If you’re sick of peeling the tape off your laptop’s camera every time you need to call into a virtual meeting, look no further than the Android phone lying on your desk. That’s right, you can use your Android phone as a makeshift webcam for Zoom or Skype video calls—no cables required. There are a …
If you’ve been itching to try out the Galaxy S20’s best features but don’t want to drop a ton of money on a new phone right now, you’ll soon have your chance. As part of a global update rolling out to all users as of April 3, Galaxy S10 and Note 10 users will gain …
While some ISPs are offering premium services for free during the coronavirus pandemic, HBO itself is taking action: it’s making several of its iconic TV shows and movies available to stream, for free. And you don’t even need to subscribe to any streaming services. Mentioned in this article HBO said Thursday that it’s adding free …
Whether you’re working from your backyard, a park, or a bus, there are times when you need a Wi-Fi connection on your laptop and you’re out of range of a network or public hotspot. Never fear: As long as you have your phone handy, you can deliver a personal and private network to your tablet …
If you use an antenna to cut the cable cord today, you can at best hope to get the major broadcast networks, some public access channels, and a smattering of digital subnets airing mostly classic movies and TV shows. Now, one broadcaster is claiming that it can deliver dozens more channels over the air by …
Updated April 1, 2020 to add information on the tax-filing deadline extension due to COVID-19. (No, this is not an April Fools’ gag!) In normal circumstances, the countdown to getting your 2019 taxes filed would begin in ernest today. But seeing as circumstances are far from normal, the deadline for filing both federal and state taxes …
An unpatched vulnerability within Zoom allows an attacker to drop a malicious link into a chat window and use it to steal a Windows password, according to reports. A hacker could use an attack called a UNC path injection to expose credentials, according to an attack posted on Twitter and subsequently followed up with an additional …
When you’re working from home for the first time, you quickly realize that it requires more thought than plunking your laptop on the coffee table. Nailing down the tech is a large part of it. But we realize, too, that there’s a “softer” side: what hours you keep, how to stay in contact with coworkers …
Apple has acquired the much-loved weather app Dark Sky. One of the first weather services to use machine learning to make very local and very timely weather predictions, Dark Sky has been a feature on just about every “best weather apps” list since its release back in 2012. What started as a successful Kickstarter project grew into …
From Disney Junior and Mister Rogers to Billie Eilish and Beyoncé, the curated and ad-free Spotify Kids app comes loaded with thousands of tunes that’ll keep your kids bopping while they school from home, and the beta version is now available in the U.S. for download. Boasting more than 125 hand-picked playlists, the Spotify Kids …