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Karma announces an upgraded LTE version of its shareable Wi-Fi hotspot

Sep23
by on September 23, 2014 at 1:00 pm
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Wireless hotspot service Karma has announced Karma Go, upgraded hardware that runs on Sprint’s LTE network instead of WiMax. When it begins shipping in December, the new US-only device will initially cost $99, but its eventual retail price will rise to $149. Karma avoids monthly plans and contracts, instead allowing you to purchase data in chunks that never expire. The device lets nearby strangers connect to your hotspot, offering a small amount of free data to both users. Additional data starts at $14 per GB with discounts for buying in bulk. Customers who purchased the original Karma will receive an additional discount on the new model, and…

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Karma announces an upgraded LTE version of its shareable Wi-Fi hotspot

Sep23
by on September 23, 2014 at 1:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets

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Wireless hotspot service Karma has announced Karma Go, upgraded hardware that runs on Sprint’s LTE network instead of WiMax. When it begins shipping in December, the new US-only device will initially cost $99, but its eventual retail price will rise to $149. Karma avoids monthly plans and contracts, instead allowing you to purchase data in chunks that never expire. The device lets nearby strangers connect to your hotspot, offering a small amount of free data to both users. Additional data starts at $14 per GB with discounts for buying in bulk. Customers who purchased the original Karma will receive an additional discount on the new model, and…

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Google is spending $770 million on a new data centre in the Netherlands

Sep23
by on September 23, 2014 at 11:33 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider

Google has announced plans to build a new data centre in Europe, this time in Eemshaven, a seaport in the Netherlands. The internet giant says it has put aside €600 million ($772 million) to build the new data centre, and will be its fourth location in Europe after Finland, Belgium and Ireland. Google currently has more than 10 data centres across the Americas, Europe and Asia. Indeed, its first two Asian data centres opened just last year, in Taiwan and Singapore. Google says the new facility will create more than 1,000 jobs, with a view towards starting “initial opertions” in…

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Google is spending $770 million on a new data centre in the Netherlands

Sep23
by on September 23, 2014 at 11:33 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider

Google has announced plans to build a new data centre in Europe, this time in Eemshaven, a seaport in the Netherlands. The internet giant says it has put aside €600 million ($772 million) to build the new data centre, and will be its fourth location in Europe after Finland, Belgium and Ireland. Google currently has more than 10 data centres across the Americas, Europe and Asia. Indeed, its first two Asian data centres opened just last year, in Taiwan and Singapore. Google says the new facility will create more than 1,000 jobs, with a view towards starting “initial opertions” in…

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Microsoft pushes China Xbox One launch date back to September 29

Sep23
by on September 23, 2014 at 11:05 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia

Microsoft had pencilled in September 23 for the Xbox One’s launch in China, but now it has been delayed by almost a week. As Reuters reports, the Xbox One will arrive in China on September 29, representing the first such launch following a 14-year ban on foreign games consoles. The console will cost 3,699 yuan (around $600) sans Kinect, and 4,299 yuan ($700) with the motion-detecting accessory. ➤ Microsoft Xbox One set to launch in China on September 29 [Reuters] Thumbnail image credit – GLENN CHAPMAN/AFP/Getty Images

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