The first Nokia 5G phone is affordable, but it’s not a Galaxy S20 contender

Posted on March 20, 2020March 20, 2020 by Authcom

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HMD Global unveiled its first 5G phone, the Nokia 8.3 5G, which will cost just €599 when it hits stores this summer.
The handset, however, isn’t a flagship like Samsung’s Galaxy S20, but a high-end device sporting a few design and specs compromises.
HMD also unveiled a trio of affordable phones, including the new Nokia 5310 “Original.”
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HMD Global is the latest handset maker to unveil a 5G handset, the company’s first Nokia 5G phone. Most vendors will probably have at least one 5G phone in stores this year, just as carriers will improve coverage. These 5G phones will be more affordable than last year’s models, but some flagships will still cost more than you’d expect, with the Galaxy S20 series being a prime example of that. HMD, however, is doing things differently, as the Nokia 8.3 is a 5G phone that won’t burn a hole in your pocket. That means, however, that you’ll have to accept several compromises.

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Ancient ‘Wonderchicken’ fossil is oldest of modern birds

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Oldest-ever modern bird fossil found in Europe has been nicknamed the “Wonderchicken” due to its similarities between present-day chickens and ducks.
It’s believed that the species roamed the region as far back as one million years before the asteroid strike that triggered the death of most dinosaur species.
The fossil is helping scientists paint a clearer picture of the evolution of birds as we know them today.
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An ancient bird species has just been identified by a group of scientists led by the University of Cambridge. It’s thought to be the oldest example of a modern bird ever discovered, and it’s older than the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs by a full million years.

The discovery, which was published in the journal Nature, is helping scientists to better understand when the first examples of modern birds emerged. It’s also aiding in explaining why birds managed to persist even after the catastrophic dinosaur-killing asteroid came crashing down.

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Stuck at home, Conan O’Brien to film episodes of ‘CONAN’ on his iPhone

Posted on March 20, 2020March 20, 2020 by Authcom

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Conan O’Brien announced that his show CONAN will resume production next week, albeit at the comedian’s home.
O’Brien noted on Twitter that he will film the show by himself using an iPhone and that guests will be interviewed via Skype.
O’Brien isn’t the only host adjusting to an environment where nearly every production is on hold. In recent weeks, late-night hosts have continued to record shows in-studio, only without a live studio audience.
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The coronavirus is forcing many in the entertainment industry to improvise and come up with novel ways to keep that sweet content flowing. While some comics started releasing video clips on Twitter and Instagram to help satiate the masses, late-night hosts like Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon started recording episodes without a live studio audience.

In a similar vein, Conan O’Brien is planning to bring his popular TBS show CONAN back to the air, albeit with a coronavirus-inspired twist. As first detailed via a tweet from O’Brien himself, the former host of The Tonight Show said that he plans to shoot new episodes of CONAN from his house using a trusty iPhone.

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Nokia handset maker launches global data-roaming service

Posted on March 19, 2020March 19, 2020 by Authcom

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Nokia handset maker HMD Global quietly announced a global roaming data-only service called HMD Connect.
The SIM card comes with 1GB of bonus data, after which you pay for the data you need while roaming in chunks of up to 1GB, depending on the country you’re in.
The service can be managed from an app that’s already available in the Play Store, but doesn’t include voice minutes or regular texting.
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HMD Global should be a known commodity to Android fans by now, as it’s the company that now makes Nokia-branded smartphones. It turns out the company has more ambitious plans in mind than just selling phones, as it has quietly launched a brand new service that will benefit frequent travelers.

Called HMD Connect, the service is a pay-as-you-go global roaming internet service that works in more than 120 countries. The launch couldn’t have occurred at a worse time, however, as the “hassle-free data SIM” isn’t of much use in a world that’s currently preventing any unnecessary travel. Travel between Europe and the US is halted at this time, and several countries have instituted travel bans of their own to fight the COVID-19 outbreak.

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‘Friends’ reunion show on HBO Max delayed due to the coronavirus

Posted on March 19, 2020March 19, 2020 by Authcom

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HBO Max is a new streaming service set to launch in May of 2020.
Amidst a slew of streaming services, HBO Max was hoping that a highly-anticipated ‘Friends’ reunion show would help it make a big splash and hit the ground running.
The ‘Friends’ reunion show has since been delayed on account of the coronavirus. With the U.S. still working hard to contain the virus and prevent it from spreading, every Hollywood production is effectively on an indefinite hiatus.
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While you can make a strong case arguing that the last thing we need is yet another streaming service, AT&T’s HBO Max actually sounds compelling. Aside from offering users the expected stable of HBO content, HBO Max will also offer up original programming and shows from the likes of Warner Bros., New Line, DC Entertainment, TNT, TBS, truTV, the Cartoon Network, and more.

Beyond that HBO Max will also be the place where subscribers can enjoy all six seasons (148 episodes worth!) of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, a classic 90s comedy that has been conspicuously absent from streaming platforms. Still, there’s no question that the biggest show coming to HBO Max is Friends, the popular NBC show that enjoyed renewed popularity when it was on Netflix for a couple of years.

