New Internet Speed Record on Regular Fibre-optic Cable
Researchers from Australia have managed to reach a connection speed of over 44 Tb/s. Most importantly, not under strict laboratory conditions.
Tech
Mateusz Popielak
May 26, 2020
Edge Chromium Will Soon Become Default Browser on Windows 10
During yesterday's Build 2020 conference Microsoft announced changes that will be introduced in the new Edge browser in the next few months. Users installing Windows 10 will automatically get an edition of the browser based on Chromium engine.
Tech
May 20, 2020
Google is a Lousy Physician, but People Are Still Asking for its Diagnosis
Recent research shows that a huge number of people seek medical advice using Google. How reliable are the various medical websites that come up in search results?
Tech
Mateusz Popielak
May 18, 2020
720p is Not HD Anymore - YouTube Makes Changes
YouTube has changed the resolution classification - 720p is no longer considered a High-Definition standard. Red HD letters do not appear until 1080p or better.
Tech
Bart Swiatek
May 18, 2020
Fewer Ads in Chrome and Bookmark Grouping
Google has revealed plans to introduce to Chrome a limit of resources that can be used by ads on website. This is to reduce battery consumption and transfer.
Tech
Arkadiusz Strzala
May 15, 2020
Facebook and Google Will Allow for Remote Work Until End of the Year
Google and Facebook will give their employees a choice and allow home office work until the end of this year. However, if someone has the need, they can work in the office beginning with June or July.
Tech
May 11, 2020
Hackers Can Steal Data Using PC Radiators
Hackers keep inventing new ways to steal our confidential data. Researchers at Ben Gurion University have reported that cybercriminals may seize files on disks of computers not connected to the Internet!
Tech
May 7, 2020
PewDiePie Signs an Exclusive Deal With YouTube
YouTube announced yesterday that from now on, the world's most popular solo youtuber - PewDiePie - will stream exclusively on Google's platform. However, no details of the collaboration were provided.
Tech
Paul Wozniak
May 5, 2020
Google's Ads Earned Billions in Last 3 Months
In the first quarter of 2020, the Alphabet group, which includes Google, recorded an increase in YouTube revenue. The difference is over 30% compared to last year.
Tech
Mateusz Popielak
April 29, 2020
Facebook Doesn't Give up Advertising on WhatsApp
It seems that Facebook has not abandoned its plans to introduce ads to WhatsApp. The company wants this type of content to be personalised using data obtained on its social website.
Tech
Bart Swiatek
April 27, 2020
Skype Added Option for Custom Backgrounds
Skype has received an update that allows users to add their own background to video calls. This option is available only in the desktop version of the app, except for the Windows 10 release, which can be found in Microsoft Store.
Tech
Bart Swiatek
April 24, 2020
Turns out Sensitive Data of 270 Million People are Not Worth Much
The profiles of millions of Facebook users have leaked to the Dark Web. They could be bought in the form of a list for 500 euros.
Tech
Mateusz Popielak
April 22, 2020
Not Just Apple Card - Google Wants its Own Payment Card
Google is probably working on its own payment card, following the idea behind Apple Card. Visualizations of a new, physical form of payment have leaked into the web.
Tech
Arkadiusz Strzala
April 20, 2020
Gmail Blocks 18 Million Fake Coronavirus Emails Daily
Google's email filters block 18 million phishing or malware emails every day, which are related to the coronavirus pandemic. This is almost 20% of all messages blocked by Gmail filters.
Tech
Arkadiusz Strzala
April 17, 2020
Internet: We Use 40 Times More Data Than 10 Years Ago
We watch a YouTube video in 4K in the morning, listen to music on Spotify when returning from work, and in the evening a show on Netflix. All day long we are accompanied by the Internet, more and more Internet. Over the last decade we've been used 40 times more data bandwith than in 2010.
Tech
April 16, 2020
Ethernet Will Accelerate to 800 Gb/s
The Ethernet Technology Consortium has published a specification for Ethernet standard marked 800GBASE-R. Its implementation will allow to create network connections with data transfer speeds up to 800 Gb/s.
Tech
Conrad Hazi
April 11, 2020
Facebook Adds Private Space for Couples and Tournaments for Gamers
Facebook is increasingly developing its offer for gamers, presenting the tournament wizard. In addition, the App Store has a new communicator for couples.
Tech
Mateusz Popielak
April 9, 2020
No More Nudity on Twitch. Website Introduces New Rules
Twitch has updated the rules on nudity and pornography on streams. The new recommendations are more detailed, and not following them will result in the deletion of content or blocking your account.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
April 8, 2020
5G Smartphones Will Drain Batteries Even Faster
Mobile devices supporting 5G network can work up to 20% shorter than previous ones, communicating in the 4G/LTE standard. This information comes from Xiaomi, one of the smartphone market leaders.
Tech
Arkadiusz Strzala
April 7, 2020
Also HBO GO Battles Network Load, Quality May Suffer
Due to the coronavirus epidemic and higher than usual network load, HBO decided to control the bandwith on its streaming platform. Thus, the well-known station followed the example of Netflix.
movies & tv series
Milosz Szubert
April 7, 2020