Instagr-Ads? Instagram Brings Advertisements to Feeds (via BestTechie)
Confirming news that first broke last month, a little over an hour ago, a post on Instagram’s blog revealed that the photo-sharing social network owned by Facebook would soon be rolling out advertisements in its users feeds. Here’s the meat of the…
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If you’re a gamer, you know the importance of having a fast connection. It can mean the difference of life and death in twitch shooters and can be a detriment to your team for all those DOTA 2 players out there. While wireless internet isn’t anything new, there are a few things worth knowing about your connection. Your router could be slowing you down and you don’t even know it!
With WAP explained as a physical location converted into an electronic access point, this term is often used for describing wireless routers. Wireless routers serve as the physical device enabling the connection of various other devices to your home’s Internet network. A WAP enables sharing a network among multiple users, such as homes or office settings. The WAP has a wired connection to the modem, sending out a wireless signal that Wi-Fi-enabled devices recognize. [Read more…] about 5 Things You Should Know About Your Wireless Router
Is the Wearable-Electronics Market Big Enough for Everyone? (via slashdot)
For the past several months, Google has been methodically building hype for its upcoming Google Glass technology. In addition to encouraging developers to tinker with the platform’s software, the search-engine giant has offered review units to a number…
New York spreading wireless access across city (via AFP)
Free Internet access will be given to more neighborhoods across New York as the Big Apple aims to build a “wireless corridor” designed to boost business, officials announced Monday. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said that from December free web access would…
Massive Growth Of Electric Cars In US, + Who Drives Electric Cars (Infographic) (via Clean Technica)
We’ve already covered much of this, but I think there are some new stats here, and it’s always interesting to see these stats about the massive growth of electric cars in the US. So, enjoy this EV Obsession repost! The Wall Street Journal (which…
Kindle Fire HDX Offers Clues to Amazon’s Tablet Evolution (via slashdot)
Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablets are handheld vending machines for the company’s e-books and streaming content. But that could change. Amazon’s new Kindle Fire HDX tablets—available Nov. 7 in 7-inch and 8.9-inch editions—are still intended first…