Tim Cook lets Apple employees work remotely amid coronavirus outbreak

From CNET: Apple CEO Tim Cook has given most of his company's global workforce permission to work from home, given growing concerns about the coronavirus, calling the outbreak an "unprecedented event" and a "challenging moment."

"Please feel free to work remotely if your job allows," for the week...

Apple’s Powerbeats 4 specs and images leak

From The Verge: Images of Apple’s unannounced Powerbeats 4 earbuds have appeared online for the first time, along with new details about their specs. WinFuture reports that the earbuds will have up to 15 hours of battery life this time around, up from the 12 hours you’d get from the Powerbeats 3...

Philips Performance Wireless PH805 Review (Page 1 of 4)

In one trip in going to Banff back with a few friends in August of last year, I got pulled over by the highway patrol for not wearing a seatbelt. In most cases, this would have been a trivial encounter, but the problem was the fact I was actually wearing a seatbelt, not to mention I was not even the person driving the car. The officer turned out to be extremely rude and confrontational. Therefore, I decided to try out some textbook methods in...

Corsair Scimitar RGB Elite Review (Page 1 of 4)

There is another old saying that says everything is bigger in Texas. After being there for a week, I can say it definitely applies to a lot of things. For one, even though I did not think food serving sizes were that much larger, I think the actual plates are larger than what we have in Calgary, and therefore everything was scaled up without looking bigger. Secondly, roadways and overpasses are much more prominent in the cities like Houston or...

Oppo’s first smartwatch is the oddly familiar Oppo Watch

From The Verge: As repeatedly teased by Oppo itself, Oppo is making a watch called the Oppo Watch, and today it got revealed in full. It looks extremely similar to the Apple Watch — not just because of its curved glass and square-ish screen, but also the integrated bands and the black-heavy UI. Its...

Facebook Sues Namecheap Over Domain Names That Deceive

From PC Mag: Facebook announced this week that it is suing the domain name registrar Namecheap for registering domain names "that aim to deceive people by pretending to be affiliated with Facebook apps."

Christen Dubois, Director and Associate General Counsel, IP Litigation at Facebook, explained...

SpaceX tourist trips to space station reportedly to cost $55M each

From CNET: A trio of space tourists will blast off to the International Space Station (ISS) in a SpaceX capsule, after Axiom Space made a deal with Elon Musk's company on Thursday. The first 10-day trip could happen in the latter half of next year, the company said in a release.

However, it won't...

Alexa adds severe weather alerts and new features for commuters

From The Verge: Amazon’s Alexa quietly gained a few features in February you might not be aware of, including severe weather alerts and the ability to send information about your commute directly to your phone. These, and other features, were announced in Alexa’s Monthly Roundup for February...

Apple Stores Face a Shortage of iPhone Replacements Due to Coronavirus

From PC Mag: The coronavirus appears to be affecting the supply chain for replacement iPhones. Apple is warning employees in Apple Stores that there may be shortages for up to the next four weeks.

As Bloomberg reports, Apple Store Geniuses have been told that replacement iPhones will be scarcely...

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