The cheapest phone starts at $110, while the most expensive 5G device costs $600. And they all have headphone jacks. Samsung Galaxy A Series: New lineup starts at 0 and two models have 5G – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMIT and allied universities hope a smartphone app’s Bluetooth abilities will help you know if you’ve been near a person infected with COVID-19. Coronavirus app could trace your contacts without sacrificing your privacy – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMary Jo Foley / ZDNet: Sources: Microsoft won’t be delivering its Windows 10X-powered Surface Neo dual-screen devices this year, nor will it ship Windows 10X to third-party OEMs — Microsoft is shifting its Windows focus to reflect the new world where virtualization and single-screen devices are more of a priority than brand-new form factors. Sources:
Read MoreLG’s flagship phones over the past couple years have all looked extremely similar to each other: good luck picking out the G7, the V40, the G8, the V50, the G8X, or the V60 from a lineup unless you have a very good memory for the number of cameras. The company appears to be changing things
Read MoreSteve Lohr / New York Times: Human audio transcribers are growing in demand as AI transcription tech still struggles to parse speech from multiple speakers and grasp context — Ellie Leonard’s transcription business has thrived, despite the arrival of automated services and advancing A.I. technology. Human audio transcribers are growing in demand as AI transcription
Read MoreOnePlus has prided itself on matching or exceeding the specs of its competitors at a lower price, but one area the company has lagged in is wireless charging. As in, no OnePlus device has offered wireless charging yet. That’s changing soon, as the company announced in its forums. Not only will the OnePlus 8 feature wireless charging,
Read MoreA weeklong series of appreciation Doodles honors the heroes battling COVID-19. Google Doodle thanks custodians, sanitation workers battling coronavirus – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHow does Samsung’s new flagship stack up against the Google Pixel 4? Galaxy S20 Ultra vs. Pixel 4: Which phone camera is better – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJohana Bhuiyan / Los Angeles Times: In a letter, about 50 labor groups urge congressional leaders to reject Uber CEO’s March 23 proposal to create a new legal category for its workers — A coalition of about 50 labor groups is asking congressional leaders to reject Uber Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi’s proposal … In a
Read MoreMicrosoft is shifting its Windows focus to reflect the new world where virtualization and single-screen devices are more of a priority than brand-new form factors. Microsoft: Don't expect any Windows 10X devices this calendar year Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreDave Gershgorn / OneZero : Many US state, federal, and banking systems still use the 60-year-old COBOL language despite warnings, leading to a variety of issues like difficulty hiring — Retired engineers are coming to the rescue — ver the weekend, New Jersey governor, Phil Murphy, made an unusual public plea during … Many US state,
Read MoreThe federal agency directs Boeing to make two more updates to the airliner’s flight control computer before the Max can fly again. FAA says 737 Max needs additional computer changes – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWhen asked by a reporter, the president didn’t seem familiar with the Netflix hit or its mulleted star. President Trump will 'take a look' at pardoning Tiger King Joe Exotic – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google’s automated, artificial intelligence-powered calling service Duplex is now available in more countries, according to a support page updated today. In addition to the US and New Zealand, Duplex is now available in Australia, Canada, and the UK, reports VentureBeat, which discovered newly added phone numbers on the
Read MoreEva Dou / Washington Post: A look at COVID-19-related health security measures in places like Foxconn’s iPhone-making complex and Huawei’s factories in China as they restart production — Disinfect hands and shoes at the factory gate. Bring your own towel. No sunny-side-up eggs. A look at COVID-19-related health security measures in places like Foxconn's iPhone-making
Read MoreHere’s your 1,000-horsepower Jeep pickup. Jeep Gladiator Maximus: Ready to rock (crawl) and roll – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read More{$inline_image}Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Video calling is more important now than it’s ever been. To avoid getting sick, more and more of us are working from home, and we’re avoiding in-person tete-a-tetes with friends
Read MoreWelcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Video calling is more important now than it’s ever been. To avoid getting sick, more and more of us are working from home, and we’re avoiding in-person tete-a-tetes with friends
Read MoreWith people in many parts of the world required to stay home due to coronavirus, shopping online is the most sensible way to get your hands on many purchases. Problem is, if you have to return a defective product, you might not want to go outside to your local courier — or perhaps you just
Read MoreDisney Plus has surpassed 50 million subscribers — up more than 22 million since the last time Disney disclosed numbers two months ago. Disney’s new subscriber numbers follow a series of rollouts in international territories, including the UK, India, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria, and Switzerland. Although Disney Plus did delay the launch of its service
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge There’s a lot of music — and storytelling and news — on YouTube, and so it stands to reason that you’d want to be able to play it in the background on your mobile device while reading, texting, or doing other things. Unfortunately, unless you’re a subscriber to
Read MoreThat’s about a third the size of Netflix, which began streaming more than a decade ago. Disney Plus surpasses 50 million subscribers in five months – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTurn your tablet into a laptop for your home office with one of these heavily discounted keyboards. Add a keyboard to your iPad or Android tablet for up to 80% off – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTwitter is the social media world’s most reliable doubled-edged sword. One minute, you’re retweeting a funny meme account and enjoying some wholesome discussion around your current TV binge fixation, and the next, you’re being buried by a harassment campaign or finding your job in jeopardy over something dumb (or even harmless) you tweeted out in
Read More{$inline_image} Remote workers, meeters, streamers, and hangers-out, take note: Google’s Hangouts Meet is no longer called Hangouts Meet; it’s now called Google Meet. The rebrand was made apparent yesterday in a Google Cloud blog post written by two of Google’s directors of product management, Karthik Lakshminarayanan and Smita Hashim. The blog post lists a number
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