Online shopping has exploded during the pandemic. The holidays are approaching. The combination of our reliance on online shopping during a pandemic and our eagerness for online shopping during the holidays has made some e-commerce experts predict a “shipageddon” in the United States — delays and chaos as parcel companies already stretched thin also tackle a surge in holiday packages. The potential for hiccups shows the complications when our zeal for shopping from home meets the physical limits of humans, warehouses stuffed to the rafters, roadways and ocean freight shipping.

A major design upgrade from its predecessor, in the Galaxy Fold, bezels are thinner, the stainless steel body is sturdier, and the front screen is larger. Speaking of the screens, the front screen may take some getting used to; after all, a 21:9 aspect ratio means this device has the tallest screen on a smartphone so far. The front screen has a maximum of 90Hz refresh rate, which makes sense as Samsung clearly aims to prioritise the fold-out screen which has a 120Hz refresh rate.I wouldn’t use the Galaxy Z Fold2 as a productivity alternative to, say, a larger tablet or a laptop, but I was impressed by the ability to multi-task with two apps on the Cover Screen, and how I was able to move it to the Main Screen, open a third app with Split Screen, which was useful during interviews and team meetings when I wanted several things thrown up on my screen.

If you are bored at Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, hop into this planetarium-like dome to teleport to your next holidayIf you happen to be in Terminal 3 near Gate 41 at Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, for yet another quarantine-related trip, you can take a spontaneous journey by stepping into a lime green dome in the terminal which will instantly transport you to a place of your choice for a fraction of the cost. What better place than Delhi airport which sees huge amounts of traffic, both local and international?” QuaQua realised that no airport in the world has a theatrical experience, so they came up with the first permanent installation of a dome in an airport in the world. The 323 square-foot dome, which is sanitised hourly, can hold up to 16 people, but physical distancing measures allows a maximum of four people in, after a travel experience is chosen.

“The Dragon Eggs are a brand name for a specific type of what is more generally known as an ignition sphere,” Carrick Detweiler, CEO of Drone Amplified, told Digital Trends.“The ignition spheres have been used for decades by manned helicopters to perform prescribed burns and backburns on wildfires.“Our system, called IGNIS, carries 400 ignition spheres and is attached to a drone,” Detweiler said. In the process, they have dropped hundreds of thousands of the ignition spheres in an effort to contain the wildfires.

The Competition and Markets Authority said Instagram's owner Facebook has committed to tightening policies to restrict influencers who don't disclose they're being paid to promote businesses on its platform. Under the new policy, will ask users to confirm if they're getting a reward for promoting a product or service and if they are, make them disclose it clearly. The company will also start using technology and algorithms to spot users who haven't clearly revealed that their posts are advertisements, and then report those users to the businesses they're promoting. Instagram is also opening up its paid partnership tool, so that any user can display a label at the top of a post.

Would that have slowed Google and prevented the need for a Big Bang and risky lawsuit to try to change what the company does?(Google said on Tuesday that the government’s lawsuit is “deeply flawed,” and that people use its online services because they choose to.)The government can’t just declare that Google stop doing stuff like this just because it makes the company stronger. But I do wonder if more effective oversight by every corner of the government in the last decade would have done with less fuss what this antitrust lawsuit is trying to do — kept Google from tilting the game to its advantage.

Drive will now send dynamic emails to let file owners manage requests directly inside Gmail. Like before, you’ll receive a notification when someone requests permission on a Google Drive file you own. The dynamic email will make it quicker and simpler to manage these requests and control access to your files. Google Drive dynamic emails are rolling out to Gmail today and will be fully available in the coming weeks.

He will report to Ankhi Das, Facebook’s Public Policy Director for South & Central Asia. Facebook India on Monday announced Sunil Abraham as the company’s public policy director for data and emerging technology. He will report to Ankhi Das, Facebook’s Public Policy Director for South & Central Asia. Facebook was recently in the news for alleged bias in implementing hate speech policy in India.

A video explaining how Google Maps predicts traffic and plans routes by using machine learning in combination with various data sources. Google Maps is used by numerous people on a daily basis while traveling as the navigation platform effectively predicts traffic and plots routes for them. Also read | Google explains how it predicts traffic, plans routes on MapsGoogle Maps uses machine learning in combination with various data sources including aggregate location data, historical traffic patterns, local government data, and real-time feedback from users, to predict traffic.

The game’s original developer, Criterion Games, had released NFS Hot Pursuit back in 2010. Electronic Arts (EA) has announced the remastered version of the classic high-speed car racing game, Need for Speed (NFS) Hot Pursuit.“We’re delight ted to be bringing that spirit of timeless racing competition back to new platforms and players where they can connect, compare and compete no matter what platform they’re on,” Matt Webster, VP of Criterion Games said. The game’s original developer, Criterion Games, had released NFS Hot Pursuit back in 2010.

