AT&T says it supports net neutrality and to prove it, it plans to join the massive online protest Wednesday to show support for rules under fire by the Trump administration. Yes, that’s right. The nation’s second-largest phone company, which unsuccessfully sued the Federal Communications Commission in federal court to dismantle the 2015 rules, is joining …
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Facebook‘s Oculus Rift VR headset already got one price drop back in March. Now it’s getting another. As part of the “Summer of Rift” sales promotion Oculus is having, the VR headset and a pair of Touch controllers are down to a combined $399, a $200 drop. (In the UK, it’s down to £399. You can ship it to Australia …
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On the day the USA celebrates winning independence from British rule, the UK’s publicly funded broadcaster is fighting the influence of US online companies on British children. The BBC today announced in this year’s annual plan that it will plough £34 million (around $44m or AU$58m) into children’s services over the next three years, described as the biggest investment in …
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All the new features rumored for the iPhone 8 may be exciting, but more features can lead to more potential hiccups. Take, for example, that pesky fingerprint sensor. Word has it that Apple may be planning on integrating its Touch ID into the display of the upcoming iPhone, meaning you could unlock your phone just by touching its screen. But this …
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Apple’s rumored iPhone 8 may still be months away, but phone accessory manufacturer Olixar has already began making phone cases and screen protectors for the iPhone 8, long before any official word on the device has released, Apple blog 9to5Mac pointed out. The Olixar products are available for preorder now in MobileFun’s US and UK stores. Mobile Fun, the online phone …
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I reviewed the original FiiO X1 music player in late 2014, but so much as changed in the intervening couple of years, the new X1 2nd Gen now boasts Bluetooth 4.0 wireless tech and a more responsive touch wheel user-interface into a handsome design. Build quality feels more robust, all in all not bad for a $99.99/£99 high-resolution portable music …
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When everything is operating smoothly and all your devices and services are working together, it’s still cumbersome, at best. Whether you’re traveling for business or setting up a complex smart home, taking the time to set up some IFTTT recipes is worth the investment. Things you used to spend several minutes doing will happen in the background, automatically — thereby …
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Editors’ note: On Dec. 14, 2017, the FCC, under a new chairman, voted to roll back the regulations described below. For more on the 2017 action and what it means, see this story: “What you need to know about the FCC’s net neutrality repeal.” Two weeks after voting to preserve the open Internet (also referred to as Net neutrality) the …
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As an “investment” video sucks. Before you plunk down big bucks on today’s cutting edge video just ponder for a second that what you buy today will be tomorrow’s landfill. Pick up a good set of speakers and they’ll stick around for a long, long time. Anybody who dropped $15K on an early generation plasma display has surely replaced it …
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