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Covid-19 vaccination drive is underway across India, but the rate of inoculation for at-risk people (aged 45 plus and with co-morbidities) in the country is abysmally low compared to other parts of the world such as the US.  The government is making Covid-19 vaccines at both state-run and private hospitals. Last week, it started the 'Tika Utsav' (meaning vaccination festival)

updated: Apr 15 2021, 10:35 ist Last month, OnePlus hosted a virtual global product launch event to unveil the new generation flagship phone OnePlus 9 series. However, the programme just showed two mobiles- OnePlus 9 Pro and the standard OnePlus 9, but never advertised the special OnePlus 9R edition. Actually, the OnePlus 9R was an exclusive variant for the Indian market. It has a similar design language as we in the other two, but differs in terms of internal hardware and also costs significan...

updated: Apr 14 2021, 12:59 ist Barely a few hours after Apple announced to host the Spring Event 2021 next week, arch-rival Samsung too revealed it has something powerful to showcase later this month. Samsungs Galaxy Unpacked media invite says the company will unveil the most powerful Galaxy device on April 28 at 10:00 am ET (7:30 pm IST). Thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic,  the programme will be broadcasted live online on YouTube and the companys official website. Samsung Galaxy Unpacked Apri...

updated: Apr 14 2021, 17:50 ist In late March, Google announced to introduce a new web technology- Federated Learning of Cohorts (FLoC), that will eventually replace the practice of browsers and third-party websites storing user data (cookies). Search engine giant believes FLoC will be less intrusive compared to the current practice in terms of user privacy. It also wants other browsers and website hosting companies to embrace new web technology. However, privacy-focused companies such as Brave...

updated: Apr 12 2021, 13:47 ist Everyone knows Google has a huge cash pile and it always experiments to improve user experience online and hardware such as phones and PCs. It usually comes up with its own proprietary applications and sometimes takes inspiration from rival brands and puts a spin on its version. One such of many apps was Google Shopping. In India, it was launched in late 2018. Truth be told, there was no mobile app in the country, but it was integrated as a tab in Search results...

updated: Apr 06 2021, 11:18 ist For too long, WhatsApp users have been asking for a cross-platform chat history transfer option on the messenger app. Several people have been hesitant to make the switch between iPhone and Android mobile or vice-versa, as they would lose their treasured chat history and multimedia content. Yes, there are workaround tricks and paid apps to make the data transfer between the Android and iOS platforms; but it is a tedious and really long process. Also, WhatsApp war...

updated: Apr 03 2021, 19:03 ist Recently, Samsung released the companys new mid-range phone Galaxy A52. For now, only the LTE model is available in India.  It comes in two configurations--6GB RAM + 128GB storage and 8GB RAM + 128GB storage-- for Rs 26,499 and Rs 27,999, respectively. As the name suggests, the  Galaxy A52 succeeds the popular A51 series and comes with a lot of upgrades in terms of all aspects such as design, build quality, camera, battery and processor. I have been using it fo...

Last month, Samsung launched the Galaxy F62, second F series phone to launch in India. It is available in two configurations--6GB RAM + 128GB storage and 8GB RAM + 128GB storage-- for Rs 23,999 and Rs 25,999, respectively. It has one of the highest battery capacity (7,000mAh) and the fastest chip for a mid-range phone in the market. It competes with the popular OnePlus Nord,

updated: Mar 05 2021, 14:00 ist For the past few years, there has been a steady increase in users migrating to smartphones, as it gets services such as transfer of money, hail cabs, food delivered in quick time. But, the Covid-19 outbreak in early 2020 has fast-tracked the adoption of the digital lifestyle.  This apparently attracts bad actors to prey on naive users. While we advise the latter to be cautious, it is also imperative for app developers to be responsible for securing the user-da...

updated: Mar 03 2021, 17:19 ist Though Microsoft was a bit slow compared to the Zoom app to join the race to offer video conference solutions, it has steadily got higher traction among corporates. Now, Microsoft getting serious with security and announced to bring end-to-end encryption to 1:1 video calls later this year.  "Over the last year, we have gathered feedback from global customers, analysts, and the security community around particular industries and specific cases where end-to-end en...