Out of nowhere, HP has dropped its first teaser of the new virtual reality headset it has been working on in partnership with Microsoft and Valve. The short video teaser posted by the firm on Twitter gives us a glimpse of what the headgear will look like. However, the firm […]
Coronavirus: Facebook witnesses a 70% increase in Messenger group video calls
The ongoing Coronavirus outbreak has lead people to use video calling services more extensively than before. Now, a report says that 70% more people are using group video calls and are spending more time than usual watching Facebook and Instagram Live amid the ongoing pandemic. At the end of last week, 70% […]
Xiaomi India to donate lakhs of N95 masks to state govts, hospitals, says Manu Jain
Xiaomi Vice President and India Managing Director Manu Kumar Jain on Monday announced the company has imported lakhs of N95 masks and protective suits to India in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic. Jain said the company is working with the government authorities to donate these healthcare products. He further said that […]
Mobile download speed remained flat in India during Covid-19 outbreak: Ookla
Ookla on Monday said that the fixed broadband download speed in India increased very slightly between the weeks of March 2 and March 9. The mobile download speed remained flat during the period. Ookla is running a special analysis on the impact of Covid-19 on global internet performance. “As of […]
Reliance Jio introduces Rs 251 work from home recharge plan
Reliance Jio has introduced a new ‘work from home’ prepaid plan amid the coronavirus outbreak. Jio’s work from home plan solely offers data benefits and doesn’t come with additional offers. This Jio plan is priced at Rs 251 and it offers 2GB data per day for 51 days. In total users get […]
Coronavirus: Facebook reduces video streaming quality in Europe
Of latetly, a number of tech companies, including YouTube and Netflix, have downgraded their video streaming quality in Europe in a bid to reduce the strain on broadband networks. Now, Facebook said that it will downgrade video streaming quality on its platform and on Instagram in Europe to respond to a European […]
Apple resumes AirPower wireless charging mat project, new leak claims
Apple hasn’t given up on an in-house developed wireless charging mat yet. Leakster Jon Presser claims Apple has resumed work on the wireless charging mat. Presser claimed Apple’s wireless charging mat project has been resumed, internally. He cautioned the revival of project doesn’t guarantee Apple will commercially launch the product. “The project […]
Coronavirus: Amazon raises overtime pay for warehouse workers
Amazon.com Inc said on Saturday it is raising overtime pay for associates working in its US warehouses as the world’s largest online retailer tries to meet the rapidly growing demand for online shopping from consumers stuck at home during the coronavirus outbreak. Amazon Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest […]
How to activate Facebook Dark Mode in few steps
Facebook, after rolling out ‘Dark Mode’ in its Instagram and WhatsApp applications, has started testing the feature for its main website as well. The social media giant introduced the ‘new look’ for its desktop version a couple of days ago as a part of which is the ‘Dark Mode’. We have already […]
Google launches its full-fledged coronavirus information website
Google has launched its full-fledged coronavirus information website. This website comes a week after its sister company Verily launched a pilot website on coronavirus following US President Donald Trump’s announcement. Google’s new website which goes by google.com/covid19/ is currently available for all with the latest information on coronavirus. The site opens up to […]
Netflix creates $100 million fund to help workers on films that have shut down
Netflix Inc has created a $100 million (86.3 million pounds) fund to assist those workers who were working on films and TV productions that have temporarily shut down due to the global coronavirus outbreak. This reportedly includes hundreds of thousands of cast and crew members worldwide such as electricians, carpenters, […]
Amazon Prime Video to reduce streaming quality to relieve European networks
Amazon Prime will sacrifice streaming quality in the EU to help avert internet gridlock as tens of millions of Europeans, confined by the coronavirus outbreak, switch to working from home. Amazon joined Alphabet Inc’s YouTube and Netflix in responding to a call by European Union industry chief Thierry Breton to cut picture quality to prevent […]
Snapchat sees surge in downloads of digital face masks amidst coronavirus outbreak
Now that most of the employees across the globe are given the option to work from home in order to prevent spreading of the coronavirus, there has been a natural rise in the communication app usage time and Snapchat is one of them. As per a report from Bloomberg, the […]
Amazon shuts New York delivery station after worker gets coronavirus
Amazon.com Inc on Thursday said it was closing a small New York warehouse temporarily after one of its associates tested positive for the coronavirus, a move that highlights the operational risk it faces as the disease spreads. The company said it has sent associates home from the delivery station with full pay […]
Google launches Camera Go app with portrait mode as Android Go touches 100 million mark
Google’s Android Go software recently touched the 100 million active user mark. To celebrate the development, the company has released a new app, called the Camera Go app, that is especially designed for the Android Go powered smartphones. In a blog post, Google explained that its new Camera Go app […]