
Top news this week: Twitter IPO, Apple to expand in India, Adobe hacked and a lot more
FirstpostTake a look at all the top tech news from the week that just went by. While the company is yet to formally launch its new iPhone handsets here, it looks like India does figure in Apple’s plans after all. Google, ASI have now put 360 degree views of Indian monuments online New iPhone 5s motion sensor complaints add to Apple’s woes Apple recently began rolling out its top-of-the-line iPhone 5s to consumers. Android Jelly Bean rules the roost, accounts for 49 percent of ‘active’ users Android Jelly Bean is used by almost half the total number of active Android devices worldwide, according to data released by the company. India’s mobile Internet dominated by Google and Facebook users New data shows that there are over 2.4 billion Internet users in the world, of which 1.5 billion access the Internet through their mobile devices.
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GroupM sees India ad spend rising 7% in 2025 to ₹1.6 tn, digital to dominate
Live Mint
New scam in India? Scammers gain access to man’s phone screen; he turns to internet for help
Hindustan Times
India most targeted nation for mobile malware attacks with 28% of all attacks, finds global report
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Elon Musk says X is number one news app on App store in India
Deccan Chronicle
Today’s Cache | India has highest number of internet shutdowns in 2023; Google unveils new video generation model; Netflix hits 40 million users for ad-supported plan
The Hindu
Fake messaging apps espionage campaign targets Indian users
India TV News
Setting the rules in disputes over apps
Hindustan Times
Indian Government issues warning about DogeRAT malware targeting android users
India TV News
E-commerce surge: India to add 80 million online shoppers by 2025
Live Mint
The Next Big Bird in Town: Can India’s Koo succeed in replacing Twitter?
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India has over 1.2 bn mobile phone users: I&B ministry
Live Mint
India to have around 900 million internet users by 2025: Report
Live Mint
Google Deactivates RCS Ads in Response to Widespread Spamming by Businesses in India
News 18
Google Messages App Has A Serious Ads Problem In India: Here’s How You Can Fix It
News 18
Is Google facing less scrutiny in India than Facebook?
Business Standard
Snapchat is making a quiet comeback in India
Live Mint
Advertisers spent $240 billion on mobile ads last year
The Hindu
India imposes new rules on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube
CNN
Indian TikTok Alternative Josh Gets Google and Microsoft Backing in $100 Million Funding
News 18
IT firms in India encounter third highest number of malware attacks in the world: Report
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India bans 43 more mobile apps, including many from China
The Independent
India surpasses US as Snapchat’s top market for new users
The Hindu
Correct your wrongdoing, revoke ban on WeChat, other apps. It was deliberate: China tells India
India Today
India on the cusp of the age of super apps
Live Mint
Indian telcos, internet providers asked by govt to 'immediately block' access to the 59 banned Chinese apps
Firstpost
India’s active internet user base to hit 639 mn by year-end
Live Mint
Connectivity as a human right: Significance of the Facebook-Jio deal and how it ties into Zuckerberg's 2013 vision
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A price war has undermined India’s big telecoms companies
The Economist
Smartphones hotspots of cyberattacks in India: Check Point
The Quint
Next billion users will come from India: Google, Facebook and others can't afford to ignore them
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India has 2nd largest number of internet users in the world: Mary Meeker 2019 Report
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Indians downloaded over 4.8 billion apps in the first three months of 2019: Report
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TikTok ban: ByteDance set to invest $1 Billion in India, despite the government ban
India TV News
India accounts for 8.7% of global online ad fraud: report
Live Mint
Indian Lawmakers Concerned Social Media May Interfere In Elections
NPR
New mobile apps ride high on vernacular languages
Live Mint
Average app usage time in India will grow by 90 percent in 2019: Report
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Centre seeks to up the ante against cybercrimes; key steps include creating dedicated IT cadre, bringing in domain experts
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Indian smartphone users consume roughly 1 GB data everyday reveals survey
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Over 1,600 URLs blocked in India over last 18 months; Facebook took down most links under IT Act
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Apple to become the 11th smartphone brand in India to have 10 million users by this year: Report
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Internet Users in India Likely to Cross 500 Million by June 2018: IAMAI
News 18
India ranks seventh on the list of target countries for web application attacks globally in the third quarter of 2018
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Digital revolution: India’s $1 trillion tech future depends on the next 500 million people online – Firstpost
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India firm on stopping terrorists from using social media: Government
India TV News
India tops the list in ransomware cyberattack on Android, Linux and MacOS
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A forum on DarkNet is selling data stolen from over 6,000 Indian businesses including ISPs: QuickHeal
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Improvements in Internet speed spurring growth in the OTT sphere in India
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Truecaller beats Facebook to become the fourth most downloaded app in India
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Ethical hackers in India rewarded abroad, ignored at home: Attitude is changing though, say experts
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