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Netflix Will Start Lowering Video Quality in Europe to Help Networks (Updated)

Kellen March 19, 2020

The coronavirus has come for Netflix. In Europe, to try and help with network load and strain, Netflix has decided to lower quality on video streams to standard definition for the time being. With so many folks staying at home, our internet connections are all...

Google Pauses Chrome, Chrome OS Updates to Ensure Everyone Has a Stable Build

Tim March 18, 2020

Google's Chrome developers announced this week that due to adjusted work schedules, as well as to ensure all users have stable and reliable builds amid the current COVID-19 pandemic, all upcoming Chrome and Chrome OS update releases have been paused. During...

T-Mobile Closes 80% of Retail Stores to Help Stop Spread of COVID-19 (Update: Sprint, Too!)

Tim March 17, 2020

We're all doing our part to help stop COVID-19 from infecting anymore people and large companies are obviously no exception. Announced this week, T-Mobile is temporarily closing about 80% of its corporate-owned retail stores for the remainder of March in...

Google Commits to Launching COVID-19 Informational Website Today (Updated: Now Live)

Kellen March 16, 2020

Are you looking for the Google-made website with coronavirus (COVID-19) resources that the President announced was in the works and launching soon? You probably aren't alone. I say that because it hasn't quite launched yet. However, Google has acknowledged...

FCC Urges Internet, Telephone Service Providers to Keep Americans Connected

Kellen March 13, 2020

The FCC opened up the Keep Americans Connected Pledge today to try and get data providers across the US to promise to their customers that they will keep their services active as the coronavirus threatens to put countless people under financial stress and...

T-Mobile Gives Everyone Unlimited Data, More Hotspot in Response to Coronavirus

Kellen March 13, 2020

In response to the coronavirus and the FCC's Keep Americans Connected Pledge, T-Mobile has stepped up as another US carrier to provide some form of relief to its customers. Their approach is a bit different than Verizon's, in that they are focusing on making...

Verizon to Waive Late Fees for 60 Days Due to Coronavirus

Kellen March 13, 2020

Verizon announced this morning, as a part of the FCC's Keep Americans Connected Pledge, that it is willing to help its customers who are impacted by coronavirus. That means a couple of things, but most importantly that customers impacted won't have late fees...