
Month: September 2017
Ajit Pai’s plan to lower broadband standards is “crazy,” FCC Democrat says
“This is crazy. Lowering standards doesn’t solve our broadband problems.”

Enlarge / FCC members Jessica Rosenworcel and Ajit Pai at INTX: The Internet & Television Expo in Chicago, Illinois, US, on Wednesday, May 6, 2015. (credit: Getty Images | Bloomberg)
The Federal Communications Commission chairman's proposal that could lower the country's broadband standard is "crazy" and does nothing to solve the United States' broadband accessibility problems, a Democratic FCC commissioner said yesterday.
The FCC is "proposing to lower US broadband standard from 25 to 10Mbps," FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel tweeted. "This is crazy. Lowering standards doesn't solve our broadband problems."
#FCC proposing to lower US #broadband standard from 25 to 10 Mbps. This is crazy. Lowering standards doesn't solve our broadband problems.
— Jessica Rosenworcel (@JRosenworcel) September 20, 2017
Redefining broadband to declare problem solved
The FCC's current policy, a holdover from former Chairman Tom Wheeler, is that all Americans should have access to home Internet service with speeds of at least 25Mbps downstream and 3Mbps upstream and access to mobile broadband. If that policy remained in place, having one or the other wouldn't be enough to be considered "served" in the FCC's annual analysis of whether broadband is being deployed to all Americans in a reasonable and timely fashion.
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Apple: 4K-Filme in iTunes laufen nur auf neuem Apple TV
Moto G5S Plus goes up for pre-order, ships Sept 29th
Motorola’s latest mid-range smartphone is now up for pre-order in the US. The Moto G5S Plus features a 5.5 inch full HD display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor, a 3,000 mAh battery. It also has an all-metal body, which is part of what sets it apart from the original G5 Plus. The S stands for […]
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Motorola’s latest mid-range smartphone is now up for pre-order in the US. The Moto G5S Plus features a 5.5 inch full HD display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor, a 3,000 mAh battery. It also has an all-metal body, which is part of what sets it apart from the original G5 Plus. The S stands for […]
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Bundesgerichtshof: Keine Urheberrechtsverletzung bei Bildersuche
Das Anzeigen von Bildern aus illegalen Quellen in der Suchmaschine ist keine Urheberrechtsverletzung. Der Bundesgerichtshof lehnte eine Überprüfung der Vorschaubilder für Google und AOL ab. (Google, Rechtsstreitigkeiten)

Mod that adds online play to Super Mario 64 draws Nintendo’s ire
ROM hack is still available online despite YouTube and Patreon takedowns.

Enlarge / A shot from the trailer for Super Mario 64 Online, which has since been taken down from YouTube by a Nintendo DMCA request.
Nintendo has issued a number of DMCA copyright takedown notices aimed at hindering a popular mod that adds online play to a PC-emulated version of Super Mario 64, letting up to 24 players run around the game's world together as a number of different characters.
ROM hacker Kaze Emanuar says Nintendo issued takedown requests for several videos of Super Mario 64 Online gameplay on his YouTube channel. Those videos featured download links and instructions for installing the ROM hack, which have also been removed along with the videos.
The main video announcing the mod's launch had received more than a million views since going up early last week (an archived copy of that video is still up on IGN). Emanuar told Kotaku that "tens of thousands" of people were playing the game as of yesterday.
FedEX: TNT verliert durch NotPetya 300 Millionen US-Dollar
Angriffe auf die IT-Infrastruktur sind teuer: Nach Maersk hat auch das Logistikunternehmen TNT einen erheblichen Verlust durch NotPetya bekannt gegeben. Die Reparatur aller Systeme soll bis Ende September abgeschlossen werden. (Sicherheitslücke, Internet)

Arbeit aufgenommen: Deutsches Internet-Institut nach Weizenbaum benannt
Das Deutsche Internet-Institut hat seine Arbeit in Berlin aufgenommen. Es ist nach dem bekannten deutsch-amerikanischen Informatiker und Computerkritiker benannt. (Wissenschaft, Internet)

NVIDIA Shield TV gets a price cut to $179 (sort of)
Apple TV is joining the ranks of 4K media streamers this week. But the company’s kind of late to the party: Amazon, Google, and Roku already offer 4K TV boxes. And NVIDIA’s Shield TV has been one of the most powerful 4K-ready TV boxes since it launched more than two years ago. But The NVIDIA […]
NVIDIA Shield TV gets a price cut to $179 (sort of) is a post from: Liliputing
Apple TV is joining the ranks of 4K media streamers this week. But the company’s kind of late to the party: Amazon, Google, and Roku already offer 4K TV boxes. And NVIDIA’s Shield TV has been one of the most powerful 4K-ready TV boxes since it launched more than two years ago. But The NVIDIA […]
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