5G wireless data speeds hit 3.6Gbps in first large-scale field test (and there’s more good news)

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For wireless subscribers in many areas of the United States, it’s difficult to remember what life was like before 4G LTE service blanketed the country. We’ll remind you: slow. 4G LTE download speeds can reach up to 20Mbps or even higher on some networks, but that’s nothing compared to what’s in store once 5G wireless networks begin rolling out in the years to come.

Just how fast can we expect these next-generation wireless networks to be? The International Telecommunication Union has stated that peak 5G data speeds should reach up to a blistering 20Gbps. To put that into perspective, the fastest widely available home broadband services in the country right now clock in at about 1Gbps, and they use land-based fiber optic networks.

It’s still early days but believe it or not, early tests are quite promising. In fact, the first large-scale field trial that utilized a sub-6GHz band for data yielded some impressive results when it was conducted in Japan earlier this week.

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Save 75% on a Canon black and white multifunction laser printer on Amazon

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When you need to print you want a printer that is dependable and will get the job done. The Canon imageCLASS MF227dw Black and White Multifunction Laser Printer has the customer reviews to prove its customer satisfaction, with 115 customer reviews for a 4.5-star rating. And for a limited time this multifunction printer is on sale for $124.99 with free shipping on Amazon.

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Unlocked iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus now available from the Apple Store

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Apple started selling its iPhone 6s lineup on Friday in 36 additional countries around the world, with six more supposed to get the new smartphones on Saturday. But the company also started selling unlocked iPhone 6s models in the U.S., which should be great news for customers who don’t want to be tied down to one particular network.

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New ‘Steve Jobs’ clip features an intense Woz berating Jobs

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Jony Ive might not have any interest in seeing the Aaron Sorkin penned Steve Jobs biopic, but it’s a safe bet that the upcoming film will attract a lot of interest once it opens up to a widespread release later this month. In an effort to keep the hype train going, Universal Pictures yesterday put out yet another tantalizing clip from the film

Starring Seth Rogan as Woz, the clip below features Woz flat-out questioning just what in the world Steve Jobs does. Taking umbrage with Jobs’ condescension, Rogan goes off on Jobs and calls into question the skills, if any, he brings to the table. Not missing a beat, Jobs calmly fires back: “I play the orchestra. And you’re a good musician. You sit right there, you’re the best in your row.”

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Elon Musk: Apple is a ‘Tesla graveyard’ that only hires the engineers he fires

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Say what you will about Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the man is not one to pull any punches. During a recent interview with the German business newspaper Handelsblatt, Musk addressed the ongoing hiring battle the company is seemingly engaged in with Apple. Amidst reports pointing to Apple releasing its own electric car, you might recall that Apple over the past few months has poached a number of Tesla engineers. What’s more, you might remember a report claiming that Apple was luring over Tesla engineers with signing bonuses in the $250,000 range along with a 60% bump up in salary.

While this might be par for the course in Silicon Valley, it’s not really a problem that Tesla has historically had to deal with in any serious way. If anything, Tesla is typically the company luring over talented engineers and executives, not the other way around.

All that said, is the outspoken Tesla CEO worried about a brain drain?

Not in the slightest.

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Pluto has gorgeous blue skies and frozen red water, new imagery reveals

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Pluto is still as inhospitable for human life as Mars is, but the distant planet we’ve just begun exploring better than ever before might look a lot better than we thought. Imagery captured by the New Horizon’s shuttles reveals not only that Pluto has a blue sky like Earth’s but that there’s also frozen water on the surface.

That still doesn’t make Pluto ready to accommodate human life; it only makes it a lot more appealing (see image above).

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Video shows why Apple has only scratched the surface of 3D Touch’s potential

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3D Touch is undoubtedly the most intriguing feature added to the iPhone 6s since it opens up a whole new realm of interaction with the device. While its uses are fairly limited so far, it doesn’t take too much imagination to see how 3D Touch could be used to vastly improve the iPhone’s overall functionality. A new video from the team at ConceptsiPhone gives us a good idea of just what we can expect from the future of 3D Touch, as it imagines how the new feature could be used to enhance the iPhone’s Control Center.

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How long does the Surface Book’s battery last in tablet mode?

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Microsoft said during its massive Windows 10 hardware event earlier this week that the “ultimate” Surface Book laptop will last 12 hours on a single charge. But that’s in laptop mode when the tablet part is attached to the keyboard dock. The more important question is how much battery life you’d get in tablet mode when it’s unplugged from the dock?

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BAE Systems touts 3D battlefield vision technology

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Keep your head up, eyes out and your finger on the trigger with this new breakthrough that provides a see-through display of critical mission data – all by just clipping BAE System’s Q-Warrior to your helmet.

Once the stuff of movies like “Iron Man” and “Edge of Tomorrow”…now ground troops can benefit from this state-of-the-art tech too.

The lightweight Q-Warrior is a new cutting-edge gadget that takes an ordinary warrior’s helmet and transforms it into an extraordinary futuristic device.

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