If you’re like me and you’re busy raising kids in a mobile world, the increasing popularity of mobile technology and the Internet often make it difficult to manage Internet safety for kids.
You may be asking yourself, “At what age should I introduce my children to this technology?”
It’s also important to plan how you’ll bring technology into your child’s life.
As a
parent of a 13- and 10-year-old, I am constantly questioning how much is too
much gaming, social media, and online access for my kids.
Following are some best practices on how you should discuss and monitor Internet safety for kids with your children.
The 3 major Internet safety precautions you should implement are:
Help your child understand the risks.
Limit their online exposure.
Be aware of the Internet resources your child accesses.
#1 – Understand
The Risks
Explain to your children that there are websites and apps out there that are meant to cause harm.
If you
aren’t Internet-savvy, you should read up on Internet safety for kids before
allowing your child access.
You’ll either want to train your child to stay away from dangerous sites and apps, or enable some form of parental control on your device for safety. If you’re anything like me, you’ll do both.
#2 – Limit Online Exposure
I knew
that something was amiss when my 13-year old turned away when he was texting —
he didn’t want me to see who or what he was texting. Addressing this with him
and explaining that having the device is a privilege and not to be used
secretly has made all the difference.
Too much exposure to the Internet and mobile technology can cause a child to become addicted to the charm of mobile games and instant gratification.
When
this happens, your child may not:
Leave the house enough to get physical activity.
Enjoy or want to participate in family activities.
Perform well in school.
I don’t
allow my kids to bring their devices to the dinner table, to a restaurant, or
to any family activity. This has helped to enhance our time together.
Of
course, this means I don’t use my mobile device during these times either.
Finally, you’ll want to keep track of which websites your child visits and what applications they use regularly. Some parental control apps and programs will help you keep an eye on your child’s Internet activities.
At the
same time that I witnessed my son hiding his texts, I realized he was deleting
certain texts from his phone. Sitting down and discussing this with him was
only one part of the process.
Then I quickly found that there are websites and apps that allow parents to monitor all texts, even those that have been deleted. TeenSafe and PhoneSheriff are 2 highly rated monitoring programs worth looking into.
Whether
it’s in the form of a computer, a tablet, or a cell phone, the Internet can be
a dangerous place for children.
Just
like you would with any potential danger, you need to educate and monitor your
children while they’re exposed to it.
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a) Zinc-carbon batteries have been around for more than 100 years. These are low cost and are available in many shapes and sizes. However, they have lost market share to newer chemistries in the past few decades. They are still used in low drain intermittent use applications like remote controls, flashlights and clocks.
b) Alkaline Zinc
batteries were invented by Lewis Urry while he was employed by
Eveready Battery Company. They provide higher rate capability and improved
shelf life compared to Zinc carbon batteries. Urry’s innovations included
replacing the Zin can (Figure 1) by powdered Zinc, massively increasing the
surface area and improving discharge rate capability. He also replaced the
acidic electrolyte with KOH, further decreasing internal resistance and
improving rate capability. Urry demonstrated his invention to his boss by
racing two toy cars in the factory cafeteria, one with a traditional Zn-carbon
D cell, and another with his new battery. The first barely moved, while the
second made a few trips along the length of the cafeteria.
Alkaline zinc cells are
used in applications where the battery is used intermittently but needs to work
reliably and is exposed to uncontrolled storage conditions, such as smoke
alarms and watches.
c) Zinc silver oxide
batteries have high energy density, long shelf life and flat voltage
discharge profiles. They are commonly used in portable and miniature electronic
applications such as watches, calculators, hearing aids and toys. They use a
zinc anode, a silver oxide cathode and a KOH electrolyte when high power
capability is required. A NaOH electrolyte is used if longer shelf life is
desired. The high cost of silver mostly limits this chemistry to small
batteries, except in space and military applications where cost is less
important.
