• Apple’s iPhone 9 will likely be released next week according to a new analyst report.
• The coronavirus has delayed the iPhone 12 development process by two weeks.
• Apple’s iPhone 12 models will still launch in September while the 6.7-inch iPhone 12 model will reportedly launch in October.
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There’s been a lot of speculation surrounding Apple’s iPhone release schedule as it pertains to both the iPhone 9 and iPhone 12. Compounding matters, of course, is that the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has completely disrupted Apple’s development process and any initial release timelines it had.

The iPhone 9, for instance, was initially supposed to arrive in stores sometime in March according to a handful of credible sources. The March release date made sense given that the original iPhone SE — which is essentially the predecessor to the iPhone 9 — was released in March of 2016.

A new research note from GF Securities analyst Jeff Pu (via MacRumors) now claims that the compact device — which will boast a 4.7-inch LCD display with Touch ID — will be released in mid-April. We’ve seen a few previous reports claiming that the iPhone 9 would arrive last week, so you’d be well-advised to take Pu’s report with a grain of salt. That said, there’s no denying that the evidence pointing to an iPhone 9 release in April is mounting and increasingly hard to ignore.

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• The Trump administration’s coronavirus stimulus checks are expected to start being distributed to Americans as soon as this week, starting in a matter of days, now that Congress has passed its massive coronavirus stimulus relief bill.
• Use the tables below to estimate how much you’re eligible for, and thus how big your coronavirus stimulus check will be.
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Here’s the good news for everyone who’s wondering how much money they’re set to get from the federal government once their stimulus check arrives, now that Congress has passed its massive coronavirus relief bill and the IRS is working to get those checks sent out ASAP. The first checks look to start being distributed next week, in the form of direct deposits into checking accounts.

The government is prioritizing the first wave of checks to go to people with lower incomes, as well as Social Security recipients. The disbursements will come in waves after that, with people who don’t have direct deposit information on file with the IRS set to be at the back of the line — those people will be waiting on paper checks in the mail, which will, of course, take longer. But now, for the good news: You don’t have to wait that long to learn how big your check will be.

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• The West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute and WVU Medicine are looking to detect novel coronavirus symptoms in healthcare workers early with the use of a smart ring.
• The Oura Ring can “capture body signals like resting heart rate, [heart rate variability], body temperature, and calorie burn,” and analyze sleep.
• The study will use AI to attempt to interpret health parameters in real-time to predict a COVID-19 outbreak.
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The only way to diagnose the novel coronavirus infection correctly is with a specialized type of test. A swab from your mouth or nose is enough to detect the presence of a viral load. A second test can look for COVID-19 antibodies in your blood and determine whether your immune system has fought off the infection — or whether it’s just starting to fight it. But there aren’t enough tests to go around, and you need to meet specific criteria to get a test in some countries. As for immunity tests, they’ve yet to be widely deployed, with the CDC set to approve one in the coming weeks.

COVID-19 has some specific signs, but not all patients exhibit them. And the most common ones are also common to the flu. Add to that the fact that the novel coronavirus is infectious even in people who have no symptoms, and that the incubation period is quite long, and you end up with a huge problem. Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Germany, and Iceland proved how critical it is to conduct large testing campaigns. But finding COVID-19 patients early is difficult without tests. That’s where a wearable company might help, as researchers are trying to determine whether a smart ring can help them predict the outbreak of COVID-19 in healthcare workers.

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• Instagram is now rolling out a new feature worldwide after pursuing a limited test earlier this year — the ability for users to access their direct messages on the web, in addition to the app.
• This continues a Facebook-ification of the app, which is owned by the social networking giant and is starting to become a kind of “New Facebook” and a much more full-featured version of its earlier self as Facebook’s popularity has waned and its user base has aged.
• Instagram announced the news about DMs on the Web via a tweet on Friday morning.
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The inexorable push to Facebook-ify Instagram, which is owned by the social networking giant, is continuing, with the evolution of the photo-sharing app now including the ability for users worldwide to access their direct messages from the web.

This is something Instagram has been testing in a limited way since January, and starting today everyone will now have the ability to send a receive DMs after logging into their Instagram account on a desktop. What’s more, there’s basically feature parity with the app, so you’ll still be able to easily include emoji and other media like photos with your missives.

