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It seems that the creators behind Cyberpunk 2077 have released GWENT: The Witcher Card Game which is now officially available on the Google Play Store for all compatible Android devices. To those who are not familiar with GWENT, it is a standalone trading card game which was initially introduced in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt where you compete against other players for dominance.

Google employees may be working remotely from home, but they are also developing Android 11 as we speak. In this latest update, the second developer preview of Android 11 has been rolled out by the company and one of the highlighted features is an AirDrop-like function. Previously known as Fast Share, it has been renamed to Nearby Sharing but it could be a placeholder name for now. Anyway, here's what we know.

True wireless earbuds have taken the world by storm and even Google is in on the trend. Google first released its first-generation Pixel Buds to lacklustre reception, but it's back this year with a new model. Recently, keen eyes have spotted a Taiwan NCC certification for the new earbuds.

It seems that a Google Chrome extension has recently popped up, which allows you to watch Netflix with your friends at the same time over the internet. All you need to do is download the extension, then open the video on Netflix, create a party and send out the URL to your friends to watch together.

We've all heard of the term 'lost in translation', but sometimes you may not even have someone around to translate for you. But with Google Translate, no problem! Google has been working on real-time transcription and now the feature is a reality. This new feature for Google Translate has begun to roll out for Android users on the Google Play Store.

At a time when the world faces disasters like the current coronavirus pandemic, fake news is often worse than no news. That's why it's great to see Google doing something about it. In the latest update, Google has made it so that Google Discover on the mobile will now let you report content that you find problematic.

Due to the Movement Restriction Order, Astro has officially announced that they will be offering free movie channels for all Astro customers from now until 31 March 2020 at 11:59PM. All these movie channels will also be available for viewing on the Astro Go app which can be downloaded from the Google Play Store or the iOS App Store.

The cases of Covid-19 in Malaysia have increased to a total number of 553 by today. While the cases are increasing, it doesn’t mean we have to panic over the virus and cause unwanted chaos in our society. At this time, we think that everyone should follow the precautions to stay away from crowded places and keep yourself hygienic. Meanwhile, in the US, Google’s sister company has developed a site which offers free Covid-19 screening tests to specific counties, as one of the measures proposed by the US President Donald Trump.

As more online social platforms adapt dark mode, the next one in the list is WeChat. According to sources, the WeChat team from China announced on Weibo that the beta test for Android users is already completed. As for Apple iOS users, the dark mode update is in the plans for the next update (whenever that is). 

Earlier today, Google has announced that “Dark Mode” is officially supported by the Google Play app, which can be enabled by any smartphone that’s running the Android operating system. However, do note that the feature will be rolled out slowly and it will not be available on every Android smartphone at the same time.