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Man dressed as grim reaper to visit Florida beaches that reopen too early
6KMashable / 7h
While the coronavirus pandemic is far from over, some U.S. states have decided to reopen as soon as... well, right now Georgia was the first to ease restrictions , with businesses like gyms and salons opening Friday Michigan will soon follow suit , following protests from residents. Reopening worries some citizens, medical professionals, and elected officials, but one Florida man is dedicated to
Why I Still Use a 34-Year-Old IBM Model M Keyboard
500+How-To Geek / 10h
In a world where rapidly changing technology feels increasingly disposable, one thing remains constant in my computer setup: my 34-year-old IBM 101-key Enhanced Keyboard, commonly known as the Model M. Here’s why I’ll never give up its clicky keys and ideal layout. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
Covid-19 has blown apart the myth of Silicon Valley innovation
3KMIT Technology Review / 10h
The frustration in Marc Andreessen’s post on our failure to prepare and respond competently to the coronavirus pandemic is palpable, and his diagnosis is adamant: “a failure of action, and specifically our widespread inability to ‘build.’” Why don’t we have vaccines and medicines, or even masks and ventilators? He writes: “We could have these things but we chose not to—specifically we chose not
How to watch Bad Education: stream new Hugh Jackman movie online from anywhere
20TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12min
It's being hailed as Hugh Jackman's best performance since The Greatest Showman and reportedly cost HBO $20 million to secure the distribution rights to - quite the figure for a film about a suburban district school board scandal. Yet it's won the critics over and is finally ready for the public to pass its verdict - here's how to watch Bad Education online and stream the new movie no matter wher
Two American Airlines Award Improvements
View from the Wing / 15min
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips. Continue reading ...
Have a Sprint 5G phone? T-Mobile will force some of you to upgrade.
T-Mobile Legere Sprint59Mashable / 34min
When T-Mobile and Sprint announced their merger, one of the main upsides touted for the "new" T-Mobile was its ability to build a better 5G network . For 5G phone owners and eager early adopters, that sounded great. But now we know the newly combined telco's 5G footprint doesn’t exactly work in the favor of those who currently own a Sprint 5G handset. Wireless customers with Sprint's 2019 5G phon
Recovered From Covid-19? WHO Says That’s No Guarantee You Can’t Get It Again
300+Gizmodo / 42min
Over the past few weeks, one comforting idea that people recovered from covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, could think about was that they would probably not get it again. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) contradicted that assumption this week. Read more...
Review: Chris Hemsworth shows his dramatic acting chops in Extraction
22Ars Technica / 57min
Enlarge / Chris Hemsworth plays a ruthless mercenary whose latest mission calls for recusing a drug lord's kidnapped son from Bangladesh. (credit: Netflix) Chris Hemsworth gets a chance to stretch his acting chops as a hardened mercenary hired to rescue the kidnapped son of a crime lord in Mumbai, India, in Extraction , a new original action thriller from Netflix. The film is produced by the Russ
Serenity in Southeast Asia: A review of the Four Seasons Resort The Nam Hai in Vietnam
The Points Guy / 1h
During the COVID-19 crisis, our team has temporarily ceased taking review trips. Instead, we have been publishing a selection of our most popular reviews from the past year. However, as of this week we have resumed the publication of new, previously unpublished flight , hotel and lounge reviews, from trips taken before the lockdown. We hope this will help you choose once we’re all ready to start
Grab This $20 Surge Protector and Get the Wires out of the Way
Gizmodo / 1h
APC 6-Outlet And 4 USB Surge Protector | $20 | Office Depot Read more...
