Enlarge / Wi-Fi connects the world together, but it’s still quite complicated. (credit: Aurich Lawson) Look, Wi-Fi still kind of sucks. And marketing excesses aside, its worst problems all revolve around airtime distribution among multiple devices. Unlike LTE (the protocol cellular data uses), 802.11 WI-Fi is a protocol with no central management, which leaves all […]
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Microsoft’s playable ads let you try apps without downloading
Did you think that Google’s Instant Apps, where you can run Android programs without installing them, would be useful on other platforms? You’re not alone. Microsoft has launched a preview version of Playable Ads, which let you try Windows 10 titles without downloading anything. Click a promo and it’ll stream the full app for 3 […]