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WhatsApp Makes Voice and Video Calls Easier Within Groups Amid COVID-19 Lockdown
The new feature will work on both Andriod and iOS versions of the app, the instant messaging app said.
More Trouble For Earth: A Massive Hole Has Opened up in The Ozone Layer Above The Arctic
Without the ozone layer, life will not be able to survive on the planet. In case this layer thins out or continues to form holes, it will increase chances of illnesses such as skin cancer and cataracts
Mohali Police Launches 'COVID Control' App to Track Home Quarantined People
Every home quarantined person will have to upload his selfie every one hour through the app and the system will update their location.
Here's How an Automated Dialer Can Easily Find and Hack Your Zoom Meeting
zWarDial was made by security researcher Trent Lo in collaboration with partners at SecKC, and exposes a vulnerability that makes 'zoombombing' possible.
Coronavirus Can be Stopped in 48 Hours Using a Simple Anti-Parasitic Drug: Monash University
The study from Monash University showed that a single dose of Ivermectin could stop the coronavirus growing in cell culture.
MakeYourMask: COVID19, Face Masks & Why You Shouldn't Ignore The Protective Layer
The New England Journal of Medicine released a report which suggested that scientists were at a consensus that the diameter of the 2019-nCoV particles varied from about 60 to 140 nm—that means as small as 0.06 microns all the way to 0.14 microns.
The Virus And Face With a Mask Are The Most Popular Emojis in COVID Conversations
Somehow, Face With Tears of Joy emoji was also incredibly popular in COVID related tweets. One would however understand the popularity if the Folded Hands emoji perhaps to signify a prayer and the Italy flag considering the conversations around the spread...
Global IT Industry Slowdown Projected in Coronavirus Impact, May Cost India Billions
An analysis report by IDC states that the coronavirus pandemic will cause a global slowdown that can cause global IT spends to decline by up to 4 percent.
Zoom Clocks Over 200 Million Daily Users During Global Lockdown
The huge influx of users on its platform has raised a lot of issues for the company - mainly privacy.
Candy Crush Saga Has Unlimited Lives as a Free Surprise For You This Week
King, the developers of Candy Crush Saga, are a part of the new #PlayApartTogether initiative by the gaming industry, which has also been supported by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Paytm First Games Witnesses 200% Increase in User Base Amid Coronavirus Lockdown
More than half a million daily active gamers on the platform are now spending anywhere between 30 to 45 minutes, the online gaming platform said.
There is a Massive Surge in Online Sales of Groceries And Computers Because of COVID-19
Fitness equipment and computers have seen 55 percent and 40 percent boosts in online sales respectively while online grocery shopping category has seen a 100 percent increase.
Apple iPhone 9/SE 2 Could Launch on April 5 Suggest Third Party Retailers
The label on the UAG case’s packaging doesn't mention “iPhone 9” nor “iPhone SE 2” instead calls it the “New iPhone 4.7", 2020”.
Facebook Pledges $100 Million to Support News Industry Hit by Coronavirus Pandemic
The social networking giant said the investment will include $25 million in emergency grant funding for local news through the Facebook Journalism Project and an extra $75 million in marketing to get money to publishers around the world.
Indians, WhatsApp is Limiting Status to 15 Seconds Because Videos Are Slowing The Internet
Netflix, Amazon Video, YouTube and Facebook have had to cut down on the quality of video streams to save the internet lines as millions are sitting at home and relying on the world wide web for their work and entertainment needs due to the Coronavirus loc...
Warning: Your 4G Network Has a Flaw That Can Track You and Steal Your Data
Cyber security researchers at Positive Technologies have noted that attackers can track location and get sensitive data on 4G, and 5G isn't immune to it.