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We recently invested in Nest Protect alarms for our home. The Nest Protect is a fire and carbon dioxide detector all in one. My wife and I have a vintage home and we have always been a fan of the smoke alarm systems that are wired together so if one alarm goes off, they all go off to help alert the entire household. If you have just one or two detectors in a home and they are not wired together you may not hear the one downstairs the Nest Protect solves this issue. Just like Sono’s speakers the Nest Protect creates its own little network so if one goes off, they all go off and if for some reason your internet goes down, they can still trigger all the devices. Since they are wireless there is no need to run wiring. Nest Protect does have a wired version and if we were remodeling or building a new home from scratch, I would do those so this way I do not have to worry about replacing the batteries on the Nest Protect every few years. The hardwire ones still do have a battery backup in th...

T-Mobile beat expectations for its fourth quarter earnings report,  posting revenue of $19.8 billion and earnings per share of $0.74. Analysts expected revenue of $18.9 billion and EPS of $0.57. The Bellevue, Wash.-based wireless company added a net total of 1.4 million customers in the quarter, topping Verizon and AT&T. It now has a record-high 103.4 million total customers. Shares were up more than 2% in after-hours trading. T-Mobile stock is up more than 40% over the past year. T-Mobile’s continued growth follows the company’s $26.5 billion merger with Sprint, which was completed last year after a  lengthy legal battle and extended regulatory review . The acquisition is helping T-Mobile build out its 5G network, which it claims is the largest and fastest in the U.S. Last month T-Mobile launched its new home internet service as part of the latest “Un-carrier” move and in March unveiled 5G wireless routers. . @TMobile  is off to a terrific start in 2021 & here’s a snap...

When you’re shopping for a VPN or otherwise looking into your privacy, you’ll quickly run into claims that your internet service provider is collecting your data and selling it. Is that even true, though? What are the rules that govern what ISPs can and cannot do with your data? Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

It’s useful to have a checklist of things to try when your internet is not working. Sometimes you can fix the problem yourself, while other times, it’s caused by a problem with your service provider. Here’s how to pin down and fix the problem. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Section 230 has been a ‘brick wall’ for anyone seeking to sue internet companies over user-generated content, but bills and legal strategies under consideration could represent an opportunity to change that.

Internet cat maximalism abounds in ‘Super Mario 3D World,’ first released on Wii U, Nintendo’s poorly received game console. Now it’s back with a cat roar.

As social media giants increasingly use their power to censor, Reddit tries another way. But asking users to self-regulate doesn’t always work out.

After a judge said California could proceed with net neutrality rules, industry groups said this would “confuse consumers and deter innovation.”

Neither tech company CEOs nor politicians want to make the tough calls on internet speech. Now they may have an alternative

O brave new world, where we spend all our time updating passwords.

Everyone’s stuck at home because of the pandemic. Our cable and internet connections are our lifelines. So of course fees are going up again.

A tumultuous attempt to seize the U.S. Capitol brought a renewed focus to the role of internet platforms in promoting the spread of violent extremist.

President Trump made reforming Section 230, the law that lets internet companies censor content, into a signature cause. Will the tumultuous end of his presidency, including his own deplatforming, advance or undo that effort?