Tag: Apps
YouTube Ban Ordered by Egypt Over 2012 Video ‘Innocence of Muslims’
Egypt’s top administrative court ruled on Saturday that regulators must block the video file-sharing site YouTube for one month over a video that denigrates the Prophet Mohammad, a lawyer who filed the…
Google to Host First Demo Day for Asian Startups in Shanghai
Google on Monday said it will host its first-ever Demo Day for Asian startups in China’s Shanghai city on September 20. Since 2014, Google for Entrepreneurs has organised Demo Days in the US…
Uber to Use Its App to Remind Riders to Buckle Up
Uber will begin reminding riders to wear seat belts when using its ride-hailing service, regardless of whether the passenger is sitting in front or back of the vehicle, company officials said.…
MobiKwik Launches UPI Services, Offers Its Own VPA Handle
MobiKwik on Wednesday announced the launch of Unified Payments Interface (UPI) on its platform via its own virtual payment address (VPA) handle @ikwik. MobiKwik users can by default use their mobile number as…
Uber Shuts Its Arizona Self-Driving Car Programme After Fatal Crash
Uber has shut down its self-driving car operation in Arizona two months after a fatal crash involving one of its vehicles, the company said on Wednesday. Uber Technologies is not shuttering its entire autonomous…
Google Says India Antitrust Ruling Could Cause ‘Irreparable’ Harm
Alphabet’s Google has said an Indian antitrust ruling that found it was guilty of search bias could cause “irreparable” harm and reputational loss to the company, according to a legal document reviewed…
Apple’s Everyone Can Code Programme Now Open to Students With Disabilities
With an aim to offer students with disabilities an opportunity to learn the language of technology, Apple is bringing an accessible coding programme to schools serving the visually-challenged and deaf…
PayPal Buys Payments Startup iZettle for $2.2 Billion
PayPal on Thursday announced a deal to buy Swedish online commerce startup iZettle for $2.2 billion (roughly Rs. 15,000 crores), a deal that came as the young company was poised…
Uber Chief Product Officer Jeff Holden, Who Headed Flying Taxi Initiative, to Leave in Latest Executive Departure
Uber Technologies Chief Product Officer Jeff Holden is leaving the ride-hailing company, an Uber spokesman told Reuters on Thursday, the latest of more than a dozen senior executives to depart since…
Amazon, Google Lead Global Smart Speaker Market, With Apple at Fourth: Strategy Analytics
Amazon and Google accounted for 70 percent share of the global smart speaker shipments in the first quarter of 2018, with Apple selling 600,000 HomePods in the period, a new…