Do you remember seeing Tom Hanks in The Terminal? This is happening now to a German man in India. I love my Dell XPS 15 and now they are coming out with a 17 inch version. 2FA can increase security and now there are more ways to avoid passwords completely. These are just a few of the stories in this week’s news. Click on the headlines below to read the full story.

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Electronics

• Remember when Apple Watch was a luxury item? We look back at its 5-year evolution
• All of the ways the Apple Watch can make you healthier
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• Xbox Series X: How Microsoft learned from its mistakes in the last console war
• August Wi-Fi Smart Lock review: The best smart lock just got even better in 2020
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• Amazon upgrades its Fire HD 8 tablet with USB-C, more RAM, faster processor and wireless charging
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• Dell adds XPS 17 to its skinny power-laptop lineup

Privacy and Security

• Phishing: 160,000 dodgy emails flagged to scam-busting service in just two weeks
• The password problem: How to use 2FA to improve your online security
• Cognizant expects to lose between $50m and $70m following ransomware attack
• Package delivery giant Pitney Bowes confirms second ransomware attack in 7 months
• Thunderbolt flaws may leave PCs vulnerable to physical hacks
• PrintDemon vulnerability impacts all Windows versions

Coronavirus / COVID-19

• How to make sure you’re truly supporting your local restaurants
• COVID-19 has pushed health care online — and 5G will make it better

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Software

• 13 Handy Tips, Tricks, and Hacks for Using Google Docs

Technology

• Apple will let you automatically share your Medical ID info with first responders
• No-password logon surges for Microsoft services to 150 million people
• Zoom eyes security boost, acquiring secure messaging platform Keybase
• Cutting the cord is about to get easier for people without high-speed internet
• Use This Mac Shortcut to Let Your Keyboard Do the Typing
• Uber may be looking to acquire GrubHub, reports say
• RIP, Google Play Music. Move your library over to YouTube Music with one tap

Phones

• Android 11 will do more to stop robocalls. Here’s what you can do right now

Fun Stories

• Sinkhole opens near the Pantheon, revealing 2,000-year-old Roman paving stones
• The American Museum of Natural History Is Hosting a Virtual Field Trip to Mars
• The Teetotaling Couple Who Filled Their Home With Novelty Whiskey Containers
• Bring Some Magic to Your Next Zoom Meeting With These Harry Potter Backgrounds
• Take a Virtual Ride on Hundeprutterutchebane, Denmark’s Infamous ‘Dog Fart’ Rollercoaster
• Protect Your Library the Medieval Way, With Horrifying Book Curses
• Stunning, high-res photos of Jupiter find holes in the Great Red Spot
• Scientists spot ‘one in a million’ super-Earth
• Husband Keeps Hilariously Photobombing Wife’s Zoom Meetings Dressed in Silly Costumes
• A German Man Has Been Living At The Delhi Airport Since March 18 & It’s Like ‘The Terminal’ IRL
• The Black Death in Venice and the Dawn of Quarantine
• A Brief History of TP, From Silk Road Hygiene to Pandemic Hoarding
• This Vast Photo Archive Is Hidden Inside a Cold, Heavily Guarded Limestone Mine
• 50 Fun Things to Do When You’re Bored

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