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Editor's Note:  This story is part of a series about tech gadgets and devices that helped Team tech2 and some of our friends through the pandemic, lockdown, and the year 2020, in general. "Thou shalt now work from home", the Earth seemed to say. The lazy person inside of me screamed with joy when I learned that we will be working from home for a few days. I mean, the idea of working from home in sweatpants and slippers all day was bound to give me a twinkle in my eyes, because my pre-pandemic schedule included waking up early and rushing to the office by 7 in the morning. Little did I know that behind the initial euphoria was a year full of anything but joy. Being cooped up in homes, binge-watching Netflix like a couch potato, stress eating, baking banana bread, sipping funny-tasting kadha as and religiously following the COVID situation worldwide until we couldn't take it anymore: this is what most of the year looked like. But we did crawl out of this turmoil of...

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said American electric car major Tesla is set to start its operations in India next year and would also look at setting up of a manufacturing unit based on demand. The Road, Transport and Highways minister has been pushing for green fuel and electric vehicles for cutting India's huge Rs 8 lakh crore crude imports. Tesla Inc co-founder and chief executive Elon Musk had in October said the company will enter the Indian market in 2021. "American auto major Tesla will have its distribution facility (sale centres) for its cars in India from next year and considering the demand it would look into setting up of manufacturing here. India has the potential to become the largest EV (electric vehicle) producer in the world in the next five years," Gadkari told PTI. A recent report also suggested that Tesla may open bookings in the coming months, with deliveries supposedly following through in June-July 2021. With India's pledge to reduc...

That "N" in QNED is not a misprint: They're different from Samsung QLED TVs. from CNET News https://ift.tt/34U5RPQ

Solar eclipses are natural phenomena that are a result of the Sun’s light not being able to reach the Earth. This usually happens due to the Moon coming between the Earth and the Sun. During a solar eclipse, our natural satellite casts a shadow onto us . There are different kinds of solar eclipses, depending upon the light that gets blocked. For example, if the moon and Earth are in a direct line, only a small part of our world will be able to see the sunlight and the sky turns dark even during the day. In case of a partial solar eclipse, the Sun, Moon and Earth are not exactly lined up. Hence, the Sun appears to have a dark shadow on only a small part of its surface. The last kind is the annular solar eclipse where the moon is farthest from Earth. Instead of blocking the sun’s light, a ring of light is created around the Moon. In the year 2021, we are going to see two solar eclipses. Here are the dates, timings and other details about the events: First solar eclipse of 2021 The fi...

The year 2020 is coming to an end, and while going for a midnight party on the eve of the new year seems to be a swell idea, the COVID-19 pandemic that is raging across the world has put a dampener to such high-spirited pursuits. What with a new mutation of the novel coronavirus having appeared in Nigeria , now is the time to be more vigilant and practice social distancing to curb the spread of the disease. However, staying at home does not necessarily mean one has to stay away from the celebratory mood prevalent with the New Year. WhatsApp offers multiple sticker packs to send for festivals and other celebratory occasions. However, there are ways in which you can create your own sticker packs. There are multiple ways to create fun and creative WhatsApp stickers. [hq]Here to create your own New Year 2021-themed WhatsApp stickers[/hq] [hans][hstep] Step 1: Download the 'Sticker Maker' app from Google Play Store[/hstep] [hstep] Step 2: Once downloaded, open the app and ta...

Rita Liao / TechCrunch : DXY, a Chinese online portal for doctors, healthcare organizations, and consumers to share knowledge, raises $500M led by Trustbridge Partners   —  DXY, a 20-year-old online healthcare community for Chinese consumers and healthcare organizations like Pfizer, announced this week … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3mWEoCY

Taylor Soper / GeekWire : Amazon says during this holiday season, third-party sales grew 50% globally, compared to the same time period in 2019   —  Amazon said it delivered billions of products globally this holiday season as it wraps up what is expected to be a record fourth fiscal quarter amid the ongoing pandemic. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3mXwKZ6