Mobile apps

Singapore banks up AI game in apps with expenses tracking for retail customers

Trust Bank’s new AI chatbot feature in its banking app lets customers ask questions related to their card transactions in the way they normally converse.

Letter from Shanghai

From Genshin Impact to Arknights: What drives China’s mobile games industry?

Fans of various mobile games such as Arknights dressed up for the Hypergryph Carnival held in Shanghai in August 2026.

AI is killing the app economy and building its successor

Mobile apps are disappearing from some of tech’s most promising startups.

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Smart pendant in development to help commuters with visual impairment identify arriving buses

The wearable pendant will come with specialised cameras and sensors that will help visually impaired users better navigate the bus system.

Google agrees to settle Britain app developers’ lawsuit for $449.3 million

The claim sought compensation on behalf of developers who sold apps on Google’s Play Store in the United Kingdom.

Samsung ordered to pay Swatch US$11.6 million over copied smartwatch apps

Swatch Group initially sought about US$170 million from Samsung for displaying the Swatch brands.

Two men nabbed for scam involving compromised Singpass accounts to create LiquidPay e-wallets

It’s a match – for the dogs!

Four recent poly graduates created Wagglo, an app that allows dog owners to find new friends for their pets. The Wagglo team comprises (left to right) Pang Ben Yang, 20, Timus Tan Shao Qi, 20, Cailin Yeo Yao Can, 20, and Ervin Ng Yu Boon, 22. Posing with the team are also Tan’s dog, two-year-old Taffy, and Yeo’s dog, seven-year-old Doya.

Sick of constant pings? These apps let you send messages at the speed of carrier pigeon

Apps like Carrier Pidge and Roost have connected with users who are tired of the daily digital grind.

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