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What is 5G?

What is 5G?

"Nationwide 5G" is here, but it isn't making much of a difference for many people. Both AT&T and Verizon are running forms of 5G that light up a '5G' icon on your brand-new smartphone but feel and work precisely like 4G. That may lead people to wonder what the big...

Future smartphone in 2030?

Future smartphone in 2030?

We've looked at a few trends of the 2010s, particularly 2019, and estimated where these trends could go by the year 2030, looking at everything from foldable phones to USB ports and 6G. We know this analysis could end up being heavily wide of the mark - by 2030, the...

Android vs. iOS: security comparison 2021

Android vs. iOS: security comparison 2021

These days everyone has a smartphone, but in the battle between Android vs. iOS, there are a few things to keep in mind. App marketplace security Winner: iPhone Apple closely inspects every app on its app store, which might reduce the number of apps available, but...

Broadband’s Future: Has it Met the Challenge?

Broadband’s Future: Has it Met the Challenge?

After an unprecedented past year, more Americans are not only connecting online a lot more to work, learn, and socialize. They are also recognizing and appreciating the reliability of their internet connections during the COVID-19 pandemic. This should come as no...

Broadband during pandemic surged more than 30%

Broadband during pandemic surged more than 30%

Broadband during the pandemic surged 30% to 40% in the US.  It even reached 60% in some areas, an industry group has concluded. Although the internet shouldered the load without much problem, you might consider upgrading your own network equipment to avoid issues. The...

Email Security Future: AI’s contribution

Email Security Future: AI’s contribution

Large-scale cyber-attacks on the world's biggest companies are fixtures in the news cycle. Attacks are now commonplace, with almost half of UK businesses being attacked just last year.  These statistics bring email security future into focus. Not only are attacks...

Apple AirTags and Telecom: What to know

Apple AirTags and Telecom: What to know

Cupertino based tech giant Apple Inc recently held its annual event, where the company unveiled its newest releases - one of the most anticipated this year being AirTags. A question you may be asking is how AirTags and telecom function together. We will investigate...

Disabling automatic updates is a bad idea

"Updates always seem to want to install at annoying times!" | "It's my system. I can do with it as I want." | "I don't use automatic updates, and instead I apply patches manually." | "If it's not broke, don't fix it." | "Updates change too much stuff." | "Updates take...

WannaCry ransomware deadline passes, but few pay up

Despite the chaos caused by the recent ransomware attack, the criminals behind it have netted a relatively small amount of cash. As the WannaCry ransomware worm wreaked havoc across the globe last week, claiming hundreds of thousands of victims in 150 countries, it...