telecommunications
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How To Fix Your Phone’s Broken Charger Port
Our phones are now pretty essential when it comes to getting through everyday life — so it can be disconcerting when one of these ever-present pocket companions refuses to charge up as normal. It’s a common problem, and it’s one that needs to be fixed as soon as possible. But before you turn your handset…
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An Aussie University Wants to Work Out Why Telcos Are So Prone to Outages
ANU is working on mapping Australia’s telecommunications resilience against hazards like fires, floods and other natural disasters.
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Google’s Long History of Messaging App Rebrands, Pivots and Retirements Explained
Google is an absolute menace when it comes to messaging. As it officially retires its long-running Hangouts app, it’s worth noting that the company has launched over a dozen different messengers over the course of the last decade and a half. Some of them have had long, confused life cycles; others have died quick and…
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Google Hangouts Is Finally Ready to Die
Google is just about ready to let Hangouts die its famously long death, and the company is asking users to not look back as they mosey on over to Google Chat. It’s the end of an era, of sorts, namely the wasted time the tech giant spent trying to make an all-in-one dedicated call and…