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Coronavirus: Could gaming be good for you during lockdown?
400+BBC News - Technology / 52min
How much time should people spend playing games online - and could it offer some benefits during social isolation?
Windows 10 now supports wireless file transfers to and from Samsung phones
100+Engadget / 25min
Getting photos or files from your computer to your phone can turn into a USB cable and email dance, but Microsoft and Samsung now have a better way. The latest Windows 10 Insider build allows you to simply drag and drop files over WiFi to and from any supported Samsung smartphones like the Galaxy S10 or S20 , as spotted by SamMobile . Microsoft has already started making it easier to work between
iQoo Neo 3 5G teased to feature a 144Hz screen refresh rate
Vivo iQoo 3 Neo April 224TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 16min
iQOO , a relatively new subsidiary of Vivo, is gearing up to launch the iQoo Neo 3 smartphone in China. The company released a teaser today, revealing that the 5G handset will launch on April 23. It means that we’re about ten days away from its official unveiling. This official teaser also marks the start of the pre-release promotion campaign, where Chinese brands usually showcase some leading fe
PS5 controller release date, design and confirmed DualSense features
28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 23min
Sony's new DualSense PS5 controller, the gamepad we'll be using with the PlayStation 5 when the next-gen console lands in late 2020, has finally been unveiled, and we've rounded up all the information you need to know. The PS5 controller looks radically different from the company's previous gamepad designs, instead sporting a new futuristic look, a white and black color scheme, and a boomerang-li
How to watch Joe Wicks' PE workout live on Monday April 13
36TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 51min
We're into week four of PE with Joe Wicks, and we're back with our regular article to help you get your slice of fitness at the start of the day - and we're now under 20 minutes away from the start. Get yourself into some slightly loose-fitting gear, strap on some trainers and be ready in front of a YouTube-enabled device (more on how to do that simply below) at 9AM BST / AEST 6PM. Remember to bo
How the pandemic affects our online privacy
41TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 59min
The global health crisis has given rise to many difficult challenges that affect multiple aspects of our lives. In addition to alarming health concerns and a devastating number of people who suffer physically from the virus, the world economy has taken quite a hit as well. Retailers are forced to rethink supply chains that until now relied on China, businesses and individuals must prepare themsel
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Coronavirus: UK confirms plan for its own contact tracing app
15KBBC News - Technology / 2h
App will send yellow and red alerts to those who have come into contact with a suspected carrier.
PC demand rise but shipments fall in Q1 thanks to COVID-19
SlashGear / 4h
There has been a surge in demand for consumer electronics in the past few weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic that is gripping our world. The need for both entertainment devices like TVs and consoles as well as productivity tools like phones and computers have never been higher during periods of quarantines and lockdowns. That situation should be a boon … Continue reading
Microsoft Surface Dock 2 will have some much-needed upgrades
Microsoft Surface 2SlashGear / 4h
Microsoft’s Surface line of laptops and tablets are sleek-looking but, as MacBook Pro fans have recently learned, there is sometimes a price to pay for that kind of design. Ports, in particular, are in short supply which is why Microsoft is selling its own Surface Dock to compensate. Sadly, that accessory has come up short for many users but, fortunately, … Continue reading
Here’s the cheapest 8GB mini PC that’s actually usable
64TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 4h
Balance is possibly one of the most elusive qualities in our quest to uncover products that deliver the best value for money. The Chuwi Herobox mini PC is a rare example; it's neither the cheapest nor fastest thin client in the world, but instead a combination of keen pricing and decent components that make it, in our view, the cheapest mini PC that’s actually usable. At less than $200 at Gearbes
'Beat Saber' now has an official song designed to keep you fit
100+Engadget / 5h
Beat Saber is widely considered a good option for exercise in VR between the frantic arm waving, crouches and dodges, and Beat Games wants to capitalize on that. The studio’s former CEO and now game musician Jaroslav Beck recently released “FitBeat,” a free official song that’s designed to give you a workout. It’ll sound familiar if you’re used to the brand of EDM that you frequently hear in the
Refurbished 2019 Mac Pros now available but still a bit out of reach
SlashGear / 5h
Someone at Apple is definitely having a lot of fun playing with Mac Pro designs. First, it was the 2013 Garbage Can that was then followed by the 2019 Cheese Grater. They may have comical appearances to some but their prices are no laughing matter. The 2019 models, in particular, had some people dropping their jaws at the five-figure price … Continue reading
Samsung Gear S3 and Gear Sport might get Bixby to replace S Voice
SlashGear / 6h
After almost a decade in service, or rather a decade of not being used that extensively, Samsung has finally decided to retire the not-so-smart S Voice. It’s really not a big deal for Samsung phones from the past three or so years as those have already moved over to Bixby. It’s not the same case for some of Samsung’s still … Continue reading
Location Tracking, DIY Face Masks, and the Stalk Market: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week
23Gizmodo / 6h
Happy Easter, everyone! Or, as I like to call it, “The Day Before I Regret Eating All Those Chocolate Bunnies.” Here’s a question for you, dear reader: Do you start with the ears or the tail first? Or, if you failed decision-making 101 in adulting school and now break out in a nervous sweat at the very idea of… Read more...
