Technology

Governments are using apps to track citizens through their smartphones amid coronavirus

Uber has seen a massive drop in ridership due to lockdowns around the world

Microsoft said that video calls on Teams, which competes with apps such as Slack and Zoom were up 1,000%

Fans of popular group card games have turned to play unofficial online versions

Excelso Sabulao delivers groceries for Amazon in California so he can help provide his parents with an income

Facebook users had accused the company of quietly storing cookies on their browsers

StopCovid aims to help limit spread of coronavirus by tracking paths of infection, says official

NASA crew told ground control that they were "feeling fine" just before they successfully entered orbit

Tech companies are trying to bridge the gap between generations with telepresence robots

Some smartphone brands have seen sales in China recover but Apple is not yet one of them

Hospitals are turning to robots to tirelessly rid room, halls and door handles of viruses and bacteria

Google will still allow the use of Zoom through mobile apps and browsers

The app will help evaluate symptoms of coronavirus and bust misconceptions about the global pandemic

Three major mobile operators plan to upgrade traditional text messages services with the help of 5G

The largest, brightest supermoon of 2020 rose in the night sky on Tuesday

Spring graduation ceremonies in Japan have been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic

Netflix rolled out a number of features for parental control on its streaming platform

High school student develops one of the largest coronavirus tracking websites in the world

The Russian space agency, Roscosmos, accused Donald Trump of creating a basis to take over other planets

Video conferencing company Zoom has been responsive to concerns over its software

Online criminals typically use deceptively named websites for phishing, spam or malware campaigns

France is to begin clinical trials involving transfusions of blood plasma from coronavirus survivors into patients

Facebook launched a new messaging app for couples called “Tuned”

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is committing $1 billion of his personal fortune to coronavirus relief

Google Trends showed some interesting search trends that have surfaced in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic

Uber also said it would reach out to its registered drivers to connect them to logistics companies for employment

Airbnb announced the new investment to thrive in a travel world transformed by the coronavirus pandemic

Around 28% of people around the world don’t think they will be able to survive a single day without wifi

Samsung expects higher first-quarter profits, as millions of people working from home in coronavirus lockdowns

ResearchGate, a social network site for scientists and researchers, has launched a new forum

Government to improve internet accessibility to facilitate students

Facebook will start surveying US users about their health as part of a Carnegie Mellon University research project

OPPO donated PKR 5 Million and an additional amount of PKR 1.2 Million was raised by the help of employees

Lockdowns and travel restrictions prompted by coronavirus have been a boon to JOOX

The coronavirus-driven global shift to working from home is set to have boosted demand for Samsung’s memory chips

Apple has said it will soon be producing one million face shields a week for medical workers

Face masks could help limit the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to researchers

The factory’s 35 workers are producing a version of this machine that allows coronavirus patients to be ventilated

Federal minister says soon to have own COVID-19 testing kits and ventilators

Crucible is a team-based multiplayer game in which you survive in a hostile alien world

Multi-billion-dollar streaming platform Quibi also aims to keep users coming back with daily news and sports

NHS England’s Stephen Powis said the 5G conspiracy was fake news with no scientific backing

Amazon is looking into the ability to screen more than one person at a time for the virus

Launching of 581 objects in 2019 and 354 in first quarter of 2020 shows the alarming increase

Oxygen could be supplied to four patients at once by using this splitter

Google data also reveals only a small percentage of people are actually staying at home despite restrictions

Amazon has been in contact with the CEOs of two coronavirus test-makers

Armed with screening questionnaires and testing kits, medics and volunteers set up their testing station

Zoom videoconferencing application is being used to get together while staying apart during coronavirus pandemic

Telecom operators have taken an extra step to facilitate their users across Pakistan