Xiaomi India Pledges Rs. 15 Crores Towards COVID-19 Relief Efforts Even though India is currently on a 21-day total lockdown, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases continue to soar. Tech giants, celebrities, and philanthropists in the country are now stepping up to the cause. Earlier in the day, Reliance announced that it’s donating awhopping Rs. 500 croresto the PM Relief Fund. Now, Xiaomi India has pledged Rs. 15 crores for the fight against the COVID-19 outbreak....

8 Best Zoom Alternatives for Video Conferencing and Webinars In the wake of Novel Coronavirus,remote workingand video conferencing have become an essential part of both online and offline businesses. While Zoom is undoubtedly one of the best communication tools for real-time video conferencing, recently, many users complained about its subpar video quality and buffering issues. It’s expected as companies all over the world are working online and putting a severe load on the servers....

[Updated] Zoom’s iOS App Secretly Sends Data to Facebook: Report With the entire world reeling from the rapid spread of theCoronavirus pandemic, a lot of people (students, teachers, groups of friends) have turned tovideo conferencingoptions like Zoom to stay in touch, or to continue their education while maintaining social distance. In fact, Zoom has exploded in popularity since the Coronavirus pandemic started spreading through the world. However, a new report from Motherboard claims that theiOS app for Zoom is sending data to Facebook without the user’s knowledge....

Android App Developers Can Access Installed Apps on a User’s Device In an in-depth research report published recently, a huge privacy risk in Android was discovered by the researchers. It was found that Android apps use Google’s IAMs (Installed Application Methods) to get a list of other apps that are installed in a user’s device. Now, you must have a lot of questions now. Like, “What are IAMs?” Or “what can the developers do with the list of apps that I use?...

Coronavirus Impact: Microsoft Cloud Services Witness 775% Hike in Usage Microsoft has seen a huge 775 per cent increase in its Cloud services in regions that have enforced social distancing or ‘shelter-in-place orders. Microsoft Teamsnow has more than 44 million daily users and they generated over 900 million meeting and calling minutes, according to Jared Spataro, Corporate VP for Microsoft 365. “Windows Virtual Desktop usage has grown more than 3 times....

Entry-Level Samsung Galaxy M01 Gets Wi-Fi Certified Ahead of Launch Samsung may be prepping to add an all-new entry-level smartphone to itsGalaxy M-seriesin the coming weeks. Called theGalaxy M01, the device showed up on the Wi-Fi Alliance (WFA) website over the weekend, suggesting that the company is adding the finishing touches to it before releasing it commercially. As usual, the WFA certification didn’t reveal a whole lot about the device apart from the fact that it would only support Wi-Fi b/g/n connectivity in the 2....

Google to Skip April Fools’ Day Pranks This Year Google, like a lot of other tech companies, has a tradition of makingApril Fools’ Day pranks. This year, the company has called off its plans due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to an email obtained byBusiness Insider. “Under normal circumstances April Fool’s is a Google tradition and a time to celebrate what makes us an unconventional company. This year, we’re going to take the year off from that tradition out of respect for all those fighting the Covid-19 pandemic....