The Oppo Reno3 Pro lets you take 44MP selfies – CNET
This affordable phone puts the spotlight on selfies, with two cameras and a nifty night mode feature. The Oppo Reno3 Pro lets you take 44MP selfies – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThis affordable phone puts the spotlight on selfies, with two cameras and a nifty night mode feature. The Oppo Reno3 Pro lets you take 44MP selfies – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreManish Singh / TechCrunch: India launches a WhatsApp chatbot to create awareness about coronavirus and asks social media services to curb spread of misinformation — India is turning to WhatsApp, the most popular app in the country, to create awareness about the coronavirus pandemic and has urged social media services … India launches a WhatsApp
Read MoreThe modern workplace is evolving lightning fast. It’s becoming increasingly distributed. After realizing that remote work leads to a healthier, happier and more productive workforce, more and more companies are now transitioning roles from onsite to remote. And that was before the coronavirus pandemic struck. Having recently (before the coronavirus) switched my role as a
Read MoreOver the past couple of days, several states in India have issued lockdown orders to curb the spread of coronavirus. The watershed effect of this decision is that smartphone manufacturers present in the world’s second-largest smartphone market have shut down their production activities. Yesterday, Samsung, Vivo, Oppo, and LG said they’re closing their factories for various periods.
Read MoreFor many 8-bit computing veterans, the original Prince of Persia game was our first exposure to fluid life-like animation on screen. This groundbreaking technical achievement earned the game’s place in nostalgia and history. Ars Technica invited its original creator [Jordan Mechner] to sit in front of a camera and talk through many technical and game
Read MoreCaroline O’Donovan / BuzzFeed News: Amazon now offers all US part-time and seasonal delivery employees paid time off amid COVID-19 outbreak; an employee group had been pressuring Amazon since Dec. — Thousands of Amazon Logistics employees will start accruing paid time off for the first time today, according to photos … Amazon now offers all
Read MoreChance Miller / 9to5Mac: Apple announces that the App Store is launching in 20 new countries this year, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Serbia, Morocco, and Myanmar — In a post on its developer website this afternoon, Apple has announced that the App Store is launching in 20 new countries this year. Apple announces that the App
Read MoreTom Wilson / Financial Times: Kenya fast tracks permit for Alphabet’s Loon internet balloons as the country looks to boost communication capabilities to help fight the spread of COVID-19 — Permit is fast-tracked to boost communications capacity to help fight coronavirus spread — High speed, internet balloons developed … Kenya fast tracks permit for Alphabet's
Read MoreAfter a federal warning, companies have stopped marketing kits that let consumers collect their own saliva or throat swabs and send them to labs. Start-Ups Jump the Gun on Home Kits for Coronavirus Testing Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Lilium, a German electric flying taxi manufacturer, has raised $240M from existing investors led by Tencent, to launch an on-demand flying taxi service by 2025 — Long and short distance travel have all but stopped for many people at the moment. But looking forward to a time when that may no
Read MoreDrones (and by that we mean actual, self-flying quadcopters) have come a long way. Newer ones have cameras capable of detecting fast moving objects, but aren’t yet capable of getting out of the way of those objects. However, researchers at the University of Zurich have come up with a drone that can not only detect
Read MoreAriel Shapiro / Forbes: Streaming services see signup spikes over the past week, boosted by free trials, with Disney+ up 300%+, HBO Now 90%, Showtime 78%, Netflix 47%, and Apple 10% — Topline: As Americans brace for spending weeks (or months) inside as the coronavirus pandemic spreads, they are subscribing … Streaming services see signup
Read MoreUse of chloroquine — a treatment touted by President Donald Trump — landed a couple in their 60s in the hospital. Man who self-medicated with unproven coronavirus drug dies in Arizona – CNET Source: CNet
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. Amidst the many morsels businesses are throwing consumers in an attempt to mitigate the hellishness is the coronavirus quarantine, T-Mobile is stepping in with 2 months of free YouTube Premium
Read MoreIn the latest round of coronavirus-induced tech news, YouTube, AppleTV+, and Amazon Prime video have all begun to reduce default streaming bitrates in Europe, following a similar move by Netflix. The actions came about after EU Commissioner Thierry Breton called on streaming services to restrict image quality to lessen the burden on Europe‘s internet infrastructure.
Read MoreThe new powerplant will be electrified and eventually find its way into several mid-engine Aston sports cars. Aston Martin TM01 turbo V6 is its first in-house engine since 1968 – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreIt says it may not be able to address all tweets that violate its guidelines on incomplete or misleading information regarding the illness. Twitter warns misleading coronavirus tweets may slip through – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCade Metz / New York Times: Study: speech recognition systems from Amazon, Apple, Google, IBM, and Microsoft misidentify words 19% of the time with white people vs. 35% with black people — Technology from Amazon, Apple, Google, IBM and Microsoft misidentified 35 percent of words from people who were black. Study: speech recognition systems from
Read More{$inline_image}As the world’s workforce continues to move online — working from home during the coronavirus pandemic — employees are finding creative ways to appear more online than they really are. Take Zoom. According to its website, there’s a feature that, when turned on, can tell hosts if chat participants have navigated away from the active
Read MorePhoto by Karen Ducey/Getty Images Amazon will assist its hometown city of Seattle with at-home COVID-19 testing, according to a report from CNBC on Monday. The test kits are provided by the Seattle Coronavirus Assessment Network (SCAN), a research effort based on the prior Seattle Flu Study initiative that is now dedicated to better understanding
Read More[Sofia] spent a lot of time looking around for the perfect LEGO clock. Eventually, she realized that the perfect LEGO clock is, of course, the one you build yourself. So if you find yourself staring at the same old boring clock, contemplating time and the meaning of time itself, why not spend some time making
Read MorePlus: Five Florida spring breakers test positive, Amazon begins delivering and picking up test kits, Australia begins extensive lockdowns. Coronavirus updates: Trump says US will be open 'soon', UK on lockdown – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGood news for parents! You can watch Arthur, Caillou and more for free on Amazon Prime – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Verizon has announced that it is automatically adding 15GB of high-speed data to wireless plans in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Additionally, the company announced it will waive overage charges and late fees for those affected by the crisis, waive internet and voice service for those on its
Read MoreLauren Feiner / CNBC: In a letter to Trump, Uber CEO seeks updated labor laws to provide a “third way” of classifying workers, between contractors and employees — – Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi asked President Donald Trump to provide relief to gig workers whose income has been significantly cut due to the coronavirus crisis. In
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