insert_link Tech Made Simple Google’s New Nest Thermostat applies for FCC approval Google appears to have a new Nest Thermostat in the works, according to new FCC documentation. It could be equipped with Google’s Project Soli radar motion controls, in what would be a first for the company’s home products, as spotted by Droid Life. There’s very little to go by in the current crop of documents, but the new Nest Thermostat (model G4CVZ) does have an interesting addition: not only will it offer 802.11n Wi-Fi […] todaySeptember 24, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 app is coming with New Features The Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 app has arrived in the Play Store, and a look at its features shows new gestures to silence alarms, take a picture, or answer an incoming call, 9to5Google reported (via XDA Developers). Rotating your wrist while wearing the watch will allow you to mute alarms as well as incoming calls, and clenching and unclenching your fist will answer a call. To take a photo […] todayJuly 29, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple AT&T CEO addresses major surge in Mobile and Wi-Fi usage as more people Work from Home AT&T’s networks have seen a surge of usage since companies around the United States have asked employees to work from home and schools have moved online following the COVID-19 outbreak. CEO Randall Stephenson told CNN’s Brian Stelter on today’s Reliable Sources that “mobile volumes are up 40 percent,” and “Wi-Fi calling volumes are up 100 percent.” Stephenson added the network infrastructures are “performing quite well,” but noted the company is […] todayMarch 24, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple The Trouble with Stopping Robocalls Robocalls have become unavoidable, flooding phone networks with spam so thoroughly that most people have stopped picking up calls from unknown numbers. It’s a massive and embarrassing technological failure, but the causes behind the problem are more complex than you might think. The biggest problems are baked into the network itself. As the internet moves to fiber optic cable (the modern broadband network), phones have, too, sharing infrastructure with […] todayDecember 31, 2019
insert_link Tech Made Simple New Samsung Galaxy Buds appear to be on the way, just not on Santa’s Sleigh Filings for what appear to be a new set of Samsung Galaxy Buds have hit the FCC, indicating that a new version of Samsung’s wireless earbuds might be arriving soon — and the Droid Life reports that the filings have a tantalizing piece of information that might indicate improved battery life. In a diagram of where the required FCC labeling may appear on the new Galaxy Buds, you can see that […] todayDecember 25, 2019
insert_link Tech Made Simple FCC Says “Yes” to T-Mobile and Sprint Merger, but Will the Justice Department Nix the Deal? T-Mobile and Sprint started the day with very good news when FCC chairman Ajit Pai said he would urge the commission to approve their industry-transforming merger. Stocks of both companies soared soon after. But only a few hours later, Bloomberg reported that the US Department of Justice was leaning toward blocking the merger over antitrust concerns. This isn’t the first time we’ve heard that the Justice Department remains unconvinced that […] todayMay 23, 2019
insert_link Tech Made Simple T-Mobile’s Coolpad Surfs Service to Rural Areas T-Mobile announced the launch of the Coolpad Surf, a 600MHz mobile hot spot that, aside from having a super cool name, is designed to bring greatly improved coverage service to their long ignored and underserved rural areas. It’s the first mobile hot spot to support Band 71, or 600MHz LTE, which T-Mobile recently won the spectrum license for from the Federal Communications Commission Broadcast Incentive auction last April. The Coolpad […] todayJanuary 29, 2019
insert_link Tech Made Simple Net Neutrality: It’s Not Over Yet Dec. 10 is the deadline for Congress to vote on the Congressional Review Act (CRA), which has the potential to reverse the FCC’s repeal and preserve net neutrality. A CRA resolution passed the Senate in May. If it passes both houses of Congress, it still has to be signed into law by President Trump to officially turn back the repeal. The FCC's decision to repeal net neutrality rules has sparked […] todayDecember 10, 2018
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