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Spring-cleaning apps to digitally declutter for CNY

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In keeping with Chinese New Year spring-cleaning traditions, the writer deleted apps she no longer use.

In keeping with Chinese New Year spring-cleaning traditions, the writer deleted apps she no longer use as a form of decluttering.

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SINGAPORE - Lured by mouth-watering revenue of more than US$430 billion (S$566 billion) in advertising, subscription or in-app purchases, app makers dangle discounts and even cash incentives to jostle for users.

Public agencies in Singapore, too, are fond of rolling out app after app with overlapping functions to showcase their technological savvy.

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