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Hotstar — now Disney+ Hotstar — has finally caught up with the times. Over five years after its launch, India’s biggest streaming service, by some metrics, is finally offering Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound. Prior to this, Hotstar was limited to stereo sound. For now though, it’s restricted to just the Star Wars series The

Apple is working on improving its iCloud Keychain password manager with iOS 14, according to a report. It says that the Cupertino, California-based tech giant might bring features like password changing recommendations and two-factor authentication with the improved iCloud Keychain password manager. iCloud Keychain stores passwords and credit card details of Apple users and is

Apple has revised the prices of its iPhone family in India on account of the increased GST that came into effect earlier today. As a result of the change, the iPhone 11 Pro Max will now start at Rs. 1,17,100 while the iPhone 11 Pro will be sold with an initial price of Rs. 1,06,600.

iPhone 9 aka iPhone SE 2 cases are reportedly arriving at retailers like Best Buy which may suggest that the phone, rumoured to be the successor to the iPhone SE, will be announced soon. According to a report, the retailers have been asked not to add the cases to their inventory till Sunday, April 5

YouTube had last week reduced its default video quality to standard definition (SD) on mobile networks over growing Internet bandwidth concerns, as the global lockdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic has restricted everyone indoors. With people at home almost globally, there has been a significant surge in Internet usage, raising concerns about networks slowing down

Google Duo, the video calling app by the search giant, has added support 12 person group calling. The announcement of the was made by Sanaz Ahari, Sr. Director of Product and Design at Google, through a Twitter post. Acknowledging the importance of group calling in the current situation, Sanaz shared that the feature will be

Apple and the White House said on Friday that the iPhone maker worked with the Trump administration and federal agencies to release an app and website that will direct users to guidance from the Centers for Disease Control on the disease caused by the coronavirus. The app, which will be available in the app store

Working out at home is a big challenge for those of us who don’t have much space or time to exercise. Now that many of us are working from home, it’s become an even bigger challenge to exercise. Thankfully there are plenty of great apps that help you get the exercise the body needs, and

In order to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, British researchers have launched a new app that tracks symptoms related to the virus, allowing anyone to self-report daily. According to the researchers at Kings College London, around 5,000 twins and their families across the UK have been recruited from the ‘TwinsUK’ cohort study to trial the app,

Google Podcasts app is expected to launch soon on iOS after being available on Android for a couple of years now. Reportedly, the iOS version of the Google Podcasts app that will be available for download from the App Store will work just like it does on Android. It will reportedly feature the same layout,

Apple CEO Tim Cook announced that the company will be donating masks to health professionals during the COVID-19 global pandemic crisis. In a tweet, Cook wrote, “Our teams at Apple have been working to help source supplies for healthcare providers fighting COVID-19. We’re donating millions of masks for health professionals in the US and Europe.

Apple is limiting customer purchases of iPhones over its online stores in many countries including the United States and China to a maximum of two handsets per person, checks on its website on Friday revealed. The purchase caps come just after the hardware maker closed all of its brick-and-mortar stores outside China, as the coronavirus spreads

Latest findings in Apple’s iOS 14 code reportedly suggest that the tech giant is working on Apple Maps and CarPlay improvements. The company is working on adding the ability to furbish more information about its retail stores in Apple Maps. The app will integrate functionality to show hardware repair availability, or Genius Bar availability at

Apple’s next premium iPhone models, which are expected to come with 5G support, are said to be “on schedule to launch in the fall,” despite the delays in production caused by coronavirus. As reported by Bloomberg, the 5G-enabled flagship iPhone models seem to be on track as mass production is said to commence in May.

