The US government, industry and academia have pooled efforts to fight the coronavirus by offering researchers access to some of the world’s most powerful supercomputers from IBM, along with cloud-computing resources from Amazon, Microsoft and Google. The COVID-19 High Performance Computing Consortium can be used for work like projecting the disease’s spread and modeling possible …
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Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge ‘pause’ updates because of coronavirus
For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Google will delay updates to its Chrome web browser because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the company said Wednesday, and Microsoft said Friday it’ll do the same. “Due to adjusted work schedules at this time, we are pausing upcoming Chrome and Chrome OS …
Read More »Pixel 3A: I tried Google’s latest digital wellbeing idea and only lasted 5 hours
As I finished cutting and gluing the Envelope together to eventually encase my Pixel 3A, I was hopeful. On top of being an average phone user, I’ve been reviewing and reporting on phones for years. To spend time with phones and be paid for it, then turn around and do the exact opposite, would be new for me, and I …
Read More »5 tips for YouTube TV to flip live streaming channels like a pro
Toward the end of last year I cut the cable TV cord and replaced it with CNET’s favorite live TV streaming service, YouTube TV. While I enjoy the solid channel lineup and endless cloud DVR of Google’s live TV streaming service (along with the lower monthly bill), it’s still not quite as easy to channel surf as it was with my …
Read More »Working from home? Add a portable second monitor to your laptop for $179
Cheeps, these are crazy times. It’s hard for me to engage in business as usual when our priorities have shifted so dramatically. Thus, my focus right now is to help you find free ways to stay entertained, affordable options for working and exercising at home and strategies for saving money on essential goods and services. Read more: How to stay …
Read More »The coronavirus situation is changing fast. Get alerts on your phone to stay informed
For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. It’s all over the news, social media and nearly everywhere you look — the novel coronavirus, now a pandemic, has been changing the way employees work and emptying store shelves. And if you don’t have time to follow the news, you’re in luck …
Read More »YouTube is following Netflix by reducing streaming quality due to coronavirus
YouTube is following Netflix’s lead in cutting the quality of its video streaming from high definition to standard in the European Union, it confirmed to CNET, as the bloc’s leaders try to reduce strain on the internet during the coronavirus outbreak. Since more people are working from home and children are staying out of school, internet usage has spiked. “We …
Read More »Ultimate webcam tips: How to look and sound great online
We’re all on more web conferences and video meetings via Skype, Zoom, Google Meet and WebEx lately, so you may as well make a professional impression and get your point across memorably. Here are the six easiest ways to look (and sound) sharp when you meet online. Now playing: Watch this: You have to look good on a webcam today 7:47 Coronavirus …
Read More »Fitbit Charge 4 pictures leak online
Images of what is reportedly the new Fitbit Charge 4 have appeared online, with 9to5Google saying it obtained the pictures from an unidentified source. The rumored new fitness tracker looks similar to the Charge 3, with an OLED touchscreen and a new watch face. The rear looks to have an SpO2 sensor and an optical heart rate monitor, according to …
Read More »Working from home: This invaluable Google Docs feature keeps you from losing your work
If you’re one of the millions of people now working solely from home as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, you might be spending more time in your home office than usual. I do this daily, and for me, work means Google Docs. There’s one invaluable tool I urge every remote worker to make sure they have turned on, regardless of …
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