Jamaica taps into Amazon Web Services (AWS) for improved service delivery
Jamaica Public Service, the sole distributor of electricity in Jamaica, has migrated efficiently to the cloud, reducing costs by 40% using AWS Instance Scheduler. Electric utility company Jamaica Public Service (JPS) generates and distributes electricity to more than 680,000 customers. The company focuses on continuing…
WhatsApp adjusts Last Seen function
Messaging platform WhatsApp recently changed its Last Seen feature, which will no longer display to unknown contacts by default. So if you haven’t chatted with someone before, they’ll no longer be able to see information about your activity on the app. Before, you’d have to…
The brand new Steam Deck will likely be primarily based on Arch Linux
Online game large Valve is about to re-enter the {hardware} area with its first transportable PC, the Steam Deck. This tradition x86 PC resembles an XL model of the Nintendo Change and can start transport to patrons by the top of 2021, beginning at $399….
Internet Outage impacts a few high profile Websites
A significant outage has affected a variety of high profile web sites together with Amazon, Reddit and Twitch. The UK authorities web site – gov.uk – was additionally down as had been the Monetary Occasions, the Guardian and the New York Occasions. Cloud computing supplier…
Google can now delete inactive Gmail accounts
Google has simply modified its phrases and circumstances which suggests it can now delete Gmail, Photos and Drive accounts from its on-line servers while not having permission from the person. This replace got here into power this month with anybody not utilizing their accounts for…
Seagate innovates: New excessive capability HDDs might be cheaper
Seagate has been engaged on a cleverly tweaked mannequin of its normal arduous disk drives (HDD) that not merely improves speeds, however might also be cheaper to produce. Dubbed Mach.2, the model new tech will get its title from the reality that these drives use…
New version of React Native for Windows
Microsoft has announced version 0.64 of React Native for Windows, its open source project for React Native developers wanting to target Windows. Among the new features is easier opt-in for Facebook’s JavaScript engine Hermes. Microsoft announced React Native for Windows at Build 2019 as a…
Elon Musk puts a song on sale as an NFT
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is getting in on the NFT craze by selling a song about NFTs as a non-fungible token. Musk tweeted a video Monday afternoon showing an animated gold trophy emblazoned with the words “vanity trophy,” “HODL”—a crypto meme that stands for “hold…
Bitcoin reaches record high of $61,781.83
The Bitcoin price settled at around $60,000 on Monday 15th of March 2021, after reaching a record high as investors prepared for inflation worries and U.S. stimulus spending to propel it even higher. The world’s most valuable cryptocurrency slipped as low as $58,956.90 early monday…
Spotify is expanding its reach to 80 new markets, including Zimbabwe
Spotify will become available in 80 new markets in more than 36 new languages in the coming weeks, the streamer announced Monday, bringing its total markets to 180. Together, these new markets represent more than a billion people with nearly half already using the Internet…