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• A new genetic study reveals that the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus in New York appears to have stemmed mostly from infected travelers from Europe, not China.
• Researchers in New York began to pick up on this in March, around the same time as the Trump administration imposed a ban on travel from Europe around the beginning of the month.
• New York has become the epicenter of the virus in the US, with more cases there than any other country in the world.
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New York state hit a sobering coronavirus milestone in recent days, now that it has more confirmed cases of the COVID-19 virus than any other country around the world. But regardless of what New Yorkers might have thought they knew about the virus up to this point, a new genetic study reveals at least one important fact about the virus that might come as a surprise: New York City’s outbreak is attributable mostly to infected travelers coming from Europe, not China.

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• Facebook introduced a new Quiet Mode this week that silences most notifications.
• Facebook’s Quiet Mode will also remind you not to check the app when it is turned on.
• In order to activate Quite Mode, open the Facebook app, click the hamburger menu at the far-right on the bottom of the screen, open the Settings & Privacy menu, and click Your Time on Facebook.
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In the modern world, attempting to limit the amount of time we spend in front of screens has always been difficult, but the novel coronavirus pandemic has made it nearly impossible. Cooped up at home with nothing to do, especially the people who have been furloughed or laid off as a result of the global economy all but shutting down, many of us are turning to TV, computers, video games, and smartphones to keep us entertained.

If you have been on social media at all in the past few weeks, you’ve probably seen people whining about the Screen Time report that the iPhone and iPad spit back at them once a week. Unsurprisingly, those numbers have skyrocketed lately, and the longer we have to stay indoors, the more depressing those reports are likely to be. In response to this, Facebook has introduced a new Quiet Mode feature that might help you manage your screen time.

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• Bill Gates warned in an interview that a coronavirus-like outbreak can happen every 20 years or so.
• But thanks to the world’s slow response to the COVID-19 pandemics, we’ll be more prepared to handle the next major health crisis.
• The Microsoft founder is working through his foundation on several coronavirus vaccines, which are the only way to really stop the spread of the new virus.
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A Bill Gates TED talk from 2015 in which the Microsoft founder predicted that the world’s next major problem would be a plague rather than a world war went viral a few months ago. The world realized that what was happening with the novel coronavirus outbreak followed a scenario that Gates laid out. His goal at the time was to raise awareness and convince governments to prepare their responses to a pandemic accordingly. The COVID-19 health crisis shows the world wasn’t just caught by surprise, it failed to act accordingly. Even if China withheld information and hid the real number of cases and fatalities, many countries had time to prepare to handle local coronavirus epidemics. A few of them actually did, while most wasted nearly two months.

Gates now warns that a coronavirus-like outbreak can happen every 20 years or so. But next time around, he believes, the world will be prepared to respond.

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• Many people forget how important antivirus software is, but Amazon is running a terrific one-day deal that will hopefully give you incentive to be smarter about how you protect your Windows PC.
• On Friday only, you can get a 2-year subscription to the popular Webroot Internet Security Plus with Antivirus Protection Software solution for just $49.99.
• The software includes everything you need to protect your computer against viruses, malware, hackers, and more cybersecurity threats, and you’ll only be paying the equivalent of $25 per year.
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The novel coronavirus pandemic has changed our lives in so many ways, and it will be many months before things even begin to get back to normal. In hot zones in particular, most stores and other nonessential businesses will have to remain closed potentially through the end of the summer. The painful truth is that many of them will never reopen. In fact, even restaurants that have been allowed to remain open for takeout and delivery orders may end up closing down permanently because business for many of them has been so slow. We should all do our best to support local businesses whenever we’re able to, of course.

As for personal impact, many of us are working from home or taking online classes from home for the first time. If that’s the case, it’s important to remember that when it comes to the COVID-19 outbreak, not everyone is in this together. Most people band together and look for ways to help each other, even if that just means having a video chat once in a while with someone who might be lonely. But some people are trying to use the pandemic as an opportunity to take advantage of others. That’s especially true of nefarious hackers, which means you need to protect yourself.

Amazon is running a terrific deal for one day only on Friday that slashes the price of Webroot Internet Security Plus with Antivirus Protection Software to just $49.99. That’s a 2-year subscription, mind you, and it covers you for up to three devices. That means you can protect every computer in your home for the next two years, and it’ll only cost you $50! It’s a fantastic deal, but it’s only available until the end of the day.

