Time to ditch the phone for laptop? WhatsApp Web goes the Zoom way, might roll out video & voice callingOnce completely tested, WhatsApp Web users will be able to video and voice call via desktops.
18 Dec, 2020, 05.54 PM IST
Covid-related fake news, online scams and ransomware dominate 2020According to a report by digital security and products firm Avast, the raging coronavirus pandemic was used by cybercriminals to spread sca...
04 Dec, 2020, 06.24 PM IST
Microsoft back in the smartphone business after more than four years with its new DuoMicrosoft is pitching the Duo as a more useful tool than a conventional smartphone. CEO Satya Nadella, for instance, uses one screen to tak...
12 Aug, 2020, 10.09 PM IST
Over 2,500 games removed from Apple's China App Store after loophole shuts: Data firmThe games removed in the first seven days of July had generated a combined $34.7 million in lifetime gross revenue in China, and had accumu...
15 Jul, 2020, 09.29 AM IST
COVID contact-tracing feature starts showing on Android and iOS devices, but it remains disabledHere’s an easy reckoner if you are looking to understand details about the new feature.
29 Jun, 2020, 05.33 PM IST
India launches contact-tracing app for JioPhones in Coronavirus battleIndia, which imposed the world's biggest shutdown in late March to battle the spread of the coronavirus, last month launched the Aarogya Se...
14 May, 2020, 12.31 PM IST
France accuses Apple of refusing help with "StopCovid" appApple's iPhones normally block access to Bluetooth unless the user is actively running an app. French officials want Apple to change the se...
05 May, 2020, 08.49 PM IST
Apple, Google ban use of location tracking in contact tracing appsApple and Google, whose operating systems power 99% of smart phones, said last month they would work together to create a system for notify...
04 May, 2020, 11.55 PM IST
Facebook launches gaming app, will let users play as well as watch e-sportsThe new app is available for Android devices, with a separate version for iOS in the works.
21 Apr, 2020, 10.01 AM IST
Prasar Bharati makes it mandatory for staffers to install COVID-19 tracking 'Arogya Setu' appThe mobile application, launched by the Union Health ministry on April 2, helps users identify whether they are at a risk of COVID-19 infec...
15 Apr, 2020, 04.06 PM IST
Apple, Google to create contact tracing technology to fight coronavirus spreadThe technology will first be available in mid-May as software tools available to contact tracing apps endorsed by public health authorities.
11 Apr, 2020, 09.38 AM IST
Gamers, rejoice! Google gifts two months of free access to Stadia Pro to help people beat quarantine bluesThe company said its offer was open to users in 14 countries, starting Wednesday.
09 Apr, 2020, 09.05 AM IST
Government likely to launch Covid path-tracing appThe effort comes after recent move by MeitY and Niti to develop and test similar apps to track Covid path.
26 Mar, 2020, 09.08 AM IST
Fake Covid-19 apps fish in the troubled watersSome map-based applications that trace the path of the virus across the globe could end up infecting a user’s phone with a virus, the digit...
23 Mar, 2020, 07.39 AM IST
Reduced headcount in Google’s offices due to COVID-19, tech giant puts Chrome OS release on holdGoogle will rely on AI to moderate content on YouTube.
21 Mar, 2020, 12.38 PM IST
Stay clear of coronavirus-themed Android app: It infects mobile devicesMalware writers are misusing the coronavirus scare to propagate their malicious creations.
06 Mar, 2020, 05.05 PM IST
Worried sick over coronavirus? An app could soon come to your rescueResearchers at Augusta University in the US have developed an app that may enable individuals to get an at-home risk assessment for coronav...
05 Mar, 2020, 05.08 PM IST