Tag: network
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5G Opinion – Possibilities Or Problems?
5G opinion seems divided, just like a lot of subjects in current times, it depends who you speak to. 5G feelings swing from extremes like, the great beneficiary, to something shunned like the plague.
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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Exchange Programme – Contacting Your Network
Following up from the recent recall on Samsung Galaxy Note 7, we can now share some contact information to help you get in touch with your retailer/network provider about how this recall affects you and about the Exchange Programme to get your hands on a replacement device from September the 19th. Samsung offers the following contact details:…
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Pioneering Social Site Friends Reunited Set to Close
One of the internet’s pioneer social sites, Friends Reunited, is set to close in the next month after fifteen years of service. Four years before Facebook became the place to be, and even a couple years before Myspace, Friends Reunited was launched in the year 2000, offering a free-to-join social experience with which old school…
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LiFi – The Light side of the Wi-Fi
Since the dawn of local networking, engineers have been constantly trying to improve speeds, connection types and the security of those connections. Things have moved forward quite a lot since the days of having 6 CRT monitors laying around your living room as you try to connect up all your friends pcs’ for a LAN…
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Vodafone Reports Security Leak of 1,800+ Customer Details
Customers of UK network Vodafone may have to reset their accounts and check their bank accounts as thousands of details have reportedly been leaked in a security breach which happened last week. Vodafone claims the 1,800+ customer records were not obtained through the company itself but via an external unknown source. How these details fell…
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Miitomo – Nintendo’s First Smartphone Game Announced
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Nintendo and mobile developer DeNA’s first smartphone app has been announced as a ‘free-to-start’ social game called Miitomo. As the title suggests, Miitomo will be based around Mii avatars and will allow Nintendo players to engage in simulated conversations between their Miis and other Miis across the Nintendo Network via their smartphones. Players will have…
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Send Magical Moments to Friends with Disney Gif on Android
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Disney is offering a charming way for Android using social networkers to express themselves through the format of animated gif with memorable moments from a number of Walt’s classics as well as some modern favourites to share! Disney Gif has now been added to the Google Play Store after a successful run on Apple iOS…
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Social Media Victory as ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Results Revealed One Year On
Remember about a year ago when your Facebook news feed was filled with videos of mates randomly dumping buckets of ice water over their heads for no specific reason and then telling you that you should do it too? The meaning may have become a little lost but there actually was a reason to this madness.…
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Minds.com – The Facebook Rivalling, Encrypted Social Network, Backed By Anonymous
So, the big question is – Has Facebook met its match? Last week a new social media platform was launched which incorporates more transparency, security and privacy then any of the other social media giants. The platform is back by the ‘Hacktivist’ group Anonymous; it encrypts all messages thus shielding the user’s data from governments…
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8-inch EE Harrier Tab Goes on Sale for £199
UK network EE has launched a new tablet which joins its own branded Harrier range of smart devices. The 8-inch Harrier Tab buyers will benefit from the company’s double-speed 4G data services and also an appealingly affordable price point of just £199. Coming with the Google’s latest operating system running out of the box, the…
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Is Facebook An Online Echo Chamber?
Politically speaking the internet is now one of the major battlegrounds in the ongoing conflict of ideologies. Social media erupted into election fever recently, as well as the infamous backlash that followed the results. However, some have said that certain topics, which are apparently important, are often absent from news feeds. Facebook has been blamed…