next billion

How do you compete with the world’s largest chat app in its strongest market? Hike, the Indian messaging app valued at more than $1 billion, is taking a unique approach to battling WhatsApp whic

Google today announced a collection of updates aimed at helping get 'the next billion' internet users in India and emerging markets online. One of the more subtle yet interesting components to that pu

Google is making its Maps app more accessible to users in emerging markets with two nifty features for the Android version of the service.

Tech companies, including Microsoft, Facebook, and Nokia, are counting on the "next billion," or users in developing countries who are just getting access to the Internet, to fuel their future growth.