1 TBPS Via Wireless

University of Surrey's 5G Innovation Centre have announced that they managed to transmit at 1TB per second on a wireless 5G connection. 
this was carried out in the University's  ground over a distance of 100m. report do not give the conditions of the test i.e. weather,power of transmission and size of antenna used. This however is a leap in the right direction that should allow instant access to media content on mobile devices.

More info BBC   V3 Website

Lenovo Computer Hack

Superfish a bit of adware software installed on Lenovo Computers is causing some concerns in the US with the Government advising  that users remove it due to being vulnerable to SSL spoofing.
Lenovo has now released a Superfish removal tool 

Offcom Approve White Space Technolagy

Live Otter cam using white spaces

Offcom has given the green light for the use of white space technology. This is the free space in the radio spectrum between radio  bands that is not being used. test have already been carried out on such as internet access for ships and boats in the Orkney Islands.

the next thing that looks to be on the agenda is the sharing of TV white spaces.


Source Offcom

see also  Declamation

Crime solved with holodeck

A Swedish company has come up with a way to view crime scenes in 3D




Reconstuction of a crime scene is made using scans of the room, photographs, CCTV images and scans of people.

Scource
BBC    BBC CLICK

Xbox  1 and PS4  in one console Never!  well yes it can be done and has bee done. A tech by the name of Edward Zarick has manage to put both in one laptop \ portable unit. The work took a bout a month but there you have it.

Read more at his blog 

Thailand draw up drone law

Thailand  is looking to ban non authorised drones, hoping to pass the laws  by next year.  The proposals  would see all cameras banned except for commercial reasons. Flights would be restricted to 500 feet above the ground. Flying time would also be restricted to 60 minutes 
If people are then caught breaking the drone laws they could be fined 40,000 and 12 months in prison.


With the White house air space invaded by an amature drone how long before the us follows suite

Sources
BBC Thailand

BBC White House

Russia to deploy drones to Artic

Tass reports that the Russian Military will be deploying Orlan-10 drones to the Arctic for navigation security and conduct coastal air reconnaissance over Russian territorial waters.
The drone has thought to have a data range of 120km and an autonomous range of 1,000km and has a flight time of 16.5 hours and can fly at an altitude of 5 km.


Sources    Jamestown Foundation     Tass