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 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 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
Read MoreFears of coronavirus have fueled rising anti-Chinese sentiment online and increasingly well-documented real world violence, researchers say. As the coronavirus spreads, so does online racism targeting Asians, new research shows Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreLooking for something to do tonight? Read more… What to Watch Tonight, April 8, 2020 Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreThe game is Counter-Strike: Global Offensive with magic. That’s a good thing. Closed beta impressions: Valorant is a valiant attempt to bring back the slower shooter Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreWaiting patiently for your coronavirus relief payment from the government? Even if you know payments will be sent out soon, you might still have questions about how you’ll get your money—especially if you don’t typically file taxes, and most especially if you don’t usually file taxes, but you do have kids at home. If… Read
Read MoreUpgrade your home’s thermostat and smoke alarm at the same time — this is the best price we’ve ever seen on this bundle. Get a Nest 3rd gen smart thermostat and Nest Protect smoke alarm bundle for 0 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe features that allowed companies to hop on videoconferences also made it easy for trolls to hijack meetings and harass students. Zoom Rushes to Improve Privacy for Consumers Flooding Its Service Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreAs the coronavirus pandemic grips the country, travel restrictions are increasingly going into effect. And while flights and international travel are grabbing the headlines thanks to increased security measures and border closings, it’s also important that we focus on changes to interstate travel within the U.S. Read more… What to Know Before You Travel Across
Read MoreDARPA wants to take away fatigue and diarrhea for soldiers deployed overseas. A human travel adapter could prevent jet lag – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Zoom’s latest update might help keep more meetings secure. The videoconferencing software now hides Meeting ID numbers from the title bar, meaning if you screenshot your meeting, your ID code won’t be in the shot. This happened to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. He took a screenshot of
Read MoreOn a live YouTube stream on Wednesday, Zoom CEO Eric Yuan apologized to users for a string of security lapses that have rocked the app in recent weeks. Speaking to viewers for more than two hours, Yuan touted the company’s recent privacy updates and pledged to take any lapses seriously. “Clearly we have a lot
Read MoreMovies, music fests, tech conferences, political rallies and sports events have all been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Coronavirus cancellations and delays: Democratic convention, British Open and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAfter shifting out of reverse, the backup camera may continue to show the image. Over 300,000 Jeep, Ram and Dodge models vehicles for glitchy backup cameras – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreIn the ongoing quest to one day reuse its rockets after launch, Rocket Lab has successfully tested out a way to catch a rocket falling out of the sky using a pair of helicopters. A few weeks ago, the company dropped a dummy rocket from one helicopter and caught the falling vehicle in midair with
Read MoreThere’s a virus going around. In general, when your immune system is strong, you’re in a better position to resist infection. So who wouldn’t want to boost their immune system with vitamins, exercise, or whatever foods or supplements might help? But the whole concept is kind of broken. Read more… You Don't Actually Want to
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google is issuing a ban on the use of the Zoom teleconferencing platform for employees. The company is citing security concerns with the app that have arisen since Zoom became one of the most popular services for free video chatting during the COVID-19 pandemic. The news was first
Read MoreYou’re looking for an SUV, but you want something more fuel efficient, or maybe even higher performance. Fortunately, we’ve got answers. The best hybrid SUVs you can buy in 2020 – Roadshow Source: CNet
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