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Comment Re: Not saving or storing pictures? (Score 1) 42

How 'bout, if this system fails... no ballgame. Afterall, rain disrupts all forms of baseball. If this admission server is down, there's no way to authenticate an iPhone barcode. So, this selfie system is either up, or they're going to have to reschedule the game.

Submission + - FCC Lets SpaceX Expand Testing of Cellular Starlink for Phones (pcmag.com)

SonicSpike writes: The FCC has given SpaceX regulatory clearance to start expanding tests of its cellular Starlink system in the US.

The FCC today issued an experimental license to SpaceX to test cellular Starlink in 10 more US locations; that comes after it granted licenses for two dozen other locations in December.

Originally, the FCC only granted SpaceX permission to test the cellular Starlink system in select cities, such as Mountain View, California; Dallas, Texas; and Pie Town, New Mexico. But now the commission is letting the company test the technology “state-wide” in California, Washington, Texas, and Hawaii.

In addition, SpaceX can conduct testing in Cape Canaveral, Florida; Whitmore Lake, Michigan; and Rock Creek, Colorado, among other locations.

The company is indicating the tests will see how the cellular Starlink system fares across various kinds of terrains. In a filing to the FCC earlier this month, SpaceX said: “Including these additional locations will enable SpaceX to more fully test its direct-to-cellular system, including beam-placement and topology software, in a variety of different geographic circumstances.”

In the meantime, the company’s initial tests have shown that the cellular Starlink satellites can successfully beam internet data to unmodified smartphones on the ground. This includes powering download speeds up to 17Mbps and even sending the internet data while the phone is under tree cover or even indoors. The technology’s goal is to serve cellular dead zones, making it possible for consumers to receive satellite connectivity in remote and rural areas.

Comment What's the difference from PS# (Score 1) 97

We're done innovating with consoles, the world has already done that. PlayStations also have little change other than a version number, and only version number compatibility or season-based game updates (think sports that move something each season) cause you to buy a title you already have.

Now, what's the difference? XBox uses the HD-DVD spec, PlayStation of course uses BluRay. This was the knockout blow in the Hollywood war over the formats meaning nobody is printing movies on HD-DVD, but XBox games are using up the HD-DVD disks that just spin backward and have a reverse order of dot color layers.

No monopoly here, we've got two of the same. Microsoft doesn't like this, so like Microsoft Hardware being spin of... I expect XBox making to be spun off.

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