Apple is taking advantage of the fact a whole lot of people are working from home these days by offering 90-day trials for both Final Cut Pro X and Logic Pro X for the first time. For those of you who are stuck at home and have extra time in this strange age of coronavirus,
Read MoreDL Cade / PetaPixel: Sony to spin off its consumer electronics, imaging, and mobile businesses into new intermediate holding company Sony Electronics Corporation on April 1 — Early this morning, Sony announced that it would be spinning off its entire “Electronics Products & Solutions” (EP&S) segment … Sony to spin off its consumer electronics, imaging,
Read MoreWe tested a whole slew of home coffee grinders. Here are our favorites for 2020. The best coffee grinder you can buy right now – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJason Del Rey / Vox: Amazon admits it unintentionally hid competitors’ faster delivery options and is working on a fix, after pushing back delivery on some items to April 21 — The company is working on a fix after Recode alerted it to the issue. — Amazon surprised millions of customers last weekend … Amazon
Read MorePower tools have come a long way. It used to be you needed extension cords or a generator for your tools, but now you can get just about anything with a nice rechargeable battery pack. As it turns out, most of those packs are made by the same company, and [syonyk] wanted to see how
Read MoreImage: Yelp Yelp has paused an effort in partnership with GoFundMe that automatically opted tens of thousands of small businesses into fundraisers after complaints from restaurant and bar owners, the company tells The Verge. Yelp launched the initiative earlier this week in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but it did so without informing any
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. So you’re trying to keep yourself occupied while locked down, quarantined, and otherwise isolated? You want to have some fun and keep in touch with friends, naturally — here are
Read MoreCaptain Marvel would be very happy. Nine Inch Nails releases two new albums for free – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreLaura Kayali / Politico: The COVID-19 pandemic could signal a truce between EU and Big Tech, as Netflix and others limit video quality and stamping out misinformation becomes a priority — PARIS — Only a few weeks ago, policymakers in Brussels, Washington, Paris and Berlin were spending a lot of energy trying to police Big
Read MoreWatch Dave Matthews, Diplo, Richard Marx, Dua Lipa, Melissa Etheridge, Miley Cyrus, Questlove and more live music while social distancing. #couchtour Every live concert and band you can stream on March 26 from your home – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAndy Greenberg / Wired: Kaspersky says Google’s TAG links DarkHotel, a S. Korean hacking group with gov ties, to attacks on N. Koreans; 0-day exploits demonstrate rare sophistication — South Korea is a prime suspect for exploiting the secret software vulnerabilities in a sophisticated espionage campaign. Kaspersky says Google's TAG links DarkHotel, a S. Korean
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple’s creative professional apps — video editing software Final Cut Pro X and music production suite Logic Pro X — are both getting free 90-day trials for a limited time. The 90-day trial is available now for Final Cut Pro X and will arrive “in the coming days”
Read MoreChris O’Brien / VentureBeat: Apptopia: COVID-19 quarantines have seen global downloads of Houseparty, Discord, Zoom, and Marco Polo skyrocket; Houseparty has seen ~652K downloads/day — Coronavirus quarantines have sent downloads soaring for social video apps as millions of people search for ways to connect socially and professionally. Apptopia: COVID-19 quarantines have seen global downloads of
Read MoreTravel, nonslip, long lasting: The best yoga mat can make all the difference. Best yoga mat for 2020 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSure it’s spring, but couldn’t we all use a little more holiday joy in our lives? Relive the holidays during quarantine with these Christmas movies on Netflix – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFor many of us, the social distancing procedures being used to help control the spread of COVID-19 have been a challenge. We can’t go to our hackerspaces, major events have been postponed or canceled entirely, and even getting parts has become difficult due to the immense pressure currently being placed on retailers and delivery services.
Read MoreSpaceX is putting together a rocket it hopes will fly high soon and get the company one step closer to Mars. Elon Musk shows off Starship prototype coming together in its oversize garage – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google has issued a set of guidelines and a helpful FAQ to website owners to try and minimize the damage being done by worldwide shutdowns, both online and off, over the coronavirus pandemic. The company says the most important advice it can give is to avoid disabling a
Read MorePhoto by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images The United States now has the highest number of coronavirus infections of any nation on the planet, The New York Times reports. Johns Hopkins’ tracker agrees. We now know for sure that our country’s response to the pandemic is a spectacular failure that has been exacerbated by an incompetent president
Read MoreThe new life simulation game has great online multiplayer, but lackluster co-op distracts from the experience. Local co-op in Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a huge disappointment Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreMicrosoft is still intending to bring its unified Microsoft Search technology to Windows 10, but not until the end of this calendar year. Whatever happened to Microsoft's plan to bring its unified search feature to Windows 10? Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreIf you’ve ever searched Amazon for electronics and gadget accessories, you’ve surely seen a plethora of items from RAVPower and TaoTronics. Along with sister brands Boltune and Vava, they provide affordable gadgets and peripherals that are often well-reviewed by Amazon customers, typically for much less than you’d… Read more… Cheap Battery Packs, Headphones, and More:
Read MoreFor years, I was one of those picky audiophiles who swore they’d never use noise-canceling headphones for serious listening. Early ANC (active noise-canceling) models created weird pressure in your ear, had boomy bass, and killed detail in the highs. It’s only in the past year or two ANC headphones from the likes of Sony and
Read MorePhoto by Sean O’Kane / The Verge Local officials have confirmed that Tesla stopped making electric cars in California on Monday, March 23rd, in compliance with a shelter-in-place order brought on by the novel coronavirus pandemic. But dozens of workers had to report to the company’s automotive factory to finish processing the final batches of
Read MoreReady to settle in for another night at home? Read more… What to Stream Tonight, March 26, 2020 Source: Life Hacker
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