For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Samsung is guarding against coronavirus and associated worries at its Unpacked 2020 event in San Francisco. The company is offering face masks and hand sanitizer to attendees and has posted signage to recommend that people wash hands and take …
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Get a sweetheart deal on Tile trackers for Valentine’s Day
If you always seem to be misplacing your stuff — be it keys, a purse or the remote control — then a Bluetooth tracker might be just the ticket to help you get your life organized. More to the point, if your special someone is always losing his or her stuff as well, then Tile suggests you might consider a …
Read More »Samsung Unpacked: Galaxy S20 Ultra, Galaxy flip phone and everything else announced
At its first Unpacked event for 2020 , Samsung revealed the next generation of its ultrapopular flagship Galaxy phones, the S20, S20 Plus and the relatively mammoth S20 Ultra, as well as the new Galaxy Z Flip folding phone. The event took place in the shadow of coronavirus worries around the world. As well as all the new phones, Samsung …
Read More »Sprint releases smartwatch to help parents keep track of their kids
Sprint last week said it’s launching a kid’s watch with monitoring and communication capabilities called WatchMeGo. The device comes with the Kidomi app, which is loaded with entertainment and educational activities approved by parents. WatchMeGo includes built-in GPS tracking so parents can monitor their child’s location in real time through the WatchMeGo app. Parents and kids are able to communicate …
Read More »Patreon widens currencies to euros and pounds
Patreon, the platform that enables content creators to turn internet fans into subscribers, is widening the currencies it lets people use to pay on the service. The company is expanding beyond US dollars to include euros and British pounds, Patreon said Tuesday in a blog post. More currencies and payment methods, like direct debits, will come by summer. Patreon said …
Read More »Facebook suspends MWC plans due to coronavirus risk
Facebook is the latest company to withdraw from MWC in Barcelona later this month due to concerns about the coronavirus outbreak. It joins a growing list of companies — including Sony, Amazon, Intel, Ericsson, LG and Nvidia — deciding that the risks of attending the mobile trade show outweigh the benefits. “Out of an abundance of caution, Facebook employees won’t be attending this …
Read More »Intel pulls out of MWC 2020 due to coronavirus fears
For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Intel confirmed Tuesday that it won’t attend Mobile World Congress this year, joining a stream of tech companies reacting to the deadly coronavirus outbreak. Amazon, LG and Sony are among those that have already pulled out of the Barcelona trade show, which is scheduled …
Read More »AT&T pulls out of Mobile World Congress over coronavirus concerns
For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. AT&T is joining the likes of Amazon, Facebook, LG, Ericsson and Sony in withdrawing from the upcoming Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona over coronavirus concerns. In a statement shared with CNET on Tuesday, the wireless carrier said it’ll no longer participate as …
Read More »Email app returns to Mac App Store after 8
The BlueMail app is back on Apple’s Mac App Store after an eight-month absence because — depending on whom you believe — either Apple or app developer Blix got its act together. The reinstatement took place on Monday after Blix submitted a new version of an email app that Apple rejected in June. Millions of people use BlueMail on Windows …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy Z Flip rumors: $1,400 foldable phone takes aim at Motorola Razr
Two days before Samsung’s Unpacked event is set to kick off on Feb. 11, the company teased its upcoming foldable flip phone in an ad that ran during the Oscars. The Z Flip, as the device is known to be called, marks the company doubling down on foldable phones. We’ve known since October that a foldable clamshell design is coming and for months, rumors, …
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