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DO NOT Update Your Windows 10 PC if You Are Working From Home: It May Break The Internet
Simply put, the latest Windows 10 update has a known bug which may restrict the apps from accessing the internet altogether or slow down the connectivity performance significantly. When working from home, this is a scenario you don’t really want.
Online Shopping Resumes: Amazon, Flipkart, Grofers, Big Basket Start Accepting Orders
One of the biggest reasons for this is people have, arguably, done panic buying in the past few hours and days, which has put shopping websites and their delivery partners under tremendous weight to deliver the order while supplies may be restricted.
Netflix And Facebook Are Reducing Video Stream Quality in India in an Attempt to Save The Internet
Mobile networks are likely to come under increased pressure as people increasingly use home internet to work and stream online content.
Facebook Wants Your Video Binging to Consume Less Bandwidth, This Time in Latin America
The world’s largest social network followed the steps of Netflix, Alphabet Inc’s YouTube, Amazon and Walt Disney in response to a call by the European Union to stave off internet gridlock as thousands of people work from home due to the coronavirus outbre...
#StayHome: Still Doing Online Shopping? Cardboard Could Bring Coronavirus Right Into Your Home
SARS-CoV-2 was more stable on plastic and stainless steel than on copper and cardboard, and viable virus was detected up to 72 hours after application to these surfaces,” say the researchers. This is yet another research which indicates couriers can bring...
Cloud Giant Salesforce Appoints ex-SBI Chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya as India CEO
The move is being seen as a clear sign of intent from Salesforce as it looks to cash in on the increasing demand for cloud servers in India.
Apple MacBook Air Gets 10th Gen Processors and Twice the Storage, Costs Rs 92,990
The new MacBook Air gets the 16-inch Pro's scissor keys, along with up to 10th gen Core i7 processors and twice the minimum storage.
Apple’s New iPad Pro Comes With New Magic Keyboard and LiDAR Scanner
Apple has announced a refresh to its iPad Pro range bringing a more powerful processor, new cameras with a LiDAR scanner and a well-needed keyboard upgrade.
Google Translate will Now Let You Live Transcribe Conversations in Eight Languages
The live transcription feature can be accessed through the Google Translate app for Android, and works for both speeches and conversations.
Facebook Bug Removes Legitimate Coronavirus Posts, News
Facebook earlier said that coronavirus-related searches on its platform would be greeted with an automatic pop-up featuring information from the WHO.
Indian Startups Are Urging The Government to Take Measures to Stall Coronavirus Spread
The suggestions that they have put forward include imposition of Section 144 as well as lockdowns in key cities with international airports for a certain period of time, maintaining a supply chain of essentials regular reassessment of the situation and gr...
Facebook Announces $100mn Grant for Small Businesses Disrupted by Coronavirus
With coronavirus disrupting economies and livelihood, Facebook has said that its grant will be available to 30,000 small companies across 30 countries.
Windows 10 Now Running on One Billion Devices Worldwide
Microsoft is currently working on a new version of Windows 10 made specifically for dual-screen devices called Windows 10X.
Snap CEO Suspends April 2 Partner Summit, Asks Employees to Work from Home
A number of other companies including Google, Twitter and Amazon have encouraged their employees in some areas hit by coronavirus to work from home.
Twitter Will Not Let You Edit Tweets, But The Returning Brizzly+ is What You Need
For all this additional convenience, you will have to pay $5 per month for the Brizzly+ subscription. Chances are, most people would be interested in the undo tweets feature, and you can set a pre-defined window which will allow you to “undo” a tweet you...
More Than 100 New Planets Found in Our Solar System; And They Probably Do Not Have Coronavirus
Researchers used data from Dark Energy Survey (DES), an international collaborative effort to map hundreds of millions of galaxies, detect thousands of supernovae, and find patterns of cosmic structure that will reveal the nature of the mysterious dark en...