What does COVID-19 mean for car design? We ask Jaguar’s Julian Thomson
Ars Technica / 1h
Jaguar recently moved into a massive new design studio packed with advanced technology. But currently, everyone's forced into working from home because of the coronavirus pandemic. [credit: Jaguar ] Adapting to the coronavirus lockdown and the move en masse to working from home has been easier for some professions than others. We've been doing it since day one here at Ars, because typing at a com
iPhone SE can take portrait photos of non-humans using an app
100+Engadget / 1h
The iPhone SE offers many things for the money, but a powerful portrait mode isn’t one of them. Much like the iPhone XR, you’re stuck taking portrait photos of people if you use the default camera app — a problem at a time when you’re supposed to avoid most human contact. You won’t have to settle for plain shots if you’re willing to get third-party tools, though. Halide (which also rescued the iP
8 features that would make the perfect airport lounge
The Points Guy / 1h
At a time when global travel is, for the most part, on pause, we’re finding ourselves dreaming of faraway destinations, business-class flights and, for some of us, even airport lounges . Many see a visit to the airport lounge as one of the things we look forward to about taking a flight — unless you’re TPG Travel Analyst Zach Griff , that is, who always skips the lounge and goes straight to the g
Michigan senator denies wearing Confederate flag face mask, then apologizes
300+Mashable / 2h
Michigan state senator Dale Zorn has apologized for wearing a mask appearing to be made from a Confederate flag at the State Capitol on Friday. Before apologizing, Zorn denied that it was the flag to local news outlet WLNS, stating, "It wasn't a Confederate flag. It was a mask that my wife made for me and she wanted me to wear it today." Zorn said he told his wife that the mask would raise eyebro
Happy birthday! TPG UK’s first year in numbers
The Points Guy / 2h
In April of 2019, a magical little switch in the digital world was flicked and thepointsguy.co.uk came to life. TPG UK kicked off with a bang with a four-day extravaganza in Covent Garden , and the pace has hardly let up since. It has been quite a year for me and the team, growing The Points Guy U.K. into the biggest site of its kind in the country. And what better way to look back than to break
Air Greenland breaks record with nearly 8-hour turboprop flight
The Points Guy / 2h
On Monday, Air Greenland operated a nonstop seven-hour and 52-minute flight from Copenhagen (CPH) in Denmark to Nuuk (GOH) in Greenland. What made the flight especially unusual was that it was operated by an Air Greenland De Havilland Dash 8-200 aircraft. As first reported by One Mile at a Time , the 23-year old aircraft, registered OY-GRP, completed the 2,208-mile journey as flight GL6493. This
Tesla rolls out Autopilot navigation for traffic lights and stop signs
200+Engadget / 2h
Tesla has been developing Autopilot navigation for traffic lights and stop signs for quite some time, and now the feature is finally ready for the public. According to Electrek , the automaker has released a Traffic Light and Stop Sign Control feature for its Autopilot technology as part of the 2020.12.6 software update. It first rolled out to early access users for beta testing in March, but now
6 Reasons An “Immunity Passport” Isn’t Going To Work For Travel
View from the Wing / 2h
We do not need a vaccine to travel again. Widespread availability of a vaccine is probably two years away even if it's developed in a year, since it has to be manufactured and distributed at massive scale. However a gimmick like an immunity passport, given our limited knowledge of the virus right now, isn't likely to get us back in the sky. So don't get infected just because you think recovering
Startups Weekly: Investors are keeping terms friendly — instead they say ‘no’ more often
100+TechCrunch / 2h
[Editor’s note: Want to get this free weekly recap of TechCrunch news that startups can use by email ? Subscribe here .] Multiple liquidation preferences, full-ratchet anti-dilution clauses and pay-to-play provisions are some of the words that still haunt startup founders who survived downturns in decades past. So far in this downturn, though, investors seem to be sparing the brutal terms that te
Our love of the cloud is making a green energy future impossible
100+TechCrunch / 2h
Mark Mills Contributor Mark Mills is the author of the book, “Digital Cathedrals: The Information Infrastructure Era,” and is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a Faculty Fellow at Northwestern University’s McCormick School of Engineering, and a partner in Cottonwood Venture Partners, an energy-tech venture fund. An epic number of citizens are video-conferencing to work in these lockdown
This Week in Apps: Facebook takes on Houseparty, Fortnite comes to Google Play, contact tracing API
99TechCrunch / 2h
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the Extra Crunch series that recaps the latest OS news, the applications they support and the money that flows through it all. The app industry is as hot as ever, with a record 204 billion downloads and $120 billion in consumer spending in 2019, according to App Annie’s “State of Mobile” annual report. People are now spending 3 hours and 40 minutes per day using
The Last Dance makes it hard to like the players at the heart of this documentary
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Sports documentaries, for the most part, need to do two things: be accessible to you even if you know nothing about the discipline, and give you someone to root for. You can’t beat an underdog story like Sunderland ‘Til I Die , but the drama is bound up in your support for the show’s subject, so even if they're global superstars, you’ve got to at least like them. Then that drama shouldn't be weig
Learn About What You're Drinking From Flaviar's 'School of Spirits'
34Lifehacker / 3h
Staying at home more and the pandemic, in general, has changed a lot of our habits. Maybe you’re taking an ivy league course online , or working out on your exercise bike a little more. Or, maybe you’re like me and you’re just drinking a lot more than you usually do. Read more...
