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Tech and the pandemic

Increasing use of technology in the war against Covid-19 is among the few bright spots in a bleak situation.

Telemedicine helps doctors, patients stay connected amid Covid-19 lockdown

With a lockdown in force, many doctors are diagnosing patients remotely via audio/video calls and electronic platforms

Govt launches contact tracing app to track risk of getting coronavirus

Built in a public-private partnership mode, the app was launched on the Google Play Store as well as the Apple Store

Vulnerability in Zoom app let hackers steal your Windows password: Report

Another media report claimed that Zoom doesn't use end-to-end encryption to protect calling data of its users

Slack integrates Microsoft Teams app for video call, Zoom for VoIP calls

Once you've set up the Teams app in Slack, you'll be able to start a call by simply using the teams-call command

Apple acquires weather app Dark Sky, to shut down Android version in June

Service to existing users and subscribers of Dark Sky will continue until July 1, at which point the app will be shut down. Subscribers who are still active at that time will receive a refund.

Tech billionaires making friends with Big Brother

What was once thunderously de­s­cr­ibed as 'surveillance capitalism' is now a pandemic necessity

AI-powered Microsoft 365 with new productivity tools to replace Office 365

Built on the foundation of Office 365, the Microsoft 365 gets artificial intelligence (AI), rich content and templates, and cloud-powered experiences to empower people in various ways

OnePlus 8-series smartphones' global launch set for April 14: Details here

The OnePlus 8-series launch event shall be streamed live on company's official web portal and YouTube at 8:30 PM (IST)

War on Covid-19: An app that traces whereabouts and rewards self-isolation

User's location history is tracked over 14 days and presented in a readable list that he can share with authorities; he gets coins for discipline, redeemable at food deliveries and e-commerce sites

Huawei's technical prowess outshines lack of Google services in P40-series

Huawei is progressively eliminating Google software from its phones after having shipped its first Google-free model last year, but it has not given a date when it expects to complete the switch

Microsoft Cloud services see massive traffic surge due to Covid-19 lockdown

Despite the significant increase in demand, said Microsoft, it has not had any significant service disruptions

Apple might add fingerprint sensor-based TouchID feature in Watch Series 6

Apple is also reportedly planning to bring blood oxygen detection and an improved ECG to its next Watch Series 6

WhatsApp limits status video to 15 seconds in India to ease internet stress

You can no longer send videos to WhatsApp Status if they are longer than 16 seconds; only videos having a duration of 15 seconds will be allowed

Indian start-up QNu Labs debuts on global quantum computing stage

Quantum computing relies on vastly enhanced computing capacity to quickly crack problems that would take conventional computers years to solve

Huawei offers India Chinese tech to curb, monitor spread of coronavirus

"We are working on solutions to apply our learnings and experience from China to the current situation in India and help combat COVID-19 with new technologies such as remote temperature monitoring.

New-age warriors against coronavirus: Robots, drones, chatbots, apps

Start-ups are offering the latest technology to help health workers

Sony Walkman NW-A105 takes you back to good old days, but at a high price

We thought of replacing smartphone (for social media and music) with the Walkman for a day, and the experience was totally new

Cybersecurity experts come together to fight coronavirus-related hacking

One of four initial managers of the effort, Marc Rogers, said the top priority would be working to combat hacks against medical facilities and other frontline responders to the pandemic

Coronavirus is pushing usage, but hurting ads business adversely: Facebook

Much of the increased traffic is happening on Facebook's messaging services