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Verizon settles on $4.48 billion purchase price for Yahoo’s core assets following email hacks

Verizon was able to save even more money following Yahoo’s email hacks. The telecommunications company announced a deal to buy the core business of Yahoo for $4.48 billion —managing to secure a $350 million discount it was pursuing because of two major security breaches, the last of which affected over 1 billion accounts. The deal […]

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Apple joins Wireless Power Consortium, strengthening rumors of wireless charging feature in next-gen iPhone

When Apple joins a product group, it might be looking into developing units embracing that technology. Apple is now listed as one of the 213 members of the Wireless Power Consortium. It was not present in a cached version of the page from a week ago. Previous rumors had indicated that Apple was planning to […]

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New experiments harness satellite communications for wireless networks, show fiber-class speeds in results

Wireless speeds could advance to new levels, complete with a terahertz transmitter that can send data at 100 gigabits a second over a single channel in the 300GHz band. A group of Japanese researchers have begun experiments that show that satellite links like the ones planned by Elon Musk’s Space X could deliver fiber speeds. […]

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LG UltraFine 5K monitors experiencing errors within two meters of wireless routers

Well, this is kind of a mess. LG’s UltraFine 5K monitor, which has become something of a spiritual successor to Apple’s Thunderbolt display and began shipping out from the Apple online store this week, appears to be suffering from a major fault wherein it will begin flickering when places within two meters (6.5 feet) of […]

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AT&T discontinues 2G network, ends cellular connectivity for first-gen iPhone

It’s time to move on where AT&T, the first-gen iPhone and cellular service are concerned. On Monday, AT&T announced that its 2G wireless network was officially shut down on January 1, 2017, following four years of planning for its discontinuation. This means that the 2G network available to the original first-gen iPhone will no longer […]