JetBlue begins flying new “tag” routes in order to comply with CARES Act
The Points Guy / 3h
Call it a sign of the times. As a condition of receiving federal money under the CARES Act, airlines must maintain “ a minimum level of service ” between city pairs that were served before the coronavirus pandemic broke out, reducing the demand for air travel to practically nothing. For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter . JetBlue, instead of main
Here's the best fabric combination for homemade face masks
100+Mashable / 3h
Many Americans are now advised to wear masks while outside to prevent the spread of COVID-19, according to the CDC — and this may be the case for quite some time . But highly protective yet scarce N95 and surgical masks need to be reserved for healthcare workers, so those who aren't on the frontlines should instead resort to buying or making masks with other fabrics. Researchers now suggest that
US blames China for hacks allegedly targeting COVID-19 research
100+Engadget / 4h
It probably won’t surprise you to hear that state-backed hacking is still going on during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the US is reportedly convinced that one country is mounting a large campaign. Officials speaking to CNN claim they’ve seen a surge of cyberattacks against American government agencies and pharmaceutical firms, and they’re pinning the campaign on China. The country is believed to be
These Lenovo Yoga laptop sales offer excellent price cuts this weekend
36TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 4h
Lenovo Yoga laptop sales are offering some fantastic discounts on stunningly powerful machines this weekend. That means you can pick up the laptop of your dreams without having to break the bank right now. From juicy 10th generation processors to massive SSDs, there's plenty to get your teeth into in the latest Lenovo laptop deals. The cheapest Lenovo Yoga ready to ship is this $779.99 15.6-inch
Saturday's Best Deals: Kindle Book Best-Sellers, ChiliPAD, Foot and Calf Massagers, and More
36Gizmodo / 4h
A sale on Kindle book best-sellers , a cooling mattress pad , Mother’s Day beauty deals , oddly-shaped surge protectors , and more are the highlights of today’s best deals. Read more...
Quibi streaming service will arrive soon on TVs, but only for some users
SlashGear / 4h
Short-form video streaming service Quibi will soon be available to watch on TVs, but only for some users, according to a new report. The service launched in early April for smartphones and tablets, but lacked a TV app or casting feature. Soon after its launch, the company said that it was fast-tracking a casting feature that would enable users to … Continue reading
7 trips to take when travel resumes if you want to escape the crowds
The Points Guy / 4h
Editor’s note: The team at The Points Guy loves to travel, but now is not the time for unnecessary trips. Health officials say the fastest way to return to normalcy is to stop coming in contact with others. That includes ceasing travel. We are publishing travel guides because we should all use this time to think about and plan our next adventures. TPG doesn’t advise booking travel until later thi
iPhone SE 2020 teardown reveals intriguing facts about battery and camera
Apple iOS 2020 iPhone56TechRadar - All the latest technology ne.../ 4h
We’ve been waiting to see what parts are in Apple’s new iPhone - our iPhone SE review left us with a few questions we wanted answering, and iFixit’s iPhone SE early teardown has begun to provide a few of them. While there’s still more to come when the full teardown emerges in a few days, one key thing has been confirmed: the iPhone SE has the exact same battery size as the iPhone 8, at 1821mAh. T
talesfromweirdland: Drawings by Sergey Alimov for an unmade animated version of Mikhail Bulgakov’s...
Music, Arts & Literature / 5h
talesfromweirdland : Drawings by Sergey Alimov for an unmade animated version of Mikhail Bulgakov’s novel, THE MASTER AND MARGARITA. 1950s.
Boeing & Embraer Cancel Joint Venture Plans
68One Mile at a Time / 5h
In 2018 Boeing and Embraer announced plans to form a joint venture , and this has just been called off… The basics of the Boeing & Embraer joint venture In 2017 it was announced that Bombardier would sell a majority stake in the CSeries program to Airbus (the CSeries is now known as the A220). This was a huge win for Airbus, since it added another very popular jet to Airbus’ product line. Getting
Scientists discover new species of turtle that looks like a muddy rock
One German Porta400+Mashable / 5h
Finally, some good news: A new turtle species has been discovered . Scientist and professor Dr. Uwe Fritz of the Senckenberg Natural History Collections in Dresden, Germany and his international team have identified a new type of fringed turtle, also called matamata . These reptiles don't look like your usual house pet turtle; they hide in the mud and, as such, look like rocks covered in algae wh
Sony slip-ups: ahead of the PS5, we look back at the PlayStation tech that just didn't work
Sony PlayStation WH-C710N44TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 5h
As we motor towards the next generation of consoles, Sony currently holds all of the cards and will be looking to build upon the monumental success it found during the current generation. It’s sometimes easy to forget just how well the PlayStation 4 has sold, with more than 102 million sales worldwide, making the system the second best-selling console of all time (not including handhelds). Furthe
WhatsApp claims spyware firm launched attacks with US servers
Facebook NSO WhatsApp200+Engadget / 5h
