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Snapchat appoints Google veteran Pulkit Trivedi as India Managing Director Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, on Wednesday appointed Pulkit Trivedi as India Managing Director who will report to Snap’s APAC President, Ajit Mohan. Trivedi joins Snap from Google where he has spent the past five years as the Director of Google Pay-India Business Team. In his new role, Trivedi will be responsible for leading the organisation's Indian operations including driving revenue, supporting partners, and nurturing the creator ecosystem.  “His deep...
Snapchat appoints Google veteran Pulkit Trivedi as India Managing Director
Snapchat appoints Google veteran Pulkit Trivedi as India Managing Director
Source: IANS
23/08/2023 10:29:42 AM
Global in-app spending hits record $67.5 bn, India largest market for Google Play The global mobile market hit a record $67.5 billion regarding in-app consumer spend and registered 76.8 billion app downloads across iOS and Google Play in the first six months of this year, a report showed on Thursday. Positive growth in mobile consumer spend returned at a healthy 5.3 per cent year-over-year in H1 2023 after a decline in 2022. App downloads were also up by 3.2 per cent, according to data.ai, the leading mobile data and analytics provider. India, Brazil and Indones...
Global in-app spending hits record $67.5 bn, India largest market for Google Play
Global in-app spending hits record $67.5 bn, India largest market for Google Play
Source: IANS
13/07/2023 11:04:41 AM
KRAFTON Launches Global Pre-Registration For Defense Derby  RisingWings, an independent studio of KRAFTON, Inc., South Korean gaming company has opened pre-registration worldwide for Defense Derby, its upcoming real-time strategy defense mobile game on Google Play, Apple’s App Store, and Samsung’s Galaxy Store.   Injecting new life into the tower defense genre, Defense Derby thrusts players into round-based matches where they face intense strategy, mind games, and powerful synergy effects...
KRAFTON Launches Global Pre-Registration For Defense Derby
KRAFTON Launches Global Pre-Registration For Defense Derby
Source: PR Agency
14/06/2023 11:09:50 AM
Minecraft now officially available on Chromebooks Tech giant Google has announced that the 'Minecraft: Bedrock Edition' game is now officially available on Chromebooks. Users can now purchase this game from the Google Play Store on Chromebook, which includes access to Minecraft Marketplace and the ability to play on Realms, the tech giant said in a blogpost on Wednesday. "Minecraft is now available on compatible Chromebooks, including all Chromebooks launched in the last three years." Players can team up with frien...
Minecraft now officially available on Chromebooks
Minecraft now officially available on Chromebooks
Source: IANS
8/06/2023 5:33:39 PM
India approves 3-mth trial of BGMI, Krafton's blocked battle-royale game - Minister India has approved a three-month trial of Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), a popular battle-royale format game that was banned for nearly a year, a minister from the government said on Friday. The Indian government had blocked BGMI, the flagship game made by South Korea's Krafton Inc, in July, citing concerns about its data-sharing and mining in China. Krafton is backed by China's Tencent. This is a three-month trial approval of BGMI after it has complied with issues of ser...
India approves 3-mth trial of BGMI, Krafton's blocked battle-royale game - Minister
India approves 3-mth trial of BGMI, Krafton's blocked battle-royale game - Minister
Source: Reuters
19/05/2023 2:13:22 PM
Less than 60 of 2 lakh Indian developers pay service fee above 15%: Google Google on Wednesday defended its position on Play Store service fee for developers and its stance on user choice billing policy, saying that Google Play's service fees are actually the lowest among major app stores. Google estimates less than 60 of the over 200,000 Indian developers on Google Play currently could pay a service fee of above 15 per cent. "This fee is further reduced by 4 per cent if a user pays through an alternative billing system," the company said in a bl...