Sports games that come out every year have it tough; tweaking gameplay, updating stats and rosters, and rolling out novel features, all to justify another purchase — especially after the powerhouse release last year which introduced VOLTA, EA Sports’ narrative innovation, which will permitted gamers to take football back to the streets, away from the familiar arenas of big clubs. EA has also added a better player AI personality, so players in the game will behave a lot like the real players, in both offence and defence verticals. If you skipped out on FIFA 20, it is a great reason to jump on the new game.A lot of FIFA 21’s changes prove that it is one of the best football games on the market today, and while it is short on large features, its improvements are worth its price tag.

With 12 different games split across multiple genres, there’s a whole world of games to (re-)experience before Halo Infinite comes out next year. Here are all the Halo games ranked from best to worst, to help you decide which games to play and which to avoid like a plague of Flood. The first Halo began its life as a real-time strategy game before it was shaped into the first-person shooter we know and love, and in 2009, Ensemble Studios used this iteration as the inspiration for Halo Wars.A standalone expansion to Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST was the first game in the series to not star the Master Chief.

After passing beta testing, the Windows 10 October 2020 Update is now available for “seekers” with select devices running Windows 10, version 1903 or later, looking to download it. To ensure quality, Microsoft will be taking a “measured seeker-based rollout to the October 2020 Update.” In other words, this latest version of Windows 10 might not show up as a download for you right away in Windows Update. You can check today to see if the October 2020 Update is available for you by heading to Settings, Update and Security, and Windows Update and then Check for Update. The update is small in size and will download like a routine security update in the background.

We are now ready to collect all of Tuesday’s best Android app deals. While we saw some great desktop apps go on sale earlier today, including Rosetta Stone and Office Home/Student 2019, it’s now time for all of this afternoon’s best Android app deals. Head below the fold for a complete look at all of today’s best Android app deals. Today’s Android hardware deals are headlined by Samsung’s unlocked Galaxy S10 Android Smartphone at $600 that now sits alongside ongoing offers on the OnePlus 7T Android Smartphone.

Generally considered the most popular of the Amazon Echo range for good reason, the Amazon Echo Dot (3rd Gen) Smart Speaker is a sleek and low profile smart speaker that easily looks good in any room of your home. Alexa and Amazon Echo devices aren’t just limited to your home environment — there’s also the Amazon Echo Auto which is designed to work within your car. Besides all the benefits of Alexa including the ability to ask it questions, control your smart home, and set up lists, you also have the benefit of the Amazon Echo Show’s display. If a basic Amazon Echo Dot feels too small for your needs then the Amazon Echo Studio Smart Speaker will be just right.

We suspect that it will be outperformed by the iPhone 12 Pro in this respect, seeing as how the iPhone 11 Pro’s battery lasted comfortably into a second day. The iPhone 12 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S20 can both capture 4K video at 60 frames per second. The iPhone 12 Pro runs on iOS 14, while the Samsung Galaxy S20 uses OneUI 2, which is Samsung’s own skin of Android 10. The Samsung Galaxy S20 is unquestionably a very good smartphone, but the iPhone 12 Pro is definitely a better device overall.

For the most part, you’ll find chests in buildings around the main hubs across the maps. Players tend to overlook the burst assault rifle since it isn’t fully automatic, but its high accuracy, rate of fire, and damage make it one of the best weapons in the game, especially if it’s rare or better. You’ll want to make sure your whole team lands in the same spot, followed by traveling together and making call-outs if you spot an enemy team or useful items. Skilled players will likely embrace the challenge of facing numerous enemies right off the bat, but for newcomers, it’s best to try to stay away from enemies at the start to ensure you don’t get eliminated right from the start.

We are publishing the names of those sites so readers can see whether the sites target their area. We compiled the list with the help of Global Disinformation Index, an internet research group, which analyzed Google advertising and analytics data imprinted in the sites’ digital codes to find links between the sites. We then confirmed that sites belonged to the network by analyzing their layouts, bylines, privacy policies and “About” pages, as well as by interviewing employees and examining internal records of the companies behind the sites. The network is run under a web of companies, though it is largely overseen by Brian Timpone, a former TV reporter who has sought to capitalize on the decline of local news organizations for nearly two decades.

Would that have slowed Google and prevented the need for a Big Bang and risky lawsuit to try to change what the company does?(Google said on Tuesday that the government’s lawsuit is “deeply flawed,” and that people use its online services because they choose to.)The government can’t just declare that Google stop doing stuff like this just because it makes the company stronger. But I do wonder if more effective oversight by every corner of the government in the last decade would have done with less fuss what this antitrust lawsuit is trying to do — kept Google from tilting the game to its advantage.

Now, Quibi is launching apps on select smart TV platforms including Android TV. Available now via the Play Store for all Android TVs and the new Chromecast with Google TV, Quibi brings its catalog of short-shows to the biggest screen in your home. Quibi for Android TV is pretty barebones, but it’ll get the job done if you’ve found yourself enjoying any of the platforms’ various shows. Along with its debut on Android TV and, by extension, Google TV, Quibi is also today available for both Amazon Fire TV and Apple TV.

