Qualcomm has begun shipping a family of 60GHz Wi-Fi chipsets for both mobile and infrastructure applications that uses the new IEEE 802.11ay specification. Think of 802.11ay as a supplement to traditional Wi-Fi, with real-world throughput of more than 7 gigabits per second (Gbps), according to a company spokesperson. In addition to the 2.4GHz and 5GHz …
Millions of tweets published by suspected state-linked accounts are made public by Twitter. Source:: BBC News – Technology
Outlets rated zero by the Food Standards Agency are among those listed on the food ordering app. Source:: BBC News – Technology
A new survey of 10,053 UK employees (inc. 322 telecoms workers) from 25 sectors by Salary Finance has found that 52% of telecoms workers reported experiencing financial worries, while 59% suffer stress, 47% claimed they were more prone to panic attacks, 46% felt depressed and 52% of engineers were tackling sleeplessness. Admittedly this does rather …
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The Trump-supporting right has a new favourite meme and they’re trolling opponents far and wide. Source:: BBC News – Technology
A court grants search warrants and freezes the assets of five people accused of making cheat software. Source:: BBC News – Technology
The Company Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, Crosslin Technologies is a fast-growing managed services provider (MSP) that has been serving a wide range of small and medium businesses since 2014. Director of Information Technology Steve Moore shares, “We built the business from the ground up as an MSP focused on security. Our team brings an extensive …
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Phone and tablet companies will be able to experiment with alternative versions of Android. Source:: BBC News – Technology
Lighter components make for more fuel-efficient aircraft. So could 3D printing hold the key to ‘lightweighting’ in the aviation sector? asks Jessica Twentyman. Lufthansa Technik, the maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) division of German airline Lufthansa, has announced the opening of its new Additive Manufacturing Centre in Germany, dedicated to exploring the use of 3D …
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Photo by Aron / Unsplash When considering website performance, the term TTFB – time to first byte – crops up regularly. Often we see measurements from cURL and Chrome, and this article will show what timings those tools can produce, including time to first byte, and discuss whether this is the measurement you are really …
Uber may be considering spinning out its self-driving car unit, or seeking minority investments in the division, the Advanced Technologies Group (ATG). After receiving expressions of interest in such a deal – according to a report in the FT – the ride-hailing giant has said it could retain operational control and be the majority owner, …
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Mullvad 2018 in brief: P2P allowed: Yes Business location: Sweden Number of servers: 304 Number of country locations: 33 Cost: €5 ($5.72 at this writing) billed monthly VPN protocol: OpenVPN Data encryption: AES-256-GCM Data authentication: SHA384 Handshake encryption: 4096-bit RSA Our favorite VPN is back with a much improved overhaul to its Windows client, more …
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Internet search giant Baidu has become the first Chinese company to join a US-led consortium dedicated to the safe development of artificial intelligence. The Partnership on AI to Benefit People and Society (generally known as the Partnership on AI) was established in 2016 to “realise the promises, minimise the challenges, and better understand the impacts …
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Full fibre (FTTP) builder Cityfibre has used a new survey of 1,005 “serious” online gamers (multiplayer) as ammunition to criticise older copper based broadband (ADSL) and hybrid fibre (FTTC etc.) ISPs, which they complain have plagued users with connectivity issues (“too much lag“) and slow download speeds. The survey, which was conducted by Censuswide between …
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Broadband slow-spots in several remote parts of the Orkney islands (Scotland) could soon gain access to superfast broadband download speeds of up to 70Mbps (20Mbps upload) as part of the 5G based “RuralFirst” project, which earlier this year (here) was awarded a public grant worth £4.3m to help test the new wireless tech. At present …
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Mobile operator Three UK has had one of its website adverts banned for “misleadingly” claiming that customers could “Roam the world in 71 destinations at no extra cost,” which is despite still imposing a “fair use limit” of 12-13GB on Mobile Broadband (3G, 4G) data usage. At present citizens of the EU benefit from free …
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Independent lab AV-Comparatives focuses on one thing and one thing only — constant, regular tests of the leading antivirus software on the market. After putting each brand’s software suite through its paces, the lab then publishes the results in easy-to-read reports aimed at helping consumers make informed decisions in choosing the cybersecurity that’s right for …
One in 10 users has been asked to remove their clothes, an NSPCC survey suggests. Source:: BBC News – Technology
A vulnerability in the Super Video Graphics Array (SVGA) device of multiple VMware products could allow a local attacker on a guest system to execute arbitrary code on a targeted host system. The vulnerability is due to an out-of-bounds read condition in the SVGA device that is used by the affected software. An attacker on …
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A vulnerability in the MEW unpacker feature of ClamAV could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on a targeted system. The vulnerability is due to an error condition related to the MEW unpacker feature within the unmew11() function, as defined in the libclamav/mew.c source code file of the …
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