Category: Tech

Google’s new keyboard helps Android users type in braille

[ad_1] Today, Google is rolling out a new keyboard that will let blind and low-vision users type in braille without any additional hardware and in any app. The TalkBack braille keyboard is integrated directly into Android, so it should work whether you’re posting on social media, responding to a text or writing an email. Google […]

Airbnb is taking its travel experiences online using Zoom

[ad_1] The company sees the new service as a way to help its hosts earn money, as well as to give the public something to do while they’re stuck inside. Last week, Airbnb said it’s setting aside $250 million to help hosts affected by the coronavirus pandemic.  Airbnb is also partnering with several charities — including two […]

The best online resources for quarantine cooking at all skill levels

[ad_1] Recipe sites Bon Appetit In recent years, Bon Appetit has become a YouTube sensation with over 5.6 million subscribers, thanks in part to entertaining and personality-driven shows like It’s Alive or Gourmet Makes. But beyond YouTube laughs, Bon Appetit offers highly approachable recipes that are flavorful at the same time. The website has two […]

You can help train NASA’s supercomputer to identify coral reefs

[ad_1] Coral reefs are shrinking. That’s bad news for wildlife. Millions of species call coral reefs their homes, and coral itself is a cluster of tiny aquatic animals. And it’s bad news for humans, too — scientists’ analyses of organisms in and around coral have contributed to breakthroughs in a variety of medical treatments. NASA […]

What’s good about Amazon’s Fire TV Stick?

[ad_1] Are you obsessed with true crime? Can’t get enough gritty period dramas? A fan of all things anime? Whatever you’re into, there are plenty of ways to watch your favorite content, from folding phones to smart TVs. We know a lot of you like to use Amazon’s diminutive Fire TV Stick (which now comes […]

Apple helped Stanford create a COVID-19 screening app for first responders

[ad_1] The app highlights the critical need for additional testing capacity throughout the US, but particularly so in California, which has screened fewer people per capita than states like New York and Washington. According to CNBC, Stanford can currently test approximately 2,500 people per day after researchers at the university developed their own COVID-19 test […]

Facebook’s ‘Campus’ test hints at a return to its college roots

[ad_1] Facebook is apparently hoping to go back to its roots as a service that connects college students with each other. App researcher Jane Manchun Wong has unearthed an experimental feature called “Campus,” which can be exclusively accessed by college students, when she took apart the social network’s application. You’ll need a .edu email address […]

Windows 10 will support Linux file systems inside File Explorer

[ad_1] Earlier this year Microsoft shared its plans to integrate a full Linux kernel in Windows 10 — now it’s introducing Linux file access into the File Explorer. Users have been able to access Linux files since Windows 1903, but the new feature in build 19603 means you’ll be able to get them more easily. […]

Engadget The Morning After | Engadget

[ad_1] Disney+ already has 50 million paying subscribers That’s a lot of people waiting for ‘The Mandalorian’ season two. Engadget Disney’s streaming service has only been around for five months and despite a lack of hit original content, it’s already amassed an impressive number of paying subscribers. On Wednesday afternoon, the company announced it’s up […]