Tag: Wi-Fi & Broadband
These Wi-Fi routers can help detect motion in your home, but are also sparking privacy worries – here’s why
Xfinity, a Comcast brand, has introduced a new feature dubbed Wi-Fi Motion It lets an Xfinity router and up to three Wi-Fi-connected devices create a motion detection system The feature isn’t available to everyone, but some users already have potential privacy concerns Having a router that doubles as a motion…
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Forget Starlink – this Chinese satellite internet tech is capable of 1Gbps speeds that are five times faster
A team of Chinese researchers has achieved a 1Gbps data transmission from a satellite The satellite operates 22,807 miles above Earth, while Starlink satellites are at around 341 miles This kind of speed could be revolutionary for internet connections in remote areas on Earth, but also in space It’s no…
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What is Amazon’s Project Kuiper? The Starlink rival explained ahead of tomorrow’s big lift-off
If you live somewhere that has poor broadband connectivity, Amazon could soon have the answer: the company is launching a constellation of satellites with the goal of making low-cost internet available worldwide. The initiative is called Project Kuiper and it’s coming sooner than you think – with the first batch…
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What is Amazon’s Project Kuiper? The Starlink rival explained as its first internet satellites launch
If you live somewhere that has poor broadband connectivity, Amazon could soon have the answer: the company is launching a constellation of satellites with the goal of making low-cost internet available worldwide. The initiative is called Project Kuiper and it’s coming sooner than you think – with the first batch…
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Struggling with your broadband? A new internet speed record just hit 402Tbps – fast enough to download a 4K movie in under a millisecond
How fast an internet connection do you really want? Well, that probably varies – based on your needs, not to mention your budget for the monthly payment – but odds are you might regard 402Tbps as overkill. Yes, we didn’t mistype that – 402Tbps, as in Terabytes – and as…
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