Apple and Google unveiled an ambitious new effort Friday to help combat coronavirus, introducing new tools that may soon allow owners of their popular smartphones to see if they have crossed paths with other people who have been infected with the disease. Apple, Google debut major effort to help people track if they’ve come in
Read MoreFacebook is rolling out a new “Quiet Mode” feature for its iOS and Android apps, and it couldn’t have come at a better time. A lot of us are glued to our phones even more than usual right now—thanks, quarantine!—and while apps like Facebook help us stay in touch, there is such a thing as
Read MoreJust like in Zoom, you can toss up your own custom background for a video chat. Microsoft Teams now lets you add custom backgrounds – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe newly launched Quibi is a streaming service with shows meant to be watched in short bursts wherever you are — and, today at least, that includes inside of Fortnite. Today sees a limited time promotion where the Quibi reboot of the prank show Punk’d, hosted by Chance the Rapper, will be airing hourly at
Read MoreAmong the many contemplative moments brought on by weeks of pandemic-induced isolation, you might be asking yourself whether you should get life insurance—or whether your existing policy covers death due to the coronavirus. Read more… Can You Still Get Life Insurance During the Coronavirus Pandemic? Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreSaturday Night Live is back with a new episode this weekend, but not from Studio 8H. SNL returns Saturday night in remote form: how to watch without cable – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCheck out the new DualSense. PlayStation 5: DualSense controller, release date, specs and everything else we know – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft’s Xbox Live service experienced issues affecting online multiplayer earlier today. “We’re aware that some users may have trouble joining parties or playing online multiplayer & our teams are investigating,” Microsoft said in a 2:38PM ET tweet about the issues. Down Detector indicated a spike in user-reported problems
Read MoreImage: Activision Call of Duty: Warzone, the new battle royale (BR) mode from developer Infinity Ward, now has more than 50 million players, publisher Activision announced on Friday. The milestone, which Warzone reached just one month after its release, makes the game one of the fastest-growing free-to-play titles in the game industry. Warzone previously hit
Read MoreKnow before you tweet: Twitter now sells more information about your activity on its platform to third-party advertisers regardless of which privacy options you turn on or off. Users signing onto the service were recently greeted with a push notification informing them that the company changed its privacy policy and… Read more… How to Stop
Read MoreCelebrities, they’re just like us: stuck at home and watching old movies to help pass the time while social distancing. Although, if you’re Taika Waititi and you’re choosing to rewatch Thor: Ragnarok with pals Mark Ruffalo and Tessa Thompson, it’s a bit more elaborate. Waititi hosted an Instagram Live watch party of Ragnarok on Thursday
Read MoreApple and Google today announced they were partnering up on a contact tracing system that works on both iOS and Android that alerts people when they’ve had contact with someone who’s contracted coronavirus. This collaboration between the two big smartphone companies would help health officials effectively track the spread of the disease while (ideally) not
Read MoreThere’s no such thing as a great free VPN. Or, rather, there’s only one free VPN you should trust, and that’s the one you’ve set up yourself. Otherwise, any app that promises you a free and secure VPN service is either tracking what you’re doing, sending off information about your activity to advertisers or investing…
Read MorePhoto by Nilay Patel / The Verge Apple’s 2019 Mac Pro, the world’s most expensive cheese grater — if you were going to use it for that, which you shouldn’t — is now available on Apple’s online refurb store, MacRumors reports. That means savings of around 15 percent, which is a ton when you consider
Read MorePhoto by Jason Redmond / AFP via Getty Images During an infectious disease outbreak, one of the best tools public health experts have is old-school detective work: finding each sick person and then figuring out who they recently interacted with. The technique, called contact tracing, helps get outbreaks of diseases like COVID-19 under control. Contract
Read MoreThe app is designed to let people discover if they’ve crossed paths with others who’ve been infected with COVID-19. Local governments warm to MIT coronavirus-tracking app – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Chat service Discord is adding a new noise suppression feature in beta as part of a partnership with Krisp.ai, according to a company blog post. The feature, which rolls out to all Discord desktop users today, detects and removes background noises so voices can be heard more clearly.
Read MoreNeed more of the big-cat universe that’s captivated so many? In addition to a new podcast, investigative series and more, there’s now an aftershow on the way. Tiger King: 7 ways to get more of Netflix's wildly popular documentary – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIllustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Google is making changes to search results to make it easier for people to find virtual health care options, the company said in a blog post published today. The changes, which will be rolling out “over the coming week,” appear to make it easier to find telehealth services, which
Read MoreYouTube has updated its desktop site to make it more touchscreen-friendly. The updated site makes tweaks to the three-dot menu and enlarges icons to make it easier to use the site from a touchscreen. If you head to the YouTube desktop site now using a tablet or laptop with a touchscreen, you will notice the
Read MoreESA and JAXA’s BepiColombo Mercury mission took a spin around Earth and captured some poignant views. See Earth through the eyes of a Mercury-bound spacecraft saying goodbye to home – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreRemember when you signed up for a new rewards credit card and got pumped to earn your signup bonus? Your plans to book a bunch of flights, pay for the gas for your daily commute, or stock up during your weekly grocery run to earn points have probably flown so far out the window you
Read MoreThe two companies are working together, representing most of the phones used around the world. Apple and Google are building coronavirus tracking tech into iOS and Android – CNET Source: CNet
Read More{$inline_image} If you’ve been pondering the purchase of a Mac mini but hesitating because of the price, Apple is currently making it that much harder to resist the temptation to click the buy button: The company has finally dropped the 2018 Mac mini into its refurbished store, which means you can pick up the machine
Read MoreSome countries are using location data from smartphones to fight the pandemic. Should the United States? Can Our Phones Stop a Pandemic? Source: NY Times Tech
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