Miscellaneous Tech News
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Watch a Verizon 5G phone hit speeds faster than your home Internet
It was under ideal conditions, but Verizon finally puts real numbers to mobile 5G.
It was a bit earlier than scheduled, but Verizon switched on parts of its 5G network today, debuting in "select areas" of Minneapolis and Chicago. Every carrier out there likes to slice and dice definitions to have the "First 5G" everything, but in terms of using a real, mmWave 5G signal and something approximating a 5G smartphone, Verizon has made the most progress yet in getting a 5G ecosystem up and running.
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
BBC News - Huawei laptop 'backdoor' flaw raises concerns
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-47800000Well this isn't going to help their cause. lol
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@NashBrydges said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
BBC News - Huawei laptop 'backdoor' flaw raises concerns
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-47800000Well this isn't going to help their cause. lol
No, definitely not
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Apple slashes HomePod price and introduces Powerbeats Pro
New headphones and a cheaper smart speaker help Apple push Apple Music.
Apple has lowered the standard suggested retail price of its HomePod smart speaker from $349 to $299. The price drop follows slow and disappointing sales for the product, according to most analysts.
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Airbnb guest found hidden surveillance camera by scanning Wi-Fi network
Airbnb initially didn't ban offender despite rule against undisclosed cameras.
"Once the family had unpacked, Andrew Barker, who works in IT security, scanned the house's Wi-Fi network," CNN reported today. "The scan unearthed a camera and subsequently a live feed. From the angle of the video, the family tracked down the camera, concealed in what appeared to be a smoke alarm or carbon monoxide detector."
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@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Airbnb guest found hidden surveillance camera by scanning Wi-Fi network
Airbnb initially didn't ban offender despite rule against undisclosed cameras.
"Once the family had unpacked, Andrew Barker, who works in IT security, scanned the house's Wi-Fi network," CNN reported today. "The scan unearthed a camera and subsequently a live feed. From the angle of the video, the family tracked down the camera, concealed in what appeared to be a smoke alarm or carbon monoxide detector."
These stories are becoming more common.
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The UK is approaching Internet regulation.....https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-47826946
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Hands-on: First public previews of Chromium-based Edge are now out
It's out now for Windows 10, with other operating systems coming later.
Microsoft's switch to using the Chromium engine to power its Edge browser was announced in December last year, and the first public preview build is out now. Canary builds, updated daily, and Dev builds, updated weekly, are available for Windows 10. Versions for other operating systems and a beta that's updated every six weeks are promised to be coming soon.
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@valentina that was fast!
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@scottalanmiller What was?
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@valentina said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller What was?
How quickly they got the Chrome-based Edge out for preview.
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@valentina said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller What was?
How quickly they got the Chrome-based Edge out for preview.
It's pretty simple to create a a browser when all you have to do is move the skin over. . .
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@scottalanmiller until DJ AyahuascaDog freaks our minds?
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@RojoLoco said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller until DJ AyahuascaDog freaks our minds?
Until Disco Dingo releases.
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BBC News - Huawei wi-fi modules were pulled from Pakistan CCTV system
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The robocall crisis will never totally be fixed
Like spam, we'll be able to manage it but not eliminate it.
Years into the robocalling frenzy, your phone probably still rings off the hook with "important information about your account," updates from the "Chinese embassy," and every bogus sweepstakes offer imaginable. That's despite promises from the telecom industry and the US government that solutions would be coming. Much like the firehose of spam that made email almost unusable in the late 1990s, robocalls have made people in the US wary of picking up their cell phones and landlines. In fact, email spam offers a useful analogy: a scourge that probably can't be eliminated but can be effectively managed.Finding the right tools for that job remains a challenge. The Federal Trade Commission has had a strong track record in its 140 robocall-related suits, including a recent victory at the end of March that targeted four massive operations. Bipartisan anti-robocalling legislation is gaining traction in Congress. Apps that flag or block unwanted calls have matured and are solidly effective. And wireless carriers—in part facing pressure from the Federal Communications Commission—have increasingly offered their own anti-robocalling apps and tools for free.
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Bitcoin mining ban considered by China's economic planner
Bitcoin creation has joined a list of activities facing a ban in China.
A notice published online in Mandarin by the country's economic planning agency added "virtual currency mining activities [including] the production process of Bitcoin" to a list of industries that could be shut down.
