Very Low Power (VLP) Spectrum Approved for VR Last week, the Federal Communications Commission said virtual reality (VR) devises could operate on Very Low Power (VLP) spectrum. The band the FCC approved for such use is 6 gigahertz (GHz). It…Continue Reading →
The War Online Two weeks ago, Russia invaded Ukraine. Since then, the war has taken a few dramatic and unexpected turns. And the kinetic war: bombs, bullets, missiles, etc, has elicited reaction by subtler electronic forms of warfare. Keyboard warriors…Continue Reading →
Facebook’s Metaverse: The Matrix Cometh Before long, Mark Zuckerberg will own all of us. It’s his world, and he’ll expect us to show appropriate gratitude that he allows us to live in it. Consider, for example, his latest brain bubble:…Continue Reading →
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World Wide Web Due for Replacement? Does the internet need replacement? Tim Berners-Lee, who invented what was then known as the world wide web, says it does. His brainchild, he says, has drifted far from what he envisioned. According…Continue Reading →
90% of Us Let Smart TV Sets Track Viewing Protection from unwanted data collection is a hot subject now. Repeated serious breaches, and recent news about Facebook’s release of user data, have many web surfers on edge. For all of…Continue Reading →
If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em. This seems to be the thinking of Comcast, the second-largest pay TV provider in the U.S., now that AT&T bought DirecTV. Tired of seeing its customers and advertising revenue poached by internet video upstarts such as Facebook and YouTube,…Continue Reading →