IT&Software
Rising Sea Levels Put Submarine Fibre Optic Cables At Risk - No Really
Thousands of miles of fiber optic cable are laid beneath several major coastal cities. Though fiber optic cables are built to be water-resistant, they're not waterproof. As a recent peer-reviewed study highlights, this infrastructure (the so-called "physical Internet") is not now built to withstand significant changes in sea level. [Full Article...]
Huawei ups the budget ante with the affordable Nova 3i
The higher-end Nova 3, on the other hand, features Huawei's top-of-the-line Kirin 970 SoC instead. The rear dual 16-megapixel and 2-megapixel cameras can take pretty good shots, with the 2-megapixel shooter used for depth sensing. With P20 pro being the king of the smartphone camera, we expect some serious performance from the Nova 3. Perhaps the face unlock feature is why the notch is n... [Full Article...]
Xiaomi Mi Max 3 is a phone for people with enormous hands
The phone has a metal back panel and is topped by a 2.5D curved glass with 1500:1 contrast ratio, 84% NTSC color gamut. The Xiaomi Mi Max 3 comes in two variants - 4GB RAM with 64GB internal storage and 6GB RAM with 128GB storage priced at 1699 Yuan which is approx. [Full Article...]
The Culling 2 Being Pulled from Steam, PS4, and Xbox One
After its July 10, 2018 release date, Xaviant's battle royale game was met with a wave of negative reviews and staunch criticism. This much was revealed by Xaviant Games' Director of Operations, Josh Van Veld, with the studio head explaining in the video-recorded message below that in an effort to win back fans, the studio would now pivot its efforts on reviving the first game as a free-to-pla... [Full Article...]
13-inch MacBook Pro Features Four Full-Speed Thunderbolt 3 Ports
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MacRumors has obtained the Canadian and European versions of Apple's internal 2018 MacBook Pro Service Readiness Guide which contain the follow excerpt. The Mac has a 2880 x 1800 IPS display with wide color gamut and excellent contrast, the 3rd gen Butterfly keyboard with quieter switches, the new Apple T2 coprocessor and the Touch Bar. [Full Article...]
Google might face record fine in Android monopoly case
The European Commission's case centres on the search firm's dominance in the Android app market and how this benefits Google in terms of advertising. The EU sanction comes in the midst of a trade conflict between the United States and the EU, which has hit back against USA tariffs on European steel and aluminium by targeting $3.2 billion in American exports with higher duties. [Full Article...]
Netflix adds latency and upload measurements to FAST.com
The app will measure latency on both an unloaded basis (no other traffic on a user's network) and a loaded basis (data heavy apps are being employed on the network). For those who aren't happy with the accuracy of the Speedtest .net app, the Netflix Fast .com app relays information taken directly from Netflix's servers. [Full Article...]
Donald Trump lambasts European Union over $5.1bn fine for Google
In Google's case, the fine amount would barely put a dent in its coffers, seeing how its parent company, Alphabet Inc., generates the same amount every fortnight. In a post proclaiming that Android has created more choice, not less , Google CEO Sundar Pichai pointed out that Hey, 11 years ago, Google chose to give away Android. [Full Article...]