Comcast Backpedals Again, Further Delays 1.2TB Data Caps After Customer Outrage

Hot Headlines in Technology for today [HotHardware.com]( Here Are Today's Hot Headlines In Tech [Comcast Backpedals Again, Further Delays 1.2TB Data Caps After Customer Outrage]( By Brandon Hill on Feb 19, 2021 01:28 pm [Comcast Backpedals Again, Further Delays 1.2TB Data Caps After Customer Outrage]( Two weeks ago, we brought you news that Comcast was walking back its decision to institute new 1.2TB data caps for customers in November 2020. Instead, the company said that the caps would be delayed until July 2021, with customers be charged $10 for each additional 50GB of data over the cap starting with their August 2021 bill. Comcast [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Facebook Endangered Lives With Hasty News Blockade Claims Australian Treasurer]( By Nathan Ord on Feb 19, 2021 12:18 pm [Facebook Endangered Lives With Hasty News Blockade Claims Australian Treasurer]( Yesterday, Facebook banned Australian news from being shared internationally via its social network, and banned Australians from viewing or sharing any news on the platform. This action inadvertently roped in unrelated Facebook webpages and ultimately caused Australian outcry. Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg went on Today to express his [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [ASUS ROG Phone 5 Confirmed For March 10 Debut, Here's What We Know So Far]( By Paul Lilly on Feb 19, 2021 11:32 am [ASUS ROG Phone 5 Confirmed For March 10 Debut, Here's What We Know So Far]( In our experience, the ROG Phone family from ASUS has transcended gimmicky features and continuously delivered a true gaming-oriented experience, both in the hardware and software, and through an ecosystem of supplementary accessories (like a dual-screen dock). So, we are pretty excited to learn ASUS is getting ready to launch the ROG Phone [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Intel Core i9-11900K CPU's Groovy Retail Box Leaks, Core i5-11600K Makes Benchmark Debut]( By Paul Lilly on Feb 19, 2021 10:59 am [Intel Core i9-11900K CPU's Groovy Retail Box Leaks, Core i5-11600K Makes Benchmark Debut]( Intel is getting ready to launch Rocket Lake to the retail space in just a few weeks (end of March), at which point we will finally have some concrete answers for the most burning questions—Rocket Lake pricing, performance, and all that jazz. As we wait, some last-minute leaks are trickling in, including a benchmark entry for the upcoming [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Apple Reportedly Developing MagSafe Battery Pack For iPhone 12 Family]( By Brandon Hill on Feb 19, 2021 10:34 am [Apple Reportedly Developing MagSafe Battery Pack For iPhone 12 Family]( For the past few generations of iPhones, Apple has released Smart Battery Cases that allow you to extend the runtime of your device. The Smart Battery Case introduced for the iPhone 11 family featured a silicon case that wrapped around the device and an integrated battery that charged the device via Qi wireless technology. Apple is reportedly [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [John Carmack Suggests Manufacturer-Direct Auctions To Thwart GPU And Console Scalpers]( By Paul Lilly on Feb 19, 2021 10:26 am [John Carmack Suggests Manufacturer-Direct Auctions To Thwart GPU And Console Scalpers]( Is it too much to ask that we be allowed to buy the latest generation PC and console hardware at regular pricing, from first-party vendors? Under normal circumstances, paying full price is not a lofty expectation. But this past year has been anything but normal, and product shortages combined with determined scalpers have made purchasing certain [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Watch NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 3060 Crypto Mining Hash Rate Nerfing In Real-Time]( By Brandon Hill on Feb 19, 2021 06:03 am [Watch NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 3060 Crypto Mining Hash Rate Nerfing In Real-Time]( On Thursday morning, NVIDIA made two big announcements regarding GPUs. The company revealed that it will be launching the Crypto Mining Processor (CMP) HX GPU Series specifically for the mining community. According to NVIDIA, the GPUs used in these cards "don’t meet the specifications required of a GeForce GPU and, thus, don’t impact the availability [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [2.5 Geeks LIVE: Samsung SSD 980 Pro, Galaxy S21, Building A Personal Cloud, Intel Alder Lake]( By Marco Chiappetta on Feb 18, 2021 07:38 pm [2.5 Geeks LIVE: Samsung SSD 980 Pro, Galaxy S21, Building A Personal Cloud, Intel Alder Lake]( In this episode of HotHardware''s Two And A Half Geeks, Dave, Marco and Chris will be kicking around Samsung's fast SSD 980 Pro 2TB PCIe 4 SSD, the Galaxy S21 flagship phone, how to build a personal cloud with a Terra Master NAS, Intel's next gen Alder Lake processor architecture and more... Show Notes: 03:14 - Samsung SSD 980 Pro 2TB [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [NASA Perseverance Mars Rover Sticks Its Landing, Will Deploy Helicopter Drone To Canvas Surface]( By Brittany Goetting on Feb 18, 2021 04:57 pm [NASA Perseverance Mars Rover Sticks Its Landing, Will Deploy Helicopter Drone To Canvas Surface]( Perseverance Rover concept art They shoot, they score! NASA successfully landed the Perseverance rover in the Jezero crater on Mars at 3:56 pm EST. The rover has made it in one piece and can now begin its mission. The Perseverance rover was initially launched on July 30th, 2020, at 7:50 a.m. from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral, [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Google's First Android 12 Developer Preview Is Now Available For Download]( By Nathan Ord on Feb 18, 2021 03:58 pm [Google's First Android 12 Developer Preview Is Now Available For Download]( Billions of people worldwide use Android daily to learn, work, and play. As such, people have come to expect upgrades and improvements to the operating system over time. To make this happen, Google has started work on Android 12 and released a developer preview of the OS to get it polished before launch. With the developer preview launch, [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [AMD Ryzen 5000 Zen 3 Alleged Failure Rates Investigated: Is It Fact Or Fiction?]( By Brandon Hill on Feb 18, 2021 03:39 pm [AMD Ryzen 5000 Zen 3 Alleged Failure Rates Investigated: Is It Fact Or Fiction?]( Over the weekend, we reported on a rather intriguing story about alleged failure rates with AMD's new Ryzen 5000 family of Zen 3 desktop processors. Ryzen 5000 processors are still relatively hard to come by at MSRP, so any news of potentially defective chips floating around was of course concerning. 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