Month: March 2021
Apple faces App Store investigation by UK competition authorities App store revenues 2019
The UK’s competition watchdog has launched an antitrust investigation to determine whether Apple’s App Store practices are anti-competitive, harming both developers and consumers. The Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) says its probe has prompted by its own enquiries into the digital sector and as the result of complaints from several…
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Senators call on FCC to quadruple base high-speed internet speeds
The federal government’s definition of high-speed broadband has remained stagnant over the last six years, sitting at 25Mbps down and 3Mbps up since 2015. But faced with pandemic-fueled network loads and a new push for infrastructure spending, lawmakers are getting ready to upgrade that definition. In a letter to government…
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Shark’s Stick Vacuum Is No Dyson-Killer
The company’s cordless vacs are touted as affordable Dyson alternatives. I’m not so sure about that. Source
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The Morning After: SpaceX’s latest Starship explodes on the landing pad
I tested some of the best TVs available from LG, Samsung, Sony and Vizio, all with HDMI 2.1 inputs that should allow for a gaming experience surpassing anything previously possible. The only problem is that right now, things don’t always work like th… Source
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SpaceX launches 60 new Starlink satellites, while Starship moves closer to being able to launch up to 400 at a time
SpaceX has launched another batch of its Starlink satellites – the usual complement of 60 of the low Earth orbit spacecraft, which will join the more than 1,000 already making up the existing constellation. This is the fifth launch of Starlink satellites for SpaceX this year, and the 20th overall. Earlier…
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Amazon’s new Alexa app for Xbox brings visual assistant features to your TV
Amazon is launching a new Alexa app for Xbox consoles this week. While you’ve been able to control Alexa from an Xbox for a couple of years now, this dedicated app will provide access to more of the visual parts of Amazon’s digital assistant. That includes being able to see…
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