Month: October 2021
South Korean ISP SK Broadband sues Netflix for millions in bandwidth usage fees
South Korean internet service provider SK Broadband is suing Netflix to pay for the increased network costs and bandwidth usage the streaming service’s content has drawn in South Korea, Reuters writes. The company cites Squid Game and D.P., two popular Korean Netflix dramas, as part of the cause. SK Broadband’s…
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Our solar system may have a hidden planet beyond Neptune – no, not that one Artist conception of new planet OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb in orbit around a red dwarf star
There are eight recognized planets in our solar system, four inner rocky planets and four outer gas giants. But beyond the orbit of Neptune, dozens of dwarf planets the size of Pluto or smaller populate a region known as the Kuiper Belt, and new computer models show there may be…
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Toyota’s three-wheeled ‘C+walk’ picks up where Segway left off
Meet the Toyota C+walk. It’s a new three-wheeled electric scooter from the Japanese automaker designed to help people with limited mobility. While it shares some visual characteristics with battery electric vehicles like the Bird Three and Segway PT, its closest antecedent is the Concept-i Walk Toyota showed off back in…
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What’s the deal with Seinfeld’s aspect ratio on Netflix?
Seinfeld has officially moved over to stream on Netflix today, with a new 4K upgrade that promises to make the show look better than ever. But while Netflix has upgraded the iconic “show about nothing” to even crisper resolution, Netflix is hewing to the same strategy that Hulu and other…
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Windows 11 might throttle PC gaming performance on some prebuilt PCs A desktop PC monitor with Windows 11 with the title cards of Xbox titles flying out of the screen
Windows 11 PCs are going to be some of the hottest items this holiday season, but for PC gamers, these prebuilt systems might be significantly underpowered by default. In a new report from our colleagues over at PCGamer, prebuilt Windows 11 PCs will come with Virtualization-Based Security (VBS), an enterprise…
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How to use WhatsApp dark mode on Android, iOS and desktop
Have your eyes thanking you by knowing how to use WhatsApp dark mode when you’re chatting away late at night. A new WhatsApp feature makes the app easier to see in poorly lit surroundings, and knowing how to switch on dark mode can help prevent you from having to strain…
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