Facebook just escalated its lawsuit over surveillance firm NSO Group’s WhatsApp call exploit attacks . The WhatsApp team has filed accusations that NSO relied on US-based servers to stage its spyware attacks using Pegasus software. NSO reportedly used the Los Angeles hosting service QuadraNet “more than 700 times” to infect users with malware, while an Amazon server was also involved. If so, that
Hitting the Books: The story behind Instagram’s most famous filter
63Engadget / 5h
This July, Instagram will celebrate its 10 birthday! Over the past decade, IG has grown into one of the largest and most influential social media sites on the planet, boasting over a billion active users worldwide. However, the site’s road to modern ubiquity has not always been a smooth one. The company’s sale to Facebook, for example, left early backer Jack Dorsey feeling betrayed and new owner
Why airline schedule changes are loaded on weekends
The Points Guy / 5h
“This weekend, we’ll load a revamped schedule” wrote Oscar Munoz, United’s CEO, and Scott Kirby, United’s President, in an April 15 memo to employees. Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, we’ve seen airlines across the world quickly slash schedules , reduce frequencies and park large portions of their fleet . But, when a carrier announces a schedule change , you typically have to wait for the wee
nobrashfestivity: Eugène Delacroix, Cat British Museum
Music, Arts & Literature / 6h
nobrashfestivity : Eugène Delacroix , Cat British Museum
This AI is learning how to replicate your childish penis drawings
400+Mashable / 6h
Bored? You can draw crude dicks like you did in your middle school notebooks, only this time you'll help feed an AI. Reddit user and researcher RichardRNN (get it?) trained a recurrent neural network (which is what RNN stands for) to doodle dicks . Naturally, it's called DickRNN . The researcher apparently fed the RNN about 10,000 penile doodles in order to get it up and running, and now it can d
Save $600 in the latest Apple MacBook sales at Best Buy
Apple MacBook40TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6h
Best Buy's Apple sales event is bringing some excellent MacBook deals to your weekend right now, with a stunning $600 saving on one of the latest models. The 15.4-inch 256GB build of the MacBook Pro used to sit at $2,399, but you can pick it up for just $1,799.99 at Best Buy at the moment. That's a fantastic price, with astonishing savings to be found on a powerful machine. There's a 9th generati
Saturday's Best Deals: Kindle Book Best-Sellers, ChiliPAD, Foot and Calf Massagers, and More
36Lifehacker / 6h
A sale on Kindle book best-sellers , a cooling mattress pad , Mother’s Day beauty deals , oddly-shaped surge protectors , and more are the highlights of today’s best deals. Read more...
Fortnite Champion Series Invitational detailed: What you need to know
SlashGear / 6h
On Friday, Epic Games officially announced the Fortnite Competitive Series Invitational, the next round in its competitive tournament. The company has put up a $2,000,000 prize pool for this event, one that will be split up among different players throughout the event. The Invitational will begin on May 9 and last for three weekends; this will follow the Open Qualifier … Continue reading
Missing the MCU? Try Marvel's Wolverine podcasts instead
45TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6h
You’ve read every comic and you’ve seen every film, but you still need your Marvel superhero fix. So, what next? Disney’s takeover of the premier comic book production house has seen the likes of Spider-Man and the Avengers ascend to ever greater heights, expanding further into TV and video games than ever before, not to mention the world-beating silver screen flicks. But one area that had been r
If you loved The Sims, now is the perfect time to rekindle your addiction
40TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6h
With much of the world on lockdown, there's never been a better time to rediscover The Sims. Visit bars, discover a new career, find love, and maybe steal your neighbor's grand piano at a dinner party. The Sims was the brainchild of developer Will Wright, who co-founded games developer Maxis with investor Jeff Braun in 1989. The company had great success with the SimCity series, where players des
Former Apple designer drops Watch trivia on its fifth anniversary
Apple Watch Designer 5100+Engadget / 6h
Imran Chaudhri, Apple’s design lead for hardware from 1995 to 2016, dropped some details about Apple Watch’s history on its fifth anniversary . While Chaudhri is no longer with the tech giant, he shared a photo of the Watch team on launch day, as well as a reproduction of his original sketch for the home screen. “The shape of the circular icon was driven by the clock that lived in the centre of w
Geek Trivia: What Was The First Random-Access Memory Device?
How-To Geek / 6h
Williams-Kilburn Tubes Magnetic Core Memory SRAM DRAM Think You Know the Answer?
This iOS text code can crash your iPhone - here’s how you can fix it
Apple iPhone 2020 One44TechRadar - All the latest technology ne.../ 6h
There's a text message doing the rounds that can crash iPhones or disable the touchscreen, though Apple already seems to be working on a fix – the beta version of iOS 13.4.5 appears to add extra protection against the rogue message. The damaging string of text is made up of various characters from the Sindhi language, and – somewhat randomly – the Italian flag. It can appear over SMS as well as a
DJ D-Nice's 'Club Quarantine' Is on TV Tonight
100+Lifehacker / 6h
DJ D-Nice has been regularly opening the virtual doors of Club Quarantine on Instagram for over a month now. His online DJ sessions have been attended by everyone from Snoop Dogg to Oprah. Tonight, that experience is making the leap to television in the form of a special “Club MTV” musical event. Read more...
