Handheld & connected devices articles
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A humble Bluetooth device has successfully connected to a satellite in orbit
Hubble Network recently announced that it has achieved something many believed to be impossible: it established a Bluetooth connection directly to space, making it the first company in history to accomplish this feat. The achievement marks an important step towards realizing the company's ambitious goal of creating a global satelliteRead Entire Article
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iPad Marketing VP: iPad and Mac are Complementary Devices, Not Competing Devices
For her review of the new M4 iPad Pro, The Wall Street Journal's Joanna Stern spoke with Tom Boger, Apple's vice president of iPad and Mac marketing. Stern focused on comparing the iPad Pro to a MacBook, and asked some targeted questions about the way Apple views the two devices. According to Boger, Apple sees the iPad Pro and Mac as devices that are meant to be used alongside one another. "We don't see them as competing devices," he said. "We see them as complementary devices." While...
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4 ways to connect to the internet for less after the Affordable Connectivity Program expires
I have 2 Gigabits per second (Gbps) of fiber internet in my home for $120 a month. I'm lucky. I have access to that kind of broadband and the money to pay for it. Many people aren't that fortunate. On Wednesday, May 1, the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), a critical initiative to provide affordable broadband, ran out of money. That means 23 million households -- roughly 60 million Americans -- will have to choose between paying for internet or paying for food, rent, and other...