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Apple releases budget iPhone SE priced at $399 as coronavirus stalls economy
The iPhone SE, available April 24, is the second generation of a previous value model
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Careem resumes delivery service as per govt directives
Careem delivery service will be operational from 8 am till 7 pm
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Google's Wear OS will remind you to wash your hands every few hours
Google has introduced a new periodic reminder that will send a 'wash your hands' alert on the Wear OS smartwatch
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UN chief targets ‘dangerous epidemic of misinformation’ on Coronavirus
The UN chief called on social media companies to do more to root out harmful and bogus claims about COVID-19
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MIT scientists are building devices to hack your dreams
Dormio, a glove-like device equipped with sensors plays a pre-recorded audio to interact with the human dream state
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Vietnam introduces 'fake news' fines for coronavirus misinformation
Local authorities have already fined hundreds of people for posting what they described as “fake news” about the virus
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Scientists enthralled by biggest star explosion ever observed
Scientists have observed the biggest supernova a stellar explosion ever detected
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Piano van: Music lessons go mobile to beat virus
Schools and tutoring services have had to switch to online lessons amid coronavirus lockdown
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Explainer: What is contact tracing and how can it help fight the new coronavirus?
To be useful once stay-at-home restrictions are lifted and normal activities resume
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Punjab bureaucracy operates remotely through virtual channels
End-to-end encrypted e-government system allows officials to stay connected and on duty amid province-wide lockdown
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Apple launches site to show how coronavirus lockdowns affect movement
Apple's data would reveal the effect of lockdown on the movement of people
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Insta-star wars: China tensions in Southeast Asia flare online
Social media anger from Chinese nationalists over a Thai internet model’s comments has set off a regional storm
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Row in Gaza over arrests for Zoom chat with Israelis
Hamas arrested six local activists for chatting by video conference with left-leaning campaigners in Israel
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Media regulator to assess television network over 5G-coronavirus conspiracy comments
ITV programme is being questioned after linking the spread of the coronavirus to 5G
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G20 sets ground rules ahead of Facebook's Libra stablecoin
The G20’s Financial Stability Board set out 10 recommendations for an international approach to regulating stablecoins
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Amazon to add 75,000 jobs as online orders surge during lockdowns
Amazon faces the daunting task of hiring more people even as calls grow for it to shut facilities
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Quick-hit streaming service Quibi reports 1.7 million downloads in first week
Quibi offers movies, reality shows and news in episodes of 10 minutes or less
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Apple shipped 2.5 million iPhones in China in March following virus slump
Smartphone companies are hoping for a strong recovery in demand in China
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China approves two experimental COVID-19 vaccines for clinical trials
China has approved early-stage human tests for two experimental vaccines to combat the new coronavirus
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Auschwitz online: Raising Holocaust awareness in the digital age
The head of social media at Auschwitz Museum posts photos of victims of the former Nazi German death camp on Twitter
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Japan prime minister criticised after lounge-at-home Twitter video
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe drew an angry response from some Twitter users after sharing a video of himself
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Amazon stops accepting new online grocery customers amid surging demand
Amazon will begin to put new grocery delivery customers on a waitlist and curtail shopping hours at some
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'Medibot' to do rounds on Malaysian virus wards
Malaysian scientists have created a barrel-shaped robot on wheels that cost about $3,500 to develop
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Mobile app spending will double to $171 billion by 2024 despite COVID-19
By 2024, global spending on mobile games will escalate to $97.8 billion
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Google Doodle series thanks coronavirus helpers around the globe
Google doodle honors frontline workers, who are working tirelessly around the clock amid the coronavirus outbreak
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From an empty church,cardinal leads Instagram Easter Mass
The sermon was broadcast over Instagram to hundreds of people quarantined in their homes
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How 'contact tracing' can help contain coronavirus
Fears that contact tracing apps may become a permanent tool for govts are holding some people back from using them
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Is this stock halal? Islamic finance charts high-tech future
Tesla, the American electric car pioneer, is considered 96 per cent Sharia compliant
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Apple, Google plan software to slow virus, joining global debate on tracking
Such tracing will play a vital role in managing the virus once lockdown orders end, health experts say
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Daraz opens international payment gateways for overseas Pakistanis
Daraz Cares has launched a donation campaign in partnership with Edhi, Indus Hospital, UN Pakistan and others
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Leica, Olympus are offering free virtual courses and talks for photographers
Camera makers Leica and Olympus have announced free courses and talks for photography enthusiasts
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'Parents’ excessive use of technology affects children'
Parents who spend more time online set a bad example for their children
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Facebook is adding a Quiet Mode that mutes push notifications on mobile
You can schedule Facebook's Quiet Mode for a certain time period or use it immediately
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Indonesia leans on healthtech startups to cope with virus surge
Doctors are working double-time treating patients both at hospitals and online through health tech startups
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Wedding streamers: Couple takes big day online to keep coronavirus at bay
Relatives watched a live stream of the 40-minute wedding procession from their homes
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US agencies back revoking ability of China Telecom to operate in US
The US Justice Department and other federal agencies to revoke China Telecom
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Nintendo game pulled from Chinese platforms after Hong Kong protest
Nintendo Switch video game has been pulled off China’s grey market e-commerce platforms
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Apple and Google team up on virus 'contact tracing' through smartphones
The move brings together the largest mobile operating systems in an effort to track and potentially contain COVID-19
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Teachers to stop using Zoom app after 'very serious incidents'
Obscene images appeared on screens and strange men making lewd comments during the streaming of a geography lesson
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Stanford University researchers create smart toilet to detect diseases
Researchers hope to detect tumor DNA as well as viral RNA to help them track spread of diseases like coronavirus
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Cybersecurity officials say state-backed hackers taking advantage of outbreak
The agencies warned that hackers were also exploiting growing demand for work-from-home solutions
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Critics raise privacy concerns as France considers digital tracking to battle coronavirus
Governments are using apps to track citizens through their smartphones amid coronavirus
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Uber to provide 'tens of millions' of masks in virus safety move
Uber has seen a massive drop in ridership due to lockdowns around the world
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Demand for video calling continues to surge
Microsoft said that video calls on Teams, which competes with apps such as Slack and Zoom were up 1,000%
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Fans of card games resort to playing via video chat during social distancing
Fans of popular group card games have turned to play unofficial online versions
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A day in the life of an Amazon courier on the frontlines of the US pandemic
Excelso Sabulao delivers groceries for Amazon in California so he can help provide his parents with an income
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Facebook must face renewed privacy lawsuit over user tracking
Facebook users had accused the company of quietly storing cookies on their browsers
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French smartphone app to help track virus transmission
StopCovid aims to help limit spread of coronavirus by tracking paths of infection, says official
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Space station crew blast off despite virus-hit build up
NASA crew told ground control that they were "feeling fine" just before they successfully entered orbit
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How technology is tackling virus-induced isolation in Norway
Tech companies are trying to bridge the gap between generations with telepresence robots