Tech Wrap: PUBG Mobile gets an update, Google details new features to tackle Covid-19 | Tech News

Tech Wrap: PUBG Mobile gets an update, Google details new features to tackle Covid-19

More tech news includes Microsoft sharing details about Xbox Consoles and Vivo committing to 3 years of Android updates.

By: HT TECH
| Updated on: Aug 21 2022, 17:19 IST
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It was an interesting day in the world of technology today. On one hand, Vivo committed to three years of Android upgrades for select flagship smartphones. On the other hand, Google detailed the steps that it is taking to help tackle the Covid-19 pandemic in India.

So, here's what happened in tech today:

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Covid-19: Google is testing a new feature to help people find hospital beds

Google India today announced that it has started testing a new feature in Maps that will help its users to find hospital beds amid the pandemic. Apart from this, Google India said that it has also started sharing locations of over 23,000 vaccination centres on Google Search and Maps in English and eight Indian languages.

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