Month: July 2022
Sprint’s network has been officially retired
The remnants of Sprint’s network have been put out to pasture. As of yesterday, Sprint’s LTE network has been retired by its new owner, T-Mobile. That’s along with Sprint’s 3G CDMA network, which was shut down earlier this year, and what remained of T-Mobile’s own 3G network, which enters retirement…
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Twitch is testing channel surfing
Twitch is testing a new way to discover new channels that reminds me of the good old days of channel surfing on my TV. The experiment, which it calls the Channel Switcher, lets you easily flip through previews of a bunch of different streams to help you find something to…
Read MoreThe Sims 4 High School Years expansion adds a Depop-created ‘virtual thrift store’
Clothing from the fashion marketplace Depop will be available in an expansion pack for The Sims 4, called High School Years, later this month (via Polygon). Depop describes itself as a “circular” and “community-powered” online resale site and app that allows users to buy and sell vintage clothing items, mostly…
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The Supreme Court Decision Made These People Get Vasectomies
Abortion bans affect more than just people who want to prevent pregnancy, of course: There are people who become pregnant and for health reasons should not carry a pregnancy to term; people whose pregnancies are deemed unhealthy, risky, or not viable; victims of rape and sexual assault; and people who…
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EA makes a bad joke, gets relentlessly flamed
Electronic Arts, the unmitigated king of unforced errors, made a woefully ill-advised tweet yesterday, and the company’s Twitter mentions have not known peace since. They’re a 10 but they only like playing single-player games — Electronic Arts (@EA) June 30, 2022 The tweet follows the convention of a popular meme…
Read MorePrivate Internet Access just threw down a challenge to the VPN industry
Audio player loading… Private Internet Access (PIA) users based in the US can now safely and locally browse the internet no matter in which state they are. One of the best VPN services around, PIA has launched its 50 Servers in 50 States campaign in an effort “to provide increased…
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