Report says scammers use channels like Facebook and Twitter just like email and websites to scam consumers during the holidays.
But what do banks gain by opening their apps for all? The answer -- rival bank's customers under their fold.
The Madhya Pradesh unit of Congress has demanded a ban on 'Shivraj App' and 'Modi Run' applications for promoting the Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and the BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.
The gains came on expectations that the company will post strong growth given its presence in application to peer services and the fast-growing communication platform as a service segment.
On October 29, WhatsApp announced it was suing NSO Group for selling its software, Pegasus, which has the ability to compromise a device and get access to all of a target's data. Spooked by revelations that activists and journalists were spied upon by using NSO Group's spyware, many have moved to alternative messaging platforms such as Signal and Telegram.
The battle between Microsoft and Google in the tablet and mobile space is heating up.
SmartCommute is a solution for employee commuting safety, which helps track employees and vehicles during regular commutes and also helps employees contact transport management teams efficiently in case of an SOS situation.
About 300 fintech firms are under investigation by the ED for allegedly partnering 38 non-banking financial companies for predatory lending practices to charge borrowers high interest rates.
Safety standards are thrown to the wind as government urges consumers to use mobile wallets at petrol pumps, Shine Jacob & Karan Choudhury/Business Standard report from New Delhi.
WhatsApp says business profiles verified by it will carry a green badge, similar to how parent Facebook verifies businesses with a blue tick.
While Pokemon Go prompted people to get out of their chairs and take a walk, Trakinvest became a potential hiring platform for brokerage firms. Anita Babu on gamification in 2017.
The Monsoon Session of the Parliament is scheduled to commence on Monday and is slated to conclude on October 1. There will be no question hour and private members' business during the monsoon session.
After being dubbed as the rape capital of the nation, Uttar Pradesh is finally waking up and trying to change its image and provide safety to its women citizens. And in that very vain, the Akhilesh Yadav government has launched a mobile application for the protection of women.
don't let shortage of cash hold you back from your next bit adventure. With the right apps on your phone, you can still hit the road without having to hitch a ride.
Can Indian youth work on solutions for cyber security?
Several firms are stepping up to help their workforce cope with soaring temperatures
Ahead of the assembly polls in Rajasthan, the Congress government on Saturday night issued an order for the conduct of a caste survey in the state.
Chai Sahay, an artificial intelligence-based mobile app, will be primarily used to issue advisory, disseminate information related to various schemes of the board for the sector as well as provide real-time weather updates, says Avishek Rakshit.
'The loss of Chinese internet company Byte Dance, mother company of TikTok, could be as high as USD 6 billion after the Indian government banned 59 Chinese apps, including TikTok following deadly border clash between India and Chinese troops last month,' reported Global Times citing sources.
Risks are increasing with 55 times increase in such transactions over the past three years, says a Assocham-PwC report
With a simplistic user interface, one can select what items one needs
India is on its way to become a mobile app-first market and e-tailers and start-ups have begun their race to capture the next set of users in India - those who access vernacular content.
Snapdeal said on Wednesday it bought online mobile recharge firm Freecharge for an undisclosed amount.
The DigiLocker platform, launched on July 1, 2015, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has 2.1 million registered users and 2.4 million documents have been uploaded
'Even if your phone goes missing for 15 minutes, be warned.' With e-wallets playing a larger role in transactions, these precautions are a must.
France launched an app to alert users to attacks on Wednesday, two days before the Euro 2016 soccer championship gets underway under a state of emergency imposed after militant Islamists struck Paris in November. The Interior Ministry app, called SAIP, flashes a warning on a user's mobile phone screen if there is an attack close to their location or suspicion of an imminent strike. Users can also request alerts for up to eight geographic areas, including individual districts in the capital. First impressions on social media were mixed.
Its statement also said Facebook does not use WhatsApp payments information for commercial purposes.
A new Facebook app lets players fight 'greedy grooms' who demand dowry -- a practice that persists in India despite being outlawed more than 50 years ago.
The SmartGPA app automatically predicts college students' grade point average based on their cellphone data that tracks their study, party and other habits.
Mercedes-Benz joins the connected cars revolution with the launch of their app -- 'Mercedes Me'.
Facebook Inc will buy fast-growing mobile-messaging startup WhatsApp for $19 billion in cash and stock in a landmark deal that places the world's largest social network closer to the heart of mobile communications and may bring younger users into the fold.
"In response to India's payments data circular, we've built a system that stores payments-related data locally in India," WhatsApp spokesperson said in a statement.
It's a twist that is sure to have some telecom bosses in Barcelona gritting their teeth.
This is particularly disturbing because these screenshots -- and videos of your activity on the screen -- could include usernames, passwords, credit card numbers, and other important personal information, researchers said.
This year will be the one when GenAI becomes a part of the daily lives of people around the world.
According to the Aam Aadmi Party, it has received permission from the authorities concerned to hold the rally of more than 20,000 people.
WhatsApp is the factory where data gets collected for Facebook. And, the cost of that data collection is insignificant as against the monetisation happening on the Facebook platform
Apple has not divulged much specific detail on HealthKit, which is expected to be incorporated into the iPhone 6 come September.
While Facebook and WhatsApp have promised both the entities will not be merged anytime soon and that the latter will remain "independent" and advertisement-free, it is hard to believe there will be no changes to a service that could boost Facebook's mobile numbers immensely.