Apple AirPower charging mat might still happen after all
Today Mac This Week AppleSlashGear / 7h
Apple is a company that takes its products and its announcements very seriously. So seriously that when it cancels and already announced product, it is treated almost like a scandal or a tragedy or both. The most recent example of that is the axed AirPower wireless charging mat that partially became a butt of jokes before it was formally canceled. … Continue reading
Virginia Passes Landmark Clean Energy Legislation
83Gizmodo / 7h
On Sunday, Virginia became the first southern state to commit to transition to clean energy by 2050 when Governor Ralph Northam signed the Virginia Clean Economy Act into law. Read more...
LG Velvet phone marks the end of LG G and V series
LG Velvet the CompanySlashGear / 7h
LG Electronics, specifically its mobile division, is undergoing a shift. For years it has been bleeding despite putting out commendable if not excellent phones and innovative features. In some cases, like the modular LG G5 and this latest dual screen breed, it may be just way ahead of its time. In other cases, it might be a matter of marketing … Continue reading
Samsung Finally Says Bye to Its S Voice Assistant
200+Gizmodo / 7h
Samsung is pulling the plug on its S Voice assistant, the company’s first attempt to compete with Apple’s Siri, on June 1 of this year. In reality, Samsung itself pushed S Voice aside with the launch of its new assistant, Bixby, a few years ago. But now the company is making it official. Bye-bye S Voice. Read more...
15 inspiring 'Game of Thrones' quotes to live by
83Mashable / 7h
Regardless of how you feel about the ending of Game of Thrones , it was the world's favorite TV show for a long, long time. Popular for its twists, intrigue, characters, and great dialogue, Thrones is still endlessly quotable years after any given episode aired. Westeros was a wild, terrifying place, and the kinds of people who lived there had a hard wisdom about them, some of which is pretty app
Light-emitting silicon overcomes a major obstacle to denser, faster chips
300+Engadget / 8h
The push for ever-smaller chips has been running into more and more obstacles, including the very limits of silicon — while optical connections would allow for denser, speedier processors by eliminating heat and energy issues, silicon is lousy at emitting light. Or rather, it was. Eindhoven University of Technology researchers have developed what they say is the first silicon alloy that can emit
How to watch Run online: stream the new show from anywhere
73TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
Reuniting Fleabag creators Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Vicky Jones, this new comedy-drama looks to have smash-hit written all over it - read on to find out how to stream Run online, no matter where in the world you are. The show follows Ruby (played by Emmy-winning Nurse Jackie star Merritt Wever) who walks out on her comfortable suburban family life to reunite with Billy, her former college boyfrie
Elon Musk explains why Tesla's Model 3 has an in-cabin camera
400+Engadget / 9h
Tesla’s Model 3 has shipped from the start with a camera pointing at the cabin, but it has gone unused ever since. What’s it for? You won’t have to wonder much longer. Elon Musk has confirmed that the camera is there to support Tesla’s eventual robo-taxi plans . Since you won’t be in the car yourself when it’s picking up rides, the camera will provide video evidence if passengers trash the interi
You Can Watch These Apple TV Plus Shows For Free
22Lifehacker / 9h
Now that a lot of us are spending more time at home, a number of streaming services have started to offer longer free trials or access to some of their original content for free. Read more...
