Day: April 28, 2020

Comcast Waives Data Cap Until At Least June 30 In Response To Pandemic

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: After promising 60 days without data caps and overage fees for all customers, Comcast has decided to extend the data-cap waiver until at least June 30. Comcast announced the data-cap waiver on March 13, saying the waiver would last until May 13 to help customers deal…


Assange should be furloughed from Belmarsh prison, says human rights org. Here’s a thought: He could stay with friends!

Totally reliable and worked really well last time The son of British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood wants accused US government hacker Julian Assange “furloughed” from Belmarsh prison in southeast London, UK.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Cisco virtual roundtable: How to solve the digital divide impacting remote workforces and online classrooms

As the coronavirus continues to spread, the pandemic is exposing deficiencies of our technical infrastructure. Bridging the digital gap would improve the world’s economy by nearly $7 trillion. …read more Source:: ZDNet


16 phones coming out in 2020: iPhone 12, iPhone SE, Galaxy Fold 2 and more – CNET

Despite changes to the smartphone supply chain, we still expect to see these phone releases in the coming months. …read more Source:: CNet


Investors, Startup Founders in India Pool $13M To Fund Projects That Fight Coronavirus

More than 150 investors and entrepreneurs in India are funding dozens of projects in a bid to help millions better combat the COVID-19 epidemic and help the nation’s booming startup ecosystem withstand the economic devastation the pandemic has caused. From a report: The investors said they have contributed 1 billion Indian rupees — or $13…


Beat Your Coat Hangers into Antennas, Not Plowshares

If you are looking for a fun project while you are cooped up and you have some spare coathangers, why not try this 4-element Yagi antenna (PDF)? [Pete N8PR] showed it off at his local ham radio club and it looked like something good for a lazy afternoon. If you aren’t a ham, you could…


Rust core devs mull adoption of alternative compiler front-end for improved IDE support

‘I move that we merge this RFC,’ says Moz’s Nico Matsakis An alternative compiler front-end called rust-analyzer has been proposed for official adoption to improve IDE support for Rust developers, and has won backing from the programming language’s core team.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


You Can Now Manage Windows 10 Devices Through G Suite

Google has announced the general availability of a long-awaited feature — the ability to manage Windows 10 devices through G Suite. From a report: Until today, companies that used G Suite to manage corporate endpoints could only enroll Android, iOS, Chrome, and Jamboard devices. Once enrolled in a G Suite enterprise plan, system administrators at…


Chrissy Teigen’s banana bread is the best quarantine gift we could ask for – CNET

Hope you’ve got a bunch of brown bananas! …read more Source:: CNet


Increased Credential Threats in the Age of Uncertainty

Three things your company should do to protect credentials during the coronavirus pandemic. …read more Source:: DarkReading