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Flashback: a brief history of Bluetooth

Latest Mobile PhonesBy Haslinda Bt Ghani May 16, 2021

It took years but USB eventually replaced the weird proprietary connectors of early mobile phones. However, years before USB became the norm another data transfer technology wanted to unite all electronics – and it didn’t even use wires. From Infrared to Bluetooth Bluetooth was developed by Ericsson in the 1990s. It is named after the…

Elon Musk giveth and taketh away – TechCrunch

Internet of ThingsBy Shiv Eswar May 16, 2021

Hello friends, and welcome back to Week in Review! Last week, I wrote about Facebook’s never-ending Trump problem. This week, I’m looking at Elon Musk’s wild week of whipping crypto markets. If you’re reading this on the TechCrunch site, you can get this in your inbox from the newsletter page, and follow my tweets @lucasmtny.…

UK-based 5G consortium 5PRING, which includes Telefónica and Deloitte, has partnered with local authorities in the West Midlands in the UK, a regional focus of the UK government’s developing 5G ‘testbed’ trials, to launch a new accelerator challenge to find new 5G applications for smart cities. 5PRING is part of the West Midlands 5G (WM5G)…

Crypto and blockchain must accept they have a problem, then lead in sustainability – TechCrunch

Cyber AttacksBy Jessica Venkat May 16, 2021

As the price of bitcoin hits record highs and cryptocurrencies become increasingly mainstream, the industry’s expanding carbon footprint becomes harder to ignore. Just last week, Elon Musk announced that Tesla is suspending vehicle purchases using bitcoin due to the environmental impact of fossil fuels used in bitcoin mining. We applaud this decision, and it brings…

Pakistan-Linked Hackers Added New Windows Malware to Its Arsenal

Web Security NewsBy Jessica Venkat May 16, 2021

Cybercriminals with suspected ties to Pakistan continue to rely on social engineering as a crucial component of its operations as part of an evolving espionage campaign against Indian targets, according to new research. The attacks have been linked to a group called Transparent Tribe, also known as Operation C-Major, APT36, and Mythic Leopard, which has…

SpaceX signs up with Google Cloud for Starlink connectivity

Telecom NewsBy Haslinda Bt Ghani May 16, 2021

Google Cloud and SpaceX have secured a partnership to provide businesses with ‘seamless, secure’ access – through the former’s cloud infrastructure and the latter’s connectivity. Under the partnership, SpaceX will locate Starlink ground stations within Google’s data centre properties. This will provide a benefit of security, low latency, and reliable delivery of data from more…

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