Buying guide: Five laptops to make working from home enjoyable

Here are the best laptops you can buy to improve productivity and help improve your work from home experience. HIGHLIGHTS Working from home requires a fast laptop to get your work done quick These laptops have to be powerful, but affordable at the same time MacBook Air and Dell XPS 13 are good lightweight options that also offer impressive portability The ongoing Covid-19 outbreak has seen major businesses shut down their swanky offices and forced millions of employees worldwide to accept a new reality — Work From Home (WFH). As…

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Google will not prank its users this April Fools’ Day, here’s why

Google has decided not to carry out any jokes or hoaxes on April Fools’ Day this year as the world continues the fight with corona virus pandemic. HIGHLIGHTS In an internal email, Google’s Chief Marketing Officer has directed all its managers to abstain from making jokes on April Fools’ Day. The tech giant is popular for jokes it cracks on its users on April 1, every year. The email also suggested that it was necessary as the company’s goal was to be a helpful tool for those who were looking…

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Microsoft Office 365 Gets Replaced With Microsoft 365, Coming on April 21

Microsoft 365, the suite that was initially aimed at enterprise users and was available with a bunch of services including Office 365, is expanding further and reaching end consumers. The Redmond company on Monday announced that starting April 21, Office 365 will become Microsoft 365. This means that the customers who previously used Office 365 will get an upgraded experience through the new offering that is touted to be the “subscription for your life” and will include not just Office apps but also OneDrive cloud storage and an all-new Outlook.…

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iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max review: The iPhone for camera and battery lovers

Apple’s iPhone 11 Pro models offer just a little bit extra, but some of those features matter a lot to extreme mobile users and pixel experts. If the iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max are out of your price range, check out the iPhone 11 review. It starts at only $700 and has many of the same features as the iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max.  Apple never put the “Pro” label on an iPhone the way it does with MacBooks and iPads. But that all changed this year. For Apple’s other products, Pro often means better…

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Netflix April 2020 Releases: Money Heist, Chris Hemsworth’s Extraction, The Departed, and More

Netflix has two originals from India on offer in the month of April: Hasmukh, a dark comedy series that blends Dexter and Fargo from creator, writer, and star Vir Das, possibly releasing April 10; and a new stand-up special from Kanan Gill — best known for the YouTube series, Pretentious Movie Reviews — called Yours Sincerely, Kanan Gill, slated for April 24. If you’re looking for more originals with Indians, you should also check out Never Have I Ever, in which Mindy Kaling depicts her own experience growing up as an Indian-American. Never Have…

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WhatsApp Hack That Lets Attackers Easily Gain Access to Your Account Is Back in Action: All You Need to Know

WhatsApp usage has been increased globally due to the coronavirus outbreak While several people have started using WhatsApp during the coronavirus outbreak to stay connected with their loved ones, some attackers are leveraging the surge in its usage to easily gain access to user accounts. The process that attackers are using to hijack WhatsApp accounts is known as “social hacking,” and it requires the six-digit security verification code that you receive via an SMS message to activate WhatsApp on your account. Although the flaw has existed for some time, it…

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OnePlus 8 series coming on April 14: New color options & 120Hz display confirmed!

The outbreak of COVID-19 has not stopped smartphone makers from releasing new smartphones. March belonged to the likes of Huawei and Nokia. However, OnePlus is all set to take over the month of April. That’s because the upcoming OnePlus 8 series will launch next month. The company is set to release three devices this time around – OnePlus 8, OnePlus 8 Pro and OnePlus 8 Lite (which may be called the OnePlus Z). With the launch date just around the corner, rumors are flying left right and center. But worry not, we’re here…

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Spotify Says Isolation Ups Interest in ‘Chill’ Music

People spending more time cooped up in their homes to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus have changed their daily soundtracks, with many opting for more “chill” music, streaming service Spotify said Monday. But they also noted a surge in the streaming of the old hit by The Police: “Don’t Stand So Close To Me”. “As people around the world have increasingly moved inside over the past couple of weeks, we’ve seen music and podcast listening change in a variety of ways,” the company said in a statement. In these…

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