Shruti Shekar
Shruti Shekar is Android Central's Editor-in-Chief. She was born in India, brought up in Singapore, but now lives in Toronto. She started her journalism career as a political reporter in Ottawa, Canada's capital, and then made her foray into tech journalism at MobileSyrup and most recently at Yahoo Finance Canada. When work isn't on her mind, she loves working out, reading, watching the Raptors, and planning what she's going to eat the next day.
Latest articles by Shruti Shekar
Google I/O 2023 Live Blog: Google debuts the Pixel Fold, Pixel 7a, Pixel Tablet, and much more
By Shruti Shekar last updated
Follow along as Android Central covers what is coming out of Google I/O. There's a lot happening!
The Pixel Fold isn't coming to Canada, but Google has a good reason why
By Shruti Shekar published
Google has announced its first foldable smartphone and it's not coming to Canada. Analysts say this isn't a surprising move, here's why.
Does Ultra Mobile support 5G?
By Shruti Shekar published
Ultra Mobile is an MVNO that runs on T-Mobile's network. Here's everything you need to know about the carrier's 5G network and why it might be good for you.
As TikTok remains in limbo, it’s time for YouTube Shorts to have a major glow-up
By Shruti Shekar published
As lawmakers in the U.S. debate whether or not to ban TikTok permanently, Google and Meta should start thinking about how it can capitalize on this moment with Shorts and Reels, analysts suggest.
Google's Bard AI chatbot now open to the public
By Shruti Shekar published
Google's Bard AI chatbot is now available to the public. The software will be used to help "people boost their productivity, accelerate their ideas, and to fuel their curiosity."
Google misses slightly in revenue as it's faced with AI competition, job losses, antitrust lawsuit
By Shruti Shekar published
Google's parent company reports Q4 2022 earnings missing analyst expectations.
Alphabet, Google's parent company cuts 12,000 jobs
By Shruti Shekar published
Google cuts 12,000 jobs to tighten "its belt, reflecting a new period of more disciplined and efficient spending."
ChatGPT could help Google more than Microsoft, ironically
By Shruti Shekar published
Analysts examine what it would mean if Microsoft decides to integrate ChatGPT with Bing and if that will create true competition with Google.
'Twitter for iPhone' vs. 'Twitter for Android' stop chastising people for it, here's why
By Shruti Shekar published
The phone you use shouldn't determine the level of intelligence you have for an industry. But maybe certain jobs should be careful what phone they're tweeting from.
The Pixel Watch just might make me ditch my Apple Watch
By Shruti Shekar published
Regardless of how it functions, AC managing editor Shruti Shekar is warm for the form of Google's new Pixel Watch.
Google Pixel event 2022 live blog: Pixel Watch, Pixel 7, and Pixel Tablet
By Shruti Shekar last updated
Google showed off its new Pixel Watch, Pixel 7 phones, and Pixel Tablet in great detail and we've got the latest info you need to know about them.
Apple doesn't try to compete with Android OEMs, and that's why it's far more successful
By Shruti Shekar published
The Watch Series 8 might be doing things Android smartwatches have already done, but Apple tries to do it better.
Google and Apple are paving the way with digital wallets, even if some places are slow to catch up
By Shruti Shekar published
Regardless of how you pay now, digital payments are going to become ubiquitous.
The Google Wallet / Google Pay split is messy but might just work
By Shruti Shekar last updated
Google has yet again rebranded another one of its apps and analysts are split on whether this will confuse users or not.
Forget Galaxy S vs. Note, Samsung's future is Flip vs. Fold
By Shruti Shekar published
There are many reasons why the Galaxy Flip 4 is going to outsell the Fold 4, and analysts can tell you why.
Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2022 live blog: Z Fold 4, Flip 4, Watch 5 are here and we have all the info
By Shruti Shekar last updated
Android Central is going to live blog the Samsung Unpacked event. So stay a while, catch up, learn about what has launched.
Twitter Q2 2022 earnings show another increase in daily active users amid Elon Musk takeover deal
By Shruti Shekar last updated
As Twitter deals with its takeover deal with Elon Musk, it reports its Q2 2022 earnings.
Time is ticking for Google to catch up to TikTok
By Shruti Shekar published
Google says it's losing Gen Z to rivals like TikTok and Instagram when it comes to search. So maybe Google needs to figure out how to improve search for its consumers.
If Samsung launches a Galaxy S22 FE, it should do it sooner rather than later
By Shruti Shekar published
Samsung is rumored to cancel the Galaxy S22 FE phone, but does that mean it will cancel the entire line of devices? Experts weigh in.
Verizon introduces new Welcome Unlimited phone plan
By Shruti Shekar last updated
Verizon has introduced its new Welcome Unlimited plan for $30 per line per month for four lines, with auto-pay.
Twitter sues Elon Musk for violating $44-billion deal
By Shruti Shekar published
Twitter has sued Elon Musk for violating the deal to buy the social media company.
Elon Musk terminates deal to buy Twitter
By Shruti Shekar published
Looks like Elon Musk is looking to terminate his agreement with Twitter, citing the social media platform's inability to provide accurate data on bot accounts.
FCC urges Google, Apple to remove TikTok app over national security concerns
By Shruti Shekar published
TikTok is under scrutiny again on whether or not it is taking data and feeding it to China. The FCC commissioner writes a letter to Apple's CEO Tim Cook and Google's CEO Sundar Pichai.
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