Rest of the Day: Netflix Launches Super Simple Internet Speed Tester
Today the tech news cycle is owned by Google – and yet! – the world continues to evolve outside of Mountain View. Netflix has a new way to test your internet speed, Nokia phones are back, and even more leftover breadcrumbs.
- You may have heard that LinkedIn was hacked and [Dr. Angry Voice] 117 MILLION emails and passwords are up for sale . It’s true, but the hack happened in 2012; at that time, 6.5 million passwords were posted on the network, but now all the data has surfaced. LinkedIn has verified that the details are correct and will revoke the passwords of the affected accounts. [Motherboard]
- Netflix now has its own super simple bandwidth tester for you to gauge the speed of your internet service . It’s called Fast.com , a reference to the desired speed. Clever play on words. Why is Netflix doing this? “We want our members to have an easy, fast and free way to measure the speed their ISP provides.” They may want you to know where the bottleneck is. [Netflix]
- Nokia is back. In the telephone form! Nokia is licensing its brand to a new company called HMD, which will produce smartphones, tablets and feature phones called Nokia. In connection with the deal, Microsoft is selling its feature phones business, acquired from Nokia, to HMD and Foxconn . [Nokia via Gizmodo ]
- There’s a new universal OneDrive touchscreen app for Windows 10. It’s a lot like browsing OneDrive on the web, meaning it doesn’t actually sync or download every file. Useful if you are using Windows 10 on a tablet. [Microsoft Office Blog]
- YouTube for iOS now lets you watch any video in VR mode (which you would use in conjunction with Google Cardboard or a similar viewer). Of course, that doesn’t make every video 360 or 3D; it just duplicates and customizes the video for each of your watchers. [9to5Mac]
- Fitbit is acquiring Coin (the company that created this smart credit card ) to develop a wearable device that can act as a form of payment. Has the meaning. Some Android smartwatches have similar functionality as the Jawbone fitness trackers. [The Verge]