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Industry Dialogue: COVID Disruption is Proof That We Need to be Serious About 5G Networks in India

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5G will help in easing out on the network congestion thereby improving user experience while streaming videos across platforms. It will also provide a smart data pipe for content; monetize broadcast spectrum and provide live streaming on-the-go sans data caps.

Zoom Does Not Have More Than 300 Million Daily Active Users Just 'Participants'

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Shares of the video conferencing app also fell nearly 7% to $136.86 after the reports came out.

Intel 10th-Gen Desktop CPUs Are Here Headed by the Mighty 10-Core Core-9 10900K

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Intel is pushing the boundaries once again with its new 10th-gen Comet Lake processor range for consumer desktops.

Apple Services Business Hits All-Time Record to Soften The COVID Impact on The iPhone Sales

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Services such as Apple Music, App Store, iCloud, Apple Arcade and Apple TV+ are raking in record revenues for the company. At the same time, products such as the AirPods, HomePod and accessories for the Apple Watch and the iPad Pro, to name a few, are also doing well.

JioMeet Video Conferencing Service to be Officially Launched by Jio Platforms Soon

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JioMeet can be used for both personal and enterprise purposes, and has apps for iOS, Android, Windows, Mac and a plugin for Outlook.

Reliance Jio Deployed Multiple Measures to Help Mobile & JioFiber Users During COVID Lockdown

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The virtualization and network automation technologies ensured that the networks continued to work smoothly even though there was a significant increase in traffic due to everyone working from home.

Samsung to Start Mass Production of 5nm Chips in Q2 2020: All The Details Here

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The production will take place at the start-of-the-art Samsung V1 facility located in Hwaseong, South Korea.

Call of Duty Mobile Season 6 Goes Live on Android and iOS: New Maps, Game Modes and More

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The Call of Duty Season 6 is updated with version 1.0.12 is available on both Google Play Store and Apple App Store.

Growth in India's Software Market to See 4.1% Drop as Covid-19 Impacts IT Spending

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The decline in growth rate is likely because enterprises relook at their buying decisions owing to an increased focus on profitability.

Google Launches Coronavirus Task Force, Removes 2.7 Billion 'Bad Advertisements'

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Google also blocked and removed coronavirus-related marketing pitches in recent months for policy violations including price-gouging and misleading claims.

Best Apps to Work From Home Without Missing Out on Features

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With most of us now working from home, it has become important to find the best replacement of our regular office use software. He

Two Black Holes 'Dancing' with Each Other is the Most Epic Image You'll See Today

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The observations give mankind stronger inference about our learning on black holes and gravitational waves, and how massive celestial bodies interact.

Global Smartphone Output to See Record 16.5% Slump in June: TrendForce

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Both Apple and Samsung will retain their first and third spots respectively but they are also expected to lose market shares as well.

Twitter Grants Access to Researchers With Real-Time Data to Study COVID-19 Tweets

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The project aims to gather information about the spread of coronavirus, assessing the emergency response and tackling the misinformation during the crisis.

New Smartphone Battery Tech by Indian Scientists Can Keep Your Phone Charged for Days

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Scientists may have overcome the rapid battery degradation issue in Lithium-sulfur ion batteries, hence finally making them commercially viable.

Facebook Stock Soars in Q1 Earnings After Initial Drop Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

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The social networking giant also said it counts 2.99 billion monthly users across its family of apps, compared to 2.89 billion in the previous quarter.

Redmi Note 9 to Launch Today: Here’s How to Watch Live Stream

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The Redmi Note 9 is going to launch globally and Xiaomi is also expected to launch the Mi Note 10 Lite globally.

Assassin's Creed Valhalla is Set in Vikings Era: What the Game Storyline May Feature

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Assassin's Creed: Valhalla still remains some distance away in the future, but more details should be released in the coming months.

Apple 'Disbaled' FaceTime on Older iPhones and Now it Has to Pay $18 Million For Damages

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

Over 40 Million Fake COVID-19 Content on Facebook, Be Aware Before You Read

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Facebook has introduced Covid-19 Information Center on the app in order to limit the spread of misinformation related to Covid-19.

Aarogya Setu Registration Will be Mandatory to Setup New Phone: Govt Sources

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Nodal agencies will get in touch with the smartphone supply chain to have the app installed on all new smartphones.

Paytm Mall Receives 3.5 Lakh Requests to Deliver Mobile, Laptops Amid Covid-19 lockdown

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The company said it has also received over two lakh e-mails from customers for delivering the non-essential items with demand for mobile phones rising 200 percent.

HCARD, a Robot Built by Indian Scientists, to Offer Contactless Treatment in Hospitals

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Alongside the HCARD robot, CSIR's labs have been further contributing with contactless hospital waste management systems, sanitisation services and more.

Laptops on a Budget For the Work From Home Warriors: These Are The Top Picks Under Rs 40,000

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Here are some of the best budget laptops, some running Windows 10 and some Google Chromebook options, which you must add to your arsenal of work from home tools.

Microsoft Teams Has 75 Million Active Users Daily, While Zoom Continues to Confuse Numbers

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Zoom had earlier claimed that they had surpassed 300 million daily users globally. Now, they simply say “300 million daily Zoom meeting participants”. That is just not the same thing.

Apple & Google Are Testing COVID Exposure Notification API: This is How Contact Tracing Will Work

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The proposed solution will work in two stages. The first are the APIs that are now available on iOS for iPhones and Android OS for Android phones. The second will be an integration of contact tracing tech within Android and iOS.