Why zinc silver oxide over lithium ion batteries for miniature electronic applications? The safety issues with pets or kids swallowing small cellsthat could get lodged in the esophagus presents a nightmare situation for a lithium chemistry. Further owing to the low conductivity of organic electrolytes, lithium chemistry favors larger surface area for high rate capability applications.
d)Zinc Air Batteries are
most commonly used in hearing aid applications owing to their high-energy
density, ideal voltage for the application and long shelf life until
activation. The battery chemistry uses a Zinc anode, a potassium hydroxide
electrolyte and air as the cathode. The battery is activated by removing a
sealing tab, and air is introduced into the cell. The use of air instead of
traditional cathode materials such as metal oxides allows smaller and lighter
batteries to be made. Disadvantages include sensitivity to the environment once
batteries are activated – they have to be used up quickly.
e) Lithium Primary
Batteries - Lithium is the lightest metal in the periodic table and
has a specific capacity of 3860 mAh/g compared to Zinc at 820 mAh/g. Lithium
also has an electrochemical reduction potential of 3.045 V against 0.76 V for
Zinc (i.e a lithium based battery provides a battery voltage of 3 V or
greater). The combination of these two properties results in very high energy
densities for lithium based batteries.
However, lithium is
highly reactive towards water and cannot be used with aqueous electrolytes
unlike Zinc. Organic electrolytes are commonly used – but these pale in
conductivity compared to aqueous electrolytes like potassium hydroxide, zinc
chloride, etc. and limit the power output of lithium batteries (in order to get
power, low battery resistance and high electrolyte conductivity are required).
On the plus side, the lower freezing points of organic electrolytes allows them
to be operated at lower temperature than aqueous electrolyte based battery
systems.
COMMON PRIMARY LITHIUM BATTERIES
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Lithium Manganese dioxide batteries use lithium metal as the anode, and a manganese dioxide cathode. These are available in button cell, and cylindrical formats. Owing to the low conductivity of organic electrolytes, Li-MnO2 cell designs favor large surface area cell construction such as coin over button cells and jellyroll construction over the bobbin type in order to minimize internal resistance and enhance power capability. Lithium coin cells also are operated at lower currents than Zinc silver oxide cells in order to minimize internal resistance and cell heating.
Lithium Iron Sulfide batteries provide a higher energy density alternative to alkaline batteries at 1.5 V with superior performance at high drain rates, longer shelf life, better leak resistance, wider operating temperature range, and a reduction in weight. These cells are used in digital cameras and camcorders. Disadvantages includetransportation restrictions due to the lithium metal content in the anode and the higher cost (each airline passenger is restricted to carrying 2 g of metallic lithium in primary batteries, or 8 g of rechargeable Li-ion, which amounts to 2 Lithium iron Sulfide cells). These cells have a PTC safety switch, which acts as a current limiter in case the cell overheats.
Battery cell chemistry dictates many of the cell properties that impact battery performance, thereby making it a key consideration in battery selection. As a follow up to the primary battery cell chemistry we explored in this blog, our next post will delve into secondary battery chemistries.
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Smartphone
security should always be on the top of your mind. And if you think you’re
information is safe because you keep your smartphone close to you — then you
don’t fully understand cellphone security.
If you’re like me, you probably use your smartphone for a bunch of other activities besides just as a phone. That’s why you need to think of it as a small computer that is also susceptible to malware attacks.
Yep,
just like your desktop computer or laptop, your smartphone is also vulnerable
to hacking and malware.
Since we
all keep personal data on our phones these days, they’re a great target
for Internet thieves. Cyber criminals love targeting smartphones!
Therefore,
you should do everything possible to protect your phone.
Here are 7 ways to make sure you have a secure smartphoneat all times
#1 – Only Download Legitimate Apps
That Have A Good Track Record
Be sure to only use legitimate app stores such as Google, iTunes, Samsung, or Amazon. These huge marketplaces are regularly monitored for dangerous apps.
You should still watch out for suspicious apps that might briefly appear (even on these sites) — because it can sometimes be a short time before an fraudulent app gets noticed.
Always check the permissions andread the reviews before you download an unfamiliar app.
Similarly,
don’t download pirated apps — because hackers can attach malicious code to
what looks like a normal program. Then, when you install the app, you’ll
be installing the malware at the same time.
#2 – Download Phone Updates & App Updates Right Away
To be
honest, I’m terrible about downloading the iPhone updates I get. It never seems
like a good time, I put it off, and eventually I get around to it!
Don’t be like me… always keep your phone and your apps up-to-date. Here’s why:
Phone manufacturers frequently release updates that will improve your phone’s functionality and overall security.
