T-Mobile confirms the new Apple Watch will get LTE speeds

The Apple Watch Series 3 comes with built-in LTE, but as MacRumors pointed out, T-Mobile’s add-on $ 10 wearable plan limits devices to 512kb/s connections. Tonight T-Mobile CEO John Legere announced its plan for the Watch will include unlimited 4G LTE, saying that “We always listen & act!” That should help keep things even among […]

World’s longest zip line that can reach speeds of 80 miles per hour – but would you dare?

The longest zip line in the world will be more than three times the length of Burj Khalida, one of the tallest skyscrapers in the world. This works out to a whopping 28 football pitches in length. Whilst the exact length is being kept a secret until it opens, it will then be certified by […]

Mobile customers claim Verizon capped Netflix and YouTube speeds

A week after millions of Americans contacted the FCC to preserve net neutrality, Verizon Wireless customers have reported lower speeds than expected when using Netflix. Some users in a Reddit thread noted their connections were capped at 10Mbps, as well as those who checked using Netflix’s speed-testing tool Fast.com. Verizon mobile customers have also reported […]

Drift Sideways At Insane Speeds In Arcade Racer Hyperun

Hyperun isn’t the first game to have you drifting around tight corners, but most don’t have your vehicles leaving sparks in their wake while sliding at a ninety degreee angle at 700 km/h. Controlling your superbike through procedurally-generated tracks, every stage in Hyperun is a test of reflexes and precision timing, chaining boost pads and […]

Cable lobby tries to stop state investigations into slow broadband speeds

Broadband industry lobby groups want to stop individual states from investigating the speed claims made by Internet service providers, and they are citing the Federal Communications Commission’s net neutrality rules in their effort to hinder the state-level actions. The industry attempt to undercut state investigations comes a few months after New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman […]

Broadband speeds have soared under net neutrality rules, cable lobby says

Enlarge (credit: Steve Johnson) The cable industry’s top lobbying group has consistently claimed that the US’ current net neutrality rules harm network investment and raise costs for consumers. Yet that same group is now bragging about dramatic increases in broadband speeds and claiming that broadband prices are going down. The NCTA—The Internet & Television Association—touted […]

WATCH: Motorcyclist suffers instant karma when THIS happens as he speeds around bend

Video footage captured from a car’s dash cam showed the moment the bike rider got a dose of instant karma.  Captured on the Gold Coast in Australia, the clip followed a busy road with buildings built up on either side of it.  The car was in the left lane when all of a sudden a […]

Google speeds up transactions even without Android Pay

Another small, but significant update from today’s I/O event comes courtesy of the Google Ads and Commerce team this afternoon. According to a blog post, the Google Payments API has been simplified to streamline things for users who might be confused about the difference between their Google Wallet, their Android Pay account and whatever cards […]