Forget 1Gbps – the cable industry says you don’t even need 25Mbps
There are times when it’s easy to picture cable companies as Mr. Bumble, the orphanage headmaster in Oliver Twist (i.e., “Please, sir, I want some more bandwidth!” “MORE BANDWIDTH?!!!??!”). We bring this up because Ars Technica has spotted a new FCC filing made by the National Cable and Telecommunications Association in which the cable lobbying group argues that the average consumer doesn’t even need a connection speed of 25Mbps, let alone faster ones like the 1Gbps connections offered by Google Fiber.
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Galaxy S6 reportedly getting a special version of the Snapdragon 810
After many reports claimed that Qualcomm encountered performance issues with its 2015 64-bit octa-core flagship processor, the company has once again denied that the chip has overheating issues, The Wall Street Journal reports. At the same time, sources familiar with the matter are also saying that Qualcomm is making a different Snapdragon 810 SoC for the Galaxy S6, even if there aren’t any heat issues with the current one.
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Walmart takes on Chromecast with even cheaper, simpler streaming stick
Walmart’s quietly launched Vudu Spark is the latest Chromecast competitor, a device that’s supposed to be about as big as Google’s streaming dongle, but even cheaper. However, it appears the stick might have more limited powers than the Chromecast also, as GigaOm reports.
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This tiny gadget turns your ordinary sink into a high-tech washing machine
With almost a month left in its Indiegogo campaign, Dolfi has already topped its $100,000 goal by more than $25,000 by convincing many backers to invest in its interesting clothes-washing technology. Dolfi is a tiny device, about as big as a smartphone, that can wash delicate clothes by itself using ultrasonic technology to remove dirt from clothes that are immersed in a sink or other container with water and washing powder.
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See what Skype will look like on Windows 10
This week has been packed with Windows 10 news already, but Microsoft isn’t done showing off its new operating system quite yet. On Thursday, the Skype team revealed what its chat service will look like on Windows 10 and discussed how the program will be improving as it makes its way to the next generation of Windows devices.
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We may be about to learn Google Fiber’s next destination
Google is taking its sweet time figuring out where it wants to launch Google Fiber next but DSLReports’s Karl Bode thinks he may have the answer.
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LG: Android 5.0 Lollipop update is ‘coming soon’ to the G3
It’s been a long, arduous wait, but the good news is that it’s nearly over. LG announced on Friday that the Lollipop update for G3 smartphones is “coming soon.” How soon, we’re not sure, but considering the fact that the update is already live on the G3 in other territories (and has been for weeks), it shouldn’t be much longer.
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The Galaxy S6 might launch sooner than you think
Samsung’s most important handset of the year will undoubtedly be the Galaxy S6, and a new report from South Korean publication ETNews seems to indicate that the flagship handset is supposed to launch even earlier than Samsung initially planned.
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The funniest thing you’ll see today: Bad Lip Reading takes on the NFL
There are very few YouTube channels with as much universal appeal as Bad Lip Reading. For nearly four years, the creators of the Bad Lip Reading videos have been twisting pop culture touchstones into an unrecognizable and hysterical mess, replacing the words of songs, movies and presidential debates with their own off-kilter dialogue.
After three weeks of waiting, the group has finally released its first video of 2015, and it was well worth the wait.
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Google takes a major step toward becoming your wireless carrier
After reports from The Information and The Wall Street Journal said earlier this week that Google is interested in becoming a carrier in the U.S. by purchasing wholesale access from Sprint and T-Mobile, Bloomberg Businessweek has learned that Google has indeed reached a deal with Sprint in order to sell wireless service directly to consumers.
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