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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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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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Aga Khan University unveils CoronaCheck self-screening app
The app will help evaluate symptoms of coronavirus and bust misconceptions about the global pandemic
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China's top mobile operators to launch 5G messaging services
Three major mobile operators plan to upgrade traditional text messages services with the help of 5G
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Largest supermoon of 2020 rises on a world battling COVID-19
The largest, brightest supermoon of 2020 rose in the night sky on Tuesday
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Robots replace Japanese students at graduation amid coronavirus
Spring graduation ceremonies in Japan have been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic
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Netflix rolls out more features for parental control globally
Netflix rolled out a number of features for parental control on its streaming platform
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17-year-old creates world’s biggest online coronavirus tracker
High school student develops one of the largest coronavirus tracking websites in the world
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Russian space agency says Trump paving way to seize other planets
The Russian space agency, Roscosmos, accused Donald Trump of creating a basis to take over other planets
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Video service Zoom taking security seriously: US government memo
Video conferencing company Zoom has been responsive to concerns over its software
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Internet overseers seek crackdown on coronavirus website scams
Online criminals typically use deceptively named websites for phishing, spam or malware campaigns
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France begins clinical trials of coronavirus blood plasma treatment
France is to begin clinical trials involving transfusions of blood plasma from coronavirus survivors into patients
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Facebook launches new chat app for couples
Facebook launched a new messaging app for couples called “Tuned”
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Twitter's Jack Dorsey pledges $1 b for COVID-19 relief effort
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is committing $1 billion of his personal fortune to coronavirus relief
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Google Trends reveals what people have been searching for amid the coronavirus pandemic
Google Trends showed some interesting search trends that have surfaced in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic
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Uber connects out-of-work ride-hail drivers to delivery, production jobs
Uber also said it would reach out to its registered drivers to connect them to logistics companies for employment
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Airbnb gets $1b investment for post-virus recovery
Airbnb announced the new investment to thrive in a travel world transformed by the coronavirus pandemic
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5 tips to boost your home wifi
Around 28% of people around the world don’t think they will be able to survive a single day without wifi
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Samsung expects profit rise on coronavirus demand
Samsung expects higher first-quarter profits, as millions of people working from home in coronavirus lockdowns
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Science platform ResearchGate launches COVID-19 community
ResearchGate, a social network site for scientists and researchers, has launched a new forum
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President Alvi directs authorities to optimise internet connectivity for students
Government to improve internet accessibility to facilitate students
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Facebook asks users about coronavirus symptoms, releases friendship data to researchers
Facebook will start surveying US users about their health as part of a Carnegie Mellon University research project
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OPPO commits Rs6.2 million to PM's coronavirus relief fund
OPPO donated PKR 5 Million and an additional amount of PKR 1.2 Million was raised by the help of employees
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Stay home and karaoke : Tencent's JOOX sees usage spike amid coronavirus lockdown
Lockdowns and travel restrictions prompted by coronavirus have been a boon to JOOX
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Solid chip sales unlikely to cushion Samsung's virus-hit first quarter profit
The coronavirus-driven global shift to working from home is set to have boosted demand for Samsung’s memory chips
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Apple to ship 1 m face shields a week for medical workers
Apple has said it will soon be producing one million face shields a week for medical workers
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Masks do reduce spread of flu and some coronaviruses, study finds
Face masks could help limit the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to researchers
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French factory adapts its ventilator for the fight against coronavirus
The factory’s 35 workers are producing a version of this machine that allows coronavirus patients to be ventilated
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Amazon’s first sci-fi shooter game ‘Crucible’ to release in May
Crucible is a team-based multiplayer game in which you survive in a hostile alien world
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Amazon in contact with coronavirus test makers as it plans pandemic response
Amazon has been in contact with the CEOs of two coronavirus test-makers
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South Africa rolls out mobile testing in virus lockdown
Armed with screening questionnaires and testing kits, medics and volunteers set up their testing station
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Video app Zoom rockets to fame, with some hiccups, amid pandemic
Zoom videoconferencing application is being used to get together while staying apart during coronavirus pandemic
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Pakistan's internet use increases by 15% amid coronavirus lockdown
Telecom operators have taken an extra step to facilitate their users across Pakistan
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Smartphone vs virus, is privacy always going to be the loser?
Officials, doctors, and engineers are looking at how smartphones could be used against the spread of coronavirus
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Google Doodle celebrates Pakistan's legendary squash player Hashim Khan
Google doodle recognises legendary Pakistani squash player Hashim Khan, one of the sport’s all-time greatest players
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Poland works on smartphone app to help stop coronavirus outbreak
Poland launched a smartphone app, called Home Quarantine, for citizens returning from abroad