Less than 60 of 2 lakh Indian developers pay service fee above 15%: Google
Less than 60 of 2 lakh Indian developers pay service fee above 15%: Google
Source: IANS
17/05/2023 3:53:37 PM
Android malware infects 60 Google Play apps with 100 mn downloads Google Play has been infiltrated by a new Android malware called 'Goldoson', which has been discovered in 60 legitimate apps with a combined total of 100 million downloads. The malicious malware component is integrated into a third-party library that the developers inadvertently incorporated into all sixty apps, reports BleepingComputer. The Android malware, discovered by McAfee's research team, is capable of collecting a range of sensitive data, including information on the...
Android malware infects 60 Google Play apps with 100 mn downloads
Android malware infects 60 Google Play apps with 100 mn downloads
Source: IANS
17/04/2023 12:52:49 PM
Edtech unicorn PhysicsWallah appoints Sumit Rewri as PW OnlyIAS CEO PhysicsWallah (PW), India's only profitable edtech platform, on Tuesday appointed Sumit Rewri as the CEO of its new UPSC vertical called PW OnlyIAS. PW and OnlyIAS joined hands in October last year. With 8 years of experience in the UPSC preparation field, Rewri built a strong community of more than 1.33 million students on the OnlyIAS Youtube channel, where he guided and mentored them to strengthen their preparation. Under Rewri, an engineer who worked at TCS till 2014, OnlyIAS ...
Edtech unicorn PhysicsWallah appoints Sumit Rewri as PW OnlyIAS CEO
Edtech unicorn PhysicsWallah appoints Sumit Rewri as PW OnlyIAS CEO
Source: IANS
12/04/2023 8:49:53 AM
India`s PhonePe launches e-commerce app on government`s open network  Walmart Inc-backed digital payments firm PhonePe Pvt Ltd launched an app called Pincode on the Indian government's open network on Tuesday to strengthen its e-commerce business. The Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) was launched last year to enable small merchants and local stores across India to access processes and technologies typically deployed by large e-commerce platforms like Amazon and Walmart. Pincode, which will focus on hyperlocal commerce, is currently live ...
India`s PhonePe launches e-commerce app on government`s open network
India`s PhonePe launches e-commerce app on government`s open network
Source: Reuters
4/04/2023 5:46:56 PM
ONDC to foster hyperlocal ecommerce business model in India: Nandan Nilekani The government's Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) platform will democratise ecommerce for millions of small retailers in India, paving the way for the rise of more dedicated distribution and logistics companies, Infosys Chairman and Co-founder Nandan Nilekani said on Tuesday. According to him, ONDC will not be limited to a few players but everyone in India -- a person owning a small grocery store, a small electronics retailer or a restaurant owner -- bringing millions of such p...
ONDC to foster hyperlocal ecommerce business model in India: Nandan Nilekani
ONDC to foster hyperlocal ecommerce business model in India: Nandan Nilekani
Source: IANS
4/04/2023 4:17:35 PM
L&T Finance launches customer-facing two-wheeler loan journey powered by PLANET App L&T Finance Limited (LTF), a subsidiary of L&T Finance Holdings Limited and one of the leading Non-Banking Financial Companies, has launched a two-wheeler loan journey through the Personalised Lending & Assisted NETworks (PLANET) app. Through this process, customers can avail two-wheeler loans in just 5 easy steps. As a part of this journey, the customer can select the brand-new two-wheeler of their choice, upload documents and complete the Know Your Customer (KYC) process. Thr...
L&T Finance launches customer-facing two-wheeler loan journey powered by PLANET App
L&T Finance launches customer-facing two-wheeler loan journey powered by PLANET App
Source: PR Agency
27/03/2023 4:51:07 PM
Ashneer Grover launches fantasy sports app CrickPe ahead of IPL Ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 that begins from March 31, Ashneer Grover's new venture Third Unicorn has launched a fantasy sports app called CrickPe that aims to take on Dream11 and Mobile Premier League (MPL). "Biggest revolution in Cricket since IPL - only fantasy game paying cricketers for performance. Where you win, cricketer wins, cricket wins," Grover said in a tweet. CrickPe will levy a 10 per cent platform fee of the total funds received for any pub...
