Getty Images/Javier Zayas Photography Unless you want to be off the grid, in modern homes and work, you need an internet connection. To make the connection work, you need two different devices: A modem and a router. Also: How to convert your home’s old TV cable into powerful Ethernet lines ...
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Did Twitter just break itself?
Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images Twitter hasn’t gone to pieces, but since Elon Musk bought the social network and laid off numerous employees, the site’s been failing far more often. Today, March 6, 2023, at approximately noon Eastern time, Twitter began suffering from problems. Also: Why is Twitter turning ...
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It is pipped to become the dominant mobile technology in 2029, but 5G adoption amongst enterprises will require strong use cases to justify the necessary investments as well as collaboration across the entire ecosystem. With countries such as Singapore already running pilots across several verticals, 5G deployments are expected to ...
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The Flipper Zero reading the Apple Pay NFC signal from my Apple Watch Ultra. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET RFID is everywhere, even packed into your credit and debit cards, allowing the information to be read in a “contactless” fashion. Concerns that cards could be read covertly have generated a massive industry of ...
Read More »The 5 best smart thermostats of 2023
Tech Specs: Voice assistant: Yes | Touch screen: Yes | C-wire: Yes | Energy Star®-certified: Yes | Voice control: Yes If you have a bigger budget, the Ecobee Smart Thermostat Premium is our pick for the best splurge. With geofencing technology, it can identify hot and cold spots in your home, changing ...
Read More »The 5 best smart thermostats of 2023
Tech Specs: Voice assistant: Yes | Touch screen: Yes | C-wire: Yes | Energy Star®-certified: Yes | Voice control: Yes If you have a bigger budget, the Ecobee Smart Thermostat Premium is our pick for the best splurge. With geofencing technology, it can identify hot and cold spots in your home, changing ...
Read More »NordVPN vs. Surfshark: Which VPN is better for you?
When choosing a VPN, you’ve got a lot of choices to make. In our best VPNs guide and speed test guide, we’ve narrowed down the list from the 50+ branded commercial options out there to our top 10. But once you narrow the list down even more, how do you ...
Read More »How to connect to a VirtualBox virtual machine from your LAN
Carlina Teteris/Getty Images I use VirtualBox every day to test out new applications, new operating systems, how to configure, and even how to break things. I also use virtual machine technology to deploy servers that I use for various things, and if I don’t configure them correctly, those servers won’t ...
Read More »I tried Delta’s new free inflight Wi-Fi. Here’s how fast it was
The new free, better Delta Wi-Fi inflight internet is here sjvn/ZDNET Wi-Fi on planes has always been slow and often a little klutzy. Now, Delta and T-Mobile have partnered up to offer faster, smoother, and — oh yes — free Wi-Fi to its SkyMiles customers. As a Delta Platinum Medallion ...
Read More »The 5 best hotspots of 2023
When you are on the go, it is important to stay connected, but not all hotspots work the same. These are the best hotspots you can buy today based on performance, price, and durability. Source link
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