Many of us now use the internet as a part of our daily routines, it is an important part of our lives. But getting access to the internet can be expensive, and many people in the works can't afford internet access all. However, a company called Outernet has revealed plans to deliver free internet access to everyone on the planet.
The NSA scandal in America has caused massive concern amongst US citizens about their privacy. But according to the German Chancellor and French Prime Minister, European citizens should also be concerned, and they are planning to prevent European data making its way to the US.
The world's biggest tech companies (Samsung, Google, Apple, etc) are all betting big on wearable smart devices like smartwatches becoming the next big thing. But are they right? Is the world actually ready for computers on our wrists or heads?
Google announced the ChromeCast last summer alongside the 2013 Nexus 7 and Jelly Bean 4.3, but until now it has lacked 2 crucial things that stopped it becoming much of a success. Firstly, there aren't enough apps that support it, and secondly it was only released in America. Now Google has fixed one of those problems by allowing developers to create apps with support for ChromeCast.
What is the fastest broadband in the world? You certainly won't find it in the UK, with the fastest here being run by Virgin Media at 120Mbps. The fastest in the US is Google Fiber at 1Gbps (1250Mbps). The fastest in the world is actually in Japan, with a company called So-net (owned by Sony) having a network that can run up to 2Gbps. But a recent BT test may pave the way for broadband in the UK to blast past the rest of the world, without having to upgrade the existing fibre network.
4G is still pretty new, with the US getting it a few years ago and the UK getting it just this last year. Now some wireless carriers are trying to push 4G further with LTE-Advanced bringing speeds of 150Mbps and others like EE in the UK planning to release 300Mbps 4G. But South Korea have announced plans to support development of 5G networks.
For those of you who don't know, Google actually has a top secret lab called Google X, hidden deep in the deserts in Nevada. Some of Google's strangest developments have come from there, including Google Glass and recently the smart contact lens that can help diabetics. But what are Google cooking up in there right now?
So recently Google announced they had purchased Nest Labs for a whopping $3.2 billion. For those of you who don't know, Nest Labs make smart home features, such as smart thermostats which can be controlled from your phone and can be set to turn the heating up or down at a certain time. But many existing Nest customers were unhappy with the announcement. Why? Because they believe that Google now want to use Nest products to find out all about your life. And they're right. That is exactly what Google are doing. There are of course many reasons Google bought Nest, and I will to through them in a moment, but one of the reasons was probably to find out more about you. But when you think about it, that's no bad thing. None of the Nest products have cameras, so it's not too personal. So what are Google actually doing?
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