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DITO Telecommunity Commences Friendly User Test

December 7, 2020

After reports that DITO Telecommunity has started doing test runs in Mindanao, the upcoming third telco confirmed on their Facebook page that they have started conducting a Friendly User Test (FUT). Aside from Mindanao, the FUT is being conducted on select target areas––which DITO did not disclosed as of this writing. That being said, the SIM

SuperCell: Reaching new heights for wider connectivity

November 27, 2020

As part of our efforts to help expand connectivity around the world, Facebook Connectivity has been prototyping SuperCell, a wide-area coverage solution for increasing mobile connectivity in rural communities. Now, after working with telecom industry partners to conduct several trials and data analyses, we’re ready to share what we’ve learned. Rather than produce this solution […] Read More… T

Section 230 is Good Actually

November 22, 2020

Even though it’s only 26 words long, Section 230 doesn’t say what many think it does. So we’ve decided to take up a few kilobytes of the Internet to explain what, exactly, people are getting wrong about the primary law that defends the Internet. Section 230 (47 U.S.C. § 230) is one of the most important laws protecting free speech online. While its wording is fairly clear—it states that “No provi

Salesforce goes social with Slack acquisition

November 18, 2020

The company is betting $28 billion on remote working Salesforce has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire popular workplace communication tool Slack, for about $27.7 billion. Rumours of the deal had initially surfaced last week, causing a spike in Slack’s stock price. The deal is by far the largest in Salesforce’s history. Under the terms of the agreement, Salesforce will gi

Perpetually Missing from Tech Policy: ISPs And The IoT

November 14, 2020

U.S legislators have drawn a bizarre line in the sand when exploring the invasive nature of technology companies and personal rights to privacy. In Washington, D.C. there are regular hearings about the potential harms that big tech companies can cause because they have so much access to so much information. Facebook, Google, Apple, and Amazon testified before Congressional Subcommittees about th

Video meetings killed the messaging star

November 2, 2020

Video meetings killed the messaging star Phil Wainewright Tue, 12/01/2020 - 14:24 Summary: Video meetings became the surprise star of digital teamwork this year and suddenly messaging alone doesn’t have what it takes (Composite of Zoom and Sl

The best Cyber Monday tech deals at Amazon

October 23, 2020

The Pixel 5 is $50 off at Amazon | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Amazon is hosting a wide variety of tech deals for Cyber Monday. The company started its deal festivities early by knocking down prices for many of its own devices, including some of its newer products that hadn’t yet seen any discounts. The fourth-generation Echo smart speaker, the latest Eero 6 mesh Wi-Fi rout

Here are the best Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals happening at Best Buy

October 22, 2020

The 55-inch Vizio OLED TV is $900 at Best Buy. | Image: Vizio Best Buy was one of the first retailers to launch Black Friday deals — all the way back in mid-October to go up against Amazon Prime Day. Now that Black Friday is actually here, with Cyber Monday quickly approaching, Best Buy is back with a bunch of great sales that you can take advantage of. And, you can do all of your shopping

The best Black Friday and Cyber Monday tech deals at Amazon

October 22, 2020

The Pixel 5 is $50 off at Amazon | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Amazon is hosting a wide variety of tech deals for Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The company started its deal festivities early by knocking down prices for many of its own devices, including some of its newer products that hadn’t yet seen any discounts. The fourth-generation Echo smart speaker, the latest Eero

What Will 6G Look Like in a Geopolitical Divided World

October 19, 2020

A recent session of the Australian Computer Society (ACS) and the Australian Smart Communities Association (ASCA) masterclass on 5G, featured Dr. Ian Oppenheimer, the NSW Government’s Chief Data Scientist and one of the country’s most respected experts in radio technology. Ian is also the Chair of the scientific advisory board of the 6G Flagship organization, a global research organization based i

Best Black Friday deals on smart home tech

October 17, 2020

Amazon Echo Show 8 | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge Smart homes are no longer just for the rich or digital experimenters. Your speakers, locks, lights, security cameras, and kitchen utensils can now be controlled via your phone or other digital device — and there are a lot of products to choose from. Many of which are going for less during this year’s Black Friday event. You can start wi

