Just like how having a roof over your head and having clothes to wear is a necessity, having an internet connection has become a necessity as well. Gone are the days when we had flip phones and all we needed them for was to call each other. Now, phones are […]
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Internet Connection When Traveling The World
Have you ever stayed in a place with low internet connectivity? Frustrating right? Streaming loads of videos need fast internet connection speed. When travelling around the world, an easy way of not being bored is watching a movie. Imagine an airport with low connectivity; even a short flight will seem […]
Verizon, NMSU work together helping Columbus students access internet
Amanda A. Adame, New Mexico State University Published 12:45 p.m. MT Oct. 10, 2020 | Updated 8:26 a.m. MT Oct. 11, 2020 CLOSE From left: Maria Constantine, director, and Maggie Calderon, youth librarian, of the Columbus Village Library. Thanks to a $50,000 grant, New Mexico State University’s computer science department […]
Top EU court bars mass collection of mobile, Internet data
Oct. 6 (UPI) — The European Court of Justice ruled Tuesday that member states cannot collect mobile and Internet data en masse, saying it’s illegal to gather such “general and indiscriminate information.” The court ruling answered several cases brought by Privacy International and La Quadrature du Net. Austrian privacy advocate […]
Engineer builds the world’s first plasma-based Star Wars’ lightsaber
© Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo A popular YouTuber has created the first functioning lightsaber, using propane gas burning at around 4,000°C to create a retractable plasma beam. Canadian James Hobson, known as ‘the Hacksmith’, has a following of ten million subscribers and works on turning popular science fiction items into […]
How fast is your internet?
Working from home is the new normal for millions of people worldwide. Yet data shows that 6 in 10 users do not have internet connections fast enough for smooth telework. Has the pandemic deepened the digital divide? © picture-alliance/dpa/S. Gollnow Provided by Deutsche Welle Elia Merguet began working as an […]
Wading into the World of Online Dating in China
The Mandarin term shengnu literally means “leftover woman.” It was coined to describe China’s growing crop of middle-class women who, thanks to new educational and economic opportunities, have been able to rise to unprecedented ranks within Chinese society—at the expense of their love lives. Nearing (or, heaven forbid, passing) the […]
Is American internet becoming less important?
The year 1994 is an incredibly important one in technological history. Floppy disks were all the rage (with a vast memory of 2.88 MB), the seminal FPS Doom was released, and consumer internet was unleashed upon the masses via Netscape. Well, provided you had a PC and a way to […]
The Internet Of Minecraft Things Is Born
Minecraft has come a long way since [Notch] first thought up the idea that would eventually make him a billionaire. The game can be enjoyed on so many levels and become so engaging that grown adults who should know better spend far more time playing it than working on, say, […]
PLDT warns of slower internet during maintenance on submarine cables
BW FILE PHOTO PLDT Inc. on Thursday warned customers that they might experience slower internet speeds from Sept. 26 to 30 due to maintenance activities on submarine cables. The “emergency” maintenance activities will be conducted on the Asia-America Gateway (AAG) submarine cables in the waters of Hong Kong, the mobile […]
Internet, incentives top agenda items at upcoming PHL business conference
PHILIPPINE businesses will ask the government to improve internet connectivity and provide longer-term incentives in some of the potential recommendations at the upcoming 46th Philippine Business Conference and Expo (PBC&E). The conference will be held online on Oct. 7 and 8, during which the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry […]
The internet reacts to debacle of a presidential debate
“The Academy Award goes to…” is what went through my mind as I watched what can technically be called a “presidential debate” between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. The internet reacts to debacle of a presidential debate The internet reacts to debacle of a presidential […]
Good journalism is not always enough, it must also be accessible | DW Freedom | Speech. Expression. Media. | DW
When only the state television program is broadcast, when there are no more oppositional newspapers and demonstrators are forced off the streets – then the Internet remains. It offers access to free information. Dissenters can express themselves in blogs and social media without restrictions, and foreign information providers like DW […]
Japan’s Technical Expertise Is Laying The Groundwork For A Data-Driven Internet Of Things
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The Internet of Things (IoT) will have a sweeping effect on the economy and society, as interconnected devices—that is, the sharing of data from nearly every location—enable wide-ranging systems to work together in ways we have only just started to imagine. Already IoT is transforming business practices and enabling more […]
China’s internet users reach 940 million: report
China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) Photo: CNNIC The number of people using the internet in China reached 940 million in June, an increase of 40 million from 2019, according to the China Internet Network Information Center’s (CNNIC) annual report on internet development in China on Tuesday. The report […]
An unhealthy relationship with technology can mean missed opportunities to connect with the real world. That’s why I wrote a book of 5,203 alternatives to looking at your phone.
© Johner Images/Getty Images Johner Images/Getty Images Barbara Ann Kipfer is a lexicographer, archaeologist, and author of more than 80 books and calendars, including “14,000 Things to be Happy About.” The following is an adapted excerpt from her new book, “5,203 Things to Do Instead of Looking at Your Phone.” […]
World’s Fastest Internet Speed Can Download Whole Netflix In 1 Second
The researchers in the UK achieved a data transmission rate of 178 terabits a second. London: Scientists in the UK claim they have achieved the world’s fastest internet data transmission rate, a speed which would make it possible to download the entire Netflix library in less than a second. The […]
World’s fastest internet can download entire library of Netflix in less than a second; can you guess the speed?
While currently, a limited spectrum bandwidth of 4.5THz, or recently, 9THz, are used commercially, the researchers used a bandwidth of 16.8THz. Image: Reuters Fastest data transmission: A team of researchers from University College London (UCL), led by Dr Lidia Galdino, worked with two companies, and together they broke the world […]
Internet watchdog warns on live broadcast of terror attacks online
Behind the outsized online presence of the global social media giants sits a counter-terrorism agency that is forging a fightback against the spread of extremism. Eighteen months after the attack on mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, was broadcast live online by the gunman, few doubt the challenge a similar episode […]
6-month-old baby goes water-skiing in Utah in viral video. Internet is divided
Image posted on the Instagram account of Rich Casey Humpherys. Rich Casey Humpherys, a six-month-old baby boy from the US state of Utah, broke a world record last week as he became the youngest water skier in the world. However, a section of the internet isn’t quite pleased about it […]