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Chinese airline commences in-flight internet service below 3,000 meters

A Chinese airline has commenced a new internet service, making it the first in China to provide in-flight Wi-Fi service below 3,000 meters, according to a China News Se

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SpaceX ships 100,000 Starlink terminals to customers, eyes future launches using Starship

Elon Musk’s Starlink project, which aims to provide global broadband connectivity via a constellation of satellites, has shipped 100,000 terminals to customers.100k terminals shipped!https://t.co/Q1Vv

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WhatsApp photos and videos can now disappear after a single viewing

WhatsApp said that it would soon let users send disappearing photos and videos and this week the feature will be rolling out to everybody. Anyone using the Facebook-owned messaging app can share a pho

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First ever re-programmable satellite blasts into space

Ariane 5 transfers from the final assembly building to the launch pad in preparation for flight VA254 with Star One D2 and Eutelsat Quantum at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. /ESA The wor

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Old Amazon Kindle devices will soon lose 3G access

If you have an older Amazon Kindle with 3G internet, take note that you may not be able to wirelessly access and download new content anymore starting in December. As The Verge reports, Amazon has sen

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Homes filled with smart devices could be exposed to thousands of hacking attacks in a week

They bring convenience and other benefits but smart devices in homes could also be a security risk.

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Wi-Fi up and running in China's Tianhe core module

00:30 Setting up Wi-Fi, unboxing supplies delivered from Earth… the astronauts are busy with housewarming at their new home in China's Tianhe space station core module

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Walmart accidentally unveiled its own bargain-priced FHD streaming stick and 4K player

Walmart accidentally scooped itself by publishing product listings for its own, onn-branded, low-cost Android TV streaming stick to the Walmart.com website ahead of its formal launch, where it was soo

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Facebook rolls out vaccine finder tool in India, donates $10 million

Facebook has announced a $10 million grant to support emergency response efforts in India and has rolled out its Vaccine Finder tool in the country as the South Asian nation grapples with the latest w

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Google Fi turns 6 and gets a new unlimited plan

Google Fi, Google’s cell network, is turning six today and to celebrate, the team is launching a new pricing plan, dubbed ‘Simply Unlimited’ starting at $60 per month for a single li

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Facebook plans undersea cables to connect southeast Asia and America

The cables, named Echo and Bifrost, will be the first to directly connect North America to some of the main parts of Indonesia.

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Brazilian startup Tractian gets the Y Combinator seal of approval for its equipment monitoring tech

Igor Marinelli and Gabriel Lameirinhas were raised around manufacturing plants. Marinelli’s father worked for International Paper in a plant outside of Sao Paulo while Lameirinhas’ father

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China's new vaccination bus to be put into use in April

Foton's vaccination vehicle. /BAIC GroupA new vaccination vehicle is expected to go into service in Beijing and the northern Hebei Province in April, reported Beijing D

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Twilio to become minority owner in Syniverse Technologies with $750M investment

Syniverse Technologies, a company that helps mobile providers move communications across public and private networks, announced an extensive partnership with Twilio this morning. Under the agreement,

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Netflix launches ‘Downloads for You,’ a new feature that automatically downloads content you’ll like

Netflix today is launching a new feature that aims to bring more offline content to users who opt in automatic downloads. With “Downloads for You” enabled, the Netflix app will download re

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Two Kenyan DJs living with disabilities thriving amid COVID19

Two Kenyan DJs living with disabilities have been growing a loyal online following. They say it was the country's COVID-19 restrictions that helped to jump-start their careers. /DJ Skylla Two

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SpaceX launches 60 more satellites for its Starlink service on the heels of opening up access

SpaceX has launched yet another batch of Starlink satellites – a full complement of 60, the standard size for its current Falcon 9-based Starlink missions. This brings SpaceX’s total to just aro