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Plague Inc reverses gear, new theme is on 'Save the world from outbreak' as COVID-19 turns fatal

Plague Inc. developer Ndemic Creations says it is working on a new mode that reverses the gameplay by "let[ting] players save the world from a deadly disease outbreak."

Mar 26, 2020

By Manthan C.

Coronavirus

Apple defers iPhone 12 5G series due to coronavirus outbreak: Report

Apple's strategy is to launch its flagship iPhones by September and go in for a market rollout by October or November.

Mar 26, 2020

By Anirban Roy

Hacker knocks down thousands of websites in the Dark Web: Reports

The Hosting website is considered one of the largest web hosting services on the Dark Web besides Freedom Hosting II

Mar 26, 2020

By Anirban Roy

Cybersecurity

Apple will reopen its retail stores worldwide from first half of April, just in time for Easter

The Cupertino, California-based tech giant has told its employees that it plans to reopen its retail stores around the world on a staggered basis starting in the first half of April

Mar 25, 2020

By Gani Mohamed Waseem

Coronavirus

Are Siri, Google Assistant and Alexa racially biased?

A new study has found the voice-recognition tools that power virtual assistants from Apple, Google and Amazon have more trouble understanding black users' voice than white users'

Mar 25, 2020

By Gani Mohamed Waseem

Artificial intelligence

OnePlus launches Samsung Pay like NFC-based payment service OnePlus Play: Key feature you must know

OnePlus Pay runs only on Android-powered HydrogenOS-based devices for now and the company is about to release the feature for OxygenOS running Oneplus smartphones at a later date

Mar 25, 2020

By Anirban Roy

German man allegedly arrested for licking subway ticket machine to spread Coronavirus?

The 33-year-old was arrested allegedly for licking the ticket machine at a U-Bahn station in the Bavarian capital Munich

Mar 25, 2020

By Anu James

Coronavirus

Uninstall these malicious utility, children's apps from your phone immediately

Security researchers have found dozens of utility and children's apps infected with Tekya malware on Google's Play Store

Mar 25, 2020

By Manthan C.

This photo is shared with the caption: "Corona has gripped Italy to such an extent that there is no one to even remove corpses,"

Hoax busted: This photo of dead bodies lying on streets in Italy with no one to remove goes viral

As of March 25, the Coronavirus has claimed the lives of 6,820 people, while there are 54,030 active cases in Italy alone

Mar 25, 2020

By Anu James

Coronavirus Fake news

Apple rolls out iOS 13.4, iPadOS 13.4, and macOS Catalina 10.15.4: Key New features you should know

The latest version of the iOS 13.4 comes with exciting stuff such as iCloud Drive and Memoji stickers

Mar 25, 2020

By Anirban Roy

Apple ios

Coronavirus: This Snapchat-owned app is making self-quarantine fun by making a game out of it

Location sharing app Zenly is encouraging people to stay-at-home during the pandemic with a leaderboard which ranks people based on the number of hours they spend indoors

Mar 25, 2020

By Gani Mohamed Waseem

Coronavirus

Pornhub Premium is now free for users worldwide in a bid to encourage social distancing due to Covid-19

Pornhub is giving users around the world free access to its Pornhub Premium in a bid to encourage people to stay indoors amid the coronavirus pandemic

Mar 25, 2020

By Manthan C.

Coronavirus

People are tricking employers, teachers on Zoom by looping videos of them paying attention

Students and employees have found a way to use Zoom's virtual background feature to trick their teachers, bosses into believing they're paying attention

Mar 25, 2020

By Manthan C.

Coronavirus