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DOH issues new individual classification for COVID-19, divides PUIs to ‘suspect’ and ‘probable’ cases

The Department of Health released a new classification of individuals for COVID-19 in a Facebook post yesterday. Previously, local cases are classified under ‘Persons Under Monitoring’ (PUMs), ‘Persons Under Investigation’ (PUIs) and Positive cases.  Moving forward, individuals will be classified as ‘Suspect’, ‘Probable’ or ‘Confirmed’.  The first two are divisions of PUIs. Suspect refers to a person who […]

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Microsoft Teams custom backgrounds on video calls now available for everyone

Putting up colorful backdrops your business conference calls with Microsoft Teams is now available to all users. As young professionals or even stay-at-home parents transition to home-based work, Microsoft rolls out the ‘custom backgrounds’ as an additional feature on their video call service. Designed as a collaboration tool for those who are in the field […]

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RIP S Voice Assistant: List of affected Samsung devices

In a support alert from Samsung, the giant tech company announced that they will discontinue the S Voice Assistant. This AI-powered smart assistant was first introduced in 2012 as the company’s first contender against Apple’s Siri. The note states that it will no longer be available for use starting June 1, 2020. As the grandfather of Bixby, Samsung did […]