App developers release updates that will add new features, fix bugs, and improve app security.
#3 – Be Cautious When Using Public WiFi
Don’t
share private information over a public WiFi connection. Unsecured networks are
easily hacked.
I’ve shared laptop security tips before. Many of those same tips — including being mindful of unsecured WiFi hotspots — apply to smartphone security as well.
Ideally, you should use a private Internet connection (also known as a Virtual Private Network or “VPN”) instead of an unsecured public WiFi network.
#4 – Use A Strong Password On Your Phone
Passwords
can protect your smartphone from unauthorized access.
Remember, once somebody gains physical access to your device, it’s easy for them to install malware and see your private data.
#5 – Install An Antivirus App On
Your Smartphone
Just like desktop computers, phones
are also prone to malware and need to be protected. Smartphone security
includes using antivirus phone security apps.
Install
an antivirus app, and then set it to regularly scan your phone to keep it
free of viruses.
#6 – Turn OFF Bluetooth When
You’re Not Using It
I bet you didn’t know this (I didn’t either) — although they’re not as common as other types of hacks, Bluetooth attacks can happen!
The main methods of using Bluetooth
to hack a device are: scanning, pairing, and gathering info without detection.
Here are the ways hackers use Bluetoothto put your cellphone security at risk:
Bluejacking – sends an unsolicited message to an unsuspecting smartphone user.
Bluesnarfing –allows access to a user’s personal info in the smartphone. If the hacker sends corruption code, your phone will be shut down completely.
Bluebugging – an older method of undetected access that most modern phones are protected against.
You should turn your Bluetooth OFF
whenever you’re not using it.
It’s important to be aware of the
pitfalls of leaving your Bluetooth switched ON when it’s not in use.
Hackers remotely access phones (provided they are within range) and use them to
make calls, access data, listen in on conversations, and browse the Internet.
#7 – Back Up The Data On Your Phone
Discovering that your phone has been lost or stolen is bad.
Trust me
— I was attending a conference recently in Chicago and left my phone in the
bathroom stall. I left it for no more than 30 minutes and it was G O N E.
(Thank God for iCloud, or I would’ve lost everything!)
It’s especially painful if you find that items have been compromised like: Documents, Contacts, Messages, or Appointments.
In order
to enhance your smartphone security, you need to backup your data frequently.
There are a number of ways to go about it.
Cellphone
security is so very important since we keep a lot of sensitive data on our
phones — including banking information, personal details, and even compromising
images. You need to take steps to ensure that hackers can’t gain access to
your smartphone.
If you buy a compatible phone, fancy paying a little
more for your phone contract and live within a large urban area, the chances
are good that you can be using 5G by the end of 2019.
In the US, AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint and Verizon 5G
is now live in certain cities while in the UK EE and Vodafone are live, with O2
following in October. Three UK is launching a home broadband service in August
followed by 25 other locations by the end of the year.
As well as the first part of the network rollout, we'll also be seeing a lot of 5G phones launching during the remainder of the year. Several 5G devices are already announced and on sale.
So come with us while we explain the key players in
5G, why it'll probably be coming to your next phone (definitely the one after
that) and how it can revolutionise home broadband, too.
What is 5G?
5G is the next evolution in mobile phone networks.
In the last two decades we've had the launch of 3G, then 4G, and now 2019 will
see the launch of 5G which will roll-out significantly faster than 4G.
With a new network comes new capabilities, from
broadband-like speeds on your phone, improved downloading and uploading speeds,
and for IoT (Internet of Things) the ability for companies to control devices
remotely in a much more efficient and faster way than currently possible.
By 2024 there will be over 1.5 billion of us
connected to 5G, according to Ericsson, a company that makes some of the
infrastructure that will make all this possible. That journey is kicking off
now with the first 5G networks.
Naturally, there will be a price premium for 5G,
even if Vodafone has suggested it will come at no extra cost for existing
customers. Analyst Paolo Pescatore says that "ultimately, consumer demand
for 5G is unproven. Asking them to pay a premium will be challenging.
Pescatore suggests that networks need to explain
clearly to users the benefits of 5G as well as what bundled extras or benefits
they can get with 5G deals. He also suggests that prices will fall. "The
initial premium will quickly erode as we’ve seen with previous generations."
