Microsoft is rebranding M365 F1 to F3 and adding a new lesser-featured F1 option. Microsoft adds a new Microsoft 365 firstline worker plan to its line-up Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreAt this point, we’re all well aware of the CDC’s recommendation to wash our hands to combat the coronavirus. The cleanliness of our phones, however, is getting far less attention. In the video above, I go over the basic do’s and don’ts of disinfecting a smartphone without damaging it. Read more… The Do's and Don'ts
Read MoreMicrosoft says Teams usage is spiking because of remote working due to the COVID-19 coronavirus. Meanwhile, it’s readying more new Teams features for delivery later this year. Microsoft Teams usage up by 12 million in the past week, hitting 44 million daily active users, due largely to COVID-19 Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreFormer astronaut Al Worden, command module pilot on the Apollo 15 lunar landing, passed away March 18, 2020, in Texas. Remembering Apollo 15 Astronaut Al Worden Source: NASA
Read MoreEach day over the past week, fraudsters have placed an estimated 1 million or more unwanted, suspicious calls about coronavirus to Americans’ smartphones, according to YouMail. 'That can actually kill somebody’: Scam robocalls are pitching fake coronavirus tests to vulnerable Americans Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreHackers want to manipulate your fears about COVID-19. As coronavirus crisis worsens, hacking is increasing, security experts say – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAmazon pushes Ring as a crime-fighting tool. Data from three of Ring’s earliest police partnerships doesn’t back up that claim. Ring's work with police lacks solid evidence of reducing crime – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWe talk to Elizabeth Curran, Hyundai’s senior design manager, to learn about the future of colors and materials for the brand’s interiors. Hyundai's interior designers want to take more risks – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreCommentary: We’re in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. Can you just show us the games please? PS5 and Xbox Series X are cool, but show me the games – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by EVA MARIE UZCATEGUI/AFP via Getty Images In some US states, absentee voting is reserved for people who will be out of town on election day, and those who physically can’t get to their polling station. The spread of the novel coronavirus might drastically change those policies in many states in the coming months,
Read MoreTractor-trailer fleets will take time to electrify, and start-ups and established truck makers are racing to get their models on the road. Big Rigs Begin to Trade Diesel for Electric Motors Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreImage: Apple I felt personally attacked by Apple yesterday, specifically by the marketing copy it used to promote the new iPad Pro: “Your next computer is not a computer.” This newsletter, Processor, is also (and originally) the name for the tech-focused video essays that I sometimes make. The very first one kicked off by asking
Read MoreMicrosoft’s 13-inch ultraportable should prove a capable and durable travelling companion, although it’s light on ports and battery life on the Core i7 model could be better. Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 (13.5-inch) review: Thin, light and classy Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MorePlan and implement a GRC framework with this checklist Source: Search Compliance
Read MoreAchieving backup compliance among CCPA and other regulations Source: Search Compliance
Read MoreThe COVID-19 pandemic is now surging around the world, and each hour brings more developments than a full day seemed to bring just a few weeks ago. On Wednesday morning, Facebook held a call with CEO Mark Zuckerberg to update the press on the steps the company has taken in response to the crisis to
Read MorePhoto by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images Digital rights advocacy group Access Now has published an open letter to Zoom calling on the video conferencing company to release a transparency report. Publishing transparency reports is a common practice for larger tech companies — both Google and Microsoft, for example, share the number of requests they get from
Read MoreCustomers queuing outside a Sainsbury’s store in the UK, which opened exclusively to elderly and vulnerable shoppers in its first hour. | Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images Supermarket chains across the UK, US and elsewhere have started offering dedicated shopping hours for elderly or vulnerable customers during the coronavirus pandemic, The Guardian and USA Today
Read MoreDigital dance raves. Streaming soundbaths. Book readings by phone. Now we’ve gotta get creative. True Tales of Quarantined Socializing Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreLynda Carter, Jimmy Fallon, Natalie Portman, Mark Ruffalo, Will Ferrell and others each sing a line. Watch Gal Gadot and famous friends sing Imagine during coronavirus struggles – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFive lucky winners will score a Sony WH-1000XM3 wireless noise-canceling headphone. *Our latest giveaway is open to the US, Puerto Rico and Canada (excluding Quebec). Enter for your chance to win CNET's Sony Sound Sweepstakes* – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreRemember Inception, the Christopher Nolan movie that took us on a journey into a dream within a dream? That’s what the ‘sub-brand’ strategy adopted by today’s smartphone brands feels like lately. Today, Oppo‘s sub-brand, Realme, said it’s launching a new line of phones called Narzo in India. While the company hasn’t given out details about what
Read MoreLast night, Microsoft’s co-founder and the co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, held an AMA on Reddit to chat about COVID-19 pandemic. During the session, he stressed upon the need for a ‘shut down’ and the lack of extensive testing in the US. Gates said the CDC needs to have a central
Read MoreOlga Khazan / The Atlantic: An Amazon warehouse worker in New York tests positive for coronavirus; Amazon says it has temporarily closed the facility and sent workers home with full pay — Workers at the Queens, New York, facility say employees were expected to come in for their night shift after the case was identified.
Read MoreCommentary: I thought Disney Plus would become a regular part of my TV life, but I haven’t watched it since The Mandalorian finished in December. After The Mandalorian, I haven't used Disney Plus in months – CNET Source: CNet
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