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After Math: Google gets faster and TikTok gets longer

December 6, 2020

It’s that magical time of year again! Thanksgiving is now behind us and those folks who travelled to see family during the holiday haven’t gotten their positive COVID tests back yet, so everything still seems rosy. Now, before spending the second half of December short of breath, check out some of this week’s top headlines. Engadget Google rolls out 2Gbps fiber service in Huntsville and Nashville

Google Fi users get bill credit for ditching their old non-VoLTE phones

December 6, 2020

If youre a Google Fi customer and youre still using an older phone that doesnt support voice over LTE (VoLTE), youll soon have to upgrade or risk losing cellular service. To encourage its customers to upgrade from their old devices, Google Fi is now offering a bill credit to subscribers who have a non-VoLTE handset active on the network. Theres Continue reading

Benton Study Again Shows How Open Access Broadband Networks Can Drive Competition Improve Service

December 4, 2020

In 2009, the FCC funded a Harvard study that concluded (pdf) that open access broadband networks (letting multiple ISPs come in and compete over a central, core network) resulted in lower broadband prices and better service in numerous locations worldwide. Of course when the FCC released its “National Broadband Plan” back in 2010, this realization (not to mention an honest accounting of the sector

Google rolls out 2Gbps fiber service in Huntsville and Nashville

December 3, 2020

After launching a beta program just months ago, Google Fiber has announced that its 2 Gbps “2 Gig” tier is now widely available in Nashville and Huntsville. The plan costs $100 a month, compared to $70 for the 1 Gbps, and includes a WiFi 6 Multi-Gig Router, tri-band Mesh Extender and professional installation.Google Fiber said 2 Gig is “ready for power users, the latest devices, and advanced smart

Google rolls out 2Gbps fiber service in Huntsville and Nashville

December 3, 2020

A re:Invent like no other shows an AWS capitalizing on 2020 chaos

December 2, 2020

A re:Invent like no other shows an AWS capitalizing on 2020 chaos Kurt Marko Fri, 12/04/2020 - 03:22 Summary: Amazon’s re:Invent went online, but there was plenty to mull over to be found in CEO Andy Jassy’s keynote. (AWS) After more than

Cloud database vendors lambasted by analyst for expense vulnerable products and poor support

December 2, 2020

Gartner takes AWS, Microsoft, Google, IBM and more to task in its inaugural Magic Quadrant for cloud database management systems Gartner's inaugural Magic Quadrant for cloud database management systems (DBMS) lays out the flaws of the leading players in a rapidly growing market. The analyst firm defines the cloud DBMS market as being "for products from vendors that supply fully prov

Learn AWS Cisco and CompTIA anytime with these courses

December 1, 2020

If you want to turn your passion for technology into a stable career, it’s a smart idea to learn the concepts, skills and technologies that will set you up for success in the computer and IT field. Well, that’s precisely what you can do with this bundle of online courses. The 2021 All-In-One AWS, Cisco CompTIA Super Certification Bundle trains you to become a top-notch, in-demand tech professiona

DocuShare flaws could lead to data leakage unless you install these patches

November 30, 2020

Xerox has moved to fix two flaws in its DocuShare enterprise document-management platform that could enable hackers to steal data from users. The remedy comes after Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a security bulletin. CISA urged users and administrators to apply a patch that fixes two bugs in recently released versions (6.6.1, 7.0, and 7.5) of Xerox’s DocuShare. The

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

75% of databases to be cloud-hosted by 2022 says Gartner while dishing on the weak points of each provider

November 19, 2020

AWS ‘reluctant to embrace a multicloud world’ but Azure ‘often more expensive than on-premises’ Databases are moving to the cloud but Azure is expensive, Google has suspect support, and AWS is blinkered about multicloud, Gartner has observed in its latest Magic Quadrant.…

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

29 Cloudreach

November 12, 2020

Microsoft’s reigning UK Partner of the Year saw revenues smash though the 100m mark in its year to 31 July 2019 amid rising demand for its cloud migration services. An Azure, AWS and Google Cloud specialist, Cloudreach now boasts offices In London, Edinburgh, Amsterdam, Paris, Zurich, Berlin, Pune and across the US and Canada following an international expansion blitz. Hefty investment and integra

D-Link DIRX1860 router review: An affordable Wi-Fi 6 router with a good spread of features

November 10, 2020

Jonathan Bray 4 days 4 hours ago Price when reviewed 105 At long last, Wi-Fi 6 routers are coming out at sensible prices. Last month we took the £80 Honor Router 3 for a spin, and now D-Link has joined the fray with its wallet-friendly DIR-X1860. Costing just £105, this diminutive router offers a decent set of features and full support for the latest 802.1

Its better to cannibalise yourself than have someone else do it for you - AWS boss

November 10, 2020

We pick out the highlights from Andy Jassy’s keynote at the virtual re:Invent conference Amazon Web Services boss Andy Jassy took to the stage live from Seattle for AWS' annual partner conference AWS re:Invent. We’ve rounded up the top announcements from his keynote. Force' the public cloud naysayers to change This summer, Jassy took a jab at businesses he says are still trying to

Does Wi-Fi 6 make Eero 6 better than Google Wifi?

November 9, 2020

Eero 6 Compact next-gen $103 at Amazon Pros Wi-Fi 6 has plenty of speed for most people Easy setup Compatible with all other Eeros Two Ethernet ports on base units Cons More expensive Eero 6 provides the right amount of speed for most homes with 500Mbps in a mesh thanks to its AX1800 setup. It has a compact size and a great app. A Zigbee smart home app is built-in and it works with Am

CyrusOne Launches Google Cloud Direct Connect Offering

November 6, 2020

DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CyrusOne Inc. (NASDAQ: CONE), a premier global data center real estate investment trust (REIT), today announced new options for direct connectivity to Google Cloud, with the addition of five new direct on-ramps in Aurora, Austin, Houston, San Antonio, and the newly operational Council Bluffs facility. As part of Google Cloud Interconnect, the new direct connect locations p

EU finalising plans for pan European cybersecurity centre

November 3, 2020

The EU is close to finalising plans for the European Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology and Research Competence Centre, including choosing its location and agreeing how much member states will contribute. With the last negotiation on terms imminent, EU policymakers are still discussing whether the member states should make payments voluntarily and deciding the voting rights on the centre’s deci

Google Anthos now available on bare-metal servers

November 2, 2020

Google LLC announced today that its hybrid cloud application development platform Anthos is now available on bare-metal servers, giving customers more choice on how and where to run their hybrid cloud workloads. Google Anthos is a hybrid cloud application development platform that went live last year. Running atop the open-source Kubernetes container orchestration software, its designed [] The pos

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

QNAP Launches QHora-301W: An Affordable Wi-Fi 6 Router with Dual 10GBASE-T Ports

November 1, 2020

QNAP is a well-known manufacturer of network-attached storage (NAS) units. Recently they have been testing the waters in allied areas such as switches and Wi-Fi expansion cards. As a natural extension, they recently introduced their first standalone Wi-Fi router - the QHora-301W. The consumer market for Wi-Fi routers is a saturated one with multiple established vendors such as Netgear, TP-Link, D-