Month: May 2020

Amazon customers in nearly a dozen more U.S. states are now able to use their SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits to purchase groceries online, the retailer announced on Thursday. The news represents a significant expansion of a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) pilot program introduced in 2019 that aimed to open up online grocery shopping to those on public … Continue reading Amazon expands use of SNAP benefits for online grocery to 11 more states Continue Reading →

Finally, a Windows headset to get excited about HP and Microsoft have announced a new version of their high-resolution Reverb virtual reality headset, aimed at VR gamers rather than businesses. The Reverb G2 is slated to launch this fall at $599, with US preorders opening today. It’s got the same resolution and field of view … Continue reading HP’s high-resolution Reverb G2 is a $599 headset for VR gaming Continue Reading →

The move comes after Uber sold its bike division to Lime. Uber has sent thousands of electric bikes to be recycled for scrap as part of handing operations of their Jump e-bike division to scooter-sharing company Lime. The rideshare giant said it would be too difficult to donate these bikes because of safety and liability concerns. … Continue reading Uber sends thousands of Jump e-bikes to the recycling heap Continue Reading →

The return of token drops probably helped the numbers too. Overwatch League (OWL) viewership doubled this past weekend as Blizzard experimented with a tournament format. The average audience per minute (AMA) was 63,000 — a big increase from 31,000 the previous week. That marks OWL’s best viewership since the second week of the season, when the AMA … Continue reading Overwatch League viewership doubled under its tournament format Continue Reading →

Launching in June for $349.99 Netatmo has released an updated version of its outdoor security smart camera with a powerful alarm to scare off uninvited guests. The revised security camera remains mostly unchanged from Netatmo’s previous outdoor model. However, this version includes a built-in 105dB siren, meant to scare off any intruders. The siren can be manually … Continue reading Netatmo made a new outdoor camera with a siren to scare off intruders Continue Reading →

Pure Storage also posted strong first quarter financial results. Okta, the cloud-based identity management firm, announced on Thursday a new native integration with Amazon Web Services Single Sign-On (AWS SSO). The company also reported better-than-expected first quarter financial results, underscoring its ability to help enable remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic.  The new AWS integration is available via the Okta Integration … Continue reading Okta launches native identity integration with AWS, beats Q1 estimates Continue Reading →

Exposure notification and contact tracing are two related but distinct measures many public health authorities are either considering or already implementing. Contact tracing is a practice almost as old as epidemiology itself, but today’s technology means the way that we go about tracking the spread of a contagious illness within and between communities is changing very … Continue reading Join us June 3 for a contact-tracing and exposure-notification app development and deployment forum Continue Reading →

However, total revenues were effectively flat year-over-year with infrastructure sales declining. Dell Technologies reported a strong first quarter on Thursday, with strong growth from key elements of its Client Solutions Group, particularly commercial notebooks. However, total revenues were effectively flat year-over-year with infrastructure sales declining.  Dell’s non-GAAP diluted earnings per share came to $1.34 on revenue of … Continue reading Dell Technologies beats Q1 estimates with strong commercial notebook sales Continue Reading →