Amazon said Wednesday that it will donate $10 million to groups focused on social justice and aiding black communities. The pledge is one of several from major tech companies made this week after a white police officer in Minneapolis was charged with the second-degree murder in the death George Floyd, a black man. The funds will …
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Apple is rumored to have new iPad Pro models in the works, but we might not get a look at them till next year. A leak posted on Twitter, spotted earlier Wednesday by MacRumors, says new iPad Pro models with 5G and mini-LED displays will launch in the first or second quarter of 2021. Previous rumors had suggested that Apple’s …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Smartphone sales have declined globally by about 20 percent in the first three months of 2020 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a release by research firm Gartner on Monday. The decline is likely the result of consumers spending less …
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Always looking to have the latest Samsung Galaxy? Samsung has a new upgrade program geared especially to you. Called Samsung Access for Mobile, the new program allows Galaxy owners to finance the company’s latest devices for a monthly fee, with the option to trade in and upgrade a phone after nine months. Available for Samsung’s latest Galaxy S20 5G, S20 …
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The next generation of high-speed mobile data, known as 5G, is live in many countries including the US, the UK and Australia. But as the new network rolls out, many misconceptions and confusion around the technology remain. One of the most alarming falsehoods sprang up in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, when conspiracy theorists back in May tried linking …
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Back in September, in a period I like to call “the before,” I tried out a prototype virtual reality headset from a Taiwanese company called XRSpace. I strapped bulky orange goggles over my eyes and stepped into another world without actually leaving the hectic Berlin conference hall that housed the IFA consumer electronics trade show. Eventually, the unit would run …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. A group of US senators on Monday introduced a bill to regulate contact-tracing apps, aiming to protect user privacy as technology is used to track the spread of the novel coronavirus. The proposal is called the Exposure Notification Privacy Act and seeks to …
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This summer the easing of coronavirus stay-at-home restrictions means you might get to spend some time at the beach or the park after all. Even so, the resumption of normal life won’t happen all at once. Chances are you’re still going to be at home more than usual and, yes, watching more TV than ever. And now Samsung has a …
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Can an iPad take the place of a laptop? Not without a keyboard, no. And ideally you want one that takes advantage of newer iPads’ Smart Connector, which eliminates the need for Bluetooth pairing and keyboard charging. Presto: For a limited time, and while supplies last, Best Buy once again has the Apple Smart Keyboard Folio for iPad for $99. …
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Apple has reportedly temporarily closed many of its US retail stores as protests across the country turn violent in the wake of the death of George Floyd. The move, which affects stores across the US, is out concern for the safety of employees and customers as stores have been targeted by looters and vandalized, 9to5Mac reported Sunday. “With the health …
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