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Quick Commerce sees 144% growth in mobile users in 2022, says report

Fantasy and Sports apps witnessed consistent growth, with IPL, Asia Cup, and ICC T20 Cricket World Cup contributing the most to the trend

Quick Commerce sees 144% growth in mobile users in 2022, says report
Updated On : 31 Mar 2023 | 7:53 PM IST

Mobile users to lose $58 bn in scam calls globally this year: Report

These losses will be driven by the increase in multifarious scam calls to deceive end users, such as unauthorised call forwarding or caller ID spoofing, with the end goal of financial gain

Mobile users to lose $58 bn in scam calls globally this year: Report
Updated On : 20 Mar 2023 | 2:33 PM IST

Mobile user base dips for fourth month in a row, shows Trai data

Users have reduced by 0.6 million,1.82 million and 3.66 million in the three months since September

Mobile user base dips for fourth month in a row, shows Trai data
Updated On : 16 Feb 2023 | 10:57 PM IST

Mobile user base dips for second straight month, shrinks by 1.82 million

The number of mobile users has fallen twice in the past eight months now, latest fall concentrated in urban India

Mobile user base dips for second straight month, shrinks by 1.82 million
Updated On : 19 Dec 2022 | 5:49 PM IST

Global mobile ad spend to reach $362 billion in 2023, says new report

The report says mobile will take over share of advertising wallet as more time than ever before is spent in apps

Global mobile ad spend to reach $362 billion in 2023, says new report
Updated On : 16 Dec 2022 | 1:34 PM IST

Instagram down for several users, days after global WhatsApp outage

According to outage-tracking website Downdetector, at the peak of the outage, over 7,000 users reported being unable to log in

Instagram down for several users, days after global WhatsApp outage
Updated On : 31 Oct 2022 | 9:59 PM IST

Bank, crypto apps under attack: Everything you must know about SOVA virus

A new version of the Trojan virus, SOVA, has reportedly targeted over 200 mobile banking and crypto apps and is stealing their login credentials, and cookies

Bank, crypto apps under attack: Everything you must know about SOVA virus
Updated On : 21 Sep 2022 | 1:24 PM IST

T-Mobile agrees to pay $350 mn in data breach affecting 77 mn users

Telecommunications company T-Mobile has agreed to pay $500 million to settle a class-action lawsuit in a 2021 data breach that impacted nearly 76.6 million users' data in the US

T-Mobile agrees to pay $350 mn in data breach affecting 77 mn users
Updated On : 23 Jul 2022 | 1:50 PM IST

Truecaller's India users up 14% at 236 mn in Q2CY22, country sales up 130%

Average number of monthly active users rose by 15% to 321.4 million worldwide

Truecaller's India users up 14% at 236 mn in Q2CY22, country sales up 130%
Updated On : 22 Jul 2022 | 6:57 PM IST

How to transfer WhatsApp chats, and other data from Android to iPhone

Along with chats, the users will also be able to transfer their account information, group chats, chat history

How to transfer WhatsApp chats, and other data from Android to iPhone
Updated On : 21 Jul 2022 | 11:27 AM IST

Asus launches ROG Phone 6, ROG Phone 6 Pro gaming smartphones: Details here

From AMOLED screen of 165Hz refresh rate to IPX4 rating and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC, the Asus ROG Phone 6 and ROG Phone 6 Pro bring several upgrades. Here are the details

Asus launches ROG Phone 6, ROG Phone 6 Pro gaming smartphones: Details here
Updated On : 05 Jul 2022 | 6:10 PM IST

Blanket 28% GST could hit online gaming badly in India, says industry

The country's gaming industry is currently estimated at $1.5 billion

Blanket 28% GST could hit online gaming badly in India, says industry
Updated On : 28 Jun 2022 | 11:50 PM IST

In five years, 39% mobile users in India will use 5G, says Ericsson report

Sees half a billion such users by 2027, high growth in number of smartphone users and spike in average usage per smartphone

In five years, 39% mobile users in India will use 5G, says Ericsson report
Updated On : 22 Jun 2022 | 2:02 AM IST

Koo user base at about 15 mn; eyes expansion in SE Asia in H2 2022

Homegrown microblogging platform Koo's user base has touched about 15 million now, with five million users added in the last quarter, its co-founder Aprameya Radhakrishna has said. Koo will maintain its sharp focus on the Indian market, onboarding more and more users, even as it plans to venture into one new market in Southeast Asia after June 2022. The Indian microblogging platform, which has enjoyed a meteoric rise in usage, is currently also available in Nigeria, a market that "continues to grow". Overall, the platform has hit about 15 million downloads now, with 5 million added in the last quarter, Radhakrishna told PTI. "We have seen rapid growth. We are making sure that everything that India celebrates, whether it is language or culture, is resonating on Koo... Be it the cricket, politics, movies, spiritual leaders and their following, everything is being celebrated on Koo in their (users') languages," Radhakrishna said. The platform, earlier this year, made inroads into ...

Koo user base at about 15 mn; eyes expansion in SE Asia in H2 2022
Updated On : 24 Oct 2021 | 3:12 PM IST

Short-lived glory for SMS

At its peak, the SMS service could make up for as much as 10 per cent of a telco's total revenues, now it's negligible in the overall share

Short-lived glory for SMS
Updated On : 07 Oct 2021 | 12:12 AM IST

InMobi wants more mobile users to Glance at lockscreens with Live

The feature, called LIVE, currently has 20-25 daily live shows currently, which are between 5-20 minutes long

InMobi wants more mobile users to Glance at lockscreens with Live
Updated On : 04 Oct 2021 | 1:34 AM IST

Clothing & accessories to home appliances, a digital festive season's here

An on-device survey of 2,500 Indian mobile users over Inmobi Pulse

Clothing & accessories to home appliances, a digital festive season's here
Updated On : 04 Oct 2021 | 1:08 AM IST

Ericsson's India share in global sales doubles to 4% in Jan-Jun period

Ericsson on Friday said its share of sales from the India market doubled in the first half of the current year 2021 to four per cent, making the country third-highest revenue contributor for the group

Ericsson's India share in global sales doubles to 4% in Jan-Jun period
Updated On : 16 Jul 2021 | 11:35 PM IST

Mobile users may soon be able to switch from postpaid to prepaid using OTP

Mobile phone subscribers may soon be allowed to switch from a postpaid connection to prepaid and vice versa by using an OTP-based authentication and without a need to change SIM card

Mobile users may soon be able to switch from postpaid to prepaid using OTP
Updated On : 24 May 2021 | 8:03 PM IST

ICEA seeks minimum base rate of 1.5% for electronics sector under RoDTEP

Mobile devices industry body ICEA on Wednesday sought a minimum base rate of 1.5 per cent for the electronic sector under the RoDTEP scheme to push exports.

ICEA seeks minimum base rate of 1.5% for electronics sector under RoDTEP
Updated On : 20 Jan 2021 | 10:00 PM IST