Amex Card Refreshes Coming In Early May
50One Mile at a Time / 6h
Earlier I wrote about how Amex is planning on cutting costs by $3 billion in 2020 . Much of the spending cuts will come from marketing, but we can expect cost cuts across the company. Something else interesting was revealed during Amex’s first quarter earnings call. I’ve written in the past about how card issuers should update the benefits on some of their travel rewards cards to reflect the curr
agelessphotography: Lion Roar, Maasai Mara, Nick Brandt, 2012
Music, Arts & Literature / 7h
agelessphotography : Lion Roar, Maasai Mara , Nick Brandt, 2012
romebyzantium:Mausoleum of Galla Placidia - the winged lion,...
Music, Arts & Literature / 7h
romebyzantium : Mausoleum of Galla Placidia - the winged lion, symbol of Mark the Evangelist, #Ravenna, Italy, #Byzantine https://www.instagram.com/p/B18HIWqFQek/?igshid=1ca80qbwiiinf
Hawaii’s Tourism Authority Will Now Pay To Get Tourists To Leave The State
68View from the Wing / 7h
The state has had just 55 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past week. Perhaps they benefit from warm, humidity, and a tendency to spend time outdoors. Perhaps the quarantine for arriving passengers put in place April 1 has helped as well. But what happens when visitors to the Islands violate the quarantine order? Continue reading ...
Games getting us through COVID-19—blocks, roguelites, whatever Death Stranding is
Animal Crossing NH87Ars Technica / 7h
Like much of the world, we took have a love/hate relationship with Tom Nook at this point.. While it's hard to see much upside in our current COVID-19 pandemic , there's at least one group for whom maybe quarantine life isn't all that bad—gamers. Maybe you finally have the time (and nothing else to do) to work your way through some 100-hour plus campaign or to retrieve every star in Mario 64 . Or
Space Photos of the Week: Polychromatic Views of the Earth
100+Wired / 7h
Earth's topography comes to resemble that of an alien world when viewed under different wavelengths.
Wait a Second, That Table Has No Legs\!
200+Wired / 7h
How to build “magic,” gravity-defying structures—with Legos, kite string, and physics.
Experts: Social Distancing Is “Biggest Challenge” Humanity Faces
300+Futurism / 7h
As the coronavirus pandemic rages on, the sheer number of people currently living in quarantine poses an unprecedented challenge for humanity. A team of European neuroscientists and philosophers say that living in isolation poses a unique, uncharted threat that flies in the face of the base human instinct for connection — and one that deserves better recognition from world leaders. In an essay pu
How to Add an App to the Dock on an iPad
33How-To Geek / 7h
The iPad’s dock makes launching favorite apps and multitasking easy because you can access it from everywhere with a simple swipe. With just a few easy steps, you can add any app to the dock. Here’s how. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
Best RPGs 2020: the top role-playing games for console and PC
60TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
Looking for the best RPGs (or role-playing games) around? Then you've come to the right place. These days it’s more often than not that a game features RPG elements. Whether that’s a skill tree, dialogue options, or anything else that was once a staple of the genre, there’s always something for players to tweak and customize in everything from online shooters to sports titles. That’s not to say t
Best MMO games 2020: live a second life on console and PC
28TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 7h
Explore vast, fantastical worlds with the best MMO games 2020 has to offer. MMOs are Massively Multiplayer Online games and offer a gaming experience like no other. What’s so unique about MMOs is that they give players extraordinary, incredibly detailed worlds to explore and the ability create their own avatars, that they can then level up and enhance over time through interactions, battles and p
catonhottinroof: David Shepherd (1930-2017) In the heat of the...
Music, Arts & Literature / 8h
catonhottinroof : David Shepherd (1930-2017) In the heat of the day
amare-habeo: Eugène Delacroix (French, 1798 - 1863) Tiger...
Music, Arts & Literature / 8h
amare-habeo : Eugène Delacroix (French, 1798 - 1863) Tiger preparing to spring, N/D Pastel on paper, 23 x 31 cm.
How to Virtually Attend Today's Met's At-Home Gala
53Lifehacker / 8h
The annual Metropolitan Opera’s Gala might not be able to happen in person this year, but like many other big events, the organizers have made the decision to bring the event online instead—and you’re invited this year. Read more...
Ancient Mongol warrior women may have inspired legend of Mulan
500+Ars Technica / 8h
Enlarge / Skeletal remains from a husband/wife burial (wife is on the left). Airagiin Gozgor site, Orkhon Province, Mongolia. (credit: Christine Lee) The story of Mulan, a young woman who disguises herself as a man to fight for China's emperor, has become one of best known and most beloved narratives worldwide, thanks in no small part to Disney. The Mouse House's 1998 animated film, Mulan , gross
Zoom Upgrades Encryption Keys to What It Promised All Along
100+Wired / 8h
Plus: Facebook data on the dark web, Nintendo accounts keep getting hacked, and more of the week's top security news.