This Fan Film Features a Martial Arts Showdown Between Batgirl and Lady Shiva
69Gizmodo / 10h
Lady Shiva, despite being incredibly cool, hasn’t gotten a lot of play in adaptations of the DC Universe. But she should: she’s a brilliant martial artist and the mother of Cassandra Cain, one of the Bat family’s most interesting characters. So a chance to see her square off in live action, even if it’s not official,… Read more...
When a Gaming Fantasy Is Eerily Close to Reality
4KNYT > Technology / 10h
Plague Inc. has been around for eight years. In the coronavirus crisis, it’s tapping into fears but also offering comfort.
Sunday's Best Deals: Garmin Vivoactive 4S, Crocs Sandals, The Last Jedi Steelbook, and More
Amazon Daily Echo Crocs32Lifehacker / 10h
A sale on the Garmin Vivoactive 4S, spend $100 to get $50 at Western Rise , The Last Jedi Steelbook , $18 Crocs sandals , and more top Easter Sunday’s best deals. Read more...
The 1985 United Airlines Pilots Strike Still Brings Out Bitterness
27View from the Wing / 10h
The Summer From Hell was the United Airlines pilot work slowdown in 2000. It was disruptive enough that my own memories of flight delays and cancellations are still fresh. But it’s the United’s 1985 pilot strike that still engenders bitterness, thirty five years later. Continue reading ...
Google Pixel 4 drops to $449 at Best Buy
Google Pixel 4 4A Android200+Engadget / 10h
Google’s Pixel 4 is already seeing the kind of steep discounts you’d normally expect toward the end of a smartphone’s lifecycle. Best Buy is selling the flagship phone for $450 with same-day activation, or a sizeable $350 off the usual price. The larger Pixel 4 XL, meanwhile, has dropped a similar amount to $550 . You’ll have to pay an extra $50 if you’d rather not activate with a carrier, but th
So, Why Was a Tiger Able to Get a Coronavirus Test?
100+Gizmodo / 11h
Nationwide shortages of coronavirus tests and related supplies have left some of America’s most vulnerable populations at risk and flying blind in the face of this pandemic, and it’s led to some serious side-eye whenever reports come in that yet another rich and/or powerful so-and-so was able to secure a test. So when… Read more...
Olympus and Leica Are Offering Free Photography Courses Right Now
100+Lifehacker / 11h
If you’ve been using your time social distancing to work on your photography skills, then now you have a few more ways to do it. Read more...
Credit utilization ratio: What is it and how it affects your credit score
28The Points Guy / 11h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. When it comes to personal finance (including getting the best credit cards), your credit score plays a large role. Creditors use it as a barometer for how trustworthy you are as a borrower. One of the main factors used in determining your score is credit utilization, which is a term not everyone is super familiar wit
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Discharged From Hospital After Coronavirus Treatment
400+Gizmodo / 11h
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was discharged from the hospital on Sunday after receiving treatment for covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. According to the New York Times , Johnson will not immediately resume his duties as prime minister and will be taking some time to recover. Nonetheless, he… Read more...
What do we do with the positives?
