Photo: Sam Rutherford (Gizmodo) Originally, T-Mobile wasn’t planning on introducing its new super-cheap Connect plan until after it had finalized its merger with Sprint. Now, with covid-19 putting a strain on everyone’s budget, the company has decided to push it out just a bit earlier. Going live this Wednesday, March 25, the new pre-paid Connect
Month: March 2020
For much of the history of enterprise technology, companies tended to buy from a single vendor because it made managing the entire affair much easier while giving them a “single throat to choke” when something went wrong. On the flip side, it also put customers at the mercy of said vendor — and it wasn’t
The new collaborative feature shows how XR can help keep things going in the age of coronavirus. Vancouver-based start-up Precision OS just introduced a new multiplayer feature for VR surgical training platform. This means that surgeons and nurses can work together in the same operating room even if they are physically thousands of miles apart.
Smart thermometer maker Kinsa has been working on building accurate, predictive models of how seasonal illnesses like the flu travel in and among communities – and its fever map is finding new utility as the novel coronavirus pandemic grows globally. While Kinsa’s US Health Weather Map has no way of tracking the spread of COVID-19
Planet 13 is located blocks off the Las Vegas Strip and holds the title as the world’s largest cannabis dispensary. But it’s much more than just a storefront. There’s a lot to the 115,000-square-foot facility, including entertainment, restaurants and cannabis processing equipment where the company makes edibles and drinks. This is a destination, Vegas-style. In
A rumor is suggesting that a sequel to Marvel’s Spider-Man will come in late 2021. A throwaway Reddit account claims the 2018 Insomniac Games hit will launch for the PlayStation 5, with a reveal coming this summer. The post cites an unnamed source within developer Insomniac Games and builds off a report that another Reddit
Fortnite season 2 is here, along with the latest collaboration between Epic Games and Disney. After crossovers with Avengers and Star Wars, Fortnite is teaming up with Deadpool. Players can unlock an official skin themed after the crazy Merc with a Mouth — but not in the way you might expect. You can’t purchase the
You don’t really know ‘cool’ if you haven’t used a flip phone. You can see a person’s attitude change dramatically, the moment they have a flip phone in their hands. Even when you use the most premium phone from today, it may turn a few heads, but the attention you get when you slap a
Enable, a U.K. startup that has developed a cloud-based “rebate management solution” to help distributors, manufacturers and retailers manage rebates, is announcing $13 million in Series A funding. The round is led by Menlo Ventures, with participation from Sierra Ventures. As part of the investment, Menlo Ventures’ Steve Sloane has joined the Enable board. Founded
iPhone users concerned they might have the coronavirus can now ask Siri for advice. Apple updated its digital assistant over the weekend to offer more comprehensive help for anyone fearing they may have contracted the virus, formally known as COVID-19. Now, when you ask Siri a question along the lines of: “Do I have the
A growing number of countries are imposing lockdowns as part of efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus, formally known as COVID-19. Lockdowns are currently in place in countries such as Italy, Spain, and France, which have ordered their citizens to stay indoors and only go out if absolutely necessary. Similarly drastic measures are
President Donald Trump claimed this weekend that General Motors, Ford, and Tesla—whose Netherlands factory is pictured above—had been given permission to produce ventilators “FAST!”Photo: Getty As officials scramble to contend with a critical ventilator shortage amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, the Trump administration is resorting to “wartime” measures and leaning on the private sector to
Long and short distance travel have all but stopped for many people at the moment. But looking forward to a time when that may no longer be the case, a company designing flying taxis is today announcing a large round of funding to help continue developing its product. Lilium, a Munich-based startup that is designing
Teamfight Tactics, Riot Games’ auto-battler set in the League of Legends universe, has finally arrived on mobile devices with Android and iOS versions now available for downloads in their respective app stores. Teamfight Tactics for mobile may be linked to players’ Riot Accounts on the PC to carry over purchases, ranks, experience, and inventory between
Valve founder and CEO Gabe Newell revealed that the studio is working on a “larger reboot” of digital card game Artifact, in an overhaul that is internally known as Artifact 2. Artifact already disappointed fans when it was announced at The International 2017, as they were hoping for Half-Life 3. Before it was released in
