Coronavirus panic-buying even hits Amazon hard, where many essentials are out of stock
Coronavirus panic has sent consumers racing to find and stock up on household essentials to prepare for the virus, like Purell and toilet paper — …
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A JetBlue passenger who flew with the coronavirus got slapped with a lifetime ban
We are going to see a lot more of this kind of thing in the coming days, as the US and the rest of the …
Apple closing all stores outside of China through March 27
After announcing that its upcoming annual developers conference will switch to an online-only format this year as a result of the continued spread of the …
Elon Musk thinks coronavirus isn’t even one of the ‘top 100 health risks’ to worry about
Elon Musk has now doubled-down on his tweet from a few days ago that declared “the coronavirus panic is dumb,” this time via a Friday …
Disney suspends all live-action film production because of the coronavirus
Disney has taken another extraordinary step in response to the continued spread of the coronavirus — bringing an immediate halt to all live-action film production …
Cable TV prices have gone up so much that they now exceed most combined utility bills
One of the consequences of a growing number of consumers cutting the cord and going all-in on streaming TV is that cable TV companies end …
Reggie Fils-Aime made people fall in love with Nintendo. Can he do it again at GameStop?
GameStop announced something of a Hail Mary play late Monday — the addition of some retail industry heavyweights to its board of directors, including former …
Samsung vs. Apple: New book promises tell-all history of one of tech’s great rivalries
Samsung and Apple have been fierce rivals in the smartphone game for years, each paying intensely close attention to what the other is doing and …
Google unveils massive coronavirus response, including Search updates
The coronavirus outbreak shows no signs of slowing down in the US, with the latest numbers as of the time of this writing including more …
iPhone 12 release and iPhone 9 reportedly delayed due to coronavirus
Apple’s iPhone 12 series will feature the first big iPhone redesign in three years, and it’s the most hotly anticipated smartphone release of 2020. Four …
WWDC 2020: Is this a clue that one of Apple’s biggest events might get canceled?
WWDC is one of Apple’s biggest events every year, a chance for the iPhone maker to show off updated software for its phones and other …
Women’s History Month: Here’s how Google is helping users celebrate
Women’s History Month is being celebrated throughout March. To mark the occasion (as well as that of International Women’s Day, which comes this weekend on …
Apple’s iPhone 9 is reportedly delayed due to coronavirus
There’s no question whatsoever that Apple’s upcoming iPhone 12 series is the most hotly anticipated launch of 2020. We’re still six months away from Apple …
Apple’s iPhone 12 will crush every other smartphone in 2020 for two reasons
Buzz surrounding the upcoming new iPhone 12 lineup is really starting to pick up now, which should be fairly troubling to Apple’s rivals since the …
Apple’s iPhone supply chain won’t return to normal for a few more months
Just a day or so after Apple CEO Tim Cook seemed to hint in an interview on Friday that the iPhone maker might not be …
One of Apple’s biggest events of 2020 is coming up – will coronavirus ruin it?
We’re only two months into 2020, and already a growing handful of major tech industry events have been completely scuttled thanks to the ongoing spread …
Spotify’s redesigned app is much easier to use
Spotify is one of many peoples’ most-used daily apps on their mobile device, so anytime it makes even a modest change to the app (related …
AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile will pay a massive fine for violating your privacy
The Federal Communications Commission is preparing to recommend that a fine of at least $200 million be levied against four major US wireless carriers — …
Your Netflix bill might be going up by a few dollars, but Netflix isn’t raising prices
Like it or not, your monthly Netflix bill could go up anywhere from a dollar to a few dollars a month soon, thanks to state …
Apple tried to ban an insider’s book about the company – now it’s a bestseller
If Apple was hopeful that it could succeed in shutting down the publication of a new book entitled App Store Confidential by former executive Tom …
Cable TV’s subscriber losses in 2019 dwarfed the population of Los Angeles
“The media industry is finally facing that long-feared moment of accelerating cord-cutting.” That’s one of the it-should-go-without-saying highlights of a new research note published this …
Honda’s new Civic Type R is one heck of a gorgeous car
Honda’s Civic Type R has consistently turned heads and, as Honda likes to tout, earned itself “near-universal” acclaim since its US launch in 2017 — …
Ex-Apple employee writes a book the company is apparently scared for you to read
A newly published German-language book titled App Store Confidential certainly doesn’t sound problematic for Apple, but according to an English translation of the books’ description, …
I know what I’m not having for lunch today, thanks to this Burger King ad
These days, we’re not exactly hurting for choices of fast-food restaurants that offer the traditional comfort food meal of a burger, fries, and a drink. …
Apple just revolutionized another massive industry, and no one’s even talking about it
I don’t really know when this started, but every time I make a run to Target these days I instinctively reach for my phone and …
The sleazy move from this cable company just reminds me again why I cut the cord
I really hope this kind of practice doesn’t catch on among cable companies, but knowing the industry and how much they screw customers, it probably …
GameStop’s Valentine’s Day sale has tons of deals for the Player 2 in your life
Suffice to say, the last several months haven’t been kind to GameStop. The video game retail chain has been buffeted by trends including casual gamers …
Disney+ has amassed almost half of Netflix’s US subscriber base, and it only took three months
Remember last year, when all those deals and discounts galore were being offered to everyone who signed up for Disney+ early, in advance of the …
Comcast’s latest move will only remind you how despicable the cable industry is
For you brave souls out there that still subscribe to Comcast for TV service and who haven’t cut the cord yet, I’m afraid there’s more …
AT&T’s latest TV subscriber losses are roughly equal to the population of Dallas
To really put into perspective the size of the TV subscriber losses that AT&T suffered during the final three months of 2019, it’s helpful to …
