For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Apple plans to reopen more than 100 of its 271 US stores across 21 states, though many will only offer storefront or curbside service. The move is in line with plans described in an open letter penned by …

Today’s deal is an update of one from a couple weeks ago, albeit a different version of the product at a different price. As I noted then (and have mentioned countless times in the past), TV speakers are terrible. And if you happen to be — sigh — over 50 like myself, you should probably consider a soundbar that can …

Spotify on Tuesday said it’s dumping the 10,000-item limit on “Your Library,” meaning users can now save an unlimited collection of songs, albums and podcasts. The move should make serious music fans happy, with Spotify saying people have been requesting the change for years. The change doesn’t impact how many songs you can download to a device for offline listening, …

Facebook on Tuesday released a group voice-call app called CatchUp. The experimental app aims to make coordinating phone calls with up to eight friends and relatives a little easier.  “Keeping in touch with friends and family is important, especially during this time of physical distancing,” product lead Nikki Shah said in a blog post. “Based on our studies, we found …

Your OnePlus 8 can run Fortnite more smoothly than any console version of the battle royale shooter. The Chinese company partnered with developer Epic Games to get the game running at 90 frames per second, using the phone’s Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor and display panel’s 90Hz refresh rate. It requires a visual sacrifice, though — the graphics settings will default …

Walmart is bringing one of the biggest names in second-hand clothing sales to its site, marking the world’s largest retailer’s first entry into fashion resale. Starting Tuesday, ThredUp will be a seller on Walmart.com, providing a selection of nearly 750,000 pre-owned women’s and children’s clothing and accessories from brands including Nike, Carter’s, Michael Kors and Calvin Klein.  (ThredUp doesn’t sell …

Microsoft is challenging players to ride the waves with its new surfing game, launched Tuesday. The game originally debuted as part of a hidden Easter egg hunt in November with a series of cryptic hints and puzzles posted by Microsoft employees. It’s now a permanent offline game for Microsoft Edge. The game encourages surfers to ride across the ocean while …

To learn about the future of VR, I met in VR. Qualcomm invited me to a briefing inside Spatial’s app on an Oculus Quest, where a virtual Hugo Swart (head of mixed reality tech for Qualcomm) floated, ready to show us slides and talk about where VR was heading. Midway through, Swart vanished into a vapor of dots. Then he …

Facebook is giving its digital wallet a branding makeover. The company said Tuesday that the Libra cryptocurrency wallet formerly known as Calibra will now be called Novi. The name change comes with a redesign of the wallet’s logo, which previously drew controversy over its similarity to that of banking startup Current. The Facebook subsidiary created to develop the digital wallet …

For years, Android phone chips have trailed Apple iPhone processors in speed tests. But Arm, a chip company whose technology is used by both mobile camps, has a chip design project called X1 that should give Android a significant speed boost beyond its usual annual upgrade. One boost will come with the new Cortex-A78 processor design that Arm unveiled in May. …