Articles by Harish Jonnalagadda

Switching to a new phone involves a lot of work: you have to make sure your apps and settings are transferred over correctly, along with your photos and videos, text messages, and contacts. Thankfully, Google’s built-in tools seamlessly back up data to your Google account, making it easier to bring all your data — including your contacts — over to your new phone.

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How to back up your phone’s contacts to your Google account

Google has a robust backup utility that automatically backs up all data on your phone to your Google account, including contacts, texts, app data, photos and videos, call history, and even your device’s settings. It does all this in the background without your intervention, and when you’re switching to a new phone, you can rest assured that all the data from your old device will transfer over seamlessly.

All the data is stored in your Google Drive, and the best part is that …

All 31 seasons of The Simpsons will be available to stream on Disney+ Hotstar from later this week.

What you need to know

Disney has confirmed that The Simpsons will be debuting on its platform on April 15.
All 31 seasons of the show will be available to stream from later this week.
The series is limited to Disney+ Hotstar Premium subscribers.

When Disney+ Hotstar launched in India earlier this month, there was a glaring omission: The Simpsons wasn’t available to stream on the platform. Disney made most of its back catalog of TV shows and movies available to stream on the platform, and rolled out originals like The Mandalorian, but The Simpsons was missing from the catalog.

Disney has confirmed that The Simpsons will be available to stream on Disney+ Hotstar by the end of the month, and in a new tweet the service has indicated that all 31 seasons of the hit TV series will be going live on April 15, two weeks earlier than scheduled:

Take a break from your family for the world…

The coronavirus has spread to 181 countries around the world, and it shows no signs of abating. The pandemic has proved particularly devastating in recent weeks, with total confirmed cases crossing 1.6 million and fatalities of over 97,200 globally.

The virus has effectively shut down all sporting leagues around the world, major gatherings including tech events and music festivals, and closed down restaurants and malls. It also put a major dent in the airline industry, and is causing panic-buying across the globe, leading to severe food shortages.

The coronavirus has also had a huge impact on the tech industry, affecting the global supply chain and causing interminable product delays. Here’s the latest on the coronavirus and how it’s affecting not only the tech industry, but also the world at large.

April 10, 2020: Amazon sets up COVID-19 testing lab, Microsoft delays Neo

COVID-19 cases have crossed 1.6 million, with the U.S. tally going up to 466,000. Global fatalities stand at…