Ashneer Grover launches fantasy sports app CrickPe ahead of IPL
Ashneer Grover launches fantasy sports app CrickPe ahead of IPL
Source: IANS
24/03/2023 11:09:21 AM
IT Dept launches app for viewing annual info statement, taxpayer info summary The Income Tax department has launched a mobile app which will allow taxpayers to view their information available in the Annual Information Statement (AIS) and Taxpayer Information Summary (TIS). The app is called 'AIS for Taxpayer', which will be provided free of cost by the Income Tax Department and is available on Google Play and App Store. It will provide a comprehensive view of the AIS and TIS to the taxpayer, which displays the information collected from various sources p...
IT Dept launches app for viewing annual info statement, taxpayer info summary
IT Dept launches app for viewing annual info statement, taxpayer info summary
Source: IANS
23/03/2023 9:07:34 AM
App downloads takes a hit on Apple, Google online stores in Q4 2022  Mobile app adoption has levelled off, with global app downloads on Apple App Store and Google Play waning 0.1 per cent year-over-year to reach 35.5 billion in Q4 2022, according to a new report. Social media apps remain fiercely competitive, according to Sensor Tower. Instagram held its position in the top three apps for the past seven quarters since Q2 2021, maintaining its rank as the number one app worldwide in Q4 2022. TikTok and Facebook followed as the No. 2 and 3 apps wo...
App downloads takes a hit on Apple, Google online stores in Q4 2022
App downloads takes a hit on Apple, Google online stores in Q4 2022
Source: IANS
26/01/2023 12:13:43 PM
Five mobile games that will win the hearts Indian players in 2023 Mobile gaming has taken India by storm this year, with the popularity of mobile games surging among the youth, especially millennials and Gen Z. India's gaming market reached $2.6 billion in revenue this year, which is expected to quadruple to $8.6 billion by 2027, according to a report by Lumikai, a gaming and interactive media venture capital fund. India is home to 507 million gamers, of which about 120 million are paid gaming users, with at least $20 revenue per user. With 15 bil...
Five mobile games that will win the hearts Indian players in 2023
Five mobile games that will win the hearts Indian players in 2023
Source: IANS
25/12/2022 11:48:22 AM
From Meta to Zomato, how India's new online review rules will impact industry With the new Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) guidelines coming into force to guard customers from fake online reviews of products, tech giants like Meta and Google, along with homegrown platforms like Zomato and Flipkart, will now face closer scrutiny of product reviews on their respective platforms. The guidelines, prescribing specific responsibilities for the review author and the review administrator, went live on Friday and are now applicable to every online platform which publishes c...
From Meta to Zomato, how India's new online review rules will impact industry
From Meta to Zomato, how India's new online review rules will impact industry
Source: IANS
26/11/2022 2:02:57 PM
India`s Koo enters Brazil, gets over 1 mn downloads in 48 hours Homegrown microblogging platform Koo App on Monday said it is now available in Brazil with the addition of the Portuguese language, making it available in 11 native languages now. Within 48 hours of launch, the platform received a tremendous response from Brazil users with over 1 million user downloads, the company said in a statement. "We are very happy to see the kind of love and support Brazil has shown us. It's great to be the top app in both the Google Play Store and Apple...
India`s Koo enters Brazil, gets over 1 mn downloads in 48 hours
India`s Koo enters Brazil, gets over 1 mn downloads in 48 hours
Source: IANS
22/11/2022 10:41:34 AM
Google Play introduces UPI Autopay payment in India Google announced on Tuesday that it is introducing UPI Autopay as a payment option for subscription-based purchases on Google Play in India. Introduced under UPI 2.0 by NPCI (National Payments Corporation of India), UPI Autopay helps customers make recurring payments using any UPI application that supports the feature. "With the introduction of UPI Autopay on the platform, we aim to extend the convenience of UPI to subscription-based purchases, helping many more people access helpf...
Google Play introduces UPI Autopay payment in India
Google Play introduces UPI Autopay payment in India
Source: IANS
15/11/2022 4:46:25 PM
Google Play Store tests advertising apps Google has started testing advertising applications in the search field over history in the Play Store. With the update, the search field will show three applications with which the user had never interacted or searched for, reports 9To5Google. The search history will only appear after the user types a letter. After that, the previous searches will be displayed first and then the autocomplete recommendations. It is still unclear "whether those applications paid to appear or whet...
