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That’s not $4 a month — it’s $4. Period. For its Premium or HiFi services.

We’re all looking to spend a little less money these days, and it’s tough to beat this one. Streaming music service Tidal has a promotion running that nets you four months of service for just $4. That’s not $16 spread out over four months. It’s $1 a month. A grand total of $4. Quite possibly less than your less cup of coffee cost.

So, yeah. Now’s a really good time to give Tidal a go. (And this deal is good in the United States, Canada, the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Poland.)

Tidal’s claim to fame, if you’ve yet to give it a try, is that it offers a higher quality stream of music than just about anyone. And it’s owned by artists like Alicia Keys, Beyonce, Calvin Harris, Madonna, Usher, Lil Wayne, J. Cole and more.

Tidal comes in two flavors — Premium and HiFi. Premium basically is what you get when you set any other music service to its highest setting. HiFi ramps things up even more — a…

As we get closer to 5G networks on our cell phones, it’s essential to have speeds that are faster than that when we are at home. Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) has arrived and promises speeds of up to 10Gbps by combining those 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands to provide a better experience. The next cog in the wheel is finding the best Wi-Fi 6-compatible router, and we have found the best ones for you to consider.

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TP-Link Archer AX6000 Router

Staff Pick

If you are looking for a regular router, chances are you’ve taken a look at some of the offerings from TP-Link. The company has moved into the Wi-Fi 6 era with the AX6000 router. This router includes eight antennas attached to the base which aims to provide a “powerful” Wi-Fi signal throughout your home, without needing additional routers.

$270 at Amazon

Budget Wi-Fi 6

Netgear 4-Stream WiFi 6 Router (RAX15)

Let’s face it, most people don’t need a ton of Wi-Fi speed but that doesn’t mean they won’t benefit from Wi-Fi 6. The Netgear …

If you reside in the UK and have been waiting for Disney Plus to become officially available, the wait is nearly over. Starting March 24, customers across the UK, Italy, Spain, and more will have access to all the content, and signing up before then scores you a nice extra discount on the annual subscription. Normally, Disney would charge £59.99 for the yearly subscription, but right now you can save £10 on that price, making it just £49.99 for 12 months.

This breaks down to just £4.17 per month, which is around the same price as a single cup of coffee. The offer is available through the end of March 23, and if you sign up on March 24 you’ll be stuck paying the full £59.99 price. Given the recent Coronavirus concerns, odds are that you’ll be spending much more time indoors, whether you planned for it or not. Streaming services like Disney Plus are a great way to help pass that time.

Disney Plus

Sign up for £49.99 at Disney Plus

Sign up to get access to all of Disney’s gre…

Tablet keyboards suck, and a fresh way might be the right way.

Happy Saturday-ing at home, peeps! Today we’re going to talk about tablets!

It seems like most people on the Android side of tech aren’t really into tablets, not even the ones who run things at Google. I fall into that category, but a big reason why is that they really aren’t that great when you try to get any work done with one. You need an external keyboard (and maybe even a mouse) to type more than a few words and tablet keyboards have a long history of being giant pieces of crap that you only used because there was no better alternative.

I get it. A tablet is designed to be light and portable and if you attach a substantial keyboard to one like ASUS did with the old Transformer series you end up with a laptop, so you might as well be using a Chromebook or a MacBook Air. Samsung must know this because it tried to address the situation with the Galaxy Tab S6’s first-party keyboard that was stiff and sturdy in some of…

The feature is currently only available on the Photos web app, unfortunately.

What you need to know

Google is adding new ‘uploaded from’ and ‘shared by’ categories to images’ metadata in Photos.
As the names suggest, these bits of information can help you more quickly identify where an image comes from.
The change is only live in the Photos web app, however, with no word on when/if the iOS and Android apps will also get the feature.

If you’ve got an extensive photo library — and who doesn’t these days? — it might be hard to keep track of exactly where everything’s coming from. To help with that dilemma, Google has updated the ‘Info’ panel in Photos to show more two bits of information about each file.

These are ‘uploaded from’ and ‘shared by.’ As their names suggest, both pieces of metadata are designed to help you narrow down an image’s provenance with greater specificity.

