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The coating took 10 years to develop and can be sprayed on surfaces that are frequently used by the public

The contact-tracing app lets people know if they have been in contact with someone who tested positive for Covid-19

The figures come as the coronavirus pandemic wreaks havoc across the world economy

Consumer spending is expected to be muted as the pandemic has crippled economies and Apple

When law enforcement agencies want to gather evidence locked inside an iPhone, they often turn to hacking software

Women make up about 25% of Pakistan’s labour force, one of the lowest in the region, according to World Bank

Aptec will also collaborate with Ingram Micro Pakistan to broaden coverage of Dell products to channel partners

The gigantic asteroid 1998 OR2 will pass by within 6.3 million kilometers of our planet on April 29

US President Donald Trump said that his government was investigating whether Covid-19 originated in the Wuhan lab

Video game enthusiasts are offering 100 classic Nintendo consoles

Images of 72-year-old woman's handwritten plea, thank you note go viral on social media

Rovio Entertainment, maker of “Angry Birds” mobile game series reported a 75% rise in first-quarter profit

Microsoft system will scan the user’s brain activity or other biological signals to ensure they completed a task

Customers will be able to access HBO Max on the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices

Anybody in France can now ring the “AlloCovid” service developed by French research institute Inserm

Apple is forging ahead with plans to release four new iPhone models later this year

Israel’s Corsight AI, which has developed technology to recognise faces concealed by masks

Countries are rushing to develop apps to give a detailed picture of the risk of catching the coronavirus

The robot kills microorganisms using UVC light, which is unproven against Covid-19 but was effective against SARS

The app uses Bluetooth signals to log when people have been close to one another

Social media has become one of the most important instruments of hybrid warfare

Amazon is piloting the use of video conference calls to verify the identity of merchants to counter fraud

Coursera hopes to help impacted workers develop the knowledge and skills to get back on their feet

President Trump's suggestion that UV could be used to treat patients infected with the virus isn't grounded in fact

The robots, which come up roughly to an adult’s knee height and look like smooth white plastic boxes

Dimer UCV Innovations created a UV-C-emitting cleaning machine called GermFalcon for the airline industry

Texts using Sindhi characters are being sent as a notification that cause your iOS device to freeze

US space agency NASA said the galaxy in the image located 163,000 light-years away from Earth

Apple and Google plan to release technology for digital contact tracing through Bluetooth sensors

Facebook's video conferencing tool will enable as many as 50 people to participate in a call

Technological developments are among the most curious topics amid coronavirus outbreak

The campaign will also crackdown on all kinds of crimes and actions that violate the law

Twitter changed its rules after attacks on mobile towers in the UK

ZecOps a cybersecurity firm claim that a flaw may have left more than half a billion iPhones vulnerable to hackers

Devices are expected to start supporting 6GHz Wi-Fi by the end of 2020 under the name "Wi-Fi 6E"

Netflix announced this week that it has finished filming the majority of movies and series due for release this year

The wealth surge of America’s richest men happened during a period when 22 million Americans filed for unemployment

The name comes from “Questions to Heaven”, a poem written by Qu Yuan who lived more than two millennia ago

Misinformation about the pandemic caused by coronavirus, from bogus cures to wide-ranging conspiracy theories

US government researchers have determined that the virus survives best indoors and in dry conditions

CS claims 345,000 metric tonnes of wheat has been procured; distribution process goes online

Anti-abortion groups are using data, technology to curtail women’s access to sexual, reproductive healthcare

'Out of 38 economies in Asia-Pacific, only 8% states have managed to achieve G4 status'

A team of volunteers in Syria have cobbled together prototypes of a ventilator and a testing machine

Spending rose 15 per cent on mobile games, reaching $5.7 billion in March

A report which said Vietnamese government-linked hackers had attempted to break into Chinese state organisations

Zoom now has over 300 million daily users but it faces a barrage of criticism from cybersecurity experts

The study failed to prove that an anti-malaria drug seen as a candidate in treating the coronavirus

Any digital coronavirus contact tracing should be voluntary, transparent and collect only the information needed

With countries in lockdowns, mobile and console games have recorded a jump in sales and user spending