Technology

Handset vendors hoped the year would bring renewed sales as consumers purchased new phones compatible with 5G networks

About 810,000 users globally installed Signal on Sunday

Most patients hospitalized with Covid-19 have at least one symptom six months after falling ill

Starting from February 8th WhatsApp will be collecting and sharing user data including location data

Hacking activity against corporations in the United States and other countries surged in 2020

Lithium-ion battery cells can even power the Tesla model Model X and Model S vehicles

Increased demand from institutional, corporate, and investors has powered cryptocurrency surge this year

JP Morgan strategists wrote that bitcoin has emerged as a rival to gold and could trade as high as $146,000

Tesla is looking for 'bi-cultural' candidates with 20 years of experience who are familiar with Chinese tastes

Web browsers such as Mozilla and Apple Inc’s Safari have already blocked third-party cookies

Remote workers will be the focus of cybercriminals through 2021

Telegram picked up nearly 2.2 million downloads after WhatsApp announced its new terms of service

Signal was downloaded more than 100,000 times in app stores of Apple and Google in the last two days

Many flocked to Twitter for some much-needed catharsis, filling the micro-blogging site with memes of misery

Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk surpass Amazon top boss Jeff Bezos to become the world’s richest man

Signal’s popularity shot up further after it was endorsed by Elon Musk

Apple also gave the service 24 hours to submit a detailed moderation plan

Twitter blocked Trump temporarily after the deadly attack on the US Capitol

Starting from February 8th WhatsApp will be collecting and sharing user data including location data

Hyundai and Apple already work together on CarPlay, Apple’s software for connecting iPhones to vehicles

Chinese internet companies have been violating customers’ rights by misusing personal data

JPMorgan strategists said that the digital currency has emerged as a rival to gold and could trade as high as $146,000

SolarWinds, used by hackers as a springboard for the worst-known breach of US government computers

Doctors are still studying whether doctor’s seizures and decreased muscle strength are related to Covid-19 vaccine

Pandemic stress may be causing people to lose their hair, according to a new study

The system determines when a person is wearing a mask and hones in on the parts that are not covered up

Facebook Pages will only show followers and have a dedicated News Feed where users can join conversations

Sheikh Rashid assures of upgrading training of policemen

Bose has added a specially designed acoustic mesh that keeps water and debris out

PUBG, a popular online multiplayer battle game ranked at the top, generating $2.6 billion in revenue

Huawei found itself on a US trade blacklist in May 2019 due to national security concerns

Digital currency bitcoin has emerged as a rival to gold and could trade as high as $146,000

In July, Apple said it plans to remove carbon emissions from its entire business

Alipay was downloaded from Apple’s US app store and Google Play 207,000 times in 2020

Alibaba Group moves marks a step back from its ambitions to push into China’s entertainment industry

FCC chairman said he would move to set new rules to define protections for social media firms under Section 230

Amazon also said it would acquire podcast startup Wondery, aiming to beef up non-musical content on its app

Increased cleaning by people with asthma during the pandemic may be triggering flares of their disease

While 2020 saw some remarkable breakthroughs in tech there were also some epic failures

Huawei was insisting on a 50% cut of Tencent’s game sales on the app store

Tesla reported better-than-expected 2020 vehicle deliveries, driven by a steady rise in electric vehicle adoption

Adobe Flash Player is popular computer software that enabled users to stream videos and play online games

Leathern said in a post that he was “leaving Facebook to work on consumer privacy beyond just ads and social media”

Bitcoin has only been around for a decade or so, and in 2020 it has seen demand grow from larger US investors

Tencent and Huawei failed to reach an agreement on revenue sharing

High technology and telecommunications companies surged to a 23% share of deal value

Preorders for PS5 will begin on January 12 and will be available for orders at major retailers

Bitcoin’s potential for quick gains, as well as expectations it could become a mainstream payment method

Hacking group behind the SolarWinds compromise was able to break into Microsoft and access some of its source code

Including the 39,000 games, Apple removed more than 46,000 apps in total from its store