Google Play Store tests advertising apps
Google Play Store tests advertising apps
Source: IANS
14/11/2022 4:13:41 PM
Google purges battery-draining Android apps with 20 mn downloads Google Play has removed apps with more than 20 million downloads because they were using excessive mobile data and draining batteries, says a report. According to a report by McAfee, it identified new Clicker malware that sneaked into Google Play. In total, 16 applications that were previously on Google Play have been confirmed to have the malicious payload with an assumed 20 million installations. "Once the application is opened, it downloads its remote configuration by executing ...
Google purges battery-draining Android apps with 20 mn downloads
Google purges battery-draining Android apps with 20 mn downloads
Source: IANS
23/10/2022 4:01:26 PM
WinZO sues Google for Play Store policy allowing only fantasy sports, rummy games Homegrown vernacular social gaming platform WinZO Games on Tuesday said it has challenged Google's recent policy in the Delhi High Court for the selective inclusion of only daily fantasy sports (DFS) and Rummy games on its Play Store that leaves out several skill gaming platforms and local developers. WinZO has sought restraint from the court against Google from implementing the "arbitrary classification which will impact the reputation of its business." WinZO is among ind...
WinZO sues Google for Play Store policy allowing only fantasy sports, rummy games
WinZO sues Google for Play Store policy allowing only fantasy sports, rummy games
Source: IANS
20/09/2022 2:31:05 PM
Google faces pressure in India to help curb illegal lending apps Alphabet Inc's Google has been asked by the Indian government and the central bank to introduce more stringent checks to help curb the use of illegal digital lending applications in India, according to sources. Even though Google doesn't fall under the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) ambit, the U.S. tech giant has been called several times in the last few months to meetings by the central bank and the Indian government and urged to introduce tougher checks and balances that can h...
Google faces pressure in India to help curb illegal lending apps
Google faces pressure in India to help curb illegal lending apps
Source: Reuters
19/09/2022 5:21:50 PM
Apple in-app purchase prices up 40% due to privacy changes The average price of in-app purchases (IAPs) on the iOS App Store has increased 40 per cent year-over-year (YoY) in July (likely due to privacy changes), while it was mere 9 per cent on Google Play store. According to data from app intelligence firm Apptopia, with the consumer price index up 8.5 per cent YoY in the US, people are seeing prices rise almost everywhere.? "The rise on iOS comes much before inflation (not the case for Google Play) hit hard in 2022, indicating publishers...
Apple in-app purchase prices up 40% due to privacy changes
Apple in-app purchase prices up 40% due to privacy changes
Source: IANS
14/09/2022 2:16:43 PM
Google slammed for allowing only fantasy sports, rummy apps on Play Store in India New Delhi, Sep 8 As Google announced to start a pilot to allow fantasy sports and rummy apps on Play Store in India, industry experts said on Thursday that the tech giant's approach is "clearly discriminatory" and it should have an inclusive approach of adding other games of skill under the umbrella of its pilot for local developers. Roland Landers, CEO of All India Gaming Federation (AIGF), said that it is a progressive step which needs to be inclusive. Starting September...
Google slammed for allowing only fantasy sports, rummy apps on Play Store in India
Google slammed for allowing only fantasy sports, rummy apps on Play Store in India
Source: IANS
8/09/2022 8:00:28 PM
Google pilot to allow fantasy sports, rummy games on Play Store in India Google has announced to run a pilot test for the local developers to distribute their daily fantasy sports (DFS) and rummy games apps on Play Store in India, as e-sports become big in the country. Starting September 28, Play Store will begin a limited-time pilot allowing for the distribution of DFS and Rummy apps to users in India by developers incorporated in India. The Pilot programme will run from September 28, 2022 until September 28, 2023. "We are constantly exploring ways ...
