Facebook is asking users in the US to participate in a voluntary survey from Carnegie Mellon University to help health researchers generate new insights on how to respond to the crisis, including “heat maps” of self-reported symptoms. Some people will see a link at the top of News Feed to an optional, off-Facebook survey to […]
Microsoft has cancelled its flagship developer conference ‘Build 2020′ in-person, scheduled to take place here from May 19-21. The Microsoft aBuild’ will now be a digital-only event this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. New coronavirus cases in Washington State have surged to 457, including 31 deaths. “In light of the health safety recommendations for […]
The auto part supply chain disruption due to the lockdown in China over the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is expected to critically hamper India’s automobile production across all segments, the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) said on Wednesday. According to Rajan Wadhera, President, SIAM, many automakers in India import about 10 per cent of […]
Samsung on Thursday announced an additional bonus of upto Rs 5,000 on the Galaxy S20 series in exchange of old smartphones. In terms of pricing, the Galaxy S20 smartphone in India will cost Rs 66,999, while the S20+ is priced Rs 73,999 and the Galaxy S20 Ultra at Rs 92,999. Potential consumers pre-booking the Galaxy […]
Taika Waititi after accepting his first Oscar for the best adapted screenplay for Jojo Rabbit, lashed out at Apple’s flawed keyboards when asked what he thought writers should be demanding in the next round of discussions with producers, while taking questions from the press backstage. “Apple needs to fix those keyboards, They are impossible to […]
Buoyed by iPhone 11 sales primarily due to lower launch price and price drop on previous generation models, Apple registered double-digit growth in India for iPhones in the holiday quarter (October-December period), the company’s CEO Tim Cook has announced. “We grew double digits in emerging markets led by strong performances in Brazil, mainland China, […]
In collaboration with World Economic Forum (WEF), Chinese short-video sharing application TikTok on Tuesday launched the #AllTheDifference challenge to promote inclusion in diversity ahead of the Davos summit that will discuss inclusive societies. From January 21 to 27, TikTok users in over 75 global markets including the US, the UK, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, […]
he Supreme Court on Tuesday said a bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra will hear next week plea of telecom companies seeking a fresh schedule on the payment of dues nearly Rs 1.47 lakh crore to the Department of Telecommunications. A battery of senior advocates, including A.M. Singhvi and C.A. Sundaram, were present in the […]
More than 300 Donald Trump ads have been pulled by Google and its video-sharing platform YouTube for violating the companies’ policies. The campaign videos, notably, ran over the summer. This comes at a time when handling political advertisements on social media has become a growing concern as the 2020 US presidential election approaches and tech […]
Driven by new design language of the phones and support for 5G connectivity, Apple has told its supply chain partners to expect over 100 million orders for the iPhone 12 in 2020, the Digitimes has reported. For 2019, Apple had predicted iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro were expected to sell around 80 million units. […]