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SACRAMENTO — Google will provide thousands of computers and free internet access to help California students finish the school year online, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday. The company plans to donate 4,000 Chromebooks and make broadband internet available to 100,000 households through the end of the school year. Newsom said at a news conference that […]

A “closed” sign outside the Tenley/Friendship DC Public Library on March 16, 2020, in Washington, DC. Mandel Ngan/Getty Images Tiger King Chose the Wrong Villain The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Netflix, HBO, Amazon Prime, and Hulu in April That Girl Was Ahead of Its Time. This Episode Shows Just How Far Ahead. […]

ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–With everyone conducting both work and school from home, households are relying on multiple connected devices at the same time. Here are some key considerations from EarthLink’s Chief Product Officer Leon Hounshell to help you ensure that the technology in your home stays fast, safe and secure for everyone involved: The speed you need […]

Your phone’s hotspot feature is sure to come in handy during an internet outage.  Juan Garzon / CNET This morning I woke up to a long list of alerts from my alarm system, video doorbell and a lamp letting me know they’d lost connectivity for over two hours in the middle of the night. If […]

Tiger King is one of the strongest contenders for most watchable TV show of the year, and it’s a problem. A documentary miniseries comprising seven quick episodes, each under an hour, you could watch the whole thing in a weekend; given the subject, you’ll probably finish even faster. The Netflix series follows a man both […]

Google is setting up 100,000 WiFi access points to increase broadband access for the state of California after Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the state’s schools would be closed for the rest of the academic year. The broadband internet will be free for at least three months, and the tech giant is also providing thousands of […]

“Luckily, I have the ability to back up to my iPad and use my cellular data – but if not, I would have missed a significant amount of information,” Kelli Fankboner, a pharmaceutical rep in Wilmington said. “Those are time sensitive things where if I miss it, I miss it.” =========== Website source

WASHINGTON—NCTA—The Internet & Television Association has unveiled a new resource to monitor the weekly growth of internet traffic and how cable broadband networks are responding during the coronavirus pandemic with the new COVID-19 Internet Dashboard. Internet use has been up as people are self-quarantining at home, but because of travel and gathering restrictions, internet connection […]

SACRAMENTO (CBS SF) — California Governor Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday Google was providing more than 100,000 Wi-Fi broadband access points across the state to help bridge the digital divide for people who need internet access during the coronavirus shelter-in-place. In addition, Google would also be providing thousands of Chromebooks for people who needed a device […]

A man on his mobile phone in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, January 30, 2020.  © 2020 AP Photo/Dar Yasin UPDATE: Ethiopia announced that it would restore phone and internet service to western Oromia after a three-month shutdown. (New York) – Intentionally shutting down or restricting access to the internet violates multiple rights and can be deadly […]