Google tells developers to implement alternative billing from April 26; developers cry foulDevelopers, however, said this was a direct violation of the Competition Commission of India's (CCI) guidelines and alleged that Google was...
24 Feb, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
How GoMechanic founders floated Morsebiz as car servicing startup unravelled; BPM firms turn to cost-saving dealsAs the business collapse looked imminent due to misreporting of financials, cash burn and other reasons, GoMechanic's founders floated a ne...
13 Feb, 2023, 07.17 AM IST
Facing the Googly: Google announced changes to its app store policies but will these benefit users?Google has announced changes to its app store policies following a rap on the knuckles from India’s antitrust regulator. Will these benefit...
12 Feb, 2023, 06.11 AM IST
Desi dating apps go all out to court users in small citiesQuackQuack, Aisle, Woo and TrulyMadly – all homegrown dating apps - are turning to Tier II and Tier III cities as small-town folk warm up t...
11 Feb, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
Startups slam Google’s ‘cosmetic’ changes to Android; tech firms oppose parts of Delhi’s draft aggregator policyOn Wednesday, Google announced it would make a slew of changes to Android in India to comply with a ruling by the country’s competition wat...
27 Jan, 2023, 08.10 AM IST
Startups say Google employing ‘delaying tactics’, policy tweaks ‘cosmetic in nature’Google is following the 'same playbook' that it employed in Europe and South Korea and is exploiting “loopholes” to show compliance with th...
27 Jan, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
Citizen Tame: recent developments that impact our technology consumptionThree major developments in the IT space over the last couple of weeks are set to have a deep impact on how the common man consumes and use...
06 Nov, 2022, 06.01 AM IST
Indian firms see no respite from Google Tax in new billing pilotGoogle launched the next phase of its user choice billing pilot in India earlier this month, offering a billing option in addition to throu...
26 Sep, 2022, 07.27 AM IST
Festive sales off to a flyer; Google’s user choice billing an ‘eyewash’The firm analysed and compared data from over seven million orders that were processed during the first two days of the festive season sale...
26 Sep, 2022, 07.10 AM IST
Video, audio & book apps on Play Store may have to pay only 6% commissionThis follows recent changes, which allows alternatives to its billing systems, announced by the technology giant in select markets. The Pla...
16 Sep, 2022, 03.06 PM IST
Dating apps flag monopolistic practices of Apple and GoogleExecutives at Indian dating apps said even though the commission had been reduced and the policy is only set to be implemented later this y...
18 Apr, 2022, 06.00 AM IST
State impetus towards public transport may undermine the auto industryThat India has little choice to adapt to the latest trends in transportation may not augur well for the automobile industry.
13 Dec, 2015, 11.23 AM IST
How mobile apps & digital dating startups are creating a whole new ecosystem for singlesIndia’s Liberalization Children are today firmly in the realm of adulthood and shaking up one of the oldest traditions the country has know...
30 Sep, 2015, 12.46 PM IST
IDG Ventures Leads New Round of Funding in TripotoTechnology-focused venture capital firm IDG Ventures India has led a new round of funding in online travel community startup Tripoto.
19 Mar, 2015, 12.22 PM IST
Tripoto raises Rs 2.4 crore from investors for technology upgrade“We hope to attract more users to share their travel stories and we hope a scale in technology will help,” said Gupta.
14 Nov, 2014, 06.06 AM IST