Google is much more than an advertising company…privilege to have users trust in us: Sundar Pichai

Google is much more than an advertising company…privilege to have users trust in us: Sundar Pichai

“We are much more than an advertising company,” Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai underlined in an interaction with global media on the sidelines of the Google I/O event on Wednesday. “We are probably the third largest enterprise software company… We have Waymo, you can think about Android, you can think about Google Play… YouTube […]

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Google Play adds UPI Autopay support for subscription-based payments in India

Google Play adds UPI Autopay support for subscription-based payments in India

Google Play has just announced its own UPI-based automatic payment option for users in India who pay for in-app subscriptions. The new Google Play UPI Autopay payment option will help users make recurring payments with ease using any UPI application that supports the feature. This should ensure some relief for users given recurring payments have […]

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Google Play Points rewards programme comes to India: Check details

Google Play Points rewards programme comes to India: Check details

Google has announced that its global rewards programme will now be available in India. Called Google Play Points, the programme will reward users with points for making in-app purchases using Play Store billing. These purchases can be apps, games, movies and even eBooks. The rewards programme will also have four levels – Bronze, Silver, Gold […]

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Google Play Store’s new pilot to allow fantasy sports and rummy apps in India

Google Play Store’s new pilot to allow fantasy sports and rummy apps in India

Google Play announced that it will conduct a pilot program that will allow the distribution of domestically developed daily fantasy sports and rummy apps on the Indian Play Store. Currently these apps are not available on the Play Store because they fall within the gambit of gambling. The pilot program is scheduled to run for […]

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The return of the SharkBot Malware: Here’s how to protect yourself

The return of the SharkBot Malware: Here’s how to protect yourself

The cryptocurrency market is proving to be an extremely lucrative opportunity for cybercriminals, who continue to devise new ways of stealing users’ funds. The latest is the case of the Sharkbot malware disguised as ‘Mister Phone Cleaner’ and ‘Kylhavy Mobile Security’ application is being distributed on the Google Play Store. In the past month alone, […]

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Google Play marks 10 years: Ludo King to HealthifyMe, the Indian apps that have tasted success

Google Play marks 10 years: Ludo King to HealthifyMe, the Indian apps that have tasted success

Google Play was launched worldwide in 2012 and is now marking 10 years. In a blog post, Google has revealed that the Play Store has more than 2.5 billion users across 190 countries and over 2 million developers are working on the platform. According to Google, India has emerged as one of the top downloaders […]

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U.S. bill would bar Google, Apple from hosting apps that accept China’s digital yuan

U.S. bill would bar Google, Apple from hosting apps that accept China’s digital yuan

The bill, unveiled Thursday, states that companies that own or control app stores “shall not carry or support any app in app store(s) within the United States that supports or enables transactions in e-CNY.” The bill, unveiled Thursday, states that companies that own or control app stores “shall not carry or support any app in […]

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Amazon Android users will no longer be able to buy Kindle e-book from the app

Amazon Android users will no longer be able to buy Kindle e-book from the app

Amazon users on Android will no longer be able to buy a Kindle e-book from the app. The change comes as Google is pushing its new policy where app developers have to use its Play Store billing system, instead of their own. This also means that app developers, both big and small, can no longer […]

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