U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Tuesday that American households should expect to receive their economic impact payments very soon. Mnuchin said the government would begin sending out paper checks on Wednesday, which means people should begin receiving those within the next two weeks. Individuals with direct deposit information on file with the IRS will receive their money
In a press release, Gazelle, a popular destination to sell your used iPhone, has announced that it is closing down its trade-in program. According to the post, the company will no longer accept trade-ins as of February 1, 2021. We’re saying goodbye to our trade-in option – here’s what you need to know. Beginning February 1st,
This month, two COVID-19 vaccines were authorized by the Food and Drug Administration for emergency use in the US — Moderna and Pfizer. All 50 states have already received millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses, with states already administering the first set of shots, with the first person already receiving their second shot. Government leaders in
The House on Monday approved giving Americans weathering the coronavirus pandemic $2,000 stimulus checks, substantially boosting payments from the $600 checks that were set to be given out as part of a COVID-19 relief package that President Donald Trump signed into law Sunday evening. The bill, which passed in a 275 – 134 vote, needed the support of two-thirds
Individual Americans don’t need to worry – at least not immediately – that their personal information was rifled through or stolen in the recently discovered intrusion into U.S. computer systems that officials suspect was the work of Russian hackers, cybersecurity experts say. But it’s unclear what the hackers could do in the future. So the cyber
The MacBook Air is one of Apple’s most popular products, and indeed its most popular Mac. The most recent iteration brings with it an Apple M1 SoC while retaining features like dual Thunderbolt 3 ports, a Retina display, and SSD storag It also has a theoretical battery life of up to 18 hours, though yours is always
On Saturday night, things were looking glum. A $300 weekly unemployment insurance check from the government to augment any benefit from individuals states lapsed that day, without a replacement waiting in the wings. Roughly twenty-four hours later, the situation changed — mostly — after President Donald Trump signed a COVID-19 relief/funding package Sunday night that
After updating to iOS 14 or MacOS 11 Big Sur you’ve likely experienced your AirPods randomly switching between your Apple devices. The new automatic switching feature is supposed to make your life easier, but for many — including yours truly — it’s annoying. In theory, the new feature would be able to identify which Apple
In a tweet Wednesday, President-elect Joe Biden pledged to make community college tuition-free, while offering a similar benefit for students from families with working-class incomes or lower to attend state schools as well. Biden wrote that a high school diploma is no longer enough for the occupational demands of the 21st Century. “That’s why under the
Not all of the smart home tasks I ask Google Home to perform need to be done right this very second. Stuff like turning off the lights before bed or starting a coffee pot in the morning can (and need to) wait, especially when I’m issuing commands from another room. Other functions I need to
