Articles by Gani Mohamed Waseem

Facebook updates its privacy tool to let you see more of what it knows about you

The social media network has expanded its Download Your Information and Download Your Data tool on Facebook and Instagram to include more info that it collects about you

Mar 31, 2020

Facebook

Malaysia frees Australians involved in Formula One stripping

Coronavirus: Mercedes Formula One team helps develop breathing machines that could cut need for ventilators

The Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) device has been developed in less than a week by a team involving engineers from the F1 team and doctors at the University College London Hospital

Mar 31, 2020

Coronavirus

WhatsApp cuts video status time limit in India to ease strain on internet during COVID-19 lockdown

Indian WhatsApo users will no longer be able to post videos longer than 15 seconds in their status, in a bid to lower the strain on the internet during the coronavirus lockdown

Mar 30, 2020

Coronavirus

Detroit Auto Show cancelled as venue turns into coronavirus hospital

The NAIAS is the fourth large-scale auto show to be cancelled or postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak

Mar 30, 2020

Coronavirus

Google Classroom app soars in popularity amid Covid-19 shutdown

The app has become one of the most popular apps on the Google Play Store and has just surpassed 50 million downloads

Mar 29, 2020

Coronavirus

After Siri, it's doctor Alexa who can tell you what to do if you think you have Coronavirus

You can now ask Amazon's digital assistant 'Alexa, do I have coronavirus' and she will run an unofficial screening for COVID-19 based on CDC guidelines

Mar 29, 2020

Coronavirus

Google removes popular conspiracy theory app from Play Store for spreading fake Coronavirus claims

The app had a video by radio host and conspiracy theorist Alan Jones that disputed the need for social distancing, shelter at home and other efforts during coronavirus

Mar 29, 2020

Coronavirus

Google resumes Chrome updates after brief hiatus owing to COVID-19

Google had paused all its Chrome releases to ensure stability, just as millions of users started working from their homes as a result of self-quarantine and social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic

Mar 29, 2020

Coronavirus Cybersecurity

OnePlus finally listens to fans, could drop always-on display feature on phones via future update

OnePlus has long been skipping some very sought-after features like wireless charging and always-on ambient displays on its phones, but that's going to change soon

Mar 28, 2020

Sony is going to merge its mobile, camera, TV and audio businesses; PlayStation remains independent

The Japanese electronics giant will incorporate Sony Mobile Communication, Imaging Products & Solutions, and Sony Home Entertainment & Sound into a new holding company

Mar 28, 2020

Stop singing 'Happy Birthday' and time your handwash with this DIY soap dispenser that plays your favourite music

The Scrubber soap dispenser is a DIY project which is far better than singing Happy Birthday to yourself every time you wash your hands

Mar 27, 2020

Coronavirus

Apple partners Foxconn and Wistron suspend production in Indian units due to coronavirus lockdown

The plants are responsible for the assembly of some older iPhone models such as the iPhone 6S, iPhone 7 and the iPhone XR.

Mar 27, 2020

Coronavirus

Instagram launches co-watching feature to help combat loneliness during coronavirus quarantine

Co-watching lets users connect over video call on Instagram and scroll through their feeds with up to six friends

Mar 26, 2020

Coronavirus

These Apple made sneakers from the 1990s just got sold for $10,000 at an auction

Yes, Apple did make sneakers but only for its employees, and they are definitely nowhere as high-tech as you may have thought them to be

Mar 26, 2020

Apple ios

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

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

Artificial intelligence

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

Coronavirus

Unhappy Samsung fans start petition asking it to stop using 'inferior' Exynos SoCs in its phones

Samsung dethroned Apple to become the third-largest smartphone chipmaker in the world, but Samsung fans and Galaxy owners don't want Samsung to use its in-house Exynos chips on its phones

Mar 25, 2020

Samsung

Apple AirPower wireless charging mat shelvedApple Press Note (screen-grab)

Apple's AirPower wireless charging mat may not be dead after all

A reliable leaker suggests Apple is working on bringing the AirPower wireless charging mat from the dead, by redesigning the coils to displace heat more effectively.

Mar 23, 2020

Coronavirus effect: Face masks are selling like hot cakes; even the digital ones

Snapchat's parent company, Snap, has reported a 10-fold increase in downloads of an augmented reality tool that lets users apply an augmented reality face mask onto their face

Mar 23, 2020

Coronavirus

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