Technology

Millions of US teenagers shut up in their homes and receiving their education online are turning for morale support and comic relief to each other – via immensely popular video sharing apps like TikTok. The social media platform is owned by China’s ByteDance and has prompted national security concerns in Washington […]

Amazon.com Inc. says its returns warehouse in Kentucky where three workers tested positive for Covid-19 has been closed by the order of the state’s governor, and the online retailer aims to reopen the facility next week. Amazon on Monday evening had informed employees of the Shepherdsville, Kentucky, warehouse that the facility […]

Senior officials in the Trump administration agreed to new measures to restrict the global supply of chips to China’s Huawei Technologies, sources familiar with the matter said, as the White House ramps up criticism of China over coronavirus. The move comes as ties between Washington and Beijing grow more strained, with […]

Major Google services including YouTube, video-calling and Gmail were hit by partial outages Thursday while the internet giant’s infrastructure is experiencing record usage during the coronavirus pandemic. People around the world tweeted that various services were down. Urs Holzle, who overseas Google’s data centers, said the problem came from a […]

Google is back with another update for its subscription-based game service, Stadia. The company has announced that it will add three more games for free next month. “All three new Stadia Pro games are available for subscribers to claim April 1, no joke…Thumper will be available to claim free on Stadia Pro,” the […]

Facebook Inc. appointed Robert Kimmitt, a former deputy Treasury secretary under President George W. Bush, as lead independent director. The social media company and Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg have been criticized for Facebook’s corporate structure, in which Zuckerberg has a controlling stake in the company thanks to a special class […]

Coronavirus has forced tech companies such as Realme, Xiaomi and Vivo to postpone their launch events. At a time when manufacturing plants have halted production and countries have been put on lockdown, Huawei is going ahead with the launch of its P40 series smartphones. The company is hosting an online-only event to launch […]

Sundar Pichai had mentioned while speaking about Google’s initial responses to the COVID-19 pandemic that they would give business owners a solution to mark themselves as ‘temporarily closed’. With that feature in place, users would be able to find businesses that are open in their area both on Google Maps […]

Coronavirus outbreak has forced the government to enforce a lockdown across the country. All non-essential travel has been banned, factories and offices have been shutdown and people are being advised to stay indoors in order to help combat the COVID-19 outbreak. Amid the present scenario, domestic smartphone manufacturer LAVA has announced that it […]

Windows 10 has a feature that allows users to project the contents of the computer screen to other supported devices such as smart TVs and streaming sticks. This feature is known as Project to this PC. This screen mirroring is achieved wirelessly within the same local network. The good thing […]

     Earlier this month, the Indian government launched a chatbot called MyGov Corona Helpdesk on WhatsApp in a bid to answer citizens’ queries about the coronavirus outbreak. Now, the government has taken to Telegram to educate and inform citizens about various facets of the COVID-19 outbreak in the country. The Telegram channel […]

Some viewers in Britain complained they were struggling to sign up for Disney+ as the video streaming service launched on Tuesday in Europe, where networks have come under huge strain due to the coronavirus pandemic. Tens of millions of schoolchildren and adults have been confined to their homes by lockdowns imposed to […]

Instagram unveiled a new feature Tuesday allowing users to connect more easily over video and shared content as part of a move to ease isolation stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. The Facebook-owned image-centric social network also announced new efforts to promote reliable content about the outbreak and stop the spread […]

The iPhone 12 launch is still months away but leaks and rumours appear every now and then. The latest report suggests that Apple will do away with the notch on the iPhone 12. Apple’s 2020 iPhones have been rumoured to have a refreshed design so the iPhone 12 series might actually […]

Apple has updated its Siri voice assistant to help users to be more informed about the Covid-19 pandemic. The voice assistant can now answer your queries such as “How do I know if I have coronavirus” or “Do I have coronavirus?” Apart from answering basic queries about the coronavirus, Apple’s updated […]