Google has announced that in early 2023, it will be shutting down Stadia – its cloud gaming service which was launched back in 2019. Google will be issuing refunds to all customers for any hardware purchases, all game purchases, and all the purchases of in game content purchased too. Google explained that the reasoning for shutting down the service was due to issues surrounding getting new users on board. “For […]
eero has today announced some new networking products to its lineup that support power-over-ethernet (PoE) something that already commonplace in the world of enterprise networking, from companies such as Ubiquiti and Cambium Networks. eero, which is nowadays owned by Amazon has two new products today, with a new WiFi 6 access point and PoE Gateway. The new eero PoE Gateway is a powerful gateway router which connects your home to […]
Ubiquiti is currently experiencing issues with its remote access service, unifi.ui.com. The portal gives customers remote access to their remotely installed UniFi OS Consoles, which could be anything from a UNVR Pro storing footage from CCTV cameras or a UDM SE powering a school network somewhere. Ubiquiti posted an update to its status page saying that the issue will be affecting some customers and is affecting unifi.ui.com and UniFi Protect. […]
Sky has this week announced its all new broadband based set top box called Sky Stream. The new box looks similar to an Apple TV and uses broadband only to get content to show to the user. This moves away from the current system which uses digital satellites but Sky is looking to move away from using satellites and to use broadband instead. The first product Sky launched that used […]
Today, UK ISP Airband has unveiled a brand new logo and a fresh new website design. The new logo keeps the same three circle design, but uses a new font and removes the dot from the i. The entire website has been given a huge makeover, with cartoon animals to depict every aspect of the process from ordering broadband to getting free Netflix. Airband is based in Worcestershire and has […]
In the third episode of Creator Spotlight, I was joined by Tom Lawrence from the YouTube channel Lawrence Systems. His business provides network consulting and the channel takes a look at new networking hardware and how to use it. We discuss everything from Ubiquiti, PfSense and how the Lawrence Systems YouTube channel came to be. Creator Spotlight is our series where we talk to creators about what they make and […]
Apple is starting to change how the battery replacements work for the iPad mini 6. Currently, if a user needs to have a battery replaced, they are typically given a brand new device which can actually be a pretty nice perk, as any minor cosmetic damage the device may have picked up is taken care of, as you get a new device. However, as of today Apple is now changing […]
YouTube has recently announced that it will offering monetisation for creators who publish Shorts. YouTube will be giving 45% of the revenue generated. Up until now, YouTube has only offered monetisation on longer form videos. YouTube will be splitting the revenue with creators, regardless if they use music or not. YouTube has said the changes will come into effect starting “early next year” and YouTube is likely hoping that the revenue […]
Apple is starting to manufacture the new iPhone 14 in India, with the models make there to be sold locally later this year. Apple provided a statement to TechCrunch which said it is “excited to be manufacturing iPhone 14 in India.” Apple has used India has a place to manufacture older iPhone models that were still widely offered, for example earlier this year Apple started producing the iPhone 13 in […]
Later this week, Amazon is planning on holding its annual mega event, where it typically releases a slew of new devices. In years prior, the company has unveiled an Alexa connected clock and microwave, Astro the robot on wheels and new Ring products. Amazon will be holding the event on 28th September at 12PM ET and it’ll talk about “our latest Amazon devices, features, and services.” Amazon sadly won’t be […]
