March, 2020

• 16 March

  Uber Eats waives delivery fees amid coronavirus outbreak

  

  For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. With people staying home due to the coronavirus outbreak, Uber Eats is trying to help keep local restaurants in business by waiving delivery fees across across the US and Canada. “We will also launch daily dedicated, targeted marketing …

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• 16 March

  Apple explains how to return and repair devices while stores are closed globally

  

  For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. After deciding to temporarily close all of its retail stores outside of China, Apple is extending its product return and exchange policy. The tech giant on Monday also provided new information about how to get devices in for repairs.  In the new FAQ, Apple …

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• 16 March

  LG V60 ThinQ 5G pricing and availability detailed by AT&T, Verizon, T

  

  LG’s V60 ThinQ 5G was announced last month, and while plenty of products and events have been delayed in recent weeks, the phone still appears to be on track. On Monday the new dual-screen capable phone got pricing and release information from AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon.  AT&T’s V60 ThinQ 5G will be available online starting this Friday for $900, while …

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• 16 March

  Huawei P40 Pro expected to have 7 cameras, 10x optical zoom, and 5G support

  

  Update, March 26: The Huawei P40, P40 Pro and the P40 Pro Plus have now officially been launched. Read our first take here. Huawei isn’t letting the last-minute cancellation of Mobile World Congress stand in the way of its 2020 launch plans. Amid the extraordinary circumstances stemming from the novel coronavirus, Chinese telecom giant Huawei is pushing forward with plans to …

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• 16 March

  Windows 10 is now on 1 billion devices

  

  Windows 10 now has more than 1 billion active users worldwide, Microsoft said Monday. The milestone comes about two months after Microsoft ended support for Windows 7 and encouraged people to upgrade to Windows 10.  “One in every seven people on the planet are planning, creating, ideating, executing, moving, shaking and doing great things with Windows 10,” Yusuf Mehdi, corporate …

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• 16 March

  Amazon stops selling of most editions of Hitler’s Mein Kampf, report says

  

  Amazon is banning the sale of most editions of Adolph Hitler’s political manifesto and other Nazi-authored books on its site, according to a report from The Guardian on Monday. The change comes after decades of campaigning by Holocaust charities.  Recently, sellers of Nazi-authored books, including Mein Kampf, were informed they would be prohibited to do so, according to the report. …

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• 16 March

  Uber drivers are losing their jobs over fake DUI complaints

  

  It was a day like any other for Shannon Powell. In early February, he was driving for Uber in Baltimore as he had been for the last three and a half years. As he worked through the afternoon, picking up and dropping off passengers, he sipped on a Coca-Cola and made small talk. Then, at around 5 p.m., Uber pinged …

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• 16 March

  What 5G is and why you’ll want it this year

  

  5G is the next generation of wireless networks and it does a lot of things better than 4G. It will arrive in fits and spurts as the networks and devices debut and mature, but the recent pandemic and disruptions it has caused may stoke an appetite for the best connectivity everywhere, as our lives have moved more online.  A 5G connection …

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• 16 March

  The Ultimate Ears Blast portable speaker with charging dock is a steal at $43 (Update: Sold out)

  

  I first spotted this yesterday, and honestly I’m surprised it’s still in stock — which is to say it probably won’t be for much longer. But right now, and while supplies last, Verizon is offering the Ultimate Ears Blast portable speaker and Power Up charging base for $42.99. That’s $157 below what Verizon usually charges. The Blast itself originally sold …

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• 16 March

  Amazon plans to hire 100,000 more US workers to handle coronavirus demand

  

  For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Amazon said Monday it plans to hire 100,000 more part-time and full-time warehouse workers and delivery drivers in the US to help it manage the huge increase in online shopping during the novel coronavirus outbreak. “We are seeing a significant increase in demand, …

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