T-Mobile is expediting the launch of its Connect prepaid plan

Why it matters: T-Mobile on Monday said it would be launching its lowest priced smartphone plan ahead of schedule in response to the coronavirus outbreak. If you're looking to trim your budget, your wireless bill might be a good place to start. Just keep an eye on those taxes and fees.

The Un-carrier first announced T-Mobile Connect late last year, roughly one month before lighting up its 5G network. The original plan was to wait until its merger with Sprint was complete before rolling

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Apple removes restrictions for online device purchases

In context: Apple has removed the limitation on the number of devices customers can buy from its website. It was only a few days ago when the company introduced the restrictions, likely a result of supply issues related to the coronavirus outbreak, but they’re now being removed.

The Cupertino firm late last week placed order limits on devices bought from its websites—the first time it has done so since the first iPhone launched in 2007. MacBook Air and Mac mini models were restricted to five per order

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AT&T is seeing signs of stress on networks as more people are being sent home

In brief: AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson during a recent interview with CNN’s Reliable Sources indicated that the telecommunications provider is most certainly seeing changes in traffic patterns as more people are being forced to stay home due to government mandates.

Stephenson told host Brian Stelter that mobile volume is up 40 percent and Wi-Fi calling has shot up 100 percent. The increased usage has resulted in some added stress on the network, Stephenson admitted, which has forced the company to “go out and


Ransomware gang breaks promise not to target medical organizations during coronavirus outbreak

In a nutshell: In addition to local governments, some of the favorite targets for ransomware gangs are hospitals and other medical facilities. With the coronavirus outbreak straining countries’ healthcare systems to their limits, some ransomware operators have pledged not to attack these organizations during the pandemic—through one group appears to have broken its promise.

We’ve seen several hospitals hit with ransomware over the years, forcing some to run on pen and paper . With so many medical facilities struggling with the influx of coronavirus patients, a ransomware attack

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Steam breaks its concurrent user record, again, passing 22 million people

What just happened? With so many people around the world self-isolating to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Steam keeps seeing record numbers of concurrent users. After passing the 20 million figure last week, the service has now reached a new peak of over 22 million.

On March 15, Steam broke the previous concurrent user record when it passed 20 million. It had already beaten the 18.8 million record set on February 2 just 24 hours earlier. That figure passed 21

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DOOM Eternal PC Graphics Benchmark


Doom Eternal is the series' latest demon-killing romp, bringing more weapon variety, a plethora of new demons to face off against, and exciting new environments to explore. Today we're taking 25 graphics cards to see how they perform in Doom Eternal using the latest optimized GPU drivers.

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Some Amazon Prime deliveries are facing month-long delays

What just happened? The coronavirus crisis is affecting virtually everything, including Amazon Prime deliveries. Instead of the usual delivery time of one or two days, people in the US will be waiting up to a month for certain non-essential items.

As reported by Recode , Yesterday saw several Amazon merchants and customers post on social media that many items were showing April 21 delivery dates, despite being in stock and shipping with Amazon Prime in the US.

Some non-essential items were showing five-day delivery times,

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Best Buy employees will bring your purchase out to your car

In a nutshell: Best Buy confirmed over the weekend that it would shift to curbside pick-up service only, allowing employees to continue to serve shoppers through what they deem is a safer method. Best Buy CEO Corie Barry said they are “seeing a surge in demand across the country for products that people need to work or learn from home, as well as those products that allow people to refrigerate or freeze foods.”

Best Buy's shift to curbside service on an interim basis starts today (March 22


GameStop restricts customer access to stores, enables curbside pick-up

What just happened? GameStop is closing its US storefronts in response to the coronavirus pandemic but will still remain open to an extent. Instead, they’ll continue to process orders on a digital basis and will operate retail locations that aren’t already closed in accordance with state and local orders via curbside pick-up and delivery.

The move will allow the company to continue to serve customers as they “adjust to their new normal of increased time at home,” said CEO George Sherman.

GameStop also had the following

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NASA suspends work on the James Webb Space Telescope

What just happened? NASA recently completed its first assessment of missions, projects and programs since the coronavirus outbreak to identify mission-critical work that must be done on-site, tasks that can be worked on by employees remotely and projects that have to be paused.

Unfortunately for the James Webb Space Telescope , it falls into the latter category.

NASA is suspending integration and testing operations on the Hubble Space Telescope’s successor to ensure the safety of the agency’s workforce. NASA didn’t say when work on

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