Verizon builds cm-level RTK into 5G network to prep for drone deliveries, driverless cars

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Verizon is deploying real-time kinematic (RTK) satellite navigation on its 5G network in the US, to offer hyper-precise positioning with centimetre-level location accuracy for IoT tracking services, and notably development of drone deliveries and autonomous vehicles. Standard GPS positioning affords location accuracy of three-to-nine metres; RTK positioning goes to one-to-two centimetres, said Verizon. RTK-based ‘hyper-precise…

Corsair VOID RGB Elite Review

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The Steelseries Arctis 7 Wireless 2017 are better for mixed usage than the Corsair VOID RGB Elite. The SteelSeries are better built, have a more comprehensive companion app, and are easier to carry around, courtesy of a retractable boom microphone, which also provides better recording quality than that of the Corsair. The SteelSeries are also more…

Epic Games Sues Google For Anti-Competitive Behaviour

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Epic Games is suing Google for alleged monopolistic and anti-competitive app store practices, just hours after Fortnite was taken down from the Google Play Store and the gaming studio filed a lawsuit against Apple on similar grounds. Google’s antitrust behavior, Epic Games argues, breaks Android’s original “open ecosystem” promises and eliminates consumer choice. In its…