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Retro Nostalgia Goes Wireless With The First Bluetooth Cassette Player
Nostalgia tends to focus on the best parts of our memories, glossing over things we’ve worked hard to forget. It turns out there are a lot of good reasons we left audio cassettes behind, but if you’re determined to keep the dead format alive, you can now enjoy your music in less than CD quality…
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Feds Partner With South Carolina Prison For Mobile Phone Jamming Test
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons tested mobile phone-jamming technology at the state-run maximum security Broad River Correctional Institution in Columbia, South Carolina, last week, the Associated Press reported, in what the Verge noted may be a prelude to state prisons gaining more power to keep incarcerated persons out of contact with the outside world.
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Portland Lawmakers Want To Block 5G Rollout, Citing Shaky Health Risks
City officials in Portland, Oregon are preparing a Wednesday vote to oppose the rollout of next-generation 5G networks in the city, Inverse reported on Tuesday. The move, which is supported by Mayor Ted Wheeler and Commissioners Chloe Eudaly and Amanda Fritz, is motivated in part because of disputes with the federal government over telecommunications rules,…
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Even Apple Isn’t Immune To AT&T’s ‘5G E’ Bullshit
AT&T is continuing to move forward with its bullshit strategy to rebrand slightly enhanced 4G service as “5G E,” 9to5Mac reported on Monday, with some of its customers who have downloaded the latest iOS 12.2 beta reporting that the 5G E icon has replaced the LTE service icon on iPhones.