Webroot Internet Security Plus with Antivirus Protection Software | 3 Device | 2 Year Subscript…: $49.99

Here are the key details from Amazon’s product description:

• BLOCKS VIRUSES & MALWARE: Cloud-based antivirus software from Webroot provides comprehensive internet security protection for your PC or Mac without slowing you down.
• IDENTITY THEFT PREVENTION: Defends you against identity theft by protecting private information like usernames, passwords, account numbers, and more.
• SAFER WEB BROWSING: Total security software proactively scans the internet to block phishing, ransomware, and other malicious attempts to steal your money and personal information.
• NEVER SLOWS YOU DOWN: Scans your computer for viruses and malware in seconds, and uses almost no storage space thanks to a cloud-based architecture.
• ADVANCED FEATURES: All the features of Webroot Antivirus software, plus a Password Manager that encrypts all your unique logins under one easy password.

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• Pfizer has a promising drug in development that targets the novel coronavirus’s ability to replicate.
• The new drug could help save patients experiencing mild-to-moderate COVID-19 cases, but extensive human testing is still needed.
• The pharmaceutical giant is also working on adapting additional drugs for severe COVID-19 cases, as well as four distinct vaccine candidates for the new disease.
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The novel coronavirus tuned out the be a much bigger problem than some governments had anticipated. Nearly 1.6 million people have been infected by COVID-19 so far, and almost 100,000 patients died fighting it as of Friday morning. These numbers will worsen in the coming weeks. As more cases are detected, more at-risk patients will develop complications and die. But things are improving in various countries, as social distancing measures are starting to work.

The main problem with the new virus is that there’s no therapy for it, though plenty of potential cures are already in testing around the world. Some have shown promise in limited tests but need further scientific data. Others are vaccines that might eradicate the disease, but they need to pass through proper regulatory hoops that verify their efficacy and safety. Pharmaceutical company Phizer already has a promising new drug against coronavirus, and it’s adapting other existing medicines for COVID-19. On top of that, the company is working on four different vaccines and said it’ll provide assistance with manufacturing others if outside companies’ vaccines turn out to be better choices against the coronavirus, and if they need additional manufacturing capacity.

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• A special limited-time Amazon deal saves you more than $115 on one of the best and most powerful Dyson cordless vacuums of all time.
• The Dyson Cyclone V10 Motorhead Lightweight Cordless Stick Vacuum Cleaner is just as powerful as the newer V11 model and it has the same incredible battery life.
• This model typically sells for $500, but it’s available from Amazon for a short time for $384 and change.
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Responsible Americans who care about the health of their friends, families, and neighbors have already been in quarantine for weeks now. While there are indications that the worst of the novel coronavirus outbreak in the United States might soon be behind us, we still have plenty more self-quarantining left to do if we have any hope of slowing the spread of COVID-19 and eventually getting back to normal. Remember, not taking precautions with the flu might lead to about 14 people getting infected. That same scenario with the novel coronavirus will lead to more than 59,000 infections.

So the moral of the story is that we’re all going to be in quarantine for a while longer, which means we’ll all be in close quarters with our family for a while longer. That’s mostly a good thing, of course, but you start to remember certain things when you spend so much time together… like how filthy people can be. If you’re sick and tired of using a busted old vacuum to clean up your family’s mess every few days, we’ve got some great deals for you to check out. It all starts with the Dyson Cyclone V10 Motorhead Lightweight Cordless Stick Vacuum Cleaner, which happens to be one of the best cordless vacuums Dyson has ever made, if not the best.

Dyson Cyclone V10 Motorhead Lightweight Cordless Stick Vacuum Cleaner: $384.12

The V11 series is newer than the V10, but trust us when we tell you that V11 vacuums are a total waste of money. The V10 series has the same powerful motor and the same ridiculously long battery life. The only real difference is that the V11 has a little LED indicator on it that tells you how much battery you have left. Do you really want to pay hundreds more for a battery life indicator when the V10 lasts for a full hour per charge anyway? No one uses a cordless stick vacuum for an hour straight, so save some cash and take advantage of Amazon’s sale that slashes more than $115 off the price of the Dyson V10 Motorhead vacuum.

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If you’re looking to spend even less, there’s a fantastic alternative from Bissell that’s on sale at its lowest price ever for a limited time. The Bissell ICONpet cordless vacuum isn’t quite as powerful as the Dyson, but it has more than enough oomph to get the job done. It also has a few nifty features you won’t find on the Dyson like an LED light on the brush head so you can see all the dirt that the Dyson might’ve missed.

Lastly, if you want a top-of-the-line model with a crazy design and features that are nowhere to be found on any Dyson, the smartphone-connected Tineco Pure ONE S12 Smart Cordless Stick Vacuum is down to $429.

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