Mobile apps

Apple removes Russia’s state-backed messenger from App Store

Moscow has for months been pushing Russians to install Max.

Navigation app for visually impaired people expanded to 15 new transport locations

jowaymap - Mr Anselm De Mello, Waymap's head of Southeast Asia, demonstrating the app outside Chinatown MRT station.
Credit: Waymap

‘This is my stop’: New app shares real-time seat availability on subway in Seoul

The app currently covers 14 subway lines in South Korea's greater Seoul area.

Seoul Subway app revamped to improve access for foreign riders

The app's user interface and guidance system were redesigned to help first-time subway users navigate the system more easily.

AI super-apps are remaking China’s internet

Already more than 600 million of its people are thought to have used some form of agentic app.

Life without US tech? Europe best accept that soon

The idea that America might sever its services to the EU — or use access to them as bargaining chips for other goals — was long considered outlandish. Not anymore.

Uber adds hotel bookings to its app through new Expedia partnership

The ride-hail company has partnered with Expedia Group to make its hotel selection available in the Uber app.

Apple, Google offer ‘nudify’ apps despite policies against them

Apple said it removed 15 apps identified by the group after Bloomberg reached out about their presence.

Netflix debuts Playground gaming app for kids

The Netflix Playground gaming app.

Kremlin’s drive for a state-backed messaging app touches a nerve for some

FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a smartphone displaying a web page of the Russian messenger application MAX next to a screen showing the state flag of Russia in this illustration taken September 4, 2025. REUTERS/Ramil Sitdikov/Illustration/File Photo

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