Why support net neutrality

Despite its relentless promotion of 5G phones and the fact that it spent more than $45 billion bidding on a new faster spectrum, Verizon support now is advising people on Twitter to turn off their phones’ 5G access to preserve battery life. In a Sunday morning tweet , Verizon support helpfully suggested that “one way to help conserve battery life is to turn on LTE” if users found their batteries were “draining faster than normal.” That step would, of course, turn off 5G in a phone that has it available. It’s also worth pointing out that you don’t actually “turn on LTE” when doing this step — LTE is always enabled as a fallback for the 5G network. But Verizon is obviously being cautious so as not to actually tell its customers to “turn off 5G”. Twitter users naturally pointed out that switching to LTE-only would mean turning off 5G (which is available in some newer phones), but the helpful support person said it was important to troubleshoot “steps to find the root cause of … [Read more...] about Verizon support says you should turn off 5G to save your phone’s battery

Ditching cable is a great way to save money, right? Not when you turn around and subscribe to Netflix , Hulu , HBO , CBS All Access , Disney Plus , Apple TV Plus , YouTube Live and other popular streaming services . Before long you can find yourself paying as much as you were for cable alone, if not more. Fortunately, there are ways to save money on streaming, and they don't require much in the way of sacrifice. Still want to watch all your favorite HBO shows? Totally do-able. Can't live without live TV? We've got you covered. Read on for some great tips for stretching your streaming budget. Read more: Budget hack: Replace Netflix, Apple Music and more with these free alternatives (Note that CNET is owned by ViacomCBS, which is a compensated programming provider on all cable, satellite and online TV services that offer CBS and Viacom channels such as CBS, Showtime, Nickelodeon and more. ViacomCBS also owns and operates its own streaming services, including … [Read more...] about 10 ways to save money on streaming

Gotta Stream It All Alex Smith 26 Feb 2021 1 Celebrate Pokémon's 25th anniversary with a special virtual concert featuring Post Malone. The brand is kicking off a year-long celebration with an exclusive live performance by the popular "Rockstar" crooner that fans from around the world will be able to watch simultaneously. Best of all, the event will be completely free to stream online. After the concert, several announcements will be shared regarding upcoming Pokémon and P25 Music events in support of this year's anniversary. If you don't want to miss a second of the show or the big news, you'll have to make sure you're watching live as there's no telling whether the show will be available to watch after it ends. If you're having trouble accessing the livestream once the show begins due to a location restriction, we'll be discussing some of our favorite VPNs to help you watch live from anywhere in the sections below. Pokémon Day Virtual Concert with … [Read more...] about How to watch Pokémon Day Post Malone virtual concert: Stream the performance live from anywhere

Sony announced Tuesday a new cloud-based gaming service at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Dubbed Playstation Now , the service will allow gamers to stream classic Playstation titles to a range of devices including PS4, PS3, PS Vita, smartphones, tablets, and supported Bravia TVs. “Playing your favorite PS3 game on your television will become a reality”, SCE chief Andrew House told audience members. At present, only the 2014 Bravia TVs launched in the US will be supported. The technology behind Sony's Playstation Now comes from cloud technology specialist Gaikai, which the company acquired in 2012 for $380 million. Gaikai's technology uses advanced servers and compression techniques to reduce the lag which is often observed when high-quality games are played over the Internet. While Sony promises low latency, it will be interesting to see how the service performs in the real world. The Verge tested Sony's new gaming service and concluded that, apart from … [Read more...] about Sony unveils Playstation Now cloud-based gaming service at CES

We hebben reeds een gerucht opgevangen dat er een Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 Lite aan zit te komen , wat een meer betaalbare versie zou zijn van de Galaxy Tab S7 . Nu komt daar een eerste 'echte' blik op de tablet bij. In de data van de populaire benchmark-website Geekbench , die gebruikt wordt om te testen hoeveel processorkracht een toestel heeft, werd een toestel met het modelnummer SM-T736B vermeld, samen met de testresultaten. Gezien de overeenkomsten van dat nummer met SM-T870 en SM-T876B, twee identificatienummers voor de Galaxy Tab S7, wordt er gespeculeerd dat dit nieuwe toestel de vermeende Galaxy Tab S7 Lite is. Dit zijn de beste tablets van 2021 En dit de beste Android tablets Xiaomi revitaliseert tablets en Mi Mix-reeks De benchmark-vermelding zegt niet met welke chipset het toestel komt, maar ze stelt wel dat het er eentje van Qualcomm wordt. Sommige speculaties hebben de Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G laten vallen, maar er zijn weinig indicaties dat … [Read more...] about ‘Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 Lite komt eraan’