If device manufacturers such as Samsung and Apple included SIM cards with their devices that were not tied to a specific provider, the mobile communications business could change fundamentally. The Dutch regulatory authority has opened up possibilities for this.
— Read more at http://www.golem.de/news/soft-sim-sim-karten-ohne-provider-bindung-kommen-1403-105168.html
After Synology’s latest update wave to DSM 4.3 and the new iOS versions of the Apple apps, I could only access the File Station app without HTTPS. I was/am not […]
Who hasn’t experienced it: no or poor mobile reception in an important place, such as at home or in the office. Often you have to go outside to make a call or stand with the phone pressed to your ear against a window. Incoming calls are also difficult to receive unless the phone is constantly kept in a spot with at least some reception.
My MacBook Air occasionally annoys me when I disconnect it from my external display. The various desktops suddenly disappear from the top of the Mission Control view. The screenshot above […]
Similar to Berlin, Munich will soon have free Wi-Fi as well. The pilot project, initially planned for two years, is to launch first at Marienplatz. Karlsplatz, Odeonsplatz, Isartor and Sendlinger Tor will follow in autumn. The network will be operated by Stadtwerke München, hence the name M-WLAN. More information and additional links are available at heise.de
This article on Golem.de shows how Google makes money from fibre connections in the USA. Dear “Drosselkom”, you could learn a thing or two from that! Google may only be rolling out these connections in metropolitan areas, but Telekom also claims that throttling was introduced because expanding the access network is expensive – and most connections are naturally located in urban areas. More background and information on how much one GB of traffic costs Telekom can be found in another Golem article.
