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Samsung Wants to Store Your COVID-19 Vaccination Status in Samsung Pay

Tim August 18, 2021

Samsung announced this week that it wants to make the process of showing your vaccination status super easy, which is just in time as many places nationwide are opting to require folks be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to attend select in-person events....

CES 2022 to Require Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination

Tim August 17, 2021 20

CTA, the body who oversees CES (previously known as the Consumer Electronics Show), announced this morning that it will require attendees to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination this upcoming January when the show kicks off. Typically, hundreds of thousands of...

Google Adds Way to Store Digital COVID Vaccination Card to Phones

Kellen June 30, 2021 39

You could soon be able to officially store your COVID vaccination card digitally on your phone, thanks to an update Google pushed out today. By updating the Passes API on Android, Google is allowing vaccination and test cards to be stored on Android phones in...

Google Makes Travel Amid Ongoing Pandemic a Bit Easier With New Search Tools

Tim April 28, 2021 10

COVID-19, whether you want to believe it or not, rages on across the world. Why? Honestly, because people suck. For those looking to travel and vacation regardless of what's happening around you or for those who are vaccinated and ready to leave the house,...

COVID-19 Appears to Have Killed Any Hope for Galaxy Note Phones in 2021

Tim December 1, 2020 18

According to sources of Reuters, it's looking more likely that Samsung won't be releasing new Galaxy Note phones in 2021, with the COVID-19 pandemic dissuading people from making high-end smartphone purchases. While this makes a ton of sense, it still totally...

Forget the Disinfectant Wipes, Check Out This $90 Portable UVC Wand

Tim May 22, 2020

My hope is that years in the future, our kids won't know the struggle of bringing a car full of groceries home and having to wipe down each and every product with a disinfectant wipe. It's not that I live in a constant state of fear or anything over this COVID...

Verizon Extends Waived Fees, Service Shutoffs Due to COVID-19 to June 30

Tim April 27, 2020

In March, Verizon announced that it would waive fees and cease service shutoffs for 60 days to those impacted by COVID-19. In a message sent out today, the carrier is now extending this to June 30, giving more people the financial flexibility that is...

Verizon Adds Another Free 15GB Data to Customer Plans (Updated)

Kellen April 22, 2020

As this global pandemic shows no signs of slowing or allowing us to return any time soon to the days of old, the companies that are big parts of our lives continue to step up to help. Verizon announced today that it will give customers an additional 15GB of...