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Twitter Starts Warning Users About Fake COVID-19 News As part of itscontinuing effortsto weed out fake news and misinformation from its platform, Twitter on Monday said that it has started warning users about tweets containing disputed or false information about COVID-19. In an official blog post, the company said that it is now adding labels and warning messages“that will provide additional context and information on some Tweets containing disputed or misleading information related to COVID-19”....

5 Best App Killers for Android You Should Use Even though the market is flooded with a bunch of devices with crazy good performance and battery life, not everyone in the Android ecosystem is using the latest smartphone, or even the latest Android operating system. Since a large population of Android users make use of outdated low or mid-range devices, it’s quite obvious that they aren’t getting the best battery life or performance from their devices....

[UPDATE: Up for Sale] Apple HomePod Launched in India at ₹19,900 Originally launched back in 2018, Apple has finally decided on bringing its high-end smart speaker, the HomePod, to India. The Cupertino giant did not make any announcements around the HomePod’s imminent arrival in India (not even a press release), but the device is now shown on Apple India’s website, complete with the pricing. The Apple-branded smart speaker will be available in the country for ₹19,900 — which is expensive, but still a lower price than the HomePod’s US price of $299 (~₹21,000)....

Apple May Shift 20 Percent Production from China to India Apple is reportedlyplanning to shift nearly a fifth (~20 percent) of its production from China to India. The plan comes after several meetings between Apple’s senior executives and top government officials over the last few months, reportsThe Economic Times. According to experts quoted byET,this move could make Apple the largest exporter in the country. The step could be part of the Indian government’s Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme and could yield iPhones worth up to $40 billion for exports via Apple’s contract manufacturers Wistron and Foxconn....

Apple’s Over-the-Ear Headphones to be Called ‘AirPods Studio’: Report Alongside itsnext-generation AirPods, Apple is also said to be working on a pair of high-end noise-cancelling headphones to challenge the likes of Bose and Audio Technica. Now the name and pricing of the device might have been leaked thanks to YouTuber and tipster, John Prosser, who claims that Apple plans to sell its first-generation headphones as theAirPods Studio. He further claimed that the devices will be priced at $349 (around Rs....

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt Quits After 19 Years at the Company Former Google CEO, Eric Schmidt, has reportedly quit his position as the technical advisor to Alphabet Inc (Google’s parent company). That’saccording to CNET, which claims that the veteran Silicon Valley leader left his position back in February, ending his 19-year run at the company. Schmidt, who joined Google as its CEO back in 2001, held several leadership positions at the search giant and its parent company over the years....

Google Duo Gets Group Video Calls Feature on the Web Google in a recent blog post announced that its video calling app Duo will be getting group video calls, along with a couple of new features to help stay connected during these unprecedented times. The announcement follows thefeature addition updatereleased last month. The group video calls feature will beinitially limited as a preview for Google Chrome users. The software giant has added anew layout to let you view more participantsat the same time....