Month: June 2020
Zoom faces criticism for denying free users e2e encryption
What price privacy? Zoom is facing a fresh security storm after CEO Eric Yuan confirmed that a plan to reboot its battered security cred by (actually) implementing end-to-end encryption does not in fact extend to providing this level of security to non-paying users. This Zoom ‘premium on privacy’ is necessary…
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5G to hit one billion connections by 2022
The long-term impact of Coronavirus on 5G adoption will be limited, according to new forecasts from analysts at CCS Insight that predict there will be more than one billion connections by 2022. The pandemic has resulted in some short term disruption. Lockdown measures have restricted the ability of operators to…
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Xiaomi has even more cheap phones coming soon – and these you can actually buy
If you follow smartphone news you probably know Xiaomi has a penchant for announcing fantastic-looking cheap phones, but rarely with any release information for most countries – for example, we’re eagerly awaiting the Poco F2 Pro release. Well, it’s now broken that pattern with two upcoming phones. The Xiaomi Redmi…
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SoftBank launches $100M+ Opportunity Growth Fund to invest in founders of color
As we continue to see protests across the US (and elsewhere) sparked by the killing of George Floyd by police in Minnesota, SoftBank is announcing a new investment vehicle to back entrepreneurs of color, part of its contribution to trying to redress the imbalance of power as it has played…
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Everything You Need to Know Before Buying a Gaming PC
Pre-built gaming computers are more affordable and more powerful than ever. Before you shell out for one, here’s some advice. Source
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5G coronavirus conspiracy theorists are endangering the workers who keep networks running
Naveed Qureshi always knew his job was important, but as a telecoms engineer working in East London, it didn’t always feel that way. He spent each week patrolling his patch of the city, riding out in his van to maintain the miles upon miles of copper wire and fiber optic…
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