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‘Minecraft with RTX’ Beta Releases April 16 With Ray Tracing and DLSS 2.0 After much teasing,Minecraft with RTXis finally coming to PCs. In an official blog post on Tuesday, Nvidia announced that a beta build of the cult sandbox video game with support for real-time Ray Tracing will go live on Thursday, April 16, for the Bedrock Edition of Minecraft on Windows 10. It will be available to all gamers usingRTX-enabled graphics cards....

10 Best iPhone and Android Apps to Learn Dance During Self Quarantine Long before the passion for technology took over, I dreamed to be a versatile dancer. While my obsession with dancing is no longer the same, the adrenaline still pumps up whenever exciting music comes around. So, when theCOVID-19struck on the scene forcing people to stay locked in their homes for an endless self-quarantine, I kind of found the isolation a blessing in disguise....

Chrome OS Replacing Some Android Apps with Progressive Web Apps Google has started prioritizing Progressive Web Apps (PWA) over Android apps in Google Play Store for Chromebooks. As spotted byChrome Unboxed,Twitter and YouTube TVare the first two apps to make this move. Ever since its inception, Chrome OS was criticized for the lack of compatible apps. While the platform managed to bridge the gap somehow with support forAndroidandLinuxapps, PWA reduces the reliability on the platform and gives an optimized user experience....

Google Adds Search, Maps, Pay, and YouTube Features in India to Help People Combat Coronavirus After launching a dedicatedcoronavirus hubglobally a few weeks back, Google has now started adding helpful resources in its apps and services in India. This would help people fight misinformation and get essential details now that the lockdown has been extended to May 3 in the country. “We have upped our work to curb misinformation across various platforms and prominently surface the latest updates and health advice from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) and international health authorities across Search, Maps, YouTube and the COVID-19 Spot on Google Pay....

Google, Apple to Roll Out COVID-19 Tracking API for Android, iOS Next Month Google and Apple last week joined hands to create a decentralized contact tracing tool that will help individuals determine whether they have been exposed to someone with COVID-19. Now, both companies have confirmed that they will begin rolling out the APIs of their new tool for Android and iOS apps, starting mid-May. While Apple will make the feature available to all iOS 13 devices, Google says it will update Google Play Services with the new software on all Android devices running 6....

Instagram Redesigns IGTV App to Help You Discover New Creators I bet almost everyone reading this is an Instagram user and knows what IGTV is. For those unaware, here’s a quick refresher – Instagramlaunched IGTVback in mid-2018 to let users post long-form videos. But it didn’t take off in the manner Instagram may have wanted, so the company is now introducing a major redesign. It turns the focus towards creators and makes the app a lot more user-friendly....

Motorola Edge+ with 108MP Camera Set to Launch on April 22 Motorola has beenrumoredto be working on a flagship smartphone for quite some time now. We’ve seen numerous leaks of a Motorola phone with a waterfall display over the past few months. Now, amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Motorola confirmed the upcoming launch of its new flagship smartphone on April 22. The official Motorola US account on Twitter shared a video teaser for the upcoming new flagship phone(s) last night....