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The Right Hand Of Telstra: Meet The In-House Deathgrip Tester
Deathgrip. It sounds like a Harry Potter villain or a Darth Vader finishing-move. No matter what it sounds like, it’s still the arch-nemesis of cellular networks. When Apple addressed the iPhone 4’s deathgrip issue — dubbed Antennagate — it dragged other manufacturers down with it by saying that the same thing happens to all phones…
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Wi-Fi-Blocking Wallpaper Protects Your Web Fortress By Keeping Neighbors Out
Scientists from the institut polytechnique Grenoble INP and the Centre Technique du Papier have developed a novel new product so gratuitous, it almost seems necessary: a silver-crystal coated wallpaper that can block neighbours from freeloading off your Wi-Fi network. The silver crystals are arranged in such a way that they are able to block certain…
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iiNet Hits Its 500,000th Port In Gosford NSW
Back in 2004, iiNet decided to try and build its own network to try and combat Telstra’s monopoly. Today the company announced its just installed its half-millionth broadband port in Gosford, NSW. The lucky customer connected to that port also wins out, with iiNet giving her 500,000GB of data and a Fetch TV service –…
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The Pentagon Has A Secret List Of Cyber-Weapons
The US military is not only prepared to retaliate when the country faces a cyber-attack, it has an approved list of cyber weapons ready to deploy when hackers come knocking on the door.