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The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has urged companies to take urgent steps like temporarily switching to SD (standard definition) from HD (hi definition) streaming, removing high bandwidth-consuming advertisements and pop-ups, and replacing them with public announcements on awareness regarding the virus

Telecom body tells Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hotstar to ease...

COAI has also written to YouTube, Zee5, Alt Balaji, Voot, Sony Liv, Viuclip, Hoichoi, Netflix, SunNXT and Voot seeking...

22 March 2020 6:04 PM IST

Netlix is available for Rs 199 a month and Amazon Prime for Rs 129.

As the world's janata go into curfew, streaming services compete for...

No access to cinemas, sports and cultural centres, millions of people choose from a range of online entertainment...

22 March 2020 3:10 PM IST

If you search for coronavirus on Google, this appears on the right side of the search results page.

Google's new website does not screen for coronavirus as Trump said, it...

The website points to authoritative resources for coronavirus information and will soon be available in more languages...

22 March 2020 2:02 PM IST

Unlike this IBM Supercomputer, the Folding@Home project is powered by peoples desktops, laptops and even PlayStation consoles, as well as more powerful business computers and servers. (Photo | Wikimedia Commons)

Want to aid coronavirus research? Tag on to this crowdsourced virtual...

Anyone with a recent computer can contribute by installing an app called Folding@Home which downloads a small amount of...

22 March 2020 1:13 PM IST

People are relying heavily on businesses that are helping them adapt to the restrictions brought about by the coronavirus pandemic.

How the coronavirus forced society and economy to adapt: Five ways we...

Pushed into isolation, the public have become private, adopting technology to drive economic and social activity

22 March 2020 11:50 AM IST

Wi-Fi speeds vary depending, among other things, on how many devices are actively using the network.

Frustrated by slow Wi-Fi while working from home? Try these five fixes

Here are some helpful tips to boost the network connectivity of your broadband internet.

21 March 2020 9:33 PM IST

Indian student in Dubai builds robot modelled on Lego Technic toys to automatically dispense hand sanitiser

Indian student in Dubai builds robot modelled on Lego Technic toys to...

The robot detects a hand at a distance of 30 cm and squirts a drop of sanitiser fluid on to the hand

21 March 2020 4:21 PM IST

In this photo taken on March 18, 2020 engineering students configure a medical robot modified to screen and observe COVID-19 coronavirus patients at the Regional Center of Robotics Technology at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok. (Photo | AFP)

Robots, app help coronavirus detection, contact tracing in Thailand,...

Technology is providing solutions at a time when social distancing is most important to curb the coronavirus pandemic

21 March 2020 3:19 PM IST

FaceTime, Skype, call, text, message on our app.... all very romantic right now, leading matchmaking app OKCupid tweeted encouraging bonding online instead of at bars and restaurants.

Coronavirus keeps the love bug online and in conversation, just the...

On dating apps, men always want to skip the conversation and immediately meet in the flesh, but now romance is all about...

21 March 2020 1:47 PM IST

Leanne Francis, first grade teacher at Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy, conducts an online class from her living room on March 20, 2020 in San Francisco, California. (Photo | AFP)

Students can't wait to get out of digital classrooms as they wait for...

Challenges aplenty as students stare at a screen all day, interact with fewer classmates and teachers struggle to spot...

21 March 2020 12:31 PM IST

Smartphone supply and demand plummeted in China and across Asia, and slowed in the rest of the world. (Photo | AFP)

People under lockdown, no demand for smartphones even as production...

Global shipments plummeted by as much as 38 per cent with factories shut down last month in China, where 80% of...

21 March 2020 11:50 AM IST

Eliud Kipchoge, the first man to run a marathon in less than two hours. DC File Photo

Kipchoge suffers loneliness of the long-distance runner thanks to...

On the third day after breaking up from the camp, Kipchoge finds that it's really hard to train alone because teamwork...

21 March 2020 11:33 AM IST