From Google Hangouts to Houseparty, here are the apps that are most useful for happy hours, game nights and dance parties while self-quarantining. The ultimate guide to which socializing app is right for you, from Zoom to Netflix Party Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreA new consortium of top scientists will be able to use some of the world’s most advanced supercomputers to look for solutions. A.I. Versus the Coronavirus Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge On March 5th, as COVID-19 began to reshape American life, I noted here that big tech companies had responded with unusual alacrity. Where they once had been loath to intervene in matters of fact, suddenly Facebook and Twitter were prominently featuring links to high-quality information from the Centers
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft Teams isn’t the only business-focused chat and communications app that’s seeing a spike in demand. Slack is revealing today that it has hit new user records for simultaneously connected users, thanks to a surge in demand for remote working amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. On Tuesday March
Read MoreAMD says that a hacker has obtained source files for some of its current and future GPUs, including details about the Xbox Series X. “In December 2019, we were contacted by someone who claimed to have test files related to a subset of our current and future graphics products, some of which were recently posted
Read MoreIn a report cited by Autocar, UK-based battery recycling firm Acleron says: “The EV revolution could create more than 11 million tonnes of battery waste worldwide a year in the next 20 years.” Indeed, EVs do present a new waste management challenge, but it’s only a problem if we — us humans — choose to
Read MoreWith people going online more in the pandemic, internet traffic has exploded. That’s taking a toll on our download speeds and video quality. Surging Traffic Is Slowing Down Our Internet Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreIf you’re struggling to stay focused during an online meeting whilst working from home, believe me when I tell you that you’re not alone. I mean, people are even skipping Zoom meetings by looping videos of themselves paying attention. I for one applaud this creativity, but if you have work to do and actually want
Read MoreWe are unabashed fans of [The History Guy’s] YouTube channel, although his history videos aren’t always about technology, and even when they are, they don’t always dig into the depths that we’d like to see. That’s understandable since the channel is a general interest channel. However, for this piece on James Clerk Maxwell, he brought
Read MoreThe company adds a wide-format model for home offices and a new generation of small-biz models to its lines of bottle-fed printers. Epson's EcoTank inkjet printers go big and go 'pro' – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe whole of our lives is comprised of a series of individual events threaded together by the decisions we make. One day we wake up and the sun is shining and there’s no stopping us. And on other days, like now, uncertainly and fear control our collective psyche and send everyone into disarray and confusion.
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: A self-reporting COVID-19 symptom app developed by Boston-based startup Zoe had 750k downloads in 24 hours in the UK; Zoe is working to bring the app to the US — One of the big challenges (among many) with the coronavirus pandemic is that overwhelmed health services do not always know how
Read MoreIt’s probably not the best time to launch a product, but this one can actually help people distract themselves during the lockdown. Google has brought its nifty podcast app to iOS — and yes, it’s free. The search giant first launched the app on Android in 2018. Google Podcasts supported playback on the web back then, but
Read MoreAnimal Crossing: New Horizons is on track to become one of the best-selling video games of all time in Japan, according to sales figures released by Famitsu. The game managed to sell 1.88 million physical copies in its opening three days in Nintendo’s home market, a number far bigger than any other Switch game or
Read MoreWe once saw a Romeo and Juliet production where the two families were modern-day mob families with 3-piece suits and pistols. If they made King Richard III set in this week, the famous line might be: “Hand sanitizer, hand sanitizer, my kingdom for hand sanitizer!” Even if you have a supply stashed in your prepper
Read MoreDue to coronavirus restrictions, the launch will be livestreamed on YouTube. How to watch the Huawei P40 Pro launch event livestream – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAny delay between your controller and the game can kill you. These are the TVs that minimize it. Best TVs for gaming in 2020: Low input lag and high picture quality – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDavid Carnoy / CNET: Qualcomm introduces its QCC514X and QCC304X ultra-low power Bluetooth audio SoCs, with support for hybrid active noise cancelation and voice assistants — Qualcomm introduced two new Bluetooth audio systems-on-a-chip that will power upgraded true wireless headphones hitting stores in the coming months. Qualcomm introduces its QCC514X and QCC304X ultra-low power Bluetooth
Read MoreNatasha Mascarenhas / TechCrunch: Plastiq, which lets consumers and SMBs use credit cards to pay for anything, raises $75M Series D round led by B Capital Group, bringing total raised to $140M+ — When Eliot Buchanan tried to use his credit card to pay his Harvard tuition bill, the payment was rejected because the university
Read MoreWhen the time comes to trade out your trainers, these running shoes are your best bet. Best running shoes for 2020 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you’ve never heard of a tensegrity structure, you should stop now and watch the video below. In it, [The Action Lab] shows a 3D printed table that is held up only with strings. We didn’t say suspended by strings but held up. Or so it appears. The model is from Thingiverse, but it is
Read MoreCommentary: More pets. More kids. I beg you. The more chaos the better. Zoom has been a chaotic beacon of light during the coronavirus lockdown – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSam Byford / The Verge: Preview of Huawei’s P40 flagship, which doesn’t include any Google services: the hardware is really terrific but is not enough to overcome Google’s absence — A preview of what you can expect with the new P40 flagship — Tomorrow Huawei will launch its latest flagship phones, the P40 series, at
Read MoreDo you really have to catch ’em all? 77-year-old fined for playing Pokemon Go amid Spain's coronavirus lockdown – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSocial media users have called Chinese people “dirty,” used ethnic slurs and fueled Asian stereotypes. Coronavirus sparks a different kind of problem for social networks – CNET Source: CNet
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