Inspired by the growing use of its video conferencing app Meet – 30 lakh new users joining the platform daily – Google on Wednesday announced to make its premium video meeting app free for everyone in social distancing times. The free availability of the Meet app will roll out globally including in India in the […]
Amid the growing debate over privacy and security around contact tracing technology, Apple and Google have announced new updates to allay such fears, saying the Bluetooth-driven exposure notification system to enable iOS and Android phones trace the spread of coronavirus is completely safe. Cybersecurity researchers have questioned the contact tracing technology, saying tracing apps that […]
To provide greater transparency and equip users with more information about who is advertising to them, Google on Thursday announced that its identity verification policy will now cover all advertisers on its platforms and the identity verification programme will “take fear years to complete. Google currently verifies political advertisers in 30 countries in an effort […]
The total number of novel coronavirus cases in the country surged past 9,000 on Monday and the death count reached 308, said Union Ministry of Health and Family welfare. “Total number of confirmed cases of novel coronavirus are 9,152,” the Health Ministry said in an 8 a.m. update. There are at least 938 new cases […]
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, […]