 1.7 billion hours during the first quarter, largely a result of an exploding global user base, according to App Annie’s latest Consumer App Usage report. The report reveals that despite each operating system having a…

IOT City
Telecom
1 min read

Connected pallets are next greenfield IoT apps

Connected pallets are the most promising greenfield application enabled by the new wave of cellular and non-cellular LPWA technologies, according to Berg Insight. The research firm said in a new report the global installed base of pallets used for…

app install ads
Research
2 min read

Mobile app usage growth shows signs of slowing

The mobile apps industry managed to achieve growth throughout last year, but signs suggest that usage growth is slowing down, according to Yahoo unit Flurry. Over the last year, the Flurry footprint grew to track more than 940,000 applications, across 2.1…

Messaging Apps
Research
2 min read

Time spent on social, messaging apps grew fourfold in 2016

Yahoo’s Flurry this week released its annual State of Mobile report, which found that social and daily habits apps dominated time spent on mobile apps in 2016. Specifically, the study found that the time spent in social and messaging apps grew by four times…