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SSID Name Discovered Capable of Disabling Apple iOS Wifi
How creative are you with the name of your home network’s SSID? Invariably I tend to use ‘Tin Foil Hat Time’ or ‘Secret Nuclear Bunker’, but it can change depending on the mood I’m in. The short version is, most of the time, if you see a custom SSID network…
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Starlink Global Coverage on Track For October
I have never made any secret of the fact that I am a huge supporter of the Starlink project. Utilising satellites to effectively bring affordable and fast internet to everyone around the world certainly sounds like a very worthy pursuit. Albeit, I freely concede that while the availability of the…
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Single Users Setting Change Blamed for Huge Internet Outage!
Earlier this week, you may recall that at least for a couple of hours, several major internet websites were completely inaccessible. With it seemingly likely being a problem with the servers, however, while it was quickly fixed, the reason behind it was actually way more bizarre than something just as…
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New Edge Update to Hugely Boost Multi-Tab Performance!
While Google Chrome still manages to maintain a pretty dominant stature in the desktop browser market share, following the launch of the new Chromium-based upgrade to Edge last year, more and more people have been transitioning to it. And, we should add, with good reason. The short version is that…
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Developer Reveals Doom-Themed CAPTCHA Test
The chances are that you’ve probably had to fill out at least one CAPTCHA test within the last week. Perhaps when logging into a website or before submitting a customer service email? The premise of them is rather simple. It’s a test to make sure you actually are a human…
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AI Created to Detect Sarcasm – I Can’t See WHY We’d Need That?!
It seems pretty clear that AI will play a significant role in the future of the world. Hopefully, one in which it doesn’t decide that the human race is redundant and starts wiping us out. Following a report via Engadget, however, a collaborative effort between researchers from the University of…
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Microsoft Confirms Internet Explorer Will Die Next Year
I think it’s pretty safe to say that very few people still actively use Internet Explorer 11. In fact, it’s been pretty much redundant since the initial launch of Edge back in 2015. And by the time that did release as the semi-replacement, Google Chrome already had sewn up the…
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John McAfee Reportedly on the Verge of Bankruptcy
We’ve said it once, and we’ll say it again, but sooner or later, there has to be a film based on the life of John McAfee. Possibly directed by Martin Scorcese and starring Johnny Depp. If you don’t know the reason as to why that is, then click on the…
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Verizon Takes Huge Hit as AOL and Yahoo Get Sold!
Although representing one of the key parts of the early history of the internet, it doesn’t exactly take a genius to see that, as companies, both AOL and Yahoo are not the powerhouses they once were. When Verizon purchased both of them around 6 years ago, with the acquisitions totalling…
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Flash to Be Removed From Windows 10 Next Month
It’s been pretty clear for at least the last 5 years that the writing has been on the wall for the eventual death of ‘Flash’. Although once representing one of the most integral parts of the internet, today, it’s either largely forgotten or, generally speaking, not used anymore. With a…
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Starlink Says it has Over 500,000 Internet Orders!
Following the continued expansion of Project Starlink, with the launch of more and more satellites over the last year thanks to SpaceX, it seems pretty clear that while currently something of a fringe product, within the very near future, it’s almost certainly going to become a mainstream internet option for,…
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Fancy Using Starlink for Piracy? Good Luck With That
It’s no secret that piracy is still a huge deal, albeit one that we don’t talk about openly too often because of the fact it’s illegal. However, end-users rarely get stung, with most of the (fairly limited) policing focusing on the source rather than the destination these days. Furthermore, ISPs…
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Linksys Launches its Hydra Pro 6E & Atlas Max 6E Routers
Linksys has today announced the availability of the market’s first Wi-Fi 6E certified systems, the Linksys Hydra Pro 6E and award-winning Linksys Atlas Max 6E. Built with Velop Intelligent Mesh and utilizing the newly opened 6GHz band, the Linksys Hydra Pro and Linksys Atlas Max expand the user’s network for…
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Internet Outtage in Canada Blamed on Beavers
Did you know that we used to have beavers in the UK? Given that they went extinct around 400 years ago, I can only presume that we either shot them or turned them into a pie. For Canada, however, it is well known that while certainly cute, adorable, and iconic…
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Edge Update Looks to Improve CPU, RAM, and Battery Usage
Even though Microsoft Edge still has a relatively small user base since transitioning to the new Chromium-based design (around 10% at the time of writing), as someone who uses it literally all the time, I have nothing but good things to say about it. – If you too enjoy it…
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