Prepare yourself for the launch of Half-Life: Alyx with this quick history lesson. After a grueling four-month wait, Half-Life: Alyx launches on VR headsets tomorrow morning, offering VR players what’s being touted as the future of VR gaming. For long-time Half-Life fans, however, the launch of HL:A marks the end of a 13 year wait
With so many of us staying home and practicing social distancing due to the global pandemic of coronavirus, officially called COVID-19, people are thinking about how to stay sane and achieve some goals while stuck in self-isolation. To help with this, retired Canadian astronaut and national treasure Chris Hadfield has made a video offering advice
The rumored iPhone SE 2, also referred to as the iPhone 9, has reportedly started mass production, hinting at an imminent release, while the iPhone 12 launch will be delayed, according to a reliable insider. Hype for the iPhone SE 2 escalated early this year when OnLeaks shared renders that hinted the upcoming smartphone will
Following similar moves by Lime, Bird, Tier and others, Voi Technology, the European e-scooter rentals and so-called micro-mobility startup, says it has “paused” operations in several countries due to the Coronvirus pandemic. This sees the company suspend operations in all but nine key cities. In a short statement issued to media on Friday, Voi said
IndiaSpendMar 22, 2020 14:12:42 IST By Disha Shetty Roughly one in every two individuals (52 percent) will be living in water-stressed regions by 2050 as climate change affects the water cycle and makes it harder to manage resources, said the World Water Development Report 2020 released by the United Nations (UN) on March 22, 2020, marked as the World Water
MongabayMar 22, 2020 12:31:14 IST By Rachel Meyer and Basten Gokkon It had rained all morning across Jakarta on the first Tuesday in February. The rivers in the Indonesian capital quickly filled up, carrying all kinds of debris toward the Java Sea. In one of the city’s largest waterways, a Dutch-made device was trapping some
Blizzard revealed Echo as the 32nd hero of Overwatch, with a unique ultimate ability that is already drawing both excitement and concern. Echo is the creation of robotics expert Mina Liao, one of the founding members of Overwatch. The robot was first seen in the animated short Reunion featuring McCree and Ashe at BlizzCon 2018,
Want to spice up your Windows 10 PC by adding a little personal flavor to Microsoft’s latest operating system? We’re here to help. Changing your Windows login screen background and desktop wallpaper is rather straightforward, but if you’re not familiar with Windows 10’s overall layout — or if Microsoft decides to remap the process —
Photo: Josh Edelson (Getty) Movie theaters worldwide have been shuttering in the wake of the novel coronavirus outbreak since there—understandably—aren’t a lot of butts in seats between limitations on public gatherings, mandatory quarantines, and widespread adoption of social distancing practices. Several major studios such as Disney and Universal have partially solved their half of the
Right now the world is at war. But this is no ordinary war. It’s a fight with an organism so small we can only detect it through use of a microscope — and if we don’t stop it, it could kill millions of us in the next several decades. No, I’m not talking about COVID-19,
With the 2020 ski season seeing a premature end thanks to well-above-average temperatures all winter long and curtailed by the coronavirus, many winter sports retailers are stuck with an overstock of all kinds of equipment and accessories. From gloves to outerwear and even skis and snowboards, it’s a buyer’s market out there. While the season
Your browser cache stores many bits of information you use when you access a website. These include images, scripts, and other factors that go into providing a better user experience next time you visit the site. While this is helpful, it’s also a sure-fire way to get caught in the dust as the site updates
The young protagonists of The World Beyond. Image: AMC The second generation of The Walking Dead’s world is going to have to wait a bit longer for their journey, as The Walking Dead: World Beyond has been delayed. Originally, World Beyond, which features a group of survivors journeying out into the apocalyptic wastes beyond the
The headset, code-named ‘Del Mar’, will supposedly use a ‘Jedi’ controller. According to leaked documentation recently discovered by a handful of Oculus developers, it appears as though Facebook has already begun development on its next VR headset. Code-named ‘Del Mar’, the device was referenced briefly in an infobox posted on the official Oculus website. Facebook
Following a confirmed case of coronavirus in a U.S. Amazon warehouse, a group of four Senators has called on the company to do more to protect its workers from the outbreak, officially called COVID-19. U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-New Jersey), along with Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and Senators Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey) and Sherrod Brown
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