Swiss firm Landis+Gyr said it has recently expanded smart grid capabilities in Central America with the completion of an advanced metering project for Empresa Eléctrica De Guatemala S.A. (EEGSA), to support the utility’s time-of-use (TOU) rates for reducing peak electricity demand. The five-month project involved deployment of Landis+Gyr’s Gridstream Connect network across the utility’s service…
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, with 1.4 million cases and almost 75,000 deaths reported worldwide as of April 7. To slow down the spread and reduce mortality, governments across the world have put in place social distancing measures. When such measures are lifted, the “flattened epidemic curve” is expected to start rising again in…
Oracle will detail 405 new security vulnerabilities Tuesday, part of its quarterly Critical Patch Update Advisory.
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The IRS is sending all Americans, including both taxpayers and non-taxpayers, stimulus checks as part of a $2 trillion initiative to combat the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. While the IRS will use the most recent tax filings to determine how much taxpayers will receive in their stimulus checks, non-taxpayers are also eligible for financial…
iFixit completed a full teardown of the the Huawei Mate Xs. The second generation foldable device with outwards folding display unsurprisingly proved very hard to take apart. The phone itself is super complicated and it’s hard to repair. iFixit says that the batteries (the battery is split in two) are the most difficult part since…
Healthcare workers are likely to be in contact with many COVID-19 patients every day. Being in contact with more people with the disease means that, in theory, they will be exposed to higher doses of the coronavirus over time. Does that mean they are at greater risk of contracting the disease, as reports from some…
Working from home presents new challenges, especially when it comes to maintaining a work-life balance. The clear stopping points, like lunch breaks or commuting hours, are gone, so it’s easy to stay at the computer and tell yourself, “it’s just one more email.” But maintaining a line between your personal time and the time when…
OnePlus partnered with artist Andr to design limited edition cases for the upcoming OnePlus 8 phones. The companys official teaser only showed the Mr. A character (Andrs famous creation), but not what the final product will look like. Well, unofficially, heres a peek. These are for the OnePlus 8 specifically. The company hasnt made it…
The COVID-19 outbreak has put the industrialized world on a lockdown, closing schools, shuttering the stock exchanges, and temporarily turning our world into a containment zone. With companies everywhere telling employees to take their laptops and work remotely. The need for a manager who “checks on you” has suddenly evaporated. If anything, this outbreak proved…
As part of efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus, some medical facilities are currently discouraging visits in person. But pandemic or no pandemic, many ailments won’t simply disappear and so sometimes we need to get help. In such a scenario, Google wants to assist. The web giant recently announced it will begin highlighting…
