Priya Raghavan

NewsNov 5, 2026Candy Crush Saga

Candy Crush Saga's Halloween season enters its final weekend

King's Jellynaut-themed Spooky Season, with its Season Pass, collectible pins and Gold Heist tournament, closes on 8 or 9 November, depending on which King announcement players go by.

ReviewNov 3, 2026SHEIN-Compras en línea

SHEIN review: a free app whose real price is how much it gets you to spend

SHEIN's Android app costs nothing to install and asks for no subscription. Its discounts, flash sales and pay-later option are all built to get you to order, and that is what you need to weigh before installing it.

NewsOct 30, 2026Kotak Neo: Stock Trading App

Kotak Neo adds a risk quiz that matches mutual funds to an investor's comfort level

The broker's latest Android update scores how much risk an investor can stomach and shows how each fund fits. It follows the 7 October rebrand that moved Kotak Securities' retail business to the Kotak Neo name.

NewsOct 25, 2026Match Factory!

Match Factory opens a Spooky Collection card season for Halloween

Peak's Halloween season asks Match Factory! players to collect cards and finish a set for rewards. The latest update's own notes still talk about the August Back to School pack.

NewsOct 20, 2026GoPay: Transfer, Payment, QRIS

GoPay starts selling digital gold from Rp1,000 inside its wallet app

The new GoPay Investasi section holds its gold in an account kept apart from everyday spending money. Treasury supplies the product, and Indonesia's commodity futures regulator Bappebti supervises it.

ReviewOct 17, 2026Candy Crush Saga

Candy Crush Saga review: a huge match-three game you'll pay for in patience

Candy Crush Saga is free and has thousands of match-three levels you can play offline. King sells boosters inside it and shares your data with ad partners, so you pay in attention, and perhaps in money.

NewsOct 16, 2026BoursoBank

BoursoBank opens in-app charity giving and doubles donations to 13 associations

The French online bank is matching every euro its customers give to partner charities through a new donation journey built with Dift, up to a total of 400,000 euros, until 28 October.

NewsOct 9, 2026Words of Wonders: Crossword

Words of Wonders: Crossword adds new levels and visual changes

Fugo Games' latest update to its travel-themed crossword puzzle adds more levels to work through, along with visual changes and fixes for bugs and performance, according to the developer.

NewsOct 5, 2026Rakuten Viber Messenger

Viber adds ChatGPT summaries of unread chats

Unread Recap sends only unread messages and participants' names to OpenAI, according to Rakuten Viber, and lets users mark a chat as read, keep it for later or reply straight from the summary screen.

ReviewOct 2, 2026Google Meet

Google Meet review: a dependable free video call, with the clever extras sold separately

Google Meet makes the basic video call free on phones, tablets, Nest displays and the web, but recording, AI notes, speech translation and even noise cancellation sit in Google's premium tier.

ReviewSep 28, 2026Free Fire x NARUTO SHIPPUDEN

Free Fire x NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: a fast battle royale with a chakra-powered twist

Garena's 50-player shooter fits a full match into about ten minutes, and the Naruto event adds jutsu, a Nine Tails and a grind for tokens. It suits quick sessions and fans; competitive purists may tire of the chaos.

NewsSep 27, 2026Block Blast!

Block Blast goes ad-free on Apple Arcade, while Android keeps the free version

Hungry Studio's Block Blast!+ removes adverts and in-app purchases for Apple Arcade subscribers. The Google Play game stays free and ad-supported, as before.

NewsSep 25, 2026Klarna: Smarter everyday money

Klarna lets shoppers pay foreign merchants in their own currency

Consumer FX is live in all 26 Klarna markets. It removes the exchange fee and shows the rate in the app, but the final rate is only fixed when the merchant captures the payment.

NewsSep 23, 2026Myntra - Fashion Shopping App

Myntra widens its 30-minute M-Now fashion delivery to 12 Indian cities

Myntra says M-Now now offers about 1.5 lakh styles from 1,500 brands in 12 cities. The service was the main draw of its festive sale, and the latest Android update gives it top billing alongside creator affiliate tools.

ReviewSep 20, 2026Messenger

Messenger review: free to use, but it costs you a Meta account

Meta's Messenger asks no money and has no paid tier for its core features. The cost is a Meta account, and a crowded app that has to carry AI, channels and Stories alongside your chats.