“Now more than ever, we all want to go to grocery stores and other essential businesses when it’s not crowded. With a few taps, Google Maps can tell you how busy a store, restaurant, park, or other location is right now.”
Hacker Claims Popular Android App Store Breached: Publishes 20 Million User Credentials
“The stolen records of 20 million users of a popular Android app store have been published online by a hacker who claims to have 19 million more. Not all app stores are the same.”
Apple Maps now shows COVID-19 testing sites
“Apple Maps will now show COVID-19 testing sites in all 50 states and Puerto Rico (via TechCrunch). When you search using terms like “COVID-19 test” or “coronavirus test,” places that offer COVID-19 tests will be marked on your map.”
How to use Google Meet
“It’s a mystery to us why, but large software operations like Google and Microsoft like to rename products and merge or diverge multiple solutions into new ones all the time.”
Status wants to be the world’s most private instant messaging app
“Data privacy is the issue of the moment; in a recent PwC survey, 85% of people polled around the world said they wished there were more companies they could trust with their data, and 85% wanted more control over their own data.”
How to add and use your own images as backgrounds in Microsoft Teams meetings
“Microsoft Teams does not officially support third-party custom backgrounds as of yet. The initial release is bundled with around 20 different backgrounds which should be enough for most users.”
Your WD Red NAS Hard Drives Might Be Using SMR – What You Need To Know
“WD Red 2TB, 4TB and 4TB NAS Hard Drives Use SMR / DM-SMR Over the last few days, a story has been circulating that revolves around WD Red NAS Hard Drives and their potential use of shingled magnetic recording (SMR) and a statement has been shared by the brand highlighting that this is indeed the cas”
Signal: We’ll be eaten alive by EARN IT Act’s anti-encryption wolves
“Recent weeks have been rough, with droves of people turning to virtual communication for sensitive conversations they’d like to keep private – medical visits, seeing friends’ faces and hearing their voices, or solace for those who’ve lost loved ones.”
Plex Releases Two Premium Apps to Manage Your Music and Your Server
“Plex, one of the best ways to store and stream your legally acquired movies and tv shows, has a pair of new apps for Plex Pass subscribers. If you store music on your server, Plexamp gives you a beautiful interface to play your tunes.”
Google tightens Play Store rules to stop Android app subscription scams
“Google has announced a series of new policies to make Android’s in-app subscriptions more transparent to users. Starting on June 16th, apps will have to be clear about the terms of their paid subscriptions, and free trials and will need to provide a transparent way for users to cancel them.”
