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6 percent of FttN NBN connections cannot hit 25Mbps

[ad_1] Users sitting on the end of long copper runs could potentially be stuck with a connection incapable of hitting the National Broadband Network’s (NBN) mandated 25Mbps until well into the next decade. In response to Senate Estimates Questions on Notice, NBN said of all its fibre-to-the-node (FttN) connections, as ...

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Discord steals gamers from Skype with video chat and screensharing

[ad_1] Discord wants to destroy its biggest, best-funded competitor in the battle to be the communications layer for gaming. It wants to be the home for gamer clans strategizing and trash-talking with each other. After out-gunning its gaming-specific competitors like TeamSpeak, Mumble and Ventrilo with a secret $50 million fundraise ...

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Is a massive iPhone price drop incoming?

[ad_1] (Image: CNET/CBS Interactive) We’ve been talking a lot lately about the iPhone 8, and how it could come with a hefty $1,000+ price tag. But people willing to pay the big bucks could be subsidizing an iPhone price cut for everyone else. See also: It turns out the iPad ...

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Snap sold fewer than 42K Spectacles, down 35% in Q2

[ad_1] Snap’s Spectacles sunglasses may prove to be more of a fad than a must-have device. Snap revealed during its call following weak Q2 earnings that it generated $5.4 million in “Other” revenue, which would equate to around 41,500 pairs of its Spectacles camera sunglasses at a $130 price point. ...

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MIT’s new radio tech can monitor your sleep quality from afar

[ad_1] Why it matters to you Sleep-tracking device can monitor how much shut-eye you’re getting in the most non-invasive way possible. From accessories which you attach to your mattress to smart sensor-studded headphones, there is no shortage of devices out there which promise to monitor (and thereby help improve) your ...

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Twitch Announces New Desktop App

[ad_1] Twitch has revealed a desktop app, appropriately called the Twitch Desktop App, that allows Twitch users to watch Twitch streams, mod in overlays, and more. Perhaps most crucially, the app also allows chat in both text and video varieties, posing as a direct competitor to established chat program Discord. ...

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