The first study of coronavirus transmission aboard airplanes actually offers good news
A new coronavirus study gives us a first look at the transmission rate on airplanes, suggesting that the risk of catching COVID-19 might be small …
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As schools reopen, shocking study says children may spread coronavirus more than adults
A new study says coronavirus spread might be fueled by infected children, who develop higher viral loads in the upper respiratory tract than adults. The …
Pixel 5 might be released before the iPhone 12
The Pixel 5 release date just leaked, with a well-known YouTuber saying the phone will launch on September 30th. The Pixel 5 might beat the …
This is the world’s first phone with a camera under the display
The ZTE Axon 20 5G will be the world’s first smartphone with an under-display camera. The Chinese vendor will announce the handset on September 1st, …
Researchers think coronavirus and flu might spread from dust particles
The novel coronavirus might spread via dust particles, say researchers who studied aerosolized fomites influenza transmission. The researchers showed that flu virus from an infected …
FDA’s emergency approval of a key coronavirus therapy is on hold
An unexpected coronavirus treatment update comes from the FDA, which has placed the emergency approval of blood plasma for COVID-19 on hold. Health experts, including …
Here’s what the menus on the Xbox Series X will look like
The Xbox Series X user interface was quietly unveiled, with the help of a blog post and promo video. Microsoft is focusing on speed and …
Massive iPhone 12 leak reveals every detail that was still a mystery
The iPhone 12 release date was officially postponed by a few weeks, with a recent leak saying that the non-Pro models could launch in the …
PS5 and Xbox prices and release dates just leaked again
The PS5 and Xbox Series X prices and release dates have leaked again, with a leaker claiming to have detailed information for all four new …
Apple just fixed something in iOS 14 that was driving me crazy
iOS 14 beta 5 fixes one of the tiny iOS 14 changes that aren’t important enough to be addressed during an iOS presentation. But it’s …
This ‘Game of Thrones’ star would sign a petition to remake the final season
Game of Thrones season 8 is one of the worst final seasons of a TV series in the history of television. Some fans are still …
This is one way that doctors can significantly reduce coronavirus deaths
In the absence of a coronavirus cure that could prevent complications and significantly reduce the risk of death, doctors have been trying all sorts of …
Google Maps is about to get another major redesign
Google Maps has another set of new features for users, and this time we’re looking at a massive redesign of the actual maps. Google is …
New study says the coronavirus pandemic could end sooner than we thought
Coronavirus herd immunity may be closer than we thought, according to some scientists. They have adapted their mathematical models to take into account real-life factors …
An even more contagious coronavirus strain was discovered in Asia, but don’t panic
The novel coronavirus is spreading faster in some Asian countries where authorities warn of a mutated COVID-19 strain that might be more infectious than the …
Fortnite may have leaked the PS5 and Xbox Series X launch window
The PS5 and Xbox Series release dates are still secret, as Sony and Microsoft are yet to reveal launch and pricing information for the next-gen …
Don’t ever buy a Samsung Galaxy phone or tablet unless it’s on this list
The Galaxy S20 series will be the first Samsung phones to get the Android 11 update this year. Samsung announced recently that it plans to …
Scientists say this coronavirus risk factor is especially dangerous for men
Researchers have identified several coronavirus risk factors that can make COVID-19 worse. Cancer, heart disease, diabetes, weak immune system, and obesity are among the medical …
This is when coronavirus patients are the most contagious
With the coronavirus transmission rate still high, people must understand how the virus spreads, how long it takes to develop symptoms, and when a person …
New studies reveal very good news about coronavirus immunity
Scientists are getting closer to explaining coronavirus immunity after infection or after immunization with a potential vaccine. A new series of studies shows that the …
This is the Xbox Series X rumor you’ll hate the most
A new Xbox Series X price rumor says Microsoft’s brand new console will be more expensive than initially thought. A source from the retail industry …
Facebook starts ambitious plan to unify all of its instant messenger apps
Facebook has started merging Messenger with Instagram chat, which appears to be the first step towards the unified, end-to-end, instant chat service that Facebook has …
There’s still ‘no evidence’ that coronavirus is being transmitted by food
Coronavirus transmission via food isn’t a risk, the World Health Organization reassure. A number of reports from New Zealand and China indicated that the coronavirus …
This new coronavirus breakthrough is key to helping determine if you’re infected
A new study provides a key detail surrounding coronavirus symptoms, the likely order in which COVID-19 signs appear in infected patients. The timeline of COVID-19 …
Here’s when Fauci thinks the coronavirus pandemic will end and life will go back to normal
People are worried that the coronavirus pandemic will prevent life from going back to normal for several months or even several years. Dr. Anthony Fauci …
CDC finally revealed how long coronavirus immunity lasts – and it looks like bad news
How long does coronavirus immunity last after infection? The CDC quietly published the first defined COVID-19 immunity period on its website. The virus is too …
The novel coronavirus might be even deadlier than 1918 Spanish flu
Coronavirus deaths might be comparable to the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, researchers said in a new study. COVID-19 is deadlier than the regular flu that …
This revolutionary new coronavirus cure is already saving lives
A breakthrough coronavirus cure might soon be available, as researchers are studying a drug that could eliminate the virus, calm the immune response, and repair …
US officials say Russia’s coronavirus vaccine isn’t even suitable to be tested on animals
The Russian coronavirus vaccine that was approved earlier this week isn’t on WHO’s shortlist of advanced vaccines. There’s no scientific evidence to back up the …
These groundbreaking drugs will give us coronavirus immunity until vaccines are ready
Coronavirus immunity can be obtained by surviving COVID-19 or getting a vaccine, but there’s an additional way to gain limited protection against the new virus: …