Should There Be a Religion Based on *Dune*?
300+Wired / 8h
In tech writer Steven Kotler's new book, the religious group known as the Rilkeans is based on the Fremen in Frank Herbert's novel.
Why the Canon EOS R5 could be 'mind blowing' for video, according to a director
40TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
The Canon EOS R5 ’s latest teaser announcement caused quite a stir this week. Not only is this relatively small, full-frame mirrorless camera shaping up to be a powerful stills camera, it appears to have cinema-grade video powers, too. It’s fair to say we haven’t seen a full-frame camera with this much crossover appeal for some time. But are Canon’s claims that the EOS R5 will “shoot comfortably
How to Sign Up for Philo’s Online Live TV Service
How-To Geek / 8h
Philo makes live TV more affordable with 50+ channels and unlimited DVR capabilities for $20 a month. With channels like Animal Planet, Food Network, and the History Channel, Philo has something for everyone. Here’s how to sign up and get access immediately! Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
Homemade face mask study finds which two common materials are best
36SlashGear / 8h
A newly published study looks into homemade face masks and which kinds of materials are best for filtering out potentially contaminated particles. The researchers found that two commonly available fabrics are the best options, but only if they’re combined, leveraging the benefits of each…but only if the mask is made with a good fit, as well. The research comes amid … Continue reading
The Morning After: Five years of the Apple Watch
100+Engadget / 8h
Has it really been five years since the Apple Watch made its debut? Nathan Ingraham is ready to take you back through its unveiling , our first impressions (we called it a status symbol for iOS devotees) and key improvements Apple made since then. Check below for other key stories from Friday and earlier in the week, including an ode to the mid-range smartphone. -- Richard The Engadget Podcast: W
How to Master Notifications on Your iPhone
32How-To Geek / 8h
The iPhone is a notification machine. Left unchecked, it will ping you about every little thing from every single app, all day long. It’s time to take control and master iPhone notifications once and for all. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›
Want Insight on Your Sleep Quality? These Apps Can Help
How-To Geek / 8h
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Amex To Cut Spending By $3 Billion In 2020
36One Mile at a Time / 9h
Yesterday American Express has their first quarter earnings call, and during it they emphasized that they’d be cutting spending in 2020 . In this post I wanted to take a look at what that means for those of us with Amex credit cards . Amex’s first quarter financial results In the first quarter of 2020: Amex’s net income fell to $367 million, from $1.55 billion during the same period the previous
Covid-19 Is Pulling the Plug on Clean Energy Jobs
300+Wired / 9h
A new analysis warns that up to 500,000 jobs in the renewable energy industry will be wiped out by June, including ones in solar power, biofuels, and electric cars.
Sci-Fi Has a Somber Lesson for This Crisis
300+Wired / 9h
Technology can save the world. But discord between humans persists, and it's the kind that kills.
Best FPS games 2020: the most essential first-person shooters for console and PC
56TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
Looking for the best FPS games right now? Then you're in the right place. First-person shooters have dominated the culture of games for decades now. A lot of the most influential and popular games of all time have been consumed via the first-person perspective, often with a loaded weapon in tow. What’s remarkable is the sheer variety of games that use this tried and tested tactic to deliver new m
Our favorite boardgames that model the natural world
100+Ars Technica / 9h
Photosynthesis Enlarge / Photosynthesis , the game. (credit: Dan Thurot) Welcome to Ars Cardboard, our weekend look at tabletop games! Check out our complete board gaming coverage at cardboard.arstechnica.com . The other day, I thought my six-year-old was about to pop one of those questions every parent dreads answering. With a reverentially serious tone, she asked, “Daddy, I have a question I be
Cancel American AAdvantage Awards Online, For A Limited Time
44One Mile at a Time / 9h
The current pandemic has really highlighted how outdated technology is at many airlines, especially for those looking to cancel tickets. Bad technology is a blessing and curse for airlines At most airlines getting refunds for cancelled tickets requires a phone call, and getting through to an agent by phone can be a real challenge. For the most part I suspect airlines are happy about their outdate
Are the iPhone 8 or 7 worth your time now iPhone SE deals are here?
