Wuhan

According to a report Chinese officials went on the offensive in reaction to a narrative — nursed by former US President Donald Trump among others — that the virus had been manufactured by China. Experts have largely ruled out that possibility.

China defends use of Twitter, Facebook in Covid-19 campaign

Feb 18, 2021

Huber and Ranner used BlinkIn’ augmented reality-based (AR) product, Scotty, to provide visual guidance from Pocking, Germany to the medical staff in Wuhan.

How this Bengaluru-based startup helped in containing Wuhan outbreak

Mar 30, 2020
by HT Correspondent

New Delhi, India - Feb. 27, 2020: The third batch of 112 evacuees who were airlifted to Delhi from China by a C-17 Globemaster aircraft of Indian Air Force, at the Indo-Tibetan Border Police's Chhawla Quarantine Facility, in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, February 27, 2020. (HT Photo)

Mobile game downloads shoot up by 39% as coronavirus keeps people indoors

Mar 04, 2020
by Reuters

There have been more than 87,000 people infected and nearly 3,000 deaths globally since the virus emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December.

COVID-19: Microsoft cancels ‘IoT in Action’ event in Melbourne

Mar 02, 2020
by Indo Asian News Service

Microsoft expects Windows unit to miss revenue outlook on coronavirus impact

Microsoft predicts revenue miss for its Windows unit due to coronavirus

Feb 27, 2020
by Reuters

In a bid to hunt down novel coronavirus critics, China is making use of Twitter and WeChat to track down people who share information what officials consider as “negative information” about the deadly outbreak.

China using WeChat, Twitter to track people sharing ‘negative’ Coronavirus info

Feb 25, 2020
by Indo Asian News Service

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for tightened control over online discussion and increased policing to ensure “positive energy” and social stability, state media said Saturday, as the country struggles to contain the deadly new coronavirus.

China’s Xi calls for stronger management of online media as Coronavirus death toll rises

Feb 15, 2020
by Press Trust of India

After Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona 2020 conference, Coronavirus has derailed Facebook’s Global Marketing Summit in San Francisco.

Coronavirus fears: Facebook cancels San Francisco summit, IBM pulls out of cybersecurity conference

Feb 15, 2020
by Indo Asian News Service

As organisers of the world’s largest mobile exhibition decided to cancel the event many technology firms are still weighing options about how to make the announcements that they planned to make at the event.

Tech firms make alternate plans for MWC announcements

Feb 14, 2020
by Indo Asian News Service

In the wake of the novel coronavirus outbreak, sales of smartphones in China may decline 20% in the first quarter of this year, according to an estimate by Counterpoint Research on Thursday.

Coronavirus impact: China’s smartphone sales may decline 20% in Q1

Feb 14, 2020
by Indo Asian News Service