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64 PC games are free or cheap on Itch.io to keep you inside

Posted on March 19, 2020March 19, 2020 by Authcom

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Itch.io is offering up dozens of free and cheap PC games to help entertain people trapped indoors.
There are 64 free and cheap “games to help you stay inside,” including Anodyne, Glittermitten Grove, Nuclear Throne, and Thumper.
You can also check Itch.io’s sale page for hundreds of addition PC games on sale.
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We’re all going to be stuck indoors for a while. It’s not clear exactly how long, but if you’re expecting things to go back to normal within the next few weeks, chances are that you’re going to be disappointed. The coronavirus pandemic is an unprecedented crisis, and the only way that most of us can fight it is by simply doing nothing. If you don’t catch COVID-19, you can’t spread it, and if you don’t spread it, you’re part of the solution.

That’s all well and good, but if government officials and medical professionals expect us to stay cooped up for weeks on end, we are going to need plenty of ways to pass the time. Thankfully, game developers from around the world are stepping up by either putting their games on sale or giving them away in order to give us more reasons to stay parked in front of our PCs or TVs. The latest example is a collection of 64 free and cheap games on Itch.io.

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Uber ride volume is down 70% because of the coronavirus

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Uber’s business has been impacted significantly by the coronavirus, with the ride sharing giant noting that ride volume is down by nearly 70% in some areas.
The company has enough cash on hand to survive the current coronavirus crisis, according to CEO Dara Khosrowshahi.
Uber has temporarily suspended Uber Pool rides to help stop the virus from spreading.
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In a call with investors today, Uber had some good news and bad news to share. The bad news is that the volume of people taking Ubers has fallen drastically, with CEO Dara Khosrowshahi noting that ride volume is down nearly 70% in some cities. This, of course, shouldn’t come as much of a surprise given that many people are quarantined and, if we’re being honest, there’s not really anywhere to go given that restaurants, bars, gyms, and movie theaters are all closed for the time being.

The good news, though, is that the sky isn’t falling for Uber. According to Khosrowshahi, Uber has more than enough cash to help the company withstand and get through the current coronavirus crisis. Even in a worst-case scenario that would see ride volume drop by as much as 80%, Uber maintains that it will be able to persevere.

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SpaceX will launch its first crewed mission as early as May

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SpaceX and NASA are planning the launch of the first crewed flight of Crew Dragon to the International Space Station as early as May.
The mission will see two NASA astronauts travel to the ISS after being launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
A delay in the mission is possible, especially given the current pandemic and slowdowns as NASA urges much of its workforce to work from home.
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NASA and SpaceX are targeting the launch of the first crewed mission in a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft for mid-to-late May, according to the US space agency. The launch will be the first crewed mission into space launched from US soil since the last launch of the Space Shuttle way back in 2011.

The launch, which will take place from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, will see a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket fire the Crew Dragon to the International Space Station. Onboard the spacecraft will be NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley. The mission follows a successful uncrewed test flight of the Crew Dragon to the ISS months earlier.

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There is no COVID-19 vaccine. Don’t fall for scams.

Posted on March 19, 2020March 19, 2020 by Authcom

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Scammers are calling or texting people, offering COVID-19 vaccine reservations in return for credit card details and social security numbers.
There’s no such thing as a coronavirus vaccine, although plenty of countries have them in development.
There’s no specific COVID-19 treatment either, even though some existing drugs have shown promise on some patients.
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Several countries are working on fast-tracking a COVID-19 vaccine that could prevent the disease from spreading, assuming the virus doesn’t mutate by the time a vaccine is ready. However, the vaccine won’t be available until next year, according to most estimates, as these new drugs will have to go through the same regulatory hurdles as any other type of vaccine, no matter how dire the situation might be.

Trials and studies will need to be conducted to demonstrate the efficiency and safety of the vaccines before they become available to the general public. In other words, hang up immediately if anybody calls you promising immediate access to a COVID-19 vaccine.

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This site tells you how long you’ve got until you’re out of toilet paper

Posted on March 19, 2020March 19, 2020 by Authcom

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Retailers are still having trouble keeping household essentials like hand sanitizer and toilet paper stocked on the shelves as the COVID-19 coronavirus panic shows no signs of slowing down.
To help stop all the panic-buying so that there will be more supplies to go around, a new website has been built that calculates how long your current stash of toilet paper should last.
Simply input how many rolls you currently have on hand and how many trips to the bathroom you make daily, and the calculator estimates how many days before your supply runs out.
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One of the defining images associated with the coronavirus crisis that’s got the US and much of the rest of the world locked in the grips of a catastrophic panic is that of empty store shelves. Almost as soon as the crisis began to take hold and people learned more and more about the deadly virus, shoppers around the world raced to stock up (and in many cases, hoard) household essentials like hand sanitizer and toilet paper.

That’s still the case in many places around the country, with retailers struggling to keep the shelves stocked and resorting to measures like cutting store hours to give themselves more breathing room to get a handle on their inventory. Which is why it shouldn’t come as a surprise that someone has now built a toilet paper calculator — a website that you can use to input how many rolls you have on hand, and how often you make trips to the toilet each day, to make an estimate of how long your stash should last you.

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