We’ve spent some time to work out what we think are the 10 top new features added to the Google Pixel 5. They also apply to the Pixel 4a 5G and, in some cases, the Pixel 4a — such is Google’s confusing product line this year. The updated Pixel Launcher is now available for all Pixel users, it’s modest but still one of the top new Pixel 5 features of note. Another application that made its debut on the Pixel 5 but has already begun its rollout to other Pixel devices, bringing with it enhanced editing features, interface changes, and more.

The Tempo, Tenor and Soprano join the Bose's existing Alto and Rondo Frames. The new models all cost $250 or $50 more than the original Frames but have bette...

The search giant’s machine learning algorithm helps find potential song matches after the user finishes humming. Well, Google is adding a new feature that will help you find a song just by humming, whistling or singing a melody. The search giant’s machine learning algorithm helps find potential song matches after the user finishes humming. For users who use Google to shop, the company has added a feature that will find the exact or similar items for the image that the user has tapped on, and suggest ways to style it.

This excellent pair of wireless earbuds are the best of the best, making them one of the most popular headphones for Apple and Android users alike. More technologically advanced than their earlier models, but still accessible to rookie wireless users, the Apple AirPods Pro offer an exceptional listening experience for earbuds users of all levels. Right now, the AirPod Pro are about as advanced as wireless earbuds get — and they’re marked down on Amazon from $249 to $219. With incredible sound quality and top-notch features accessible to the tech-savvy and tech-basic user alike, the AirPods Pro are well worth the expense — especially at $30 off.

Whether you’re cutting the cord for the first time or just  upgrading your current streaming device, the Roku Ultra is going to provide the best picture quality with your 4K TV. The Roku Ultra has a quad-core processor and Roku’s best dual-band wireless to effortlessly handle HD, 4K, and HDR streaming. There’s no shortage of streaming content on the Roku Ultra, either; you can stream free TV, get access to live news and sports, and watch more than 500,000 movies and TV episodes on apps like Netflix, HBO, and Showtime. You can even now watch content from Disney+ and Apple TV directly from your Roku Ultra streaming device.

There’s also the added bonus of Cyber Week, which means that we won’t see Cyber Monday sales happen on just one day, but most of these deals will melt over into the rest of the week as well. Usually, with events like Cyber Monday, retailers like to start their discounts the weekend before so we predict sales going live for Cyber Monday the weekend of Black Friday. Cyber Monday deals will be starting the weekend before or even at midnight on Monday and you want to be the first to get on these sites. Finally, keep refreshing this article and the rest of our Cyber Monday 2020 content as it goes live as we’ll be scouring the internet to list all the best Cyber Monday sales available.

The Xbox One, Xbox One S, and the Xbox One X make gamesharing easy, but it does come with a few restrictions that you should know beforehand. In order to gameshare on Xbox, you and your friend will both need your own Xbox One systems and accounts. To exchange libraries, you will need to repeat the process twice — once to connect your Xbox One to their account and a second time to connect their Xbox One to your account. From there, you must make your gameshare partner’s Xbox One your “home Xbox.” Go into the Settings menu, then Personalize, then find Make my home Xbox.

If you approach a bunker door, you won’t be able to enter unless you have a Red Access Card, so you’ll need to obtain one first. Here’s how to access each of Warzone‘s bunkers, along with the codes for the newly added ones, plus the steps for entering bunker 11. Northwest of the previous bunker, you’ll find Bunker 01. Again, you’ll find it outside, much like Bunker 04, along some cliffs.

The Omoton C1 Phone Holder is compatible with a wide range of devices, including smartphones, tablets, and even portable gaming consoles. For smartphone enthusiasts who always have more than one device on hand, the Yootech Wireless Charger offers a catch-all solution for their charging needs. With three charging modes available, this wireless charger is compatible with the latest iPhones, Samsung smartphones, Google Pixel phones, and other devices such as wireless earbuds that support the technology. The Yootech Wireless Charger also has rubber rings at the top and bottom to prevent slippage, and an LED indicator for confirmation that the device is properly charging.

Video game original soundtracks (OSTs), however, can live on well after their games become unplayable. Aside from rhythm games such as Thumper and Guitar Hero Live, it’s rare to see a developer work its music directly into its game’s mechanics, but that’s exactly what Ubisoft Montpellier did in Rayman Legends. Plus, the game even adds lyrics to some of the fight music, a choice that few other games have ever been bold enough to try. Furthermore, Celeste‘s soundtrack perfectly bends the mood of the game to its will, with the opening First Steps offering a hopeful tone in the early moments of the game and songs like Reflection offering a deeper, more methodical tone as your physical and psychological journey continues into a darker place.

Right now, the Dell G3 15 gaming laptop is $110 off. Dell makes computers for everyone, for everything from work to everyday tasks, but one look at the cool, backlit keyboard on the Dell G3 15 and you’ll know it’s for getting your game on. Speed can be everything in the gaming world, literally the difference between virtual life and death, and with its Game Shift feature, inside its Alienware Command Center, Dell has you covered. It’s not easy to find an affordable, reliable, gaming laptop, but Dell hits the nail on the head with the Dell G3 15.