ABUJA, Nigeria — A dozen countries across Africa suffered a major internet outage on Thursday as multiple undersea telecommunication cables reported failures, network operators and internet watch groups said. The MTN Group, one of Africa’s largest network providers, said the ongoing disruptions were a result of failures in multiple major undersea cables. “Our operations are … Read more
With four damaged underwater cables in the Red Sea, telecommunication providers are now looking to the skies for connectivity. Satellite operators are lending their space-based connectivity to reroute internet traffic, suggesting that a hybrid system combining underwater and orbital internet might be the best approach moving forward. Astronomers Could Soon Get Warnings When SpaceX Satellites … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Three cables under the Red Sea that provide global internet and telecommunications have been cut as the waterway remains a target of Yemen’s Houthi rebels, officials said Monday. Meanwhile, a Houthi missile attack set a ship ablaze in the Gulf of Aden, but caused no injuries. What cut the lines … Read more
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While it is an absolute privilege to lay hands on the latest tech, my home as a gadget reviewer often resembles a warehouse. Piled high with cardboard boxes and cables trailing everywhere, just getting to my desk is a battle on some days. Every surface is littered with chargers, security cameras, routers, and phones. To … Read more
One of the world’s most peculiar test beds stretches above Princeton, New Jersey. It’s a fiber optic cable strung between three utility poles that then runs underground before feeding into an “interrogator.” This device fires a laser through the cable and analyzes the light that bounces back. It can pick up tiny perturbations in that … Read more
There are an insane amount of cases on the market. These are the others we like, just not as much as the ones above. Casetify Impact Case for $72: Casetify cases are fun because the designs are innumerable. (Look at this one with a cat!) I’m not a huge fan of the Casetify branding that’s … Read more
Apple has even put a wiggle in one of the tracks on the circuit board inside its Thunderbolt 4 Pro cable to make sure data tracks are the same length. Lumafield/ZDNET Apple is notorious for charging a premium price for, well, everything. Its cables are no exception. Take its Thunderbolt 4 Pro cables, which cost … Read more
With varied requirements and charging applied sciences at work, it’s a lot more durable than it ought to be to work out what a cable can do. There are some things price realizing when purchasing. USB Requirements: The Common Serial Bus (USB) commonplace dates to 1996 however has seen many new requirements, revisions, and connector … Read more