Apple iPhone 2020 One60TechRadar - All the latest technology ne.../ 9h
The second generation adaptation of Apple's popular iPhone SE is finally here, offering Apple fans a new cheap iPhone to dig their teeth into. Yes, it embodies all of the affordable ethos that the original SE stood for... it just looks nothing like it. But this new iPhone does look like another Apple device - the iPhone 8. With the same shape, style, screen size and quality, resolution and even t
Spider-Man movies delayed: Sony bumps release dates by months
Sony PlayStation WH-C710NSlashGear / 10h
In light of the coronavirus pandemic and resulting delays, Sony Pictures has been forced to bump the release dates for both of its upcoming Spider-Man movie sequels. According to the company, fans can now expect the Far From Home sequel to arrive in late 2021, whereas the sequel to animated hit Into the Spider-Verse will now arrive in autumn 2022. … Continue reading
WHO har sett en enorm ökning av cyberattacker riktade mot deras arbete
21TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
Sedan början av coronavirusets utbrott har World Health Organization ( WHO ) observerat en "dramatisk" ökning av antalet cyberattacker som riktats mot deras personal, och även fejkade e-postmeddelanden till privatpersoner. Enligt organisationen läckte cirka 450 aktiva e-postadresser och lösenord från WHO tillsammans med uppgifter om tusentals andra som arbetar med coronaviruset. De läckta uppgift
BT's fibre broadband deals offer impressive speeds and a £70 Mastercard
48TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
BT remains the UK's most popular broadband provider, sporting fast speeds, impressive hardware and more. Where it sometimes falls down is in its affordability but right now that isn't the case. On its Fibre 1 package , you will be paying £28.99 a month for speeds averaging 50Mb. While that doesn't sound like anything to shout about, it becomes a real winner when you take into account the £70 Mast
NordicTrack RW900 review: Come for the on-demand rowing classes, stay for the live resistance control
100+Mashable / 10h
Work(out) From Home is a weekly column where we review smart fitness machines and apps in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. Thanks to technology, there are still plenty of ways to exercise if your gym is closed. Read more... NordicTrack RW900 Rower $1,700.00 View Product The Good Automatic resistance adjustment • Sleek design • Extensive library of on-demand classes The Bad Monthly subscripti
'The Midnight Gospel' co-creator on what comes after the apocalypse
52Mashable / 10h
Duncan Trussell has a great voice. A voice so great he didn’t have to change it at all to become the animated lead of Netflix’s The Midnight Gospel . Yes, it helps that the show was created around his podcast The Duncan Trussell Family Hour , in which Trussell meanders through the universe and his psyche as himself. Perhaps Trussell’s gravely, sing-songy sound even helped Adventure Time creator P
As Workers Spread Out to Halt the Virus, Robots Fill the Gaps
500+Wired / 10h
Social distancing requires rethinking the layout of workplaces. A new breed of robots can help keep factories and warehouses running.
How to Make Better Coffee at Home
100+Wired / 10h
Stuck indoors with no espresso machine? Not to worry, these tips and tools will help you brew cafe-quality joe at home.
12 Best Weekend Deals: Robot Vacuums, Games, and More
84Wired / 10h
Noise-canceling headphones and running shoes are both ways to get some socially distanced space.
AMD Cezanne leak hints at next-gen laptop CPUs with RDNA 2 graphics that go for Intel’s jugular
AMD Ryzen Intel Linux100+TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
AMD Ryzen 4000 (codenamed Renoir) mobile chips are still very much fresh on the scene – and making a huge impact in terms of competitiveness in the laptop world – but we’ve already seen a leak for next-gen APUs apparently codenamed Cezanne (a name which has been doing the rounds in leaks for some time now). The follow-on chips, which logically will be the Ryzen 5000 series, are shaping up to be s
Newly unemployed and labeling photos for pennies
200+Ars Technica / 10h
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) B.C. Kowalski, a writer at the local weekly in Wausau, Wisconsin, was expecting a boost to his income this spring. He was set to begin selling ads for local businesses on a podcast he’d launched on the side, Keep it Wausome . Then coronavirus restrictions shut down the town and its businesses. To keep some extra dollars coming in, Kowalski has turned to Amazon’s cro
Review Roundup: The iPhone SE Offers Premium Performance at the Expense of Design
Apple iPhone 2020 One41How-To Geek / 10h
Apple’s new iPhone SE may be the most interesting device of the year. Not because it’s innovative or flashy, but it sets a new standard for “budget” phones. At just $400, you get the performance and lifespan of Apple’s premium phones at an affordable price. Read This Article on Review Geek ›
Apple and Google explain more about the privacy of their Covid-19 tracking apps
Apple Google Privacy70TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
In the not-too-distant future, we could all be walking around with a smartphone app designed to track and trace the spread of Covid-19. That has set some privacy alarm bells ringing, and now Apple and Google have explained more about how their apps will work to try and put minds at rest. New documents published online explain various aspects of the Bluetooth, cryptography and data storage protoco
MIT developed sensors that can be woven into shirts to monitor vital signs
23SlashGear / 11h
Researchers at MIT have developed a way to integrate electronic sensors into stretchy fabrics. The breakthrough allows them to create shirts or other garments that could be used to monitor vital signs like temperature, respiratory rate, and heart rate. The sensor-laden garments are machine washable and can be customized to fit close to the body of the person wearing them. … Continue reading
