Experts question study linking stray dogs to SARS-CoV-2 spread

New Delhi (IANS) After a study published in the journal Molecular Biology and Evolution proposed that stray dogs might have played a role in the initial transmission of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, some experts called the findings "speculative".

Zoom Out: India plans to develop 'desi' version of video-conferencing app

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre is planning to bankroll the development of a 'desi' video-conferencing mobile application, which will initially cater to the Central and state government entities.

Significantly, the development comes at…

Google working on its own smart debit card: Report

San Francisco (IANS) After seeing the success of Apple credit card, Google is now reportedly working on its own physical and virtual smart debit cards that will allow customers to buy things online as well as in retail stores.

According to…

Lenovo India offers free customer support to other PC brands

Bengaluru (IANS) Global PC market leader Lenovo on Friday announced to offer 24/7 technical support to all laptop and desktop customers other than its own brand in India, to ease pressure off the consumers amid the extended nationwide lockdown.

WhatsApp to soon allow more users in group video, audio calls

New Delhi (IANS) Inspired by the stupendous growth of video meeting apps in social distancing times, WhatsApp is building a new feature that will allow more participants, that the current limit of 4, to join group audio and video calls.

Spotted…

Google India launches learning platform on YouTube

New Delhi (IANS) Google India on Tuesday launched 'YouTube Learning Destination' to help student, teachers and parents find useful and high-quality learning content created by education-focused creators on YouTube.

It features content…

Sony providing free games to PS4 owners to beat COVID-19 blues

San Francisco (IANS) Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced a 'Play At Home' initiative, which will give PS4 users two free games regardless of whether they are PlayStation Plus subscribers or not.

PS4 owners can claim both Journey…

Long-duration space travel could change astronaut brain volume

New York (IANS) Long-duration space travel could lead to permanent brain volume changes as well as pituitary gland deformation in astronauts, warns a study.

For the study, published in the journal Radiology, the researchers performed brain…

YouTube launches UPI as payment mode in India

New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Google-owned YouTube on Wednesday launched Unified Payment Interface (UPI) as a new form of payment for both YouTube and YouTube Music.

In addition to the earlier options of credit and debit cards, YouTube users…

Apple makes Maps users' mobility data available to fight COVID-19

Cupertino, April 15 (IANS) In a bid to help health authorities further mitigate the impact on COVID-19 globally, Apple has released users' mobility data trends tool from Apple Maps that will provide aggregated mobility data to public health officials.
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