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Apple-Google Covid-19 tracing tech available but cannot be used in India

Known as Covid-19 exposure notification or Covid-19 contact tracing tech, the technology is available on Apple's iOS and Google's Android platforms.

How a little known Delhi-based cyber firm became top spy for hire

While the private investigators pleaded guilty to conspiring to hack into computers, Gupta and two others continued to face charges of conspiracy as of July 2015

In pictures: All you need to know about NASA's Lunar Loo Challenge

NASA is offering $35,000 as a cash reward to people for engineering the best 'lunar loo' design. All the submissions for the challenge should be made by August 17

Apple catches TikTok reading user clipboards; won't do now, says Chinese app

Chinese short-video making app TikTok has announced it will no longer automatically access user clipboards on Apple iPhones after iOS 14 in Beta exposed the app's constant reading of user clipboards

Facing ad boycotts, Facebook to label all rule-breaking posts, even Trump's

A Facebook spokeswoman confirmed its new policy would have meant attaching a link on voting information to US President Donald Trump's post last month about mail-in ballots

Facebook to notify users while sharing more than 90 days old content

In 2018, Facebook had added a context button to provide information about the sources of articles in News Feed, it added

OnePlus mid-price range TV even thinner that its smartphone

The upcoming mid-range OnePlus TV in India will be so burdenless that even the display of OnePlus 8 smartphone will look bulkier by screen-to-body ratio, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau has said

iOS 14 lets users with impaired hearing set alerts for important sounds

Apple has added a few smart features to the latest version - iOS 14 - intended for use by people with vision and hearing impairments.

Now Indian users can enjoy Spotify with Amazon Alexa on Echo devices

Spotify free is an ad-supported service in India and gives users access to over 50 million songs

Facebook tool converts smartphone photos into 3D images in a jiffy

A team of Facebook researchers has created an end-to-end system that helps users turn photos they take on their smartphones into 3D images within seconds.

Instagram's Reels short video service expands to more countries: Know more

Instagram Reels was first launched in Brazil last year as a pilot

Google Photos gets a revamp with map view, enhanced search, and more

Google said it is putting search front and centre to give you quick access to the people, places, and things most important to you

Google to pay some news publishers for content amid tensions with industry

The company said on Thursday that it plans to launch this year a licensing programme to pay publishers for high-quality content

Google brings group calling to Nest Hub Max, previews Google Meet features

Currently available in the US, the Nest users can make a group video call with up to 32 participants through Google Duo or with up to 100 participants via Google Meet

Creating space for private spacetech

Global venture capital has identified spacetech as a super growth sector. India, China and Japan will play a significant role to drive the transformation in Asia

Google to help SMEs avail loans via Google Pay

Google India on Thursday said it will work with financial institutions to help merchants get loans via its Google Pay for Business offering.

Amazon takes OnePlus smart TVs 2020 pre-orders with extended warranty offer

The extended warranty offer only applies to the new ranges of OnePlus TVs, which are set to launch on July 2

Amazon may add live TV channels, broadcasts to Prime Video service: Report

The new channels in Prime Video may bring live news, music, sports, award shows and special events besides movies and TV shows

OnePlus goes back to making affordable smartphones, launch set for July

The upcoming phone will be a part of company's new smartphone series, which will coexist with company's premium smartphone line-up

Google adds 'Fact-Checked' labels for search images to limit misinformation

Google used these fact-checking labels for years in its main search results and on video-streaming site YouTube