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China's OnePlus set to unveil a new logo in black on March 18: Report

The new logo will be part of OnePlus' 2020 products, including the upcoming OnePlus 8-series smartphones

Tech giants join hands to fight coronavirus-related fraud, misinformation

In a joint statement, the companies said they are working closely together on COVID-19 response efforts.

France hits Apple with record $1.2 bn fine for anti-competitive practices

The authority said it found that Apple acted to prevent independent retailers in France from competing on price and abused its economic power over them

Microsoft Bing team launches covid-19 portal for global tracking of cases

An interactive map allows site visitors to click on the country to see the specific number of cases and related articles from a variety of publishers

Tag Heuer Connected Watch: A refined, multipurpose sport tech

The watch comes in four variations to retail from $1,800 to $2,350-making it one of the most expensive, serially produced, connected watches on the market.

Instagram to take on YouTube, plans rollout of advertisements in IGTV

Instagram currently has ads in its main feed of updates, as well as in its stories feature -- the one featuring posts that disappear after 24 hours.

Apple shifts WWDC 2020 to online-only format due to coronavirus

Its annual developers conference was scheduled to be held in San Jose

Coronavirus outbreak delays Apple's India launch of iPhone SE 2

The delay of the SE 2, billed as the cheapest iPhone and tentatively priced below Rs 40,000 in India, puts the brakes on the tech major's plans for a revival

Unwanted ads account for 72% of mobile malware: Avast cybersecurity

Adware often disguises itself in the form of gaming and entertainment apps, or other app types that are trending and therefore are interesting targets with a high potential to spread far.

As Bengaluru battles COVID-19, tech platforms come handy for IT workforce

The city has so far reported four positive coronavirus cases

Hackers using Coronavirus chaos to trick people into downloading malware

In a situation where many employees work from home or access wi-fi networks that operate at enterprise-level security, devices such as routers can be hacked to plant a range of malware

Mobility start-ups mull future biz models in first-ever summit on wheels

TiE, in collaboration with travel tech firms Ixigo and Gogobus, took a bunch of start-up founders, investors and journalist on a bus tour, with panel talk planned on board the vehicle

Asus announces roll-out of Android 10 update for its ROG Phone II

Android 10 is packed with new features and enhancements that focus on simplifying users' everyday lives

The Hollywood-inspired start-up with business tools that don't need coding

Set up in 2015, Gyana helps one create things by using GUI or conversational tools, and aims to make data science accessible even to non-techies

Grindr's Chinese owner says to sell dating app for $608 mn after US diktat

Grindr describes itself as the world's largest social networking app for gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people.

Google, Apple crack down on fake coronavirus apps to fight misinformation

Some of these apps used public data from reliable sources like the World Health Organization (WHO) to create dashboards or live maps.

Hidden mobile apps accounted for 50% of malicious threats in 2019: McAfee

It is expected that 2020 will be the year of mobile sneak attacks with hackers using sophisticated methods to target users

DuckDuckGo releases Tracker Radar tool to help curb online tracking

Online trackers not only keep a tab on your shopping history, but they can also pick up your location history, search history, and browsing history to infer age, ethnicity, gender, interests, and habi

Alexa can now give traffic updates, severe weather alerts and more

Customers can also watch NBA video highlights on any Alexa-enabled device with a screen. It can also provide updates on the 2020 US presidential election.

'Hey Google, read it': Now, you can tell assistant to read web articles

You can choose the reading speed and voice