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An app is a small computer program. The features are limited, it is being used on the smartphone, tablet or desktop PC. Common applications include image or text processing software and games.

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DW Sendung SHIFT | greencent

Cycling for points

Cycling for points

An app is using rewards to motivate people to switch to low emission means of transportation.
Digital WorldApril 19, 202401:53 min
A picture displaying the new design of DW's website and mobile application.

Questions about the DW App

Questions about the DW App

Answers to commonly asked questions about the DW mobile app.
April 12, 2024
Pink skull ecstasy pill close up.

Drug-checking app alerts users to potentially lethal pills

Drug-checking app alerts users to potentially lethal pills

The KnowDrugs app informs users about the latest drug-checking results in Germany and beyond.
SocietyApril 11, 2024
A farmer scans a banana leaf into the Plantix app

The app helping farmers in India

The app helping farmers in India

A Berlin startup has developed an app that helps farmers in India to treat plant diseases and manage their crops.
Food SecurityMarch 28, 202405:18 min
A closeup of a phone screen showing the DigiCow logo

DigiCow app modernizes Kenyan farming

DigiCow app modernizes Kenyan farming

A Kenyan woman is changing how local farmers make critical decisions about their herd through a digital app.
TechnologyMarch 12, 202401:21 min
Fokus Europa | Frankreich Apps-Beleuchtung

France: app-based street lighting

France: app-based street lighting

Residents in certain French districts are using an app to control the streetlights themselves.
SocietyMarch 5, 202401:56 min
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In the spotlight

Gig work: How to make Uber & Co. treat workers right

How to make Uber & Co. treat workers right

Great income on some days, poverty wages on most others: Can government efforts protect ride-hailing drivers better?
GlobalizationNovember 1, 2023
App für Lebensmittelabfälle in Indonesien

Indonesian app tackles food waste problem

An app could reduce Indonesia's food waste.
Food SecurityAugust 22, 202302:33 min
This app provides security alerts to Afghans

The app helping Afghans stay safe

Sara Wahedi created a security alert app after witnessing an explosion near her Kabul home.
TechnologyMay 30, 202301:44 min
A lesbian couple at the beach, hugging gently

LGBTQ rights in Egypt: Queer community battles crackdown

Despite reports on increased digital targeting of LGBTQ people, the online crackdown has been systemic, observers say.
SocietyMarch 30, 2023
TikTok logo

How dangerous is TikTok?

The ascent of the Chinese app has alarmed lawmakers worldwide. What are they worried about?
TechnologyFebruary 4, 2023
A woman in Spain, photographed from the back, sits while looking at a period calendar tracker on a smartphone. In front of her on a table is a small basket of tampons and other menstrual aids.

Period trackers: My period, my data

With the US ending constitutional rights to abortion, people are concerned about apps that track menstruation cycles.
ScienceJune 30, 2022