Intensifying its fight against the coronavirus pandemic, the government has identified hotspots across the country. These hotspots will have stricter restrictions than those in a lockdown. Strict measures translate to more control over the transmission of the fatal virus and limiting the number of cases in an area. As many as 284 districts have at …

With more tablets growing in screen size, the old saying may be true: bigger is better. Rumors about Samsung’s follow-ups to the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 and its latest Galaxy Tab A suggest the company’s next tablets may follow that motto by including larger display sizes that rival Apple’s iPad Pro.  Samsung’s next flagship tablets, potentially dubbed the Galaxy Tab S7 or the Galaxy S20, started …

Every time my iPhone rings with an incoming call, the rest of my Apple devices ring in unison, turning my kitchen into a cacophonous digital orchestra. Making matters worse, my iPad and Mac often continue ringing for a few seconds after I’ve answered the call, leaving both the caller and me startled and confused. Sound familiar?  The problem is compounded …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Ben S. stopped driving for Lyft in mid-March. He was worried about his dad, who had a heart condition. A handful of stent surgeries held his condition in check, but since contracting COVID-19, he wasn’t doing well. “His heart rate was up to …

Working from home is a great alternative to mingling with other humans during this global pandemic, but a lot of people are finding themselves ill-equipped for telework. After all, not everyone had experience working from home back during normal times, and so you might not have some of the bare essentials for working remotely. Like a laptop. Rather than staying …

Working remotely is a little easier because you managed to snag a decent work-from-home laptop. Maybe it’s a borrowed one from the office. Maybe it’s a standard mainstream family laptop. Maybe you splurged on something new and ordered it online.  But, chances are it’s not a gaming laptop. No flashing lights. No alien, snake or alien-snake logos. Most importantly, no …

Some of the biggest names in encryption are developing a smartphone app they hope will tamp down the coronavirus pandemic without trampling privacy. Private Automated Contact Tracing, or PACT, is designed to let people figure out if they’ve been near others who’ve caught COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus. If you’ve tested positive, you can use the …

On Wednesday, Mozilla chair and longtime leader Mitchell Baker was named permanent CEO of the company that makes the Firefox web browser.  Mitchell became interim CEO of Mozilla in December 2019 after former CEO Chris Beard resigned. The company conducted an external candidate search over the last eight months, and concluded the Mitchell is the right leader for Mozilla at …

Samsung introduced six new phones to its popular Galaxy A series on Wednesday. There are two 5G phones and four 4G phones. Two of the four 4G phones will be available starting Thursday. The base Galaxy A01 phone will be available in the US for $110 (about £90 or AU$180) along with the A51 LTE phone, which costs $400 (£329, AU$599). …

In a move designed to give people stuck at home during coronavirus lockdown something new to watch for free, digital locker service Movies Anywhere now lets its users share movies from their personal collections to anyone with an Apple or Android mobile device.  The new Screen Pass feature is available to Movies Anywhere users who sign up for the open beta here, but …

Disney Plus has surpassed 50 million subscribers in the five months since it launched, the company said Wednesday. By comparison, Netflix — the biggest subscription video service in the world — had 167 million global subscribers as of the end of last year. That’s three times the size of Disney Plus now, but Netflix began streaming more than a decade ago.  Disney Plus …

Google’s new Chrome OS 81 update for Chromebooks is set with new navigation gestures for easier use in tablet mode. With more Chromebooks featuring touchscreens and keyboardless options such as Lenovo’s Chromebook Duet, the update introduces Android 10 and iPadOS-like gestures when they’re used as tablets.  Read more: Best Chromebooks for 2020 With the new set of gestures, you can go to …

Google’s game streaming service, Stadia, opened up the free tier of its service in 14 countries Wednesday. Those who sign up for the service will have their subscription upgraded to Stadia Pro for two months (it’s normally $9.99 a month) and can receive nine free games as part of the upgraded plan.  Since its launch back in November of 2019, Stadia has …

Grocery delivery service Instacart has been slammed with orders during the coronavirus pandemic, leading to many users unable to schedule any deliveries. The company added two new features to speed up service and open up more delivery windows.  “Fast & Flexible” and “Order Ahead” are now available in the Instacart app, according to a press release Wednesday. The first feature, …

Want to raise your TikTok-video game? Add a sky camera to your toolkit in the form of a drone. Like this one: For a limited time, and while supplies last, B&H has the preowned DJI Mavic Mini for $329.95. That’s one of the lowest prices I’ve seen to date. The Mini still sells new for $400 pretty much everywhere. (Consequently, …