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Anyone new to working from home may find themselves frustrated by all the noise. Me, I’ve got kids clanging around, neighborhood dogs barking their heads off and an endless parade of delivery trucks. This can make it really hard to focus, let alone hear what’s being said on Zoom meetings. So before I get aggravated, …

For me, a fun Saturday includes an afternoon of miniature golf followed by hanging out in the adjacent arcade, where I can test my skills at the best ball-based game ever devised, skeeball. Thanks to the coronavirus, all of that’s off the table for the foreseeable future. Or is it? There’s not much I can do at home about miniature …

Samsung has already released its new flagship Galaxy S20, so why are we still talking about the Galaxy S10? Well, it turns out that the S10 lineup (which includes the Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10e and Galaxy S10 Plus) isn’t going anywhere. Samsung is keeping all three handsets around, has dropped their prices, and is even is adding some features borrowed …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Amazon’s annual shopping event Prime Day is reportedly being delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Prime Day is being postponed “at least until August,” according to a report Friday from Reuters.  Prime Day is typically held in July. The 48-hour sale last year …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Amazon has temporarily extended its returns window for US and Canada customers to May 31 to give people more time to ship back their items during the coronavirus pandemic. The online retailer’s returns policy is typically 30 days, but the company added a …

I continue to look for upsides to this pandemic nightmare. One: I get to spend plenty of quality time with my family. Two: Free stuff everywhere. You may have already seen my post on free entertainment to help you survive social distancing, as well as Dave Johnson’s mega-roundup of all the freebies you can get right now. But today I …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Amazon has stopped selling some face masks, antibacterial wipes and other hard-to-find health care products to the general public, saying it’ll sell these items only to governments and health providers during the coronavirus pandemic. On Amazon’s site, some listings for Clorox disinfecting wipes are now …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Amazon on Thursday unveiled a broad series of new measures to protect its employees during the coronavirus pandemic, amid loud and sustained criticism from employees, advocacy groups and lawmakers about the company’s handling of the crisis. As early as next week, temperature checks …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Amazon’s leadership is having trouble getting its message straight. On Thursday, Dave Clark, Amazon’s senior vice president of worldwide operations, wrote a blog post defending the online retail giant’s handling of the ongoing coronavirus crisis and praising the company’s employees for their efforts. …

We’ve long waited for the successor to Sony’s noise-canceling WH-1000XM3, which earned a CNET Editors’ Choice award in 2019. Credible photos of headphones that appeared to be the Sony WH-1000XM4 appeared on Twitter in early March — but it looks like they’re no-shows for now. While we’re waiting, the company on Wednesday announced that it’s bringing out two new wireless headphones.  The …