From PC Mag: Verizon is buying Tracfone, the oldest and largest virtual wireless carrier in the US, in a $6.9 billion deal that the companies say will probably close in the second half of 2021.
Tracfone has been offering service since the 1990s on all the major carrier networks and operates service...
From CNET: Apple's HomePod debuted in 2018. It had a $349 price tag, great sound and the risk of putting white rings on your tabletop. Since then, despite some nice iterations on the HomePod's features via periodic software updates, Apple hasn't made much progress in the smart home, even as Amazon...
As you may or may not know, a few of my friends and I have been meeting up on Sundays to eat lunch after our online church service just to catch up with each other while also chatting about random topics. A few weeks back, we somehow got on the topic of hoarding. One of my friends mentioned his friend had a basement that was filled with items hoarded, but it had to be cleaned out after some flooding occurred. We joked about how we could flood...
If you ask me what is the one thing I want to change the most for current computers, my answer would be to eliminate all the fans. There are lots of benefits if we can have computers only rely on passive cooling. The first and foremost one is significantly reduced noise level. Fairly speaking, cooling fans that have advanced bearing technologies are generally pretty quiet. However, there is no guarantee the quietness can last for long time. I...
From PC Mag: Many of us have come to rely on Zoom video calls as a way of interacting with friends and family safely during the pandemic. However, Zoom accounts could be more secure, and they are becoming more so today with the introduction of two-factor authentication (2FA) for all accounts.
Zoom...
From The Verge: Android 11 just launched this week for Pixel devices and phones from OnePlus, Xiaomi, Oppo, and Realme, and now Google has detailed its counterpart designed for low-powered devices: Android 11 (Go edition).
One of the biggest new features is that Android 11 (Go edition) is supposed...
From CNET: Huawei said that it would open up its operating system, Harmony OS 2.0, to third-party hardware manufacturers, including rivals, on Thursday. This is part of an effort to bolster its number of users and potentially take market share from Apple's iOS and Google's Android operating systems...
From The Verge: Walmart has started making its first deliveries by drone, launching a small pilot program this week in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The retailer will be delivering “select grocery and household essential items” using automated drones operated by Israeli startup Flytrex.
Each of the...
From PC Mag: Although most of the focus is on new Xbox consoles and Game Pass right now, Microsoft has been offering Xbox Game Pass for PC in open beta with an introductory price of just $4.99 for a while now. However, that changes later this month.
As Engadget reports, Microsoft has confirmed via...
From CNET: Bose's long-awaited next-generation true wireless earbuds finally have an official shipping date. Leaked in a video a few days ago, the active noise-canceling QuietComfort Earbuds ($280, £250) are now available for preorder along with the new Sports Earbuds ($180, £180). Both will ship on...
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