In one of the more unusual use cases, Morocco is the latest country to turn to arial drones to help combat the coronavirus pandemic. One of the biggest challenges many governments face is trying to enforce social distancing and self-isolation. Read More
Google May 2020 Core Update rolling out
This is the second Google core update of 2020. Google announced it is rolling out a new core update, the May 2020 core update, Monday. This is the second core update of the 2020 year, the first one was the January 2020 core Read More
Ericsson Wins China Mobile Contract
Ericsson has scored a big win, beating out Nokia for contracts with the world’s largest telecoms company, China Mobile. Ericsson, Nokia and Huawei are locked in a three-way battle for dominance in the 5G equipment market. Huawei is widely thought Read More
Yahoo introduces ‘Answers Now’ app, but will users respond?
The company hopes to address historical quality problems with a matching algorithm. There was a time that “answer engines” or “social search” appeared poised to be a viable alternative to traditional Google search. That never happened. Some sites faded and Read More
Microsoft Blames Security For Lack of Thunderbolt, Removable RAM on Surface Devices
Microsoft has blamed an unlikely target for Surface devices not having Thunderbolt ports or removable RAM: security. According to WalkingCat on Twitter, a Surface engineering webinar says that security is the main reason for both features being missing from Surface tablets and Read More
Carriers Extend Service Protection Due to Coronavirus
Comcast, T-Mobile and Verizon have announced they will extend their coronavirus service protection policies until at least June 30. As the coronavirus began taking a toll on small businesses and individuals, wireless carriers and internet providers voluntarily adopted the FCC’s “Keep Americans Read More
Google Search Console reports may have changed
Google’s AMP, Mobile Usability, Speed, all rich result reports have been updated. Google has updated many of the reports within Google Search Console to “cover a smaller number of pages, in order to provide better performance in Search Console,” Google wrote. Read More
iOS Users Can Purchase Amazon Content In-App
iOS users can finally purchase Amazon Prime Video content in-app, significantly improving the user experience. The Verge was the first to notice the change, and confirmed the prices for content did “not appear to have been raised to account for the Read More
Should Apple and Google CEOs Be Personally Responsible For Coronavirus Tracking App Privacy?
In a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Senator Josh Hawley wants both CEOs to take personal responsibility for customer privacy. Apple and Google recently announced their efforts to working on coronavirus tracking apps that will use Read More
Americans Being Targeted by Coronavirus Digital Fraud
TransUnion research shows Americans are being targeted by coronavirus-related digital fraud in alarming numbers. As the coronavirus pandemic forces more Americans to stay at home, ecommerce has become a critical part of everyday life. Even basic necessities are being purchased Read More