Japan's COVID-19 App Reaches 4 Million Downloads in First Week

COVID-19 contact-tracing app has been downloaded more than 4 million times since its launch a week ago as the government seeks to head off a second wave of infections now that businesses and schools have reopened.

Google Meet Video Calls Can Now Have 49 People, Custom Backgrounds and Calls From Nest

With the new features, Google Meet is taking on Zoom and other services on a larger scale, particularly by adding more participants to free video calls.

Realme Buds Q True Wireless Earbuds Launched in India: Price, Features and More

Realme has introduced its third pair of true wireless earphones, this time offering an in-ear design priced under Rs 2,000.

Fitbit Says Young Adults in US Slower to Step Back to Normal

Fitbit said on Friday that young adults in the United States are lagging behind older age groups in returning to the same number of steps as before the coronavirus outbreak.

Spotify Now Available on Alexa-Enabled Devices in India, Starting With Amazon Echo

Spotify this week announced Alexa voice command support for Amazon Echo devices, adding that it would be made available for more Alexa-enabled devices in the future.

YouTube Testing TikTok-Like Short Video Format on Android, iOS

YouTube is testing a new feature on its mobile apps that will allow users to create and upload short 15-second clips, similar to TikTok. The feature is currently available to limited users, and a mass rollout can be expected after the testing phase is over.

Women Astronomers From a Century Ago Created an Alphabetic Order of Stars, and It Stuck

Stars were initially ranked in an alphabetical order, until astronomers realised that the main criteria for ranking should really be the stellar temperatures.