Li-Fi has just been tested in the real world, and it's 100 times faster than Wi-fi Expect to hear a whole lot more about Li-Fi - a wireless technology that transmits high speed data using visible light communication (VLC) - in the coming months. With scientists achieving speeds of 224 gigabits per second in the lab using Li-Fi earlier this year , the potential for this technology to change everything about the way we use the Internet is huge. And now, scientists have taken Li-Fi out of the lab for the first time, trialling it in offices and industrial environments in Tallinn, Estonia, reporting that they can achieve data transmission at 1 GB per second - that's 100 times faster than current average Wi-Fi speeds . "We are doing a few pilot projects within different industries where we can utilise the VLC (visible light communication) technology," Deepak Solanki, CEO of Estonian tech company, Velmenni, told IBTimes UK . "Currently ...
What is Windows 10X? Foldable screens and new dual-screen devices have increasingly become a trend. Manufacturers now want to show themselves as forward-thinking hardware developers. Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 10X operating system has long been rumored to be the software giant’s first foray into the dual-screen world we all look likely to soon enter. New leaks, however, have not only given us our first look at some insider details about Windows 10X, but they’ve also revealed that it might be coming to more traditional Windows devices too. Windows 10X is ditching the Start Menu The Microsoft in-the-know Twitter account WalkingCat recently highlighted a document that was very briefly available online . The document revealed that Microsoft wants Windows 10X to be available for, “both clamshells and foldable.” This shows that Microsoft is planning on bringing its brand-new operating system to regular “clamshell” type laptop devices too. The leaked document also went thro...
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