Mar 25
The senator’s campaign said he was “still running for president” and plans to be at the next match-up with Joe Biden.
Mar 25
Currently, there is no known cure for the coronavirus. There is also no vaccine either, or at least one that has been approved for public use. However, the good news on that front is that according to Moderna’s CEO, it seems that the company is optimistic that they’ll be able to deliver a vaccine as early as this fall.
Now, before you get too excited about getting inoculated against COVID-19 (the official name for the new coronavirus), it seems that this vaccine will only be given to frontliners, such as healthcare workers like doctors and nurses and those who are caring for patients. This makes sense given that if doctors were to get sick themselves, who would be left to treat the rest of us?
Moderna, for those unfamiliar, is one of a handful of companies who are working on potential vaccines for the coronavirus. The company’s CEO, Stephane Bancels, believes that under emergency FDA authorization, and pending successful human trials of the vaccine, it is possible that it could come this fall.
As for vaccines for the rest of the population, Bancels believes that it could probably take at least 12-18 months. This is because there needs to be tests done to ensure that the vaccines work as intended, and that there are no unintended or harmful side effects. While the rest of us might only be able to get inoculated next year, this is still good news in the fight against COVID-19.
Coronavirus Vaccine Could Be Arriving This Fall For Healthcare Workers
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Mar 25
Back in 2019 when the first 5G smartphones started to roll out, it felt like the majority of 5G smartphones were pretty much limited to flagship handsets. This year, thanks to Qualcomm who started to push out mid-range Snapdragon chipsets with 5G, we’re starting to see more mid-range smartphones with support for 5G.
If you’d rather not spend all your hard-earned money on a high-end smartphone just for 5G, then ZTE might have something for you in the form of the newly-announced ZTE Axon 11 5G. As its name implies, this is a 5G-capable smartphone. It is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 765G chipset and comes with a 4,000mAh battery.
It also features a 6.47-inch FHD+ display, a 20MP front-facing camera, a 64MP rear-facing camera, and a fingerprint scanner built into the display. The phone also comes with 6/8GB of RAM, 128/256GB of storage, a microSD slot for memory expansion, and support for Quick Charge 4.0+.
There is no word on whether or not ZTE will be launching the phone worldwide, but for those living in China, the ZTE Axon 11 5G will be priced starting at around $380 for the 6GB variant, and around $480 for the 8GB variant with 256GB of storage.
ZTE Axon 11 5G Is A Mid-Ranger With 5G Connectivity
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Mar 25
Many undoubtedly cheered when Samsung announced that the Galaxy S20 smartphones would finally be getting a 120Hz display. Given that companies like Razer introduced 120Hz displays to smartphones years ago, many have been wondering why it has taken companies this long to introduce it to their products.
Turns out that there might be a very good reason why: poor battery life. According to a recent review of the Galaxy S20 smartphones by AnandTech, they have discovered that turning on the Galaxy S20’s 120Hz display resulted in quite a bit of battery drain. For example during web browsing, the Galaxy S20 Ultra with a 60Hz display managed to squeeze out 14.05 hours of battery.
However, when the 120Hz display was tuned on, it managed 11.33 hours. Note that this is the version which comes with the Snapdragon 865 chipset, although the same can be said for the Exynos variant. The Exynos version of the Galaxy S20 Ultra managed 12.28 hours with a 60Hz display, and 10.18 hours with a 120Hz display.
The difference is staggering as it means that you will lose anywhere between 2-3 hours of battery life with the 120Hz display enabled. This means that if you want to get the most out of your Galaxy S20’s battery, then perhaps consider reverting back to its 60Hz display.
The Samsung Galaxy S20’s 120Hz Found To Be Quite A Battery Hog
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Mar 25
Cookies are useful for the internet because it helps websites know who we are, if we’ve already logged in, and so on. Unfortunately, over the years, cookies have gained a bad reputation for being used for tracking users across websites, meaning that over time, websites and companies will learn more about you and your activities, and can thus create extremely targeted ads.
The good news is that if you’re a Safari user on either iOS or macOS, Apple has introduced an update to Safari in macOS 10.15.4 and iOS 13.4, in which the latest update will now allow Safari to fully block third-party cookies.
According to Apple, “It might seem like a bigger change than it is. But we’ve added so many restrictions to ITP since its initial release in 2017 that we are now at a place where most third-party cookies are already blocked in Safari.” Apple had actually introduced cookie blocking in Safari back in 2017, but it seems that these changes will make the browser’s Intelligent Tracking Prevention even better.
This is because of the removal of “statefulness” and also how attackers can no longer see Intelligent Tracking Prevention’s status. Apple boasts that Safari is the first mainstream browser to fully block third-party cookies by default, but we wouldn’t be surprised if eventually other browsers were to introduce similar features as well.
Latest Safari Update Will Fully Block Third-Party Cookies By Default
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Mar 25
With the world in dire need for certain medical supplies such as face masks, tech companies are starting to step up to the plate and do the right thing. Apple, for example, was recently announced to be donating as many as 9 million face masks to healthcare facilities around the US.
This is according to US Vice President Mike Pence who was quoted as saying, “And I spoke today, and the president spoke last week, with Tim Cook of Apple. And at this moment in time Apple went to their store houses and is donating 9 million N95 masks to healthcare facilities all across the country and to the national stockpile.”
It is unclear if Apple will be planning a similar donation to other countries that they operate in, but we suppose it is a start and it is no doubt a good thing. Like we said, various tech companies are starting to pitch in their efforts to help frontliners deal with the coronavirus outbreak.
Just last week, Razer announced that they will be converting some of the manufacturing lines and start to produce face masks as well, which they will be donating to various countries that need them the most. We are also seeing 3D printing being used to help healthcare workers, where volunteers are 3D printing things like respiratory valves and face shields to help protect doctors and nurses who are dealing with infected patients everyday.
Apple To Donate 9 Million Face Masks To Healthcare Facilities
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Mar 25
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While social distancing will not cure the coronavirus, it will help to flatten the curve in the number of infections and help ease the burden on healthcare workers, who seem to be dealing with more patients on a daily basis. To help remind people to stay home, it appears that various carriers around the world are starting to display messages in the status bar of phones to let customers know that they should be staying home.
This varies from carrier to carrier and country to country, but according to a thread on Twitter, it seems to be coming from countries like Germany, Belgium, United Arab Emirates, Peru, Turkey, India, Luxembourg, Romania, Indonesia, and Nigeria, just to name a few. We expect that eventually, more countries will be hopping on board with that idea.
Carriers have also been doing their part in trying to ensure that people stay home as much as possible. Take for example Verizon, who recently announced that they will be giving customers an extra 15GB of data that they can use as either regular data or data that can be used for hotspots.
US carriers have also announced a joint effort in which they will be temporarily waiving account cancellations and late fees for customers who might not be able to pay their bills in the coming months, due to many being forced out of a job or put on unpaid leave as companies are shutting down operations.
Carriers Are Displaying ‘Stay Home’ Messages On Status Bars
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Mar 25
Mar 25
Trevor Noah Proposes A Genius Hack To Sidestep Trump’s Coronavirus Misinformation
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe “Daily Show” host thinks Trump’s health advice would be a little less damaging if bleeped appropriately.
Mar 25
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