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Tag: Apps

Posted inTechnology

The Apple and Google app store monopoly could end

by Greig Paul June 1, 2022June 7, 2022

New rules on mobile app stores could trigger a wave of creative, cheaper apps with more privacy options for users. Every budding developer dreams of creating an app that goes viral and makes lots of money overnight. The Angry Birds game became a worldwide phenomenon within weeks when it launched in 2009 and made US$10 […]

Photo: iStock/Getty
Posted inBusiness trends

China’s retail apps could change the way we shop

by Mark Greeven November 18, 2021November 18, 2021
Posted inHealth, South Korea

South Korea turns to tech to take on Covid-19

by Nathan Millard March 12, 2020March 21, 2020
Posted inChina

Alipay now lets tourists shop like locals

by Dave Makichuk November 6, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inChina

Huawei to publicly test its sanction-hit phones

by Daphne Rousseau September 19, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inChina

Some Chinese apps ‘collecting users’ data without consent’

by Darlie Yiu July 5, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inChina

Party members concerned over propaganda app

by Ben Kwok April 2, 2019February 18, 2020
Rights groups say the new app could be misused. Photo: iStock
Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia

New Indonesian app to report ‘deviant religious behavior’

by Asia Times staff November 27, 2018February 18, 2020
China's Travel Panda is a copycat of Japan's Travel Frog. Photo: Baidu
Posted inChina, Hong Kong, Japan, Northeast Asia

Tencent pulls Travel Panda app after plagiarism allegations

by Ben Kwok February 27, 2018February 18, 2020
Data from smartphones and apps is at risk. Photo: iStock
Posted inChina, Iran, Middle East, World

Mobile apps, smartphones pose a clear and present danger

by Stephen Bryen February 17, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inWorld

The upgrade myth: That motion is always progress 

by Tony Rothman November 20, 2017November 20, 2017
Singaporean women shop while using their smartphones. Southeast Asia has emerged as the world's next e-commerce frontier. Photo: iStock/Getty Images
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, China, India, Italy, Malaysia, Middle East, Oceania, Singapore, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Alibaba, Amazon duel for SEAsia’s online shoppers

by Nile Bowie October 17, 2017February 18, 2020
Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has high hopes for digital payment apps such as Google Tez. Image: Google
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Arun Jaitley: Digital payment tech is the way forward

by Asia Times staff September 18, 2017February 18, 2020
A new app stores Aadhaar data on the cardholder's smartphone. Photo: iStock
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Mobile app stores Aadhaar photo and personal information

by Asia Times staff July 19, 2017February 18, 2020
Doctors in West Bengal now have a panic button app they can use when they are harassed. Photo: iStock
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Panic button for doctors

by Asia Times staff July 10, 2017February 18, 2020
A new app allows commuters to hail Mumbai's famous back-and-yellow taxis. Photo: Free Press Journal
Posted inIndia, South Asia

New app for hailing Mumbai’s famous black-and-yellow cabs

by Asia Times staff June 29, 2017February 18, 2020
Photo: iStock
Posted inIndia, South Asia

App for instantly summoning nearest ambulance rolled out

by Asia Times staff May 20, 2017February 18, 2020

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