insert_link Tech Made Simple Google Bans the Infowars Android app over false Coronavirus claims Google has banned the Infowars Android app from the Google Play store, the company confirmed to Wired on Friday. The app was apparently removed because of a video posted by radio host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones that, according to Wired, “disputed the need for social distancing, shelter in place, and quarantine efforts meant to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.” Before it was removed, the app had more […] todayMarch 31, 2020
insert_link Fashion Rent the Runway retail stores close and all Employees laid off due to Coronavirus COVID-19 has affected the clothing rental market. While Rent the Runway will still conduct business as usual online, the company sent an email out to its customers this weekend to announce the temporary closures of all of its brick-and-mortar locations. Rent the Runway's retail stores closed at the end of business on March 15, and are estimated to remain closed for one week. The company said it will continue […] todayMarch 30, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Sony confirms PS5 will support ‘overwhelming majority’ of PS4 games Sony has issued an update to clarify its stance on backwards compatibility for the PlayStation 5, saying the upcoming console will support an “overwhelming majority” of the 4,000-plus existing PS4 titles. Prior to the update, The Verge reported that Sony’s Mark Cerny, the system architect for the PS5 who detailed its full hardware specifications in a live-streamed presentation on Wednesday, said the console would support “almost all” of the top […] todayMarch 25, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Google now giving away three months of Stadia access to Chromecast owners Google is slowly but steadily opening its Stadia cloud gaming service to more interested customers, with a new promotion starting this month that offers three months of its Stadia Pro subscription to owners of Chromecast Ultra devices. It’s not required that you buy a new device. Rather, you just have to opt to receive promotional emails from Google, and the company is sending out the offer to known Chromecast Ultra-owning […] todayMarch 14, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness Starbucks Stops Reusable Mugs over Coronavirus Concerns, but Pilot Tests Compostable Cups Starbucks is temporarily restricting the use of reusable, personal mugs in stores because of the coronavirus, the company announced last week. In an open letter posted on the company's website, executive Vice President Rossann Williams wrote that the company has "taken a series of precautionary steps in response to this emerging public health impact." "Our focus remains on two key priorities: Caring for the health and well-being of our partners and […] todayMarch 12, 2020
insert_link Food & Drink Starbucks suspends Personal Cups due to Coronavirus, but Pilot Tests Compostable Cups Starbucks is temporarily restricting the use of reusable, personal mugs in stores because of the coronavirus, the company announced last week. In an open letter posted on the company's website, executive Vice President Rossann Williams wrote that the company has "taken a series of precautionary steps in response to this emerging public health impact." "Our focus remains on two key priorities: Caring for the health and well-being of our partners and […] todayMarch 12, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Google cancels I/O 2020 over Coronavirus Concerns Google is canceling its I/O developer event this year, amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. Google I/O was due to take place between May 12th to 14th this year, and the cancellation comes just days after Google scrapped its Cloud Next event in San Francisco in favor of a “digital-first” event. “Due to concerns around the coronavirus (COVID-19), and in accordance with health guidance from the CDC, WHO, and other health […] todayMarch 5, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Google removes alleged spying app ToTok from the Play Store… again Google has removed the chat app ToTok, which is allegedly an espionage tool for the United Arab Emirates, from the Play Store for a second time. The app was previously pulled from Apple’s App Store and the Google Play Store in December, shortly before The New York Times published a report about it, but Google quietly reinstated the app in January. This time the app appears to have remained unavailable […] todayFebruary 20, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Windows 10X has already been installed on a MacBook and a Surface Go Microsoft’s Windows 10X operating system isn’t even out yet, but it’s already been installed on a MacBook and a Surface Go. The software maker released its Windows 10X emulator earlier this week, and people have managed to take this OS image and extract it and tweak it on real hardware. One developer has installed Windows 10X on a MacBook, and a brief video shows that it appears to run well. […] todayFebruary 19, 2020
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