Dominic Sunnebo, director of consumer insight at
Kantar says that many consumers are already highly aware of 5G. It polled
10,000 people in June which suggested that only 9 percent of the UK
population are unaware of it.
A further 44 percent of consumers have heard of
5G, but know nothing about it.
Of those who are aware of 5G and have some level of
understanding of it, 23 percent say they're likely to opt for it when they
upgrade.
What are the benefits of 5G?
The biggest noticeable benefits will be speed. 5G is
expected to deliver somewhere between 80-100Mbps meaning you'll get home
broadband-like speed wherever you are. That's going to make a huge difference
when it comes to downloading movies, large files, or playing games and for many
will mean they could theoretically ditch their home broadband altogether. Think
of movie streaming as seamlessly as music streaming currently is.
Another huge benefit is about how quickly you'll be
able to push data back up to the network. 4G has always been about getting data
- streaming movies or music for example - but with 5G the network will be
able to handle all this data much more efficiently. That improved
"latency" opens up plenty of possibilities.
That could be new augmented reality experiences,
PC-quality gaming on your mobile with "zero lag", or having multi-way
video calling without any issues.
Things should also get better on the train and in
large populated areas as the 5G network will be better at coping with your
movement and when lots of people are connecting to the network at a football
game for example.
Beyond general consumer needs, a 5G network will
also allow the communication between autonomous cars remotely, a connected
traffic infrastructure, and remote factories working without local
intervention.
We're keeping track of all the 5G phones that are coming in 2019 in a separate feature.
5G will also be coming to your home, should you want it - 5G routers are an alternative to fixed line broadband. AT&T is already selling the Nighthawk 5G Mobile Hotspot ($499) in the US with a monthly subscription of $70 for 15GB of 5G data a month.
We're going to see more of these devices such as the HTC 5G Hub with Alexa. There's also a Huawei 5G CPE Pro router, too. The HTC and Huawei devices will be coming to various UK networks.
What
carriers will offer 5G in the US?
Sprint, Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile are all
launching 5G in the US and some are already offering 5G services in a handful
of areas.
Sprint 5G
Sprint is focusing on initial roll-out in
these major US cities: Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas and Kansas City. It's due
to come to Los Angeles, New York City (Midtown and Lower Manhattan), Phoenix
and Washington, DC in the next few weeks.
In total, Sprint said it’ll cover more than
1,000 square miles in all nine cities - and 11.5 million people by the time is
has completed the first wave of rollout.
Sprint says it's using a “split mode” so
that devices can use 5G NR and LTE Advanced for consistent coverage. Like UK
networks, Sprint is currently forgoing the millimeter-wave (mmWave) tech that
Verizon and AT&T are.
Sprint is offering the LG V50 ThinQ as a
handset option plus HTC's 5G hub for mobile broadband.
Sprint adds its customers will be among
the first in the U.S. to experience Hatch Premium’s mobile 5G cloud
gaming service with a three-month trial included with all Sprint 5G
phones. The service includes unlimited access to 100 premium mobile games.
Sprint has also confirmed that Google Fi users will be able to take advantage of its 5G network, although there is no indication of when.
T-Mobile
5G
T-Mobile has deployed 5G services in roughly 30
cities including Los Angeles, New York, Dallas and Las Vegas.
AT&T
5G
AT&T has 12 cities ready for 5G wireless:
Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Louisville,
Oklahoma City, New Orleans, Raleigh, San Antonio and Waco. It will soon deploy
mobile 5G in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Nashville, Orlando, San Diego, San
Francisco and San Jose.
Verizon
5G
Verizon says it is targeting 30 US cities for 5G "by the
end of 2019".
However, it has now launched the service in Chicago, St. Paul, Denver, Providence and Minneapolis. Current subscribers will need to pay $10 extra a month to use the so-called 5G Ultra Wideband Network.
Initially, there will only be one handset supported - the Moto Z3 with 5G Moto mod. But the Galaxy S10 5G has been confirmed as coming to Verizon later in the year, as has the LG V50 ThinQ.
Verizon says users can expect typical download speeds of
450Mbps, with peak speeds of nearly 1Gbps, and latency less than 30
seconds.
Verizon says it will not throttle 5G data but that throttling
will continue when the network drops down to 4G.