The ‘uploaded from’ field shows whether the image was uploaded via an Android or iOS device, the web…

If you are one of the millions who already work from home, or one of the now tens of millions compelled to do so due to the coronavirus pandemic, chances are you’re going to need to make some improvements to your personal workspace to optimize for comfort and efficiency. Whether you have a dedicated office space in the house or you’ve managed to carve out a corner of the dining room, guest room, or bedroom, you’re going to want to make sure it’s as organized and tidy as possible.

Space between

Homury Wood Dual Monitor Stand

Staff Pick

I’ve used a version of this wooden dual monitor stand for over four years now, and I love it. It gets my 27-inch iMac up at just the right height to view from my preferred chair, and it has enough space on the sides, and storage area underneath, to tuck away most of my desk clutter.

From $33 at Amazon

Hang tight

VIVO Dual LCD Monitor Mount

When I worked in an office environment, many of my colleagues had this dual monitor mount to lift…

The number is +41 79 893 18 92.

What you need to know

The WHO is turning to WhatsApp as a way of disseminating the latest updates on the coronavirus.
The WhatsApp bot will also answer any questions you might have about the pandemic.
You can find the WHO at +41 79 893 18 92.

As fears around the coronavirus intensify, social media is abuzz with information pertaining to the virus. WhatsApp, often the primary vector for many disinformation campaigns, is now being used by the World Health Organization to set the record straight on COVID-19 (via GSMArena).

To receive updates on #COVID19 from WHO add this number— +41 79 893 18 92 to your contacts and send a @WhatsApp message. You’ll automatically be registered to receive updates and also have an option to ask for more information as shown below. pic.twitter.com/WXaGd88AGf— WHO Uganda (@WHOUganda) March 20, 2020

Add +41 79 893 18 92 to your contact list, and you’ll be able to meet the WHO’s WhatsApp bot. Sending it a text (you …

It’s a 189 MB download.

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OxygenOS Open Beta 11 is now rolling out to OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro phones.
The update includes the March 2020 security patch.
It also contains a few fixes relating to the display and the keyboard.

Just a week after the company made OxygenOS Open Beta 10 available on the OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro, OnePlus is already rolling out its successor — to some users, at least.

The update doesn’t really bring any major new features. Instead, it focuses on quality control.

The changelog shows the company has fixed the frame rate issues that were previously spoiling screen recording for some users, and it has also optimized adaptive brightness for the display. Lastly, the phone won’t suddenly switch back to Gboard if you’re using a third-party keyboard like SwiftKey.

And, of course, the update also includes the latest security patch — the March 2020 one, in this case — which is always a welcome sight.

As with all of OnePlus’ software rollouts, t…

It’s already gathered nearly 2,300 signatures in a single day.

What you need to know

Some users are complaining about Samsung’s use of Exynos processors in its phones.
Calling these products “inferior,” the petition asks Samsung to abandon the lineup and use only Qualcomm’s SoCs in its phones.
In just a day, nearly 2,300 people have already signed up.

While Samsung may be proud of its capability to manufacture its SoCs in-house, its customers clearly aren’t satisfied with the product, especially considering the company’s decision to ship its flagships with different processors in different markets.

The South Korean giant generally uses its home-made Exynos processors for phones sold in Asia and Europe, while the U.S. market gets Snapdragon-powered phones. The difference in performance between the two variants can often be significant, and a new petition on Change.org is asking Samsung to stop selling its customers these “inferior” products.

It reads:

These parts are inferi…

Everyone wants a house free from sickness. It’s a no-brainer scenario. But while people are talking about cleaning the things that hands touch daily, like doorknobs and sink handles, very little attention is being paid to the floor you walk on. That’s because, as a culture, we’re just not very aware of what’s going on under our shoes. Paying attention to this critical detail could be a big way to prevent illnesses from entering your home in the first place and a major step towards having peace of mind if you’re someone who works at home, even if it’s only temporary.

But don’t take it from me, take it from medical experts. A recent study conducted on SARS-COV-2 (the virus that’s also known as Coronavirus in the news) showed that the virus can live on cardboard for up to 24 hours, and up to 2-3 days on plastic and stainless steel. Daniel Kuritzkes, an infectious disease expert at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, had this to say regarding viruses like the Coronavirus (COVID-19/SARS-COV-2)…