200+TechCrunch / 11h
Here come the blood tests, and it’s about time. Serosurveys , to determine what percentage of populations have already contracted COVID-19. And, individually, tests to indicate whether you, too, already caught it, but suffered only mild symptoms, or none at all. In America alone, millions will soon be recovered from COVID-19 infection . Half the people I know, including myself, seem to have had S
Chase Offering 5x Points With DoorDash & Tock
35One Mile at a Time / 11h
Given how much consumer behavior has changed in the past several weeks, suffice to say that many credit card bonus categories aren’t as useful as they used to be. For example, at this point I think many of us would trade in bonus points on airfare and hotels for bonus points on toilet paper. Along those lines, we’ve seen some card issuers get creative with bonus categories, and you can now add Ch
How to watch Killing Eve online: stream season 3 from anywhere
52TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
It's back! Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Killing Eve returns for a third season and its stars Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer are still in the midst of their endless cat-and-mouse game. Ready to jump right back in? Here's how to watch Killing Eve online and stream season 3 no matter where you are in the world. It's safe to say that Killing Eve was a critical hit when it was first released, one that was praise
Tiger King's new episode is a big disappointment
Tiger King Netflix63TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Tiger King, the 7-episode documentary series on Netflix about now-imprisoned big cat park owner Joe Exotic, has been hotly discussed since it debuted on the streaming service in March. Now, in the wake of its enormous success, Netflix has added what's listed as a 'new episode'. The Tiger King and I is an aftershow-like series of interviews with people featured in the documentary, hosted by Commun
Hi Fly repatriation mission one of the longest A340-300 passenger flights ever flown
The Points Guy / 11h
The COVID-19 outbreak continues to wreak havoc on the aviation industry, with airlines parking planes and cutting back or completely suspending their operations . Rapidly-changing flight schedules have made it difficult, if not impossible, for stranded travelers to return home , and coronavirus-related restrictions have only exacerbated the problem. Governments have turned to repatriation flights
Apple shares more details of how COVID-19 contact tracing will work
500+Engadget / 12h
Apple and Google shared a fair amount about their COVID-19 contact tracing plans with their joint announcement, but they still left some gaps. However, Apple has been willing to fill in a few of the blanks in a follow-up with The Verge . The company is aware of the limitations of Bluetooth and that tracing apps can factor in the duration of proximity into alerts to reduce the chances of false ala
Simone Biles takes viral handstand challenge to new, pantsless heights
1KMashable / 12h
Gymnast Simone Biles is using her quarantine time to dunk on superheroes. On Saturday, the four-time Olympic gold medalist took Tom Holland's shirtless handstand challenge — previously completed by Holland, his Spider-Man: Far From Home co-star Jake Gyllenhaal , and more on-screen heroes — to new heights with her own pantsless spin. The challenge typically requires the competitor put on a shirt w
Data: How Many People Are Still Flying?
200+One Mile at a Time / 12h
We know that demand for air travel has plummeted , as we’ve seen airlines cut capacity unlike ever before. TSA reveals how many people are flying Just how much has traffic through US airports declined? Well, rather helpfully the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has been publishing data on how many passengers have passed through US airport checkpoints each day, with a comparison to how
Daisy Ridley Has Some Diplomatic Thoughts About the Backlash to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
400+Gizmodo / 12h
Comments about quality aside (those are for a different type of post entirely), it can be readily agreed that a lot of people really did not like Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker , and it is also clear that those people were very vocal about their opinions. As an actor working on a film with such a harsh reception,… Read more...
Sunday's Best Deals: Garmin Vivoactive 4S, Crocs Sandals, The Last Jedi Steelbook, and More
32Gizmodo / 12h
A sale on the Garmin Vivoactive 4S, spend $100 to get $50 at Western Rise , The Last Jedi Steelbook , $18 Crocs sandals , and more top Easter Sunday’s best deals. Read more...
Apple Maps will soon show you COVID-19 testing sites
Apple Maps Covid 19200+Mashable / 12h
Those with access to Apple Maps will soon be able to use the app to find COVID-19 testing sites. First spotted by 9to5Mac , the tech giant is allowing healthcare providers, hospitals, and other businesses to submit an application for their specific testing locations. Once a location is approved, it'll appear right on Apple Maps. The portal to fill out an application is currently live. All provide
Don't Forget to Cancel All Those Free Trials You're Signing Up For
100+Lifehacker / 12h
Now that we’re spending a lot more time at home, everyone from online streaming services to digital schools are offering longer-than-normal free trials to give people something to do while they’re at home. Read more...
The best podcasts to binge that tell one hell of a story
100+Mashable / 12h
Great podcasts always transport us, but there's something unique about the limited series that inspires an even more ravenous audio binge. Podcasts are already an ideal storytelling medium, bringing us back to humanity's most ancient form of entertainment through oral traditions. But the constraints of a limited series only enhance those fundamental qualities that can make podcasts such transport
Air France A330 Shot At In Congo
300+One Mile at a Time / 13h
Well this is downright puzzling… Air France was operating repatriation flight Air France is operating a lot of repatriation flights at the moment, and yesterday the airline operated a flight from Paris to Pointe-Noire, in the Republic of the