Verizon is already offering a 5G home broadband
replacement service instead. Verizon 5G Home users have speeds up to 1Gbps -
"cut everything you hate about cable" says the corporation in its
marketing. Additionally, the network has now also launched the Inseego
MiFi - the first 5G hotspot to become available.
It costs from $70 per month with the first 3 months free
(it's cheaper for existing customers) and you also get a free Apple TV 4K or
Google Chromecast Ultra, too. Verizon's 5G Home service is available in Los
Angeles and Sacramento in California, as well as Houston, Texas and
Indianapolis. Other areas are coming soon.
What
networks will offer 5G in the UK?
In the UK, Vodafone, EE, O2 and Three have confirmed they are
launching commercially available 5G services in 2019.
BT 5G
BT's 5G network is launching in the autumn. BT and EE are the
same company now, so BT is really a virtual network operator using the EE
network. 5G will be rolled out to the busiest parts of 16 cities across
the UK by the end of 2019, matching the EE list of rollout locations below.
Like Vodafone, BT has also indicated it will offer a converged home 5G
broadband and 5G mobile plan.
EE 5G
EE launched its 5G network on 30 May. The initial rollout
started with each UK country capital; London, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast,
alongside Birmingham and Manchester. The initial focus will be on outside
coverage.
More cities will get 5G coverage during 2019; Bristol,
Coventry, Leicester, Nottingham, Sheffield, Liverpool, Hull, Leeds, Newcastle
and Glasgow. These areas are also slated for early 2020: Aberdeen, Cambridge,
Derby, Gloucester, Peterborough, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Southampton, Worcester
and Wolverhampton.
EE tells Pocket-lint that although the roll-out will be
slower than its 4G efforts, the network still plans to upgrade 1,500 sites over
the coming year - EE says these locations will carry 25% of all the data across
its entire network – but only cover 15% of the UK population.
The network believes that customers in busy areas will get
speed boosts of up to 100-150Mbps over 4G, with some experiencing up to 1Gbps -
5G performance will improve over time.
Contracts with a phone will start from £54 a month and
SIM-only plans will cost from £32 a month. According to our estimates, 5G is
going to cost you around a £12 a month premium.
You do also get some swappable benefits such as making services like Netflix and BT Sport exempt from your data limit or a roaming pass. More details here.
In terms of 5G broadband, EE is offering HTC's 5G Mobile
Smart Hub (it previously said it would offer Huawei's 5G CPE Pro router but
this appears to have been shelved). With an upfront cost of £100, you can sign
up to one of two plans - 50GB for £50 per month or 100GB plan for £75.
EE also did a 5G trial at the Glastonbury Festival. However, as there was hardly anybody on site with a 5G phone - apart from journalists and analysts - this was mostly an opportunity for EE to promote 5G service to the public via a 5G-powered Wi-Fi service.
In terms of phones, EE is selling the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, LG V50 ThinQ and the Oppo Reno 5G. Since late last year, we've also known that EE will range the OnePlus 5G smartphone as a network exclusive - the OnePlus 7 Pro 5G.
Despite previously announcing the Huawei Mate X 5G, it was absent from EE's initial device list at the 5G press launch. However, Huawei says it will be available in the UK from July, although we don't know which networks will stock it.
Three 5G
Three says it is investing over £2 billion into its 5G
rollout and has bought the most 5G spectrum in the UK (100MHz). It claims this
will deliver the fastest UK network as a result. It probably can, but this is
currently unproven.
In the light of Huawei's recent headlines, Three is at pains
to point out that its core network tech is from Nokia, although the other
networks aren't using Huawei tech in their core networks either.
Three's UK 5G network will launch in August though there is a
little catch - like Verizon in the US it will be only offering home broadband
to begin with. It'll also only be launching in London as well, though it has
promised a roll-out list of 25 towns and cities by the end of 2019.
These are: London, Birmingham, Bolton, Bradford, Brighton,
Bristol, Cardiff, Coventry, Derby, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Hull, Leeds, Leicester,
Liverpool, Manchester, Middlesbrough, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Reading,
Rotherham, Sheffield, Slough, Sunderland and Wolverhampton. There are a few
glaring omissions though considering the size of the cities list - no Belfast,
Newcastle, Plymouth, Portsmouth or Southampton.
