Life Style / Technology

Virus scrapped your marathon? In Japan, there's an app for that 06 Apr 2020 - 11:49 am

Tokyo: When the coronavirus outbreak forced organisers to cancel marathons in the Japanese city of Nagoya, they turned to tech to ease the...

Astronomers spot 'missing link' black hole - not too big and not too small 04 Apr 2020 - 04:01 pm

Washington: Scientists have detected a mid-size black hole - considered the "missing link" in the understanding of these celestial brutes - eviscerating an...

COVID-19: Google Maps offers user location data to health officials 03 Apr 2020 - 03:30 pm

New Delhi - Google Maps is offering user location data to help public health officials spot increase or decrease of movement across high-level...

Facebook launches Messenger app for desktop 03 Apr 2020 - 03:20 pm

San Francisco - Facebook on Thursday launched a Messenger app for MacOS and Windows so one can video chat on their desktop and...

Elon Musk's SpaceX bans Zoom over privacy concerns -memo 02 Apr 2020 - 07:19 pm

Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX has banned its employees from using video conferencing app Zoom, citing "significant privacy and security concerns," according to...

From chatbots to online markets, Africans craft weapons against coronavirus 02 Apr 2020 - 02:49 pm

JOHANNESBURG: From a WhatsApp chatbot to a self-diagnosis tool, Africans are devising mobile tech solutions to contain the spread of the coronavirus amid...

Tesla plans to supply FDA-approved ventilators free of cost 01 Apr 2020 - 10:44 am

San Francisco - Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced that he and his companies have access to additional FDA-approved ventilators that can be...

Meet Eric Yuan, the man who made your Zoom meetings possible 31 Mar 2020 - 09:38 am

If you hadn't already heard have of Zoom Video Communications, there is a decent chance you’ve made its acquaintance over the past few...

Apple launches COVID-19 website, app with screening tool 29 Mar 2020 - 12:32 pm

San Francisco - Apple has launched a COVID-19 website and app with a screening tool and other information about the new coronavirus pandemic....

Apple works with White House to release 'COVID-19' app, website 27 Mar 2020 - 08:14 pm

Apple Inc and the White House said on Friday that the iPhone maker worked with the Trump administration and federal agencies to release...

Looser rules on Indonesia timber exports spark fears for forests 27 Mar 2020 - 05:27 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Indonesia is set to weaken rules on timber products it exports, undermining measures adopted by other countries to fight illegal logging...

Home-bound users fume as video apps do not sync with TVs 26 Mar 2020 - 01:04 pm

OAKLAND, Calif.: Kat Volpe laid out an exercise mat and tried to sync her iPhone with her big screen TV for a fitness...

Online gaming booms as virus lockdowns keep millions at home 25 Mar 2020 - 10:31 am

Hong Kong: When two Spanish footballers took to the controls of "FIFA 20" after the coronavirus pandemic saw their La Liga match cancelled,...

Twitter says can't act on every harmful tweet on COVID-19 24 Mar 2020 - 09:20 am

San Francisco: Twitter on Tuesday admitted that it will not be able to remove every Tweet that contains incomplete or disputed information about...

Tiny device quickly detects harmful bacteria in blood 24 Mar 2020 - 09:14 am

New York: Researchers have developed a tiny device that can rapidly detect harmful bacteria in blood, allowing health care professionals to pinpoint the...

Coronavirus sparks soul-searching over travel-heavy climate diplomacy 23 Mar 2020 - 07:44 pm

BARCELONA: As the coronavirus began spreading quickly around the world, the Green Climate Fund, which backs developing-world projects to tackle climate change, relocated...

Facebook, Instagram reduce video quality in Europe 23 Mar 2020 - 12:21 pm

London - After Netflix and YouTube, Facebook and Instagram have lowered their video quality in Europe as streaming surge. Facebook and Instagram will...