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Your local newspaper is dying. Can newsletters replace it? (Vox)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 04/15/2021 - 06:31US carriers have thankfully abandoned at least one bad plan for RCS (Vox)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 04/14/2021 - 05:53Five things to consider before you sign up for T-Mobile Home Internet (Vox)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 04/13/2021 - 12:15Apple refuses request to testify for Senate app store hearing (Vox)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 04/09/2021 - 15:44Verizon is recalling 2.5 million hotspots that could overheat and cause burn or fire damage
Verizon said it is working with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to recall 2.5 million hotspot devices after an investigation found the devices’ lithium-ion batteries could overheat and pose fire and burn hazards. The Ellipsis Jetpack mobile hotspot models MHS900L, MHS900LS, and MHS900LPP were imported by Franklin Wireless Corp. and sold between April 2017 and March of 2021.
Facebook isn’t planning to tell you if you’re one of the 533 million people whose data leaked (Vox)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 04/08/2021 - 06:11Facebook hopes tiny labels on posts will stop users confusing satire with reality (Vox)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 04/08/2021 - 06:10T-Mobile launches long-promised 5G home internet service
After a long pilot period, T-Mobile is making its 5G home internet service a reality. The company says 30 million homes are now eligible for the service — 10 million of which are in rural areas. The service costs $60 per month, or $65 without autopay, which is $10 more per month than when the pilot program was introduced. The service comes with no data caps, hardware rental fees, or annual contracts, and customers self-install their own equipment. T-Mobile says most customers will experience speeds of 100Mbps, and all eligible customers should see average speeds of 50Mbps.