The best Black Friday tech deals at Amazon

October 16, 2020

Best Black Friday SIM-only deals: The cheapest SIMs from Vodafone Three and EE

October 11, 2020

Jade Vincent 6 hours 3 min ago Black Friday 2020 has arrived which means the UK’s best mobile networks have released an avalanche of the finest SIM-only deals. This year, Vodafone, EE and Three have not disappointed with a line-up of SIM-only bargains boasting supercharged 5G, unlimited data and super low lifetime costs. See related Best laptop for

Cambium Networks: We are heavily recruiting new partners

October 10, 2020

Wireless connectivity vendor is increasing its channel presence as it enters its next phase of growth. Read all about how to get involved in this Q&A with Cambium’s regional sales manager Dan McCarthy (pictured) Tell us about your ConnectedPartner program? The ConnectedPartner program is designed to help partners succeed with Cambium Networks' wireless connectivity solutions. The Con

EDSFF Form Factor Updates In 2020: New Versions Growing Adoption

October 10, 2020

The Enterprise and Datacenter SSD Form Factor family of standards is now about three years old, and continues to evolve. The EDSFF form factor options are gaining traction in several markets, and lessons learned by early adopters are still driving tweaks to the specifications. The myriad variations under the EDSFF umbrella have not been simplified much, but at least the brief format war between th

Podcast Episode: Control Over Users Competitors and Critics

October 7, 2020

Episode 004 of EFF’s How to Fix the Internet Cory Doctorow joins EFF hosts Cindy Cohn and Danny O’Brien as they discuss how large, established tech companies like Apple, Google, and Facebook can block interoperability in order to squelch competition and control their users, and how we can fix this by taking away big companies' legal right to block new tools that connect to their platforms – tools

The End of Broadband Networks as We Know Them

October 3, 2020

A group of major telecommunications companies Vodafone, BT, Telefonica and Deutsche Telekom recently announced something a bit unexpected. In the Open BNG Operator Position Paper, they call for a fundamental, industry-wide change to the way broadband networks are built. Specifically, they advocate for collaboration throughout the telco world, with a convergence around open broadband network gate

The FCCs Independence and Mission Are at Stake with Trump Nominee

September 29, 2020

When there are only five people in charge of a major federal agency, the personal agenda of even one of them can have a profound impact. That’s why EFF is closely watching the nomination of Nathan Simington to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Simington’s nomination appears to be the culmination of a several-month project to transform the FCC and expand its purview in ways that threaten

Enterprise hits and misses - AI ethics gets a fresh critique and retailers get a pre-holiday reckoning

September 27, 2020

Enterprise hits and misses - AI ethics gets a fresh critique, and retailers get a pre-holiday reckoning Jon Reed Sun, 11/22/2020 - 21:47 Summary: This week - AI ethics gets a fresh critique - and the gap between lofty AI talk and project needs is exposed. Also: as we push into holiday season, retailers get one more omni-grade. Enterprise buyers share their COVID-19 era agendas, a

Converge Is Building A New Datacenter To Prevent Future Outages

September 15, 2020

After users stormed Converge ICTs Facebook, Twitter, and customer service hotlines yesterday because of a major internet outage last Tuesday, the company is taking steps to make sure that never happens again. The outage experienced earlier this week was because of a power-related issue, and resulted in a major outage that affected a fairly large

Stadia one year on: Better but still incomplete

September 12, 2020

Google launched Stadia, a streaming service that lets you play high-quality video games, exactly 12 months ago. The launch was met with a mixture of skepticism and disappointment. Was Stadia viable for people with an average-at-best internet connection? Would Google abandon it like Daydream, Reader and so many other services? These were perfectly valid questions. At the same time, people weren’t h

FioSynth: A representative I/O benchmark and data visualizer for data center workloads

September 10, 2020

What it is: FioSynth is a benchmark tool used to automate the execution of storage workload suites and to parse results. It contains a base set of block level storage workloads, synthesized from production I/O traces, that simulate a diverse range of Facebook production services. It is useful for predicting how a storage device will […] Read More… The post FioSynth: A representative I/O benchm