Facebook wants to nudge you into 'meaningful' online groups
At Facebook, mere "sharing" is getting old. Finding deeper meaning in online communities is the next big thing.
Internet
Jun 22, 2017
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News tagged with communications network
Simultaneously simulating electrical and optical input achieves unprecedented performance in electro-optical interfaces
A key interface component between electronic and light-based circuits receives a boost in performance through A*STAR research that combines previously independent simulations of the two systems. This research highlights the ...
Optics & Photonics
Apr 19, 2017
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$19.8 billion airwaves auction may mean better cell service (Update)
Consumers could see more competition and better mobile service after the end of a big U.S. government auction transferring airwave rights from TV broadcasters to companies interested in wireless networks.
Telecom
Apr 13, 2017
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Charter won't have to compete with other cable companies now
Federal regulators are letting Charter out of a requirement that would have forced it to compete with other broadband providers and possibly cut prices.
Telecom
Apr 3, 2017
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What the death of broadband privacy rules means
Now that both houses of Congress have voted to block Obama-era broadband privacy rules , what does that mean for you?
Telecom
Mar 29, 2017
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Plasmonic device offers broadband modulation to optical links at 100Gbit/s
Today's society is growing in population and productivity puts ever higher demands on the Internet, and without scientific developments to provide ways meeting our traffic needs, it will begin to clog. Mapping photons to ...
Optics & Photonics
Mar 2, 2017
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Cars racing to become 'mobile phones on wheels'
The car of the future will let you pay for petrol or parking directly from your vehicle and receive traffic alerts and restaurant recommendations from your onboard digital assistant.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Mar 1, 2017
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Protecting quantum computing networks against hacking threats
As we saw during the 2016 US election, protecting traditional computer systems, which use zeros and ones, from hackers is not a perfect science. Now consider the complex world of quantum computing, where bits of information ...
Quantum Physics
Feb 3, 2017
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Researchers break data transfer efficiency record
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have set a new record in the transfer of information via superdense coding, a process by which the properties of particles like photons, protons and ...
General Physics
Feb 1, 2017
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Making the switch to polarization diversity
Vast amounts of data transmit across the Internet and telecommunications networks delivering, for example, real-time video calls from one cell phone to another - across the world. As people send and receive increasing amounts ...
Optics & Photonics
Jan 31, 2017
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