Chuwi LarkBox desktop PC fits in the palm of your hand

Chinese device maker Chuwi has been making tablets and laptops for years, and the company recently started branching out into the desktop PC space with a line of small form-factor computers. But the upcoming Chuwi LarkBox looks like the smallest to dat…

Chinese device maker Chuwi has been making tablets and laptops for years, and the company recently started branching out into the desktop PC space with a line of small form-factor computers. But the upcoming Chuwi LarkBox looks like the smallest to date. The company tweeted the picture shown above recently, and confirmed that the little computer […]

Windows 10: Choosing default apps for file types to get way easier

Windows 10 lets you choose the default app you want to use to open specific file types — but it can be a bit of a pain to actually do it. Now the company is beginning to roll out an update to members of the Windows Insider Preview program that ma…

Windows 10 lets you choose the default app you want to use to open specific file types — but it can be a bit of a pain to actually do it. Now the company is beginning to roll out an update to members of the Windows Insider Preview program that makes things a lot easier. Rather […]

In the COVID-19 era, the wheels on the bus increasingly bring Wi-Fi

With public options like the library off-limits, how do you connect in-need students?

Photograph of a school bus in front of a 3-story brick building.

Enlarge / A parked school bus in Brooklyn, New York. (credit: John Nacion/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

As education systems in the United States scramble to make remote learning possible in the era of COVID-19, the harsh realities of the country's digital divide continue to present themselves. Not all areas have access to reliable broadband. Not all children have access to a laptop. And even if both of those conditions are met, not all families have a home-Internet connection. According to FCC data from 2019, about 20 million Americans lack access to fixed broadband with speeds of at least 25Mbps down and 3Mbps up. The Associated Press estimates about 18 percent of US students fall into that category.

Yet as school districts nationwide struggle to virtually translate the classroom experience, an increasing number of them have at least found a decidedly DIY-solution to this base question of connectivity: the classic, big, yellow (diesel) school bus as a Wi-Fi hub.

From Austin, Texas, to South Bend, Indiana, to Millard County, Utah, to Toledo, Ohio to Petal, Mississippi, (and countless other areas), these timeless symbols of a traditional school day are being strategically deployed with Wi-Fi networks in tow to help serve the most in-need students in a district.

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Daily Deals (4-15-2020)

Ubisoft is giving away three PC games: Assassin’s Creed II, Might & Magic Chess Royale, and Rabbids Coding. Sony is giving away The Nathan Drake Collection and Journey for PS4 users. And the Epic Games Store is offering Close to the Sun and S…

Ubisoft is giving away three PC games: Assassin’s Creed II, Might & Magic Chess Royale, and Rabbids Coding. Sony is giving away The Nathan Drake Collection and Journey for PS4 users. And the Epic Games Store is offering Close to the Sun and Sherlock Holmes Crimes and Punishment for free until tomorrow (when two new games will be available for […]

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Wer jetzt günstig die richtigen Aktien kauft, kann zusätzlich auf einen warmen Geldsegen von Vater Staat hoffen. Schlimm ist dies natürlich nur, wenn ein böser Ausländer profitiert

Wer jetzt günstig die richtigen Aktien kauft, kann zusätzlich auf einen warmen Geldsegen von Vater Staat hoffen. Schlimm ist dies natürlich nur, wenn ein böser Ausländer profitiert