Month: April 2021
Swisscom switches off 2G in Switzerland null
Swisscom has switched off its 2G GSM network in Switzerland so it can devote its resources and reuse spectrum to support its 4G and 5G services. The country’s largest mobile operator in terms of subscribers launched 2G back in 1993, offering call and text services. Since then, the service has…
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Stromer ST2 e-bike review: too hot for Europe
The words “Swiss design” conjure images of luxury watch movements and delicately sculpted eyeglasses, not hulking e-bikes with thickly welded frames and face-melting power. Stromer is here to challenge those assumptions and force a rethink of how its Swiss-made electric bikes, with top speeds of 45 km/h (28 mph), can…
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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 looks likely to launch instead of Z Flip 2 Samsung Galaxy Z Flip
For a while now it’s been unclear whether Samsung would call its next clamshell foldable phone the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 or the Galaxy Z Flip 2, but it looks like Galaxy Z Flip 3 has probably won out based on the latest leak. LetsGoDigital claims to have heard…
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Pakistan temporarily blocks social media
Pakistan has temporarily blocked several social media services in the South Asian nation, according to users and a government-issued notice reviewed by TechCrunch. In an order titled “Complete Blocking of Social Media Platforms,” the Pakistani government ordered Pakistan Telecommunication Authority to block social media platforms including Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, YouTube,…
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Amazon adds blindingly obvious Kindle feature to make book covers your lockscreen
Amazon Kindle owners can now set the lockscreen image to the cover of the book they’re reading. The long overdue Display Cover feature, first spotted by Engadget, was previously only available after jailbreaking your device (and a popular motivator to do so). Amazon says that it works with “most books,…
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Ubisoft India appoints Syed Abbas as new Managing Director Prince of Persia Sands of Time Remake
Ubisoft India Studios has a new Managing Director and it is someone who has worked at the company since 2008, when he joined as a Producer. Syed Abbas has been with Ubisoft India since the inception of the Pune studio and has climbed up the ladder to the top spot. …
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