Sheltering consumers shut out of Snapchat for hours
The Snapchat application popular with young smartphone users went offline Wednesday for undetermined reasons, the company said.
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Disney+ streaming service hits 50 million users
The Walt Disney Company on Wednesday said its television streaming service has already won 50 million paid subscribers just five months after its launch in the US.
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Air France-KLM sees more than 90% of planes grounded
Air France-KLM passenger numbers plunged nearly 57 percent in March and it expects more than 90 percent of its planes to be grounded this month and in May due to the coronavirus crisis, the group said Thursday.
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Bluetooth signals from your smartphone could automate Covid-19 contact tracing while preserving privacy
Imagine you've been diagnosed as COVID-19 positive. Health officials begin contact tracing to contain infections, asking you to identify people with whom you've been in close contact. The obvious people come to mind—your ...
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Future quantum computers may pose threat to today's most-secure communications
Quantum computers that are exponentially faster than any of our current classical computers and are capable of code-breaking applications could be available in 12 to 15 years, posing major risks to the security of current ...
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Google offers free Stadia game access during pandemic
Google on Wednesday made its Stadia online video game service free to provide an escape for those hunkered down at home because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Virus outbreak delivers tech darlings a harsh reality check
Just as the coronavirus outbreak has boxed in society, it's also squeezed high-flying tech companies reliant on people's freedom to move around and get together.
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Alexa, Google could be listening to your work calls. Here's what to do.
A reminder to those who are working at home: You might want to turn your Amazon or Google smart home speaker them off, or at the very least, mute the microphone.
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Coronavirus shortage: Looking for a Logitech? Webcams hard to find as we all work from home
It's not just toilet paper that's hard to find.
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How about a smartphone with dual camera and a $109 price tag? Thanks, Samsung.
If the idea of spending $1,000 or more for a new, top-of-the-line Samsung phone rubs you the wrong way, may we interest you in a model from the same company for $109.99?
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