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Krishna Mukherjee December 4th, 2015 12:13 PM 3 COMMENTS

Facebook, most popular app in India followed by WhatsApp, UC Browser: Quettra Report

Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook is the most popular app in India, while WhatsApp ranks second, according to a report released by ‘The Information’ based on data provided by Quettra. UC Browser has grabbed the third position in the Quettra report. ` The report, titled ‘What Makes Indians Tick’, gauges India’s mobile app market and has ranked apps based in terms of total monthly hours spent. Android owners in India and the... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee December 2nd, 2015 6:56 PM 0 COMMENTS

Hike Messenger hits record; Users exchange over 30 billion messages per month

Local messaging app hike messenger has said that its users are exchanging over one billion messages per day, amounting to 30 billion messages per month. With this, the number has grown by 50% in a span of three months, as in August the company reported that about 20 billion messages were exchanged per month. The upsurge is driven by the latest version of hike, hike 4.0, which is bundled with... Read More

Zara Ali December 2nd, 2015 10:00 AM 1 COMMENTS

Chrome for Android enhances data saver mode, touted to save up to 70 percent data

A good news for the Android users who don’t like blowing their mobile data on loading unnecessary heavy size images. Google has updated its Chrome for Android, and it brings along an enhanced data saver mode, which is aimed at decreasing data consumption whenever the user visits a web page. The browser is now touted to save up to 70 percent of data. As soon as the user enables the... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas December 1st, 2015 6:05 PM 35 COMMENTS

Ringo domestic calling service blocked by Indian telcos

Low-cost calling app Ringo, which introduced local calling in India last week, said that its domestic calling service has been blocked by Indian telecom operators. The domestic calling service, which provides very low-cost local calling at 19 paise a minute to anyone across India including those who do not use the app, has been put on halt by the company for all until it resolves the issue. “We will be... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee November 26th, 2015 3:22 PM 18 COMMENTS

Dial in for local calls at 19p/min with Ringo app

Ringo users can now call any landline or mobile in the country at a rate of 19 p/min, without paying any charges for roaming, STD or top-up cards. The calling app uses telephone networks instead of phone data or the Internet for a phone call and it can even make calls if the recipient of the call does not have the app installed. “With Ringo’s standard rate of 19 paise, it... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee November 23rd, 2015 1:05 PM 0 COMMENTS

Jittery of using any music app? Now, Opera Max promises up to 50% data savings on YouTube Music, Gaana , etc

So, are you the one who is hesitant of using any music app, thinking it would eat into your data? Now, here’s a solution! Opera Max, a data-management and data-saving app for Android phones, claims to optimize streaming video and music apps, hence reducing the data usage by up to 50% on music apps, including YouTube Music, Pandora, Slacker Radio, Gaana, and Saavn. One month ago, it introduced video saving... Read More

Zara Ali November 20th, 2015 6:48 PM 1 COMMENTS

You will now be able to invite anyone for a video chat on Google Hangouts, even the ones without a Google account

Google has now opened doors for the users, who don't have a Google account, to join video chats on Hangouts. Well, this is one good step, as not everybody has a Google account, right? Thanks to Google, we will now be able to video chat with anyone on Hangouts, without any account constraints. Hangout users will just be required to send out a video-chat invite to the person they want... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee November 18th, 2015 1:04 AM 4 COMMENTS

Mobile app BillBachao helps slash mobile bills by up to 30-40%

Are you the one entirely clueless about your monthly mobile bills charges? Or are you the one facing network coverage or poor customer support? So, here’s a solution! Mobile app BillBachao claims to help save money on mobile plans and find the best networks and handset. The app has already helped over 500,000 users with an average cost saving of around 26%, and helped in slashing mobile bills by up... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee November 17th, 2015 2:50 PM 7 COMMENTS

FreeCharge aims to strengthen online utility bill payment category; introduces gas bill payment services

Digital payments platform FreeCharge has launched gas bill payment (pipeline gas connection) service for customers on its website and Android app and has plans to add more new segments in the utility space. The company also plans to introduce LPG cylinder refill payments on its platform in the coming months. It has further added new billers to electricity bill payment services and also introduced landline bill payments as it aims... Read More

Asif Iqbal November 17th, 2015 1:47 PM 1 COMMENTS

WhatsApp update for iPhone brings rich view for links and 3D Touch features

WhatsApp, the ultra-popular IM app that's available on most of the smartphone platforms, has updated their iOS app to support some key features. After the latest update, the app now come with even more features that utilises Apple's unique 3D Touch technology for the iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s Plus, along with some other enhancements. The newest version of WhatsApp now supports Peek and Pop feature. With 3D Touch feature,... Read More

Zara Ali November 16th, 2015 7:11 PM 0 COMMENTS

Facebook launches ‘Instant Articles’ for Android users in India with 5 publishers

Facebook has launched a new service (not new for the US and Europe users though), named as “Instant Articles” for Android users in India. The service was first launched in the US and Europe, exclusively for iPhone users. The social media giant has collaborated with publications such as India Today, The Quint, Aaj Tak, Hindustan Times and The Indian Express. The service is in its initial roll-out phase in India,... Read More