Yelp on Thursday added new ways for restaurants and other businesses to tell customers about their COVID-19 vaccine requirements. The reviews site is offering descriptions that businesses can add to their Yelp profile page for free to let customers know whether “proof of vaccination” is required and whether “all staff [are] fully vaccinated.” With the …
Read More »
Motorola has three new 5G phones in store for buyers next month, with one starting as low as €350 ($416). But Motorola fans in the US are out of luck. The new devices are only arriving in international markets. The new phone lineup — the €350 Motorola Edge 20 Lite, €500 ($594) Edge 20 and €700 ($832) Edge 20 Pro …
Read More »
Uber is now offering free Rosetta Stone language classes to ride-hail and deliver drivers, the company said Thursday. It aims to make interactions between drivers and patrons easier while teaching drivers new skills that can help them find jobs beyond Uber. The drivers will have free access to all 24 languages Rosetta Stone offers, directly from the Uber Driver app. …
Read More »
Uber is now offering free Rosetta Stone language classes to ride-hail and deliver drivers, the company said Thursday. It aims to make interactions between drivers and patrons easier while teaching drivers new skills that can help them find jobs beyond Uber. The drivers will have free access to all 24 languages Rosetta Stone offers, directly from the Uber Driver app. …
Read More »
This week Amazon launched Kindle Vella, a “mobile-first” reading experience for serialized stories. Kindle Vella stories are offered in short 600 to 5,000 word “episodes” that can be purchased one at a time. The first three episodes of every story are free, Amazon said in a press release Tuesday, adding that readers can then buy additional episodes with tokens available …
Read More »
T-Mobile has announced another 5G smartphone for a reasonably low price tag. On Wednesday, T-Mobile said it would soon be releasing the Revvl V+ 5G for $199 in store on July 12. You can also purchase the Revvl V+ 5G for $8.34 per month, plus the cost of your monthly phone plan. The smartphone will be exclusive to T-Mobile and …
Read More »
On June 29, Apple reached its “14 years of iPhones” anniversary. And the company has now reached another milestone: Seven months after the iPhone 12’s launch, the tech giant has sold more than 100 million of the gadgets. Previously, the iPhone 11 hit 100 million sales within the first nine months. Consumers seemed to enjoy the iPhone 12 Pro Max the …
Read More »
Virginia Union University of Richmond, Virginia, has launched a new STEM initiative called Mobile Learning, Mobile Life. The historically black college has partnered with Apple in hopes of encouraging students of color to pursue STEM professions. As part of the program, students in Virginia Union’s class of 2025 will each be given an iPad Air, an Apple Watch, a pair of AirPods …
Read More »
A bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to make sure that the trial period you enjoy for a subscription doesn’t turn into a surprise bill later. Senators on Wednesday proposed new legislation that aims to give consumers a more user-friendly trial period and ensure they’re notified before payments kick in. If passed, the Unsubscribe Act would require companies to make trial …
Read More »
Pandemic or not, 5G is still traveling the globe at high speeds. More than half a billion people will be using 5G by the end of this year — and they’re all using a lot of data, according to a new report from Ericsson. There’ll be about 580 million 5G subscriptions around the world by the end of 2021, Ericsson …
Read More »
