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The second wave of Pandemic taught some lessons for all of us. One of these is the increasing importance of online in our lives. It made even the most skeptics embrace the digital economy. One of these is buying medicines online. There are several apps that allow you to order medicines online including prescription drugs (after uploading prescription). Here are 10 popular apps Netmeds The online pharmacy app offers doorstep…

Microsoft will launch the “next-generation” of Windows on June 24 via a virtual event. At Build 2021, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella had teased the arrival of a significant Windows update that will unlock economic opportunities for developers and creators alike. Microsoft will likely detail all the features coming to the next generation Windows update at this event later this month. Past reports claim that this significant update has been codenamed…

iPhone 13 series is going to be better than the iPhone 12 series, and just to iterate, we have several rumours that point to one or the other thing about the upcoming iPhone models. A new one coming straight from China, the entire 2021 iPhone line-up, will have bigger batteries than the ones inside the iPhone 12 series. Now, the bumps in the battery capacity are kind of necessary, at…

People can again seek verification for their accounts on Twitter. After the verification applications were paused for a week, Twitter has reopened taking verification applications from people. Eight days after the company made a formal announcement of the relaunch of the verification process on May 20, the verification applications were paused. Last month, the company had announced that it can take up to a few days or a few weeks…

Google Photos users will lose the free unlimited storage they have been enjoying for the past few years by the end of this month. Starting June 1, the company says that the platform will stop supporting free photos and videos backup – a development first announced last year. Google had explained that all “High-quality” images or videos that users upload on Google Photos would be counted towards the Google account…

Just a day ago whole bunch of people getting worried and sharing goodbye posts on Twitter and Instagram since they thought the platforms are going to be banned by the Indian government. Now they have something else to worry about – the government recording them on WhatsApp. A fake message has been going viral on WhatsApp and a few other platforms that claims that once the new IT rules are…

In response to the lawsuit by Facebook-owned WhatsApp, the government has released a detailed statement to clarify the purpose of the new IT rules known as ‘Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code Rules 2021’. It has also claimed that it has no intention of violating the right to privacy while asking WhatsApp to disclose the origin of certain messages exchanged on its platform. The government in its statement also…

Popular social media platforms in the country such as Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and Instagram, may face a ban if they fail to comply with the new intermediary guidelines for social media platforms. Social Media Platform Missed The Deadline For this compliance, the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MEITy) has given a three-month deadline which ended on May 25. Interestingly, none of the giants have accepted the new regulations till…

WhatsApp’s New Privacy Policy Stance The revelation came as a response to the Indian government’s notice. WhatsApp spokesperson said, “We have responded to the Government of India’s letter and assured them that the privacy of users remains our highest priority,” in a statement to Business Insider. Prior to this, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) had sent a notice to WhatsApp last week. In the letter, they called…

Pulse oximeters are playing a vital role in all our lives these days. In fact, it will not be wrong to say that oximeters have become even more important than smartphones these days. Unfortunately, due to surge in demand, manufacturers have hiked prices of this vital health device. Hence, if you want to purchase a good oximeter these days, be assured to spend at least Rs 2,000 and more on…

Android 12 update download: In major good news for Android smartphone users, tech giant Google has announced the Android 12 mobile operating system (the next big Android version) At the Google I/O conference 2021. It features bigger buttons, a large clock on the home screen that changes in size depending on how many notifications appear. Android 12 is coming out later this year to several Pixel devices as well as…

After India’s Minsitry of Electronics and Information Technology directed WhatsApp to withdraw the new privacy policy, WhatsApp responded by reaffirming that the new policy does not impact the privacy of personal messages. A WhatsApp spokesperson told Mint, “We continue to engage with the government and we reaffirm what we said before that this update does not impact the privacy of personal messages for anyone. Our goal is to provide information…