• 03:55 Mar 26, 2019

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Google Pay now lets you book train tickets on IRCTC direct from the app

Train booking on Google Pay means Google Pay users will now be able to search and browse train options and also book/cancel train tickets by logging into their IRCTC account right from the Google Pay app. Additionally, users will also be able to view details like seat availability, journey duration, and travel times between stations.

Twitter is working on a feature that lets you subscribe to conversations

The feature would come as a “Subscribe to conversation” button which will be made available on the top right corner when accessing a thread on Twitter. The feature thus allows a user to maintain anonymity when viewing tweets between other users without having to take a side, like or tweet into the conversation.

It’s serious, people! Playing PUBG in Gujarat can land you in jail

As much as 21 people have been arrested by the Gujarat Police for playing PUBG Mobile on their phones in the aftermath of the local police banning it. All of them have been arrested under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code and have immediately been granted bail.

Google Maps users can now report accidents, speed traps through latest update

The feature is rolling out globally to all users of Google Maps and has now gone official after months of testing. The feature can be accessed through a new button which will be available when navigation through the map. The button takes the shape of a messaging icon with a ‘+’ sign inside it.

Mozilla’s privacy-focused, lightweight Firefox Lite launched in India

Firefox Lite weighs in at under 4MB which less than 10 percent of the size of other browsers. With that in mind, users can utilise the browser without worrying about spending a lot of data to update the app. It comes with a “Turbo Mode” that blocks third-party trackers, loads up websites faster and consumes less data.

Paytm Payments Bank launches Mobile Banking app for its 43 million customers

Customers will also be able to receive 24x7 help and support through this mobile banking app.

Google introduces Chrome Lite pages for slower networks

The company has added Data Saver feature, which basically optimises the web pages to load faster.

Google finally rolls out dark mode on Chrome for Mac

The update comes in the form of version 73 update of Chrome browser on Mac which now offers the much-anticipated dark mode for users running macOS Mojave. Chrome 73 is rolling out to Linux and Windows devices as well and Google has promised to add a dark mode to Windows PCs soon.

YouTube Music, YouTube Premium arrive in India, starts at Rs 99 per month

The regular YouTube Music app and desktop client offers free music streaming, while YouTube Music Premium offers the same without ads. YouTube has also announced YouTube Premium to offer ad-free services across all YouTube videos and not just YouTube Music content.

TikTok: A beginners guide to browse through the popular video app

TikTok has gained over 500 million users on a global basis in over 150 markets since its launch and is available in over 75 languages. It’s also earned the most downloaded app feat on the Apple App Store with 45 million global downloads during the first quarter of last year.