Apple and Google Have Started Testing their COVID-19 Exposure Notification API

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The companies say the first seeds of the exposure notification Application Programming Interface (API) to select developers associated with public health authorities (PHAs) around the world.

WhatsApp Multi Device Support Coming Soon? New Beta Update Suggests So

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Using WhatsApp on multiple devices may soon become a reality, making the app even more flexible.

Swiggy Runs Restaurant Health Checks, Meal Donation for Underprivileged During Covid-19

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Swiggy has instructed restaurant and delivery partners to follow a strict sanitisation process, and also issued a fundraiser for the underprivileged.

PUBG Now Gets Added in Google Stadia's Game Catalogue; Members Get Free Access

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The base PUBG game on Stadia can be purchased for $29.99, while the new Pioneer Edition is available for $39.99.

Amazon Pay Later Launched in India: Where to Use, Max Limit, Auto Debit Rule Explained

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Short credit services such as LazyPay or Simpl do not mandate auto repayment to their users, unlike Amazon — that too via a third party company.

PUBG Mobile: Win an iPhone 11 Pro With The Latest ‘Lucky Money Tree’ Event

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A new PUBG Mobile in-game event gives players a chance to win an iPhone 11 Pro and also a pair of Apple AirPods.

Indian Digital Tax May be Delayed as Covid-19 Impacts Google, Facebook, Others

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India's new digital tax has caught the industry off guard as it was not part of the main proposals which the finance ministry had presented in parliament in April.

You Can Finally Pre-Order The OnePlus 8, OnePlus 8 Pro in India: Here Are The Details

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Amazon India has begun pre-orders for the new OnePlus 8 series which means that consumers will soon be able to purchase the new smartphone in the coming days.

Indian Origin Scientist On Team Uses AI to Classify Covid-19 Genome Signature in Minutes

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This classification tool has already been used to analyse more than 5,000 unique viral genomic sequences, including the 29 novel coronavirus sequences.

Coronavirus Impact: Amazon India Extends Support to SMB Logistic Partners With Special Fund

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This Partner Support Fund for SMBs in logistics will be available to Delivery Service Partners (DSP) and select Transportation partners in India.

Exclusive | Overpriced N95 Face Masks That You Bought on Shopping Sites Could Be Fake

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The investigation brings to light the issue of unverified sellers cashing in on keywords and marketing products against the policies of e-commerce sites.

Industry Dialogue: There is The Need For an Anonymous Yet Open Flow of Data For Contact Tracing

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A fairly straightforward yet key process, contact tracing is attempting to determine every person that an infected individual has come into contact with. It is a crucial tool to help identify those people who are infected or might potentially be infected to ‘flatten the curve’.

Samsung Warns of Profit Slide in Q2 as Coronavirus Ravages Tech Sphere

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Samsung said its profit will likely decline in the April-June quarter with the pandemic pushing down the sales of mobile and household devices.

Jio-Facebook Deal to Bring 60mn Small Businesses Online Via WhatsApp: FB India MD

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Ajit Mohan, VP and MD of Facebook India, also said to CNBC-TV18 that the deal between the two companies will allow both to collaborate on more projects.

OnePlus Z India Launch Might Happen in July, Expected to Come With Affordable Pricing

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OnePlus is allegedly planning to launch a new smartphone in July which could be the previously rumoured OnePlus Z.

Google is Adding 30 Lakh New Users on Meet Daily as Video Calls Surge

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Meet has also witnessed a 30-fold increase in usage since January ever since the Coronavirus pandemic broke out.

Apple Hopes Affordable iPhone and Discounts Will Help Create Demand in China

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While iPhone retail stores are shut in the United States and Europe, China is the only major market where Apple has been able to reopen all shops.

Paris Photo Fair Organizers Launch Online Catalogue as COVID-19 Cancels Physical Event

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The online viewing room, open to the public through April 30, gives access to more than 1,200 photographic works by world-renowned painters around the world.

Zomato Makes 'Contactless Dining' Feature Free For Restaurants For Next Six Months

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Zomato last week announced a "contactless dining" feature to help restaurants increase trust and confidence of customers during coronavirus pandemic.

Pixel Buds 2 Finally Go On Sale, But Will They Come to India?

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Google's true wireless earbuds are finally out adding to the numerous options out there, but these just might be the best ones for an Android user.

Exclusive | The Overpriced N95 Masks That You Are Buying on Shopping Websites Could Be Fake

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The investigation brings to light the issue of unverified sellers cashing in on keywords and marketing products against the policies of e-commerce sites.

WhatsApp Voice And Video Calls Can Now Have 8 Participants: Here is How to Use it

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It is still lesser than 32 participants that Apple FaceTime allows, the 12-person limit that Google Duo now has, Skype and Facebook Messenger Rooms which supports 50 participants and Zoom that allows 100 people in a group call.

Exclusive | Many N95 Masks Sold on e-Commerce Sites at Inflated Prices Could Be Fake

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The investigation brings to light the issue of unverified sellers cashing in on keywords and marketing products against the policies of e-commerce sites.

Zoom to Use Oracle's Cloud Platform to Handle Increased Video Call Volume

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Zoom's deal sees Oracle trump the likes of Microsoft and Amazon, both of which are deemed as larger cloud computing platforms.