Smartphones are a bad deal – let's hope laptops don't go the same way
200+TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Imagine buying a new laptop, only to find that three years later Microsoft/Apple stopped offering software updates for it, effectively forcing you to upgrade in order to ensure you had a machine that was secure and ran smoothly. And imagine that, during those three years, each software upgrade your laptop did get felt like it was purposefully designed to slow down the device, again nudging you to
Everything coming to HBO Now in May 2020
100+Mashable / 11h
Read more... More about Streaming Services , Hbo Now , Joker , Crazy Rich Asians , and Entertainment
ESPN starts broadcasting the 'Road to the Madden Bowl' this weekend
ESPN Luke Bryan 2020 NFL86Engadget / 11h
Last year’s Madden 19 Championship Finale set new viewing records , and that was when there were actual sports available to watch. Now, the coronavirus pandemic has reshuffled real-life action and EA’s plans for the game’s championship series , but the new schedule will put the esports competition closer to the spotlight. A Madden NFL Celebrity Tournament that has occurred in sync with the NFL dr
Apex Legends Season 5 is starting later than we thought
Apex Legends Season 548TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Respawn Entertainment has confirmed that Apex Legends Season 5 will be starting on May 12, a week later than originally planned. The developer confirmed the date through an official blog post in which Design Director, Jason McCord, also details the team’s plans for wrapping up Season 4 with a brand new Limited-Time Mode. According to McCord, the decision to push the start date of Season 5 back sl
5 things I already want from Apple’s Magic Keyboard 2 for iPad Pro
Apple Magic KeyboardSlashGear / 11h
It’s been several days and a whole lot of typing since Apple’s Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro landed on my doorstep, and I’m already thinking about version 2. How can Apple make a great keyboard and trackpad even greater? Well, short of buying Brydge and building in the advantages of its Pro+ keyboard, I’d say there are five main things … Continue reading
Your home office is not complete without one of these
80Mashable / 12h
TL;DR: A 15-month subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for $6.67 per month as of April 25, saving you 49% on list price. So you've probably been working on improving your home office over the last few weeks, but no setup is complete without a VPN . Working remotely presents a security risk, so it's important to invest in something that shields your internet activity from hackers and malware. VPN
Working from home? Here's where you can still buy a standing desk.
57Mashable / 12h
Read more... More about Home Office , Work From Home , Mashable Shopping , Standing Desks , and Office Depot
Missing the fairway? Try out this backyard golf game with a twist.
28Mashable / 12h
TL;DR: Turn your backyard into a golf course with the Chippo golf game for just $158.99, a 16% savings as of April 25. If you're one of those golfers itching to get back on the green, you do have some other options, though. It's not all bad news, folks! You could bring your clubs outside and build a makeshift course in your yard, but since you're probably not going to do that, you could try your
Save 19% on this sleep monitor that can sense your baby's breathing
Koofr Bizplan Premium36Mashable / 12h
TL;DR: Keep an eye on your baby at all times with the Smart Beat Video Breathing Monitor for $200, a 19% savings as of April 25. Having a baby is a wonderful — and hugely nerve-wracking — experience. While it's unlikely anything could eliminate those fears and anxieties completely, this Smart Beat Video Breathing Monitor can definitely offer up some assistance — and perhaps even help new parents
For Mother's Day, get your mom flowers that will outlast the pandemic
Koofr Bizplan PremiumMashable / 12h
With stay-at-home orders extending through May 2020, Mother's Day will soon become another holiday we celebrate from afar. It's time to get creative. But don't worry, we've got just the thing. Moms deserve flowers, but since you can't exactly rush to the store at the last minute to get a floral centerpiece (thanks, social distancing), you should check out these pre-treated floral arrangements fro
Now's a good time to brush up on core digital skills like Excel
52Mashable / 12h
TL;DR: Work on your digital skills with the eLearnExcel 2020 Excel Certification School Bundle for $48.99, a 95% savings as of April 25. There's no need to force yourself to learn a new skill or get toned while in isolation. Full stop. However, if you're getting sick of Netflix and social media and want to brush up on some core digital skills other than scrolling Instagram, we've got just the thi
Just 30 great puzzles to buy this weekend
Etsy EBay AE 30 SSMashable / 12h
Bored at home amid social distancing restrictions and freshly extended stay-at-home orders? Consider the jigsaw puzzle. The humble hobby is having a moment as people seek out ways to keep themselves occupied at home during the coronavirus pandemic. In an interview with CNBC , the North America CEO of the German gamemaker Ravensburger said the company's U.S. puzzle sales shot up a ridiculous 370 p
Spend the weekend learning a new skill with these 10 great online classes
24Mashable / 12h
The pandemic has completely changed the concept of online learning. It’s no longer just for the working parent pursuing their degree after their children fall asleep or the college student whose professor is out sick. It’s for all of us. It
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