Google pilot to allow fantasy sports, rummy games on Play Store in India
Google pilot to allow fantasy sports, rummy games on Play Store in India
Source: IANS
8/09/2022 4:52:13 PM
Vijay Sales announces 1 Day Offer; Unbeatable discount on 32-inch Sansui Smart Television New Delhi  Vijay Sales India’s leading electronics retail chain, has announced massive discount on the Sansui SmartTelevision. Only for this Sunday i.e., on 4th September, 2022, Vijay Sales is offering the 32-inch HD Ready Smart Android LED at a price tag of just ?9,990. This special price is applicable on exchange of any old working television at its stores and on the website. The model comes with a bezel-less design and offers features like Dolby Audio, WideColour Gamut as ...
Vijay Sales announces 1 Day Offer; Unbeatable discount on 32-inch Sansui Smart Television
Vijay Sales announces 1 Day Offer; Unbeatable discount on 32-inch Sansui Smart Television
Source: PR Agency
5/09/2022 1:23:29 PM
Google allows controversial Parler app back on Play Store Google has finally allowed conservative social media app Parler to be back on its Play Store, after it removed the app in January 2021 for violating its policies following the US Capitol riots. In April, Apple approved Parler's return to the App Store, following improvements the company made to better detect and moderate hate speech. "Major news: We're back on the Google Play Store. Happy downloading, Android users," Parler app tweeted on Saturday. Parler Chief Tech...
Google allows controversial Parler app back on Play Store
Google allows controversial Parler app back on Play Store
Source: IANS
3/09/2022 5:19:01 PM
Facebook to shut down standalone gaming app in Oct Meta is winding up its standalone Facebook Gaming app from both Android and iOS from October 28. The app will also be not available on Google Play Store or Apple App Store. Meta did not elaborate on why it is shuttering the standalone gaming app. "Despite this news, our mission to connect players, fans and creators with the games they love hasn't changed, and you'll still be able to find your games, streamers and groups when you visit Gaming in the Facebook app," re...
Facebook to shut down standalone gaming app in Oct
Facebook to shut down standalone gaming app in Oct
Source: IANS
31/08/2022 10:04:19 AM
Google Play Games for PC feature expands to 5 countries  Google on Thursday expanded its Play Games for PC feature under an open beta to users in South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand and Australia. Earlier this year, the company announced that Google Play Games would be coming to PCs as a beta experience to a limited number of players. "Beginning today, we're continuing our rollout by making Google Play Games beta available for download to all players in Australia," said Arjun Dayal, Director of Product, Google Play Ga...
Google Play Games for PC feature expands to 5 countries
Google Play Games for PC feature expands to 5 countries
Source: IANS
25/08/2022 11:41:04 AM
Will further invest in India to boost local innovation: Google Play Google Play on Thursday said that the company will continue to invest in India on solving for local opportunities and challenges, as it celebrated its 10th anniversary. Indian apps and games saw a 200 per cent increase in active monthly users and an 80 per cent increase in consumers spends in 2021 compared to 2019 on Google Play. Aditya Swamy, Director, Play Partnerships, said that local developers are finding global audiences with Indian apps and games, seeing a 150 per cent increase i...
Will further invest in India to boost local innovation: Google Play
Will further invest in India to boost local innovation: Google Play
Source: IANS
18/08/2022 12:18:01 PM
Fintech app Dinero encourages young Indians to build wealth; launches its beta app on Google Play Store Fintech app Dinero encourages young Indians to build wealth; launches its beta app on Google Play Store * Invest in a SIP modulein the best of India (With ETFs) through their proprietary recession-proof plan (Dinero Investment Plan) * Win up to 1gram 24K Digital Gold for your investments as rewards * The beta version is available on Dinero app which is currently live on Play store Mumbai : Dinero, India's first rewards-on-investment platform, aimed at young Indians, announced ...
Fintech app Dinero encourages young Indians to build wealth; launches its beta app on Google Play Store
Fintech app Dinero encourages young Indians to build wealth; launches its beta app on Google Play Store
Source: PR Agency
11/08/2022 4:53:48 PM