Dlink, one of the many popular network equipment companies has released the first 802.11ac based router. This new standard allows for WiFi access at great speeds in comparison to older routers. The new standard allows for data transfer speeds up to 1300 Mbps, between the router and a 802.11ac compatible device.The major difference between this…
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The Library of Congress has announced earlier this year that they will begin storing all twitter feeds. If you do not know already the Library of Congress is a place that information is stored like any other library. However this is America's library and they also store things that document basically anything relating to our…
Shortly before Google won its antitrust lawsuit earlier this year Microsoft claimed that its Windows phone devices have been, and continue to be blocked from Google’s popular Maps application.While Google denies that the purposely blocked IE on Windows phone from being blocked from Google’s Maps, they did not deny that the problem exists. Microsoft first…
This year it seemed that Nokia may survive in the mobile industry after releasing the Lumina 920 and selling it quite successfully. However here in 2013 there will be a large movement in the mobile industry. Nokia will not be able to keep up and their departure from the mobile industry will be some of the largest news.…
Facebook, everyone’s favorite social networking site has long been used to post pictures of friends, family, get togethers, etc. but in more recent years it has also had a dual purpose. Since users of Facebook tend to put their entire lives out on the Internet using Facebook, or at least a lot more of it…
Cohda Wireless is an Australian company that specializes in car-to-car communication to further the production of Intelligent Transport systems. It makes sense for a networking company and a semiconductor business to invest in this technology.Cisco and NXP believe that we could benefit from this technology. They could wirelessly exchange information that could tell your vehicle to slow…
Facebook, everyone’s favorite social networking site is working on taking its services a step further. Facebook announced that users in Canada that have an iPhone can use Facebook to make phone calls. Not only will they have the ability to make phone calls but they are testing a VOIP feature set to allow users to…
Last November Microsoft announced that they will be discontinuing Messenger their instant messenger client for Skype. Well the time is upon us. In January Microsoft let all of the users know that this will be taking place with this memo:Hello,On 15th March 2013 we are retiring the existing Messenger service globally (except for mainland China…
Google’s Chrome browser found that a Turkish certificate authority mistakenly released certificates for the Google.com domain to organizations that were not Google. What’s the problem with this? Well, if an organization has access to a certificate for Google.com they can setup a website as if it’s actually Google.com and run Man in the Middle attacks…
This case has been a long and tedious one for Google, but after 2 years it is finally over. Google has basically won the case. The punishment equivalence would be a slap on the wrist. This case was based on Google's search results. Regulators wanted fair competition when it came to Google's search results. One of the big reasons…
Qualcomm, one of the nation’s leading mobile technology leaders is preparing to announce a new technology they say will change the way your devices use that precious bandwidth. Qualcomm said that they will be showing a device at the Consumer Electronic Association (CES) convention this year that is similar to current Quality of Service (QOS)…
Leap Motion has created an innovative control that can measure you movements with accuracy of a hundredth of a millimeter. Leap Motion struck a deal with Asus to bundle this device in with a series of Asus computers.Leap Motions device can be bundled in with laptops, all-in-ones, tablets, and smart phones. The cameras are very…