Noted wildlife conservationist Suresh, who is popularly known as Vava Suresh in his home state Kerala has been hospitalized after he was bitten by a pit viper during a rescue mission. According to reports, the snake bit Suresh, who was in Pathanamthitta district to capture the snake after he had opened the container to display …
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Uber dials it back 20 years, bringing its ride service to feature phones
Uber no longer requires a smartphone to hail a ride. The company unveiled a new service it’s piloting in Arizona that lets people book a ride using only a feature phone. Although it was originally designed for seniors, anyone can use the service. The way it works is to dial 1-833-USE-UBER. The company will then connect the caller to a …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy Z Flip’s foldable glass screen: Already more impressive than the Razr
With the Galaxy Z Flip, Samsung takes on the Motorola Razr with two unique traits that the Razr just doesn’t have: a foldable glass screen — this is an industry first — and a hinge that can stay open at a number of angles before snapping fully open or closed. The Z Flip also costs less than the Razr as well ($1,380 versus …
Read More »Mobile companies hosting MWC
For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. After the coronavirus canceled Mobile World Congress 2020, many attendees still held out hope for something to take place in Barcelona, Spain. Some companies already had executives in Europe, and many others had nonrefundable travel plans. But on Thursday, the possibility for a sort of …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy S20 8K resolution video capture: Should you care?
One of the coolest-sounding features of Samsung’s new Galaxy S20 line of phones is the ability to capture video in 8K resolution. That’s four times the capture resolution of the Galaxy S10 and the Apple iPhone 11 for example, which both max out 4K video, and 16 times as much as HD. Sounds like a lot, right? Maybe you’re thinking …
Read More »Windows 10 vs. Windows 10 S: What’s the difference?
You may be hearing a lot of talk about Microsoft’s Windows 10 ($144 at Amazon) operating system lately, since the tech giant recently ended support for its predecessor Windows 7 ($5 at Target) and is encouraging users to upgrade their devices. But Windows 10 isn’t the only version of the OS out there: There’s also Windows 10 S, a stripped-down …
Read More »Motorola Razr iFixit teardown reaffirms foldable isn’t designed to be repaired by you
Motorola’s new Razr has had a long opening week. It’s been open and closed a whole bunch, early reviews have been mixed and now Samsung has a new cheaper and more impressive rival in the Galaxy Z Flip coming out on Friday. Are you still thinking of ponying up $1,499 for the new foldable? You may want to keep in …
Read More »Apple will reopen Beijing stores as coronavirus outbreak continues
Apple appears ready to reopen a handful of retail stores in China after they were closed earlier this month due to the coronavirus outbreak, which has surpassed 60,000 cases worldwide, the vast majority of them in that country. Apple Stores in Beijing will open Friday, according to the stores’ pages on Apple’s site. The locations’ hours will be from 11 …
Read More »Facebook experiments with app to document your hobbies
Facebook is experimenting with an app called Hobbi that lets users organize and save photos of their personal projects such as baking or ceramics, a sign that the company is testing features and services outside of social networking. From these photos, users can also create videos of their projects to share with family and friends. The latest app from Facebook’s …
Read More »Nevada Democrats to use iPads loaded with Google Forms to track caucus
This story is part of Elections 2020, CNET’s coverage of the voting in November and its aftermath. Nevada’s Democratic Party said Thursday it plans to use iPads loaded with survey app Google Forms to calculate voting results in next week’s caucuses. The system is an effort to avoid a repeat of the Iowa caucus chaos. The app will be loaded …
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