Tech Today w/ Ken May

If your iPhone is feeling a bit sluggish after recent carrier updates from AT&T or T-Mobile, iTweakiOS has a guide for installing your own custom carrier bundle that should bring increased speeds. Read more…        

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Quantenna’s new chip turns 802.11ac Wi-Fi up a notch

Posted by kenmay on May - 22 - 2013

Quantenna announces the first 4×4 (quad-stream) 802.11ac chipset. The new chipset, which offers a cap speed of 1.7Gbps, is slated be used in products later this year. [Read more]        

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U.S. Congressmen Ed Markey and Henry Waxman pen a report outlining the increased hacks on power grid computer systems, saying that one utility receives about 10,000 attempted cyberattacks per month. [Read more]        

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Google has added the feature to upload your own ebooks to Google Play Books. This means you can upload your own files and read them on any of your devices with the Google Play Books ereader app installed. Read more…        

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Google urges fast adoption of VP9 video compression

Posted by kenmay on May - 15 - 2013

The computing industry has just begun taking the VP8 codec seriously, but Google wants people to adopt its brand-new successor. [Read more]        

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Samsung grabs 95 percent of Android smartphone profits

Posted by kenmay on May - 15 - 2013

The Korean handset maker earned $5.1 billion of the $5.3 billion in global profits last quarter, says research firm Strategy Analytics. [Read more]        

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Video streaming is on the rise with Netflix dominating

Posted by kenmay on May - 15 - 2013

With 32.3 percent of the market share, Netflix reigns the entertainment streaming world, but Amazon, Hulu, and YouTube still maintain their piece of the pie. [Read more]        

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Windows: If you want access to streaming media restricted by your location, web sites that display differently depending on where you are, or just a little privacy, SafeIP can help. The utility lets you select where your IP address will appear to be located, and can even rotate them regularly if privacy is your goal. Read more…        

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Sharp to cut 5,000 jobs in 3-year plan

Posted by kenmay on May - 10 - 2013

The restructuring of the ailing TV maker includes pruning the global workforce and executives. [Read more]        

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The sales milestone is on par with the number of Windows 7 licenses sold in its first six months on the market. [Read more]        

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