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OnePlus has confirmed three key hardware features that we can expect on the upcoming OnePlus 8 series which will be launching on April 14.
Fuelled by conferencing apps, business apps topped 62 million downloads across iOS and Google Play during the week of March 14-21, 2020 worldwide -- its biggest week ever.
Fitness equipment and computers have seen 55 percent and 40 percent boosts in online sales respectively while online grocery shopping category has seen a 100 percent increase.
The Beijing-headquartered electronic conglomerate's adjusted net profit was 11.5 billion Chinese Yuan, up 34.8 per cent Year-over-Year for the calendar year that ended December 31.
The website will contain information such as key helpline numbers, content about symptoms, protective measures, known treatments, and the latest global and Indian statistics.
If you need to discuss sensitive matters with collegues, remember, conservations on Zoom are not end-to-end encrypted.
The Dark Sky app, apart from radar maps and hyperlocal weather forecasting, also has animated forecast maps, minute-by-minute predictions, Apple Watch app and a time machine feature that details weather changes at a location and predictions for the future.
The corpus for the fund will be created by Swiggy with primary contributions from the founders, senior leaders, employees and investors, as well as donations from customers.
Reliance Jio is offering special double data benefits to its users to encourage users to work from home and opt for JioFiber during the lockdown in India.
All JioPhone users will also continue to receive outgoing calls even if their recharge validity expires in this period.
The label on the UAG case’s packaging doesn't mention “iPhone 9” nor “iPhone SE 2” instead calls it the “New iPhone 4.7", 2020”.
The decision by the world-renowned South Korean panel maker comes amid falling demand for LCD panels and a supply glut.
Some video conferencing apps are primed for the really serious professional tasks that could involve large teams. Then there are video calling apps which are ideal for personal use. And then there are those versatile in-betweens, that offer the best in both worlds.
The tech giant is also previewing new home features for Teams that are now part of Microsoft 365 subscriptions designed to let friends and family connect in a group chat or through video calls.
An estimated 50 to 60 employees joined a walkout at an Amazon worker warehouse in the New York borough of Staten Island, demanding that the facility be shut down and cleaned after a worker tested positive for the coronavirus.
In 2019, WHO had said gaming is a disorder and added it to their list of diseases. Now, as the world sits at home trying to stay safe from the Coronavirus, WHO says it is all good to play video games.
The Brazil President has repeatedly downplayed the seriousness of the coronavirus, describing it as "a flu" and calling for schools and shops to re-open, with self-isolation necessary only for people over the age of 60.
The massive rise in the company's video calling system comes at a time, as more individuals stay home due to the coronavirus pandemic. Currently, Skype is being used by 44 million every day.
Did you know that your nearest ATM machine offers the facility of recharging your Jio mobile number seamlessly?
The social networking giant said the investment will include $25 million in emergency grant funding for local news through the Facebook Journalism Project and an extra $75 million in marketing to get money to publishers around the world.
For the study, demographic, laboratory, and radiological findings were collected from 53 patients as each tested positive in January for the SARS-CoV2 virus at the two Chinese hospitals.
We expect the India pricing for Microsoft 365 to be similar to the Office 365 plans at this time—Office 365 Home for up to 6 people costs Rs 5,299 per year while Office 365 Personal for single user is priced at Rs 4,199 per year.
Airtel says they will also credit Rs 10 to the accounts of each of these 80 million users so that they can make calls and send messages. They say these measures will particularly benefit migrant workers and daily wage earners who may have been impacted due to the nationwide lockdown to combat COVID-19
But on the upside, there is a greater interest in music, virtual concerts and podcasts on Spotify, particularly the latter, when it comes to keeping kids entertained or staying fit.
The new smartphone is officially listed on the Samsung UAE website, but there is no info regarding the price or availability. The Galaxy M11 carries the model number SM-M115F and considering the price range of the Galaxy M10s, we are expecting the phone to launch around Rs 9,000.
Union telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad further said all users will get a credit of Rs 10 on their numbers to make outgoing calls, without charge.
Overall, global smartphone sales in February showed weakness in many markets as consumers became cautious. But with the growth of online channels, we saw sales shifting from offline to online.
The percentage of smartphone owners that don't know how to back up their data does not vary much between iPhone and Android owners, with 13 percent and 17 percent claiming not knowing how to, respectively.
A ventilator is designed to assist a human in breathing when the lungs become too weak to be able to breathe on their own. This allows the patient’s body some time to heal. There are two types of ventilators that are used in hospitals, depending on the severity of each case.
The presence of misleading theories and peddling of false medication presents life-endangering threats on social media, raising a grave threat.
Considering that the Poco X2 was a rebranded version of the Redmi K30, it is possible that the Redmi K30 Pro will make its way to India as the Poco F2.
In times of social distancing, Nextdoor aims to be the community bugle that connects people in a neighbourhood and helps everyone share emotions and resources.
Apps across the world are tracking the community spread of COVID-19 with real-time location, GPS history and Bluetooth-based location of nearby devices.
PhonePe says they will contribute Rs 10 for every Indian who donates to the PMCARES Fund via the PhonePe App using UPI. Paytm has said that they are aiming to contribute Rs 500 Crore to the PM CARES Fund. These are just some examples.
The ongoing Coronavirus pandemic has led to a massive increase in online services around the world. Despite the significant increase in demand, said Microsoft, it has not had any significant service disruptions.
Netflix, Amazon Video, YouTube and Facebook have had to cut down on the quality of video streams to save the internet lines as millions are sitting at home and relying on the world wide web for their work and entertainment needs due to the Coronavirus lockdown.
A number of countries are developing mobile-phone based technologies to help track the virus, prompting criticism from data privacy activists. The HSE said it was working with the Irish data protection agency to approve the app.
In a span of about two months, Chinese hacker collective APT41 attacked over 75 organisations spread across many critical business sectors.
Cyber security researchers at Positive Technologies have noted that attackers can track location and get sensitive data on 4G, and 5G isn't immune to it.
Created by a team from IIT Bombay, Corontine allows scalable features for apps to be built based on it, with geo-fencing and other relevant features.
A large chunk of the focus was on Coronavirus as tech companies did their best to rework policies and more in an attempt to make life easier for the public at large—chatbots, virtual screening tools, the fight against fake news on social media and donations to healthcare systems around the world kept them busy.
Netflix explains they have removed the highest bandwidth stream for each of the streaming categories for home broadband users. But that doesn’t mean you will not get HD or Ultra HD content. Ookla data shows internet speeds are stable in India. So, why the panic?
The company will provide $340 million in Google ad credits to small and medium businesses active on its platform and $250 million in ad grants for the World Health Organization and many government agencies.
This move, known as labor sharing, highlights how the ecommerce giant is reallocating some of its vast workforce to handle a spike in online sales of groceries, as millions of American are stuck at home amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
After WhatsApp, Facebook has now made MyGov Corona Hub available through a chatbot on its Messenger app in India.