Arattai, led by Zoho’s Sridhar Vembu, goes viral: Is WhatsApp’s Indian rival free? How and when can you use it? Here's allZoho’s Arattai, a “made-in-India” messaging app, briefly surpassed WhatsApp in Indian app stores, fueled by patriotic downloads and governm...
30 Sep, 2025, 04.00 PM IST
The rise of Airchat & growing debate over navigating Internet with voice: can it gain momentum?Voice input technology faces challenges despite widespread adoption in internet products. Smart speaker shipments decline, while the voice ...
28 Apr, 2024, 10.52 AM IST
Look before you QR code: As smart payments become a norm, fraud gates open upThis article discusses the rise of a new form of cybercrime called 'quishing', which involves the malicious use of fake or manipulated QR c...
18 Jan, 2024, 09.31 AM IST
Managing WhatsApp chats made easy, users can now pin important messages for specific durationThis feature is available on Android, iPhone, and Web/Desktop versions, supporting various message types. Users can easily pin messages by ...
14 Dec, 2023, 05.34 PM IST
The rise of unintentional messaging apps: From Instagram to GPay, how almost every app is becoming a chat app nowThis trend signifies a shift from calling to texting culture, compelling internet platforms and brands to prioritise enhancing their messag...
11 Nov, 2023, 11.39 PM IST
WhatsApp will soon let you pin important messages in chats, groupsWhatsApp is working on a new feature which will let users pin important messages.
04 Feb, 2023, 07.35 PM IST
ONDC evaluating solutions to add more regional languagesIn June, Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal had also said ONDC should be made available in regional languages.
08 Oct, 2022, 09.07 AM IST
Banks serving summons to defaulters through WhatsApp, emailsWhatsApp IDs and email addresses are more constant, making digital notices less easy to dodge.
01 Sep, 2018, 09.48 AM IST
Tax season: Beware of fake mails asking for your netbanking details from I-T like addressesDon't respond to mails from donotreply@incometaxindiafilling.gov.in - it has the 'e' is missing from 'efiling' and 'filing' is spelt as 'fi...
12 Jul, 2018, 12.16 PM IST
Local peers fret and fuss as global giants enter Indian digital payments segmentWe are not against foreign players as they help expand the ecosystem. But there’s no level playing field. Norms have been relaxed for them,...
20 Feb, 2018, 09.09 AM IST
How to navigate safely onlineAvoid using ATMs at bus stands, railway stations and other crowded places as the probability of tampering ATM machines at these places are ...
21 Dec, 2016, 12.34 PM IST
The ultimate guide to fighting online piratesIf hackers call your phone provider & trick a representative into changing your SIM card number, they can capture those authentication code...
26 Jul, 2016, 10.14 AM IST
Connect to Cloud to simplify the set-up of your new phoneSetting up a new phone from scratch after a remote wipe, can be quite tough. Well, if you regularly backed up your phone to the cloud.
14 May, 2016, 03.58 PM IST
Mobile chat apps a craze in India; challenges persist even as user base surgesFrom being a country of person-to-person texts, the country and its booming population of smartphone users, are becoming besotted with chat...
05 Jan, 2014, 05.45 AM IST
- Websites & services that will help you eliminate international call & SMS costs
Inflated phone and SMS bills are a thing of the past. A number of services offer free phone-to-phone communication — you only pay for 3G/Wi...
04 Jun, 2012, 05.29 AM IST
How to reduce your SMS bill by using applications and services?Find out how the use of applications and services can make sending and receiving messages much cheaper.
30 Jan, 2012, 08.34 AM IST
- Want to send more than 100 SMSes? Read this text
All you need is a smartphone, a free application and a basic data plan that can start as low as 99 per month.
01 Oct, 2011, 10.17 AM IST