Tech Wrap: WHO Covid-19 app launched, MediaTek becomes top chip vendor

It was an interesting day in the world of technology today. On one hand, WHO finally launched its official Covid-19 app. On the other hand, MediaTek became the top smartphone chip vendor in the third quarter of 2020.

In addition to that, GoDaddy played a holiday prank on its employees.

So, here's what happened in tech today:

WHO launches Covid-19 Update app 

WHO today released its ‘WHO Covid-19 Updates’ app on the Google Play Store. The app weighs just 8.8MBs and it works with phones running on Android 4.1 and above.

Realme shares its plans for 2021 

Realme today said it is planning to expand manufacturing capabilities in India. The company said that it would make AIoT devices in India.

GoDaddy plays a prank on its employees

GoDaddy played a prank on its employees today. The company promised a $650 holiday bonus in the mail sent to employees. Those who gave their information got a mail stating that they failed the phishing test.

Google Duo, Google Meet hosted over 1 trillion minutes of video calls in 2020

Google today announced that Duo and Meet services hosted more than one trillion minutes of video calls globally. Here's what else the company said.

MediaTek becomes top smartphone chip vendor in Q3 2020

A new report by Counterpoint says that MediaTek was the top smartphone chip vendor in the third quarter of 2020. Qualcomm trailed behind.