Are you being tracked? These location tracking apps have been downloaded for billion times
As per the research from ExpressVPN, messenger apps are a significant carrier of location trackers, present in 42 messenger apps with at least 187 million downloads. These include apps masquerading as popular services such as Telegram, Facebook Messenger, and WeChat.
Jan 29, 2021, 13:19 PM IST
CEO of Candy Crush's developer steps down
Co-founder of King, owned by Activision Blizzard, will become the chairman, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.
May 28, 2019, 10:59 AM IST
Smartphone users in India install around 50 apps on average: Report
By category, the social media apps lead the usage with 76 percent of the users using them on a daily basis.
Dec 12, 2018, 13:30 PM IST
Painful menstrual cramps? Acupressure app may help, says study
To see if a smartphone app could help women self-administer acupressure for cramps, researchers randomly assigned 221 women to use the app or to stick with usual care for six months.
Dec 11, 2017, 14:14 PM IST
This app may help you check power of your lenses
Lenskart has invested $1 million to introduce 6over6's technology in India.
Dec 07, 2017, 20:15 PM IST
Depend upon smartphone apps to track physical activity? They may be inaccurate
According to the study, people who use the apps to track their physical activity are probably more active than the apps show.
Dec 07, 2017, 19:28 PM IST
Smartphone apps may help reduce depression
The results showed that smartphones open up non-stigmatising and self-managing avenues of care for the people with depression because smartphones can help them monitor, understand and manage their own mental health.
Sep 23, 2017, 13:35 PM IST
Smartphone app can predict disease risk based on health inputs
The smart report feature helps uncover latent diseases and predict risk of future ones and to expose any latent ones.
Aug 08, 2017, 20:31 PM IST
Most apps share your data with Google, Facebook
More than 70 percent of smartphone apps are reporting personal data to third-party companies like Google and Facebook, a new study has warned.
Jun 13, 2017, 09:01 AM IST
Now, a smartphone app that scans and reveals what is inside objects
Next time you eat an apple, you can know its specific constituents by looking directly inside it using your smartphone, thanks to the engineers who developed an app that can 'scan' an object and reveal the information about it.
Feb 07, 2017, 22:04 PM IST
Smartphone apps can help deal with depression, anxiety
Researchers from Northwestern University in the United States found that 13 speedy mini-apps called `IntelliCare` significantly reduced 50 percent depression and anxiety
Jan 07, 2017, 09:56 AM IST
Killer apps that heavily drain your smartphone battery
The main reason behind draining of battery are the background apps that keep running. Here are the killer apps that heavily drain your smartphone battery.
Jul 20, 2016, 13:59 PM IST
Smartphone apps not the way out for planning or avoiding pregnancy!
A new research suggests that depending upon a smartphone app for pregnancy is not at all a good idea.
Jun 30, 2016, 18:37 PM IST
Three best pedometer smartphone apps inaccurate: Study
According to a study of pedometer apps Runtastic, Moves and Accupedo by researchers from University of Toronto, fitness apps have lower accuracy than standard pedometers in tracking how much users walk daily.
Feb 01, 2016, 16:11 PM IST
'Tweak' can help people use 'censored' Facebook on smartphones
"Tor" software is free and Facebook users with Android smartphones can install a mobile Tor app called Orbot.
Jan 23, 2016, 15:12 PM IST
Sudden cardiac arrest? This app can help you
The new smartphone application helps connect rescuers with lifesaving AEDs and victims with sudden cardiac arrest.
Nov 08, 2015, 10:31 AM IST
Snapchat users happier than Facebook loyalists
On the surface, many people view Snapchat as the 'sexting app.
Nov 02, 2015, 15:35 PM IST
Durga Puja pandal hopping made easy! Thanks to these smartphone apps
Get Durga puja bhog delivered at your doorstep or avail guide to your favourite Puja pandals this year through various smartphone apps.
Oct 17, 2015, 19:41 PM IST
New software holds smartphone alerts when you are busy
A US-based startup claims to have developed a new software for smartphone apps that can sense when a notification would just annoy you.
Aug 12, 2015, 18:40 PM IST
Formula behind best-selling smartphone apps found
With more than 1,200 apps being released daily, an Indian-origin researcher and his colleague have discovered a number of ways to determine which smartphone apps will be the most successful.
Feb 23, 2015, 16:51 PM IST
