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A post-Covid digital era

Companies which had leveraged technology and automation during normal course have been better placed to manage the situation during Covid

Techies boning up on new techs to deal with future challenges in job market

With experts forecasting a tight job market in the Covid-19 world, mid-career techies are signing up for professional certification e-learning courses to pick up additional skills

TikTok hits 2 bn downloads; becomes most installed app amid Covid-19 crisis

In India, the short video making app leads the chart with more than 600 million downloads or about 30.3 per cent of all unique installs

Apple to pay $18 mn to settle suit accusing it of breaking FaceTime: Report

Over 3.6 million devices are said to have been affected by the iOS 6 update and each class member will receive an estimated $3

Microsoft saw 2 years of digital transformation happen in 2 months: Nadella

The company on Wednesday beat Wall Street sales and profit expectations

Nintendo seen extending profit streak as housebound consumers switch on

Nintendo "could sell multiples of what is in the inventory at the moment", said Serkan Toto, founder of game industry consultancy Kantan Games

Tesla posts third quarterly profit in a row, but Elon Musk is not happy

Tesla produces a fraction of the cars of its rivals but has a much larger stock market value on expectations of tremendous growth

Microsoft revenue beats estimates as Covid-19 crisis boosts cloud business

Microsoft benefited from strong demand for its Teams collaboration software, which now has 75 million users

Apple, Google release coronavirus contact tracing APIs to select developers

The release is to encourage feedback that will help improve various features of the framework before the final rollout

UK declines to use Apple-Google framework for Covid-19 contact tracing app

UK's health organisation, NHSX, in a blog over the weekend said that it has prioritised security and privacy in all stages of the app's development, starting with the initial design, and user testing

Apple's flexible batteries patent hints at foldable iPhone, iPad in making

According to the consumer survey, more than a third of Apple customers showed interest in paying as much as $600 extra for a foldable iPhone

Facebook cuts back on cybersecurity team as it invests more in automation

The employees responsible for tackling hacking threats have alleged that the Silicon Valley giant is replacing them with machines and is automating its alert response and security teams

Amid Covid-19, Indians got better internet speed last week as load reduced

Fixed download speed in India was 35.84 Mbps for the week ending April 27 while mobile download speed was 10.35 Mbps

Samsung expects profit to drop in Q2 as Covid-19 hits phone, TV sales

The South Korean conglomerate joins other tech giants in warning of uncertainty over how long the coronavirus will continue to hurt the industry

Video meeting app Zoom ties up with Oracle Cloud to cater to growing demand

Oracle says its cloud infrastructure will help Zoom to continue to deliver flawless service to its customer base

WhatsApp now allows up to 8 people to join a group video call: Details here

WhatsApp emphasised that like written messages, all calls on its platform are protected with end-to-end encryption

HBO Max set to debut on May 27; will be available on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV

HBO Max will be available as a native app only for the fourth-generation Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K

Apple Music app arrives on Samsung Smart televisions: What is new, and more

The Apple Music app requires Apple account and a subscription service to start streaming music on Samsung-branded televisions

Twitter disables 'tweet via SMS' feature due to text message vulnerability

The tweet via SMS feature was launched with Twitter's original 140-character limit

Google Cloud plans to acquire enterprise cloud software firm D2iQ: Report

D2iQ investors include Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Khosla Ventures, Koch Disruptive Technologies, Microsoft, Andreessen Horowitz and T. Rowe Price Associates