GOG is running a huge sale as part of which over 2,500 games have received massive discounts. The GOG Spring Sale in now live and will go on through March 30. The sale offers some critically acclaimed titles such as The Witcher trio, Divinity: Original Sin II Definitive Edition, Stardew Valley, Disco Elysium, Fallout: New

Apple, while announcing its new iPad Pro, and other new updates and products, also announced updates to its iWork suite of applications which includes Pages, Numbers, and Keynote. The new update will bring trackpad support on iPad and iCloud sharing for the three applications. Apple said this will open up a new way to work

Telegram on Wednesday announced that the company is adding ‘Discussion Button’ for Channels, letting those with admin-only chat restrictions allow for discussions among regular participants. Participants still won’t be able to post content of the official channel, if restricted, but will be able to express views on the official extended group created by the organisation.

Voice-based virtual assistants are susceptible to hacking, like most online tools. Researchers at the Michigan State University’s College of Engineering now claim to have discovered a new way of hacking into a person’s personal device by engaging virtual assistants like Apple’s Siri and the Google Assistant through ultrasonic soundwaves. The research paper was presented by

France’s competition authority slapped a record EUR 1.1 billion ($1.2 billion) fine on US tech giant Apple on Monday for anti-competitive behaviour towards its independent retail distributors. The authority said it found that Apple acted to prevent independent retailers in France from competing on price and abused its economic power over them. The head of the

iPhone 12 is months away from its official launch but it is back in the news and this time for its camera. A new report is indicating that Apple is expected to add a “world-facing” 3D depth camera to at least one iPhone model’s rear camera setup in a bid to enhance overall camera performance

Apple News app by Apple that’s is available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac machines now has a dedicated section on coronavirus, which was recently declared a controllable pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The latest update from Apple is another example of how tech companies are stepping up awareness about the virus that has

White House officials met Wednesday with US technology industry officials to discuss tech-related response efforts to combat the coronavirus outbreak and ways for government to collaborate with the private sector. COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, has killed about 30 people in the United States, and infected more than 1,000 Americans and over 115,000 people

Google Pixel 4a leak floodgates have apparently opened, and we fear it might get the same treatment as the Pixel 4, launched in October last year. After appearing in concept renders, live images, and a detailed hands-on video, the Pixel 4a has now appeared on billboards — though there is some question about whether these

Apple’s restrictions on its engineers from travelling to Asia due to coronavirus has affected the development of its next-generation iPhone 12 which could result in a delayed fall launch. The Cupertino-based tech giant has extended the deadline by one month to the end of April for its engineers from making business trips to Asia. These

Apple has put out new guidelines that now allow App Store apps to send ads as push notifications. The apps can do so only if the user authorises the app to do so. This essentially means that customers will see ads as push notifications along with breaking news alerts, text messages, and other notifications. Apple

In early 2018, as Apple prepared the content slate for its then-unconfirmed streaming service, the iPhone maker hit its first roadblock: showrunner Bryan Fuller exited its reboot of Amazing Stories, the sci-fi anthology series created by Steven Spielberg in the mid-eighties. For what it’s worth, Fuller — best known for creating the psychological horror series,

The South by Southwest festival in Texas has been cancelled due to concerns over the spread of the novel coronavirus, organisers and the host city of Austin said Friday. The decision comes as coronavirus concerns grow stateside and pressure ramps up over whether to cancel entertainment and sporting events that draw large crowds. “The city

Apple is pulling out of this month’s South by Southwest music and tech festival amid the coronavirus outbreak, a company spokesman said on Wednesday. The US death toll from coronavirus infections rose to 11 on Wednesday and California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a statewide emergency amid the nation’s largest outbreak. Facebook had said earlier this

Apple is reportedly warning employees at its retail stores about the shortage of replacement iPhone units due to the coronavirus outbreak. A report has said that Apple has told its technical support staff at stores that replacement iPhones for heavily damaged units will be short for about two to four weeks. This development comes amid

Google search trends are a peek at what has currently captured the attention of the globe, giving us a look at what people are searching for with the world’s most popular search engine. The Mountain View, California-based company publishes daily and real-time search trends in the major regions it operates in. The data is insightful,