Back in October, Amazon updated its value-price 10-inch tablet, the Fire HD 10, and now its popular Fire HD 8 gets a similar update, adding a faster processor, 2GB of RAM (up from 1.5), USB-C charging and 32GB of storage in the base 8-inch model (up from 16GB). The new model is $90, or $10 …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Companies around Silicon Valley are reconsidering their work-from-home strategies amid the coronavirus pandemic, telling employees they can work remotely after the crisis subsides. Apple is reportedly taking a different tack, sharing plans to potentially bring employees back to its offices by the summer. …

Amazon’s Fire TV platform now has a free section that it says will highlight a curated selection from thousands of free TV shows, movies, news and more.  The new “Free” tab began rolling out to Fire TV users in the US on Tuesday. It opens with a row of free, ad-supported streaming apps, including the Amazon-owned IMDb TV, Tubi, Pluto …

Slack on Wednesday rolled out a major update to its iPhone and Android apps, which aims to improve navigation and make it easier to access DMs and availability and status settings. The mobile improvements follow a big update to Slack’s desktop platform that arrived in March, just as coronavirus lockdowns and quarantines were beginning and more people started working from …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Amazon said it’s removed its waitlist for online grocery deliveries and pickup in most cities, a change that will allow more customers to get food delivered to their homes during the coronavirus crisis. The e-commerce heavyweight a month ago said new Amazon Fresh …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. The US Senate voted down an amendment to the USA Patriot Act on Wednesday that would create a tougher standard for government investigators to collect the web search and browsing histories of people in the states. The bipartisan amendment, proposed by Sen. Ron …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Uber has rebuilt its app to make sure drivers and riders adhere to safety guidelines around the novel coronavirus. Before each trip, drivers and passengers will now have to agree to a “Go Online Checklist” of items, including wearing a face mask, keeping …

Keeping track of what people are saying about your tweets is now a little easier. Twitter for iOS now lets you see all your retweets with comments in one place, and it just takes one click.   Tapping on the retweet counter will show a single feed of retweets with comments attached to your original post, including images and gifs …

This story is part of Elections 2020, CNET’s coverage of the voting in November and its aftermath. US senators questioned Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a letter Wednesday about the social network’s policies regarding hate speech and discriminatory targeting, as well as disinformation around the coronavirus pandemic and also the 2020 US presidential election.  “With federal, state, and local elections slated for …

I am not shy about recommending mechanical keyboards to anyone who will listen. It doesn’t matter if you’re a gamer or just do a lot of typing — there’s nothing like the feel of real mechanical switches under your fingers, and I’ve used one at home for at least the last 10 years. I hate having to switch to my …

Amazon is pushing back against an allegedly widespread tech support scam that the company says targeted its Alexa and Echo device customers through phony Alexa apps and websites. In a civil lawsuit Amazon filed in federal court in Seattle last week, the company said an international ring in Washington state and India developed a scheme to draw in people looking …

Under a bill passed Wednesday by the New York City Council, third-party food delivery services in New York, like Grubhub, DoorDash and Postmates, wouldn’t be allowed to charge restaurants more than a 20 percent commission on orders during states of emergency like the coronavirus pandemic. Currently, the apps can charge restaurants fees of more than 30 percent per order, cutting into profits at …

Even as major players like Verizon and AT&T are rushing to roll out 5G, a little-known company is looking to build its own alternative network using the wireless technology with the intent to connect the various devices in our lives. With so much hype around 5G, you’d expect a red carpet for this initiative. But the company, Ligado Networks, has …

This story is part of Tech for a Better World, stories about the diverse teams creating products, apps and services to improve our lives and society. Almost 10 years ago, I was working at a video rental store (which is miraculously still in business, for the record). One of my favorite customers was an older man who was deaf. Even …

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