Three held a launch for journalists and analysts on 1
July, but although this yielded a bunch of technical details about its new
smart antenna network, we still didn't get any practical information on
handsets and pricing.
We believe the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 5G will be coming to Three when it launches 5G and we were also previously told that the Huawei Mate 20 X 5G will also be coming to the network - however, given Huawei's current status this is a bit up in the air. Again, Huawei says it will be available in the UK from July.
Vodafone
5G
Vodafone UK 5G is now live, with 5G roaming also available in several locations. Crucially, Vodafone has also announced that "5G [will be] priced the same as 4G".
There is more on prices and so on in our separate feature: Vodafone 5G: The phones, the speeds, the prices and everything you need to know
The 5G network is now live in 15 places - Bristol, Cardiff,
Glasgow, Manchester, Liverpool, London. Birkenhead, Bolton, Gatwick,
Lancaster, Newbury, Plymouth, Stoke-on-Trent and Wolverhampton have also now
got the service.
It also added the Isles of Scilly to the launch list. While
that might sound a little bizarre, it seems Vodafone is hoping to use the
islands a showcase for services - such as healthcare - to use 5G to communicate
with the mainland.
"We plan to have 1,000 5G sites live by 2020,"
Vodafone has told Pocket-lint, but also confirmed, like EE and Three, that the
5G roll-out will take "place over a period of years, rather than
months."
In order to get 5G deployed as quickly as possible, Vodafone
has teamed up with O2 to build a joint 5G network. This will mostly be outside
of the larger cities where the networks say they will still work autonomously -
in simple terms, this means they'll still have sole responsibility for around a
quarter of their mast sites.
The pair already do some network-sharing and also run a joint
venture that manages network sites (but not the equipment itself).
In a 5G test at Manchester Airport, Vodafone's trial network
was shown to yield download speeds around four times that of 4G - not amazing,
but a start. A 656MB episode of Tin Star downloaded in 45 seconds, while the
whole series took around six minutes. On 4G, the series took 26 minutes.
Vodafone is offering the Xiaomi Mi Mix 5G and Samsung' S10 5G
The network previously confirmed it would be offering Huawei's Mate 20 X 5G - although didn't go with it at launch. Huawei says it will be available in the UK imminently, so it might also come to Vodafone at that point.
In terms of home broadband on 5G, Vodafone will use HTC's 5G Mobile Smart Hub and Huawei's 5G Gigacube router, too. Pricing is now available for that, too.
O2 5G
O2 emerged from the Ofcom spectrum auction with a good deal of 5G spectrum. While we were originally led to believe that it would wait until 2020 to launch 5G services, it's now announced it will be rolling out 5G services to several places in 2019. Like Vodafone, it is ranging the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G and Xiaomi Mix 3 5G initially but says other handsets will be available in due course.
The first locations to go live will be Belfast, Cardiff,
Edinburgh, London, Slough and Leeds with a total of 20 towns and cities catered
for by the end of 2019. In addition to rolling out 5G to central areas, the
network will also bring 5G to transport hubs as well as entertainment venues
like The O2 in Greenwich and Twickenham Stadium (O2 sponsors England
Rugby).
O2 won't be using Huawei's radio access gear in its
networking sites, instead using gear from Ericsson and Nokia. It means that O2
is the only one of the UK networks to commit to this. As we mentioned above, O2
and Vodafone have a joint network sharing venture which means that about
three-quarters of their UK mast sites are used by both networks. As for the
other quarter, around 2,700 sites in 23 of the UK's biggest areas will have
gear present from both networks.
Full details on O2’s 5G tariffs, handsets and devices
"will be revealed later this year".
What
hardware will 5G phones use?
Many of these new handsets will run Qualcomm's Snapdragon 855 platform and the X50 5G-capable modem which was first previewed back in 2016. The X50 modem has some limitations: it doesn't cover all types of 5G network and it's a separate modem, so doesn't cover 2G-4G (that needs separate hardware).
Qualcomm has subsequently announced the Snapdragon X55 modem, and this is a more comprehensive offering that the X50 being a truely global 5G modem, covering all network types - as well as covering 2G-4G as well. The modem will support download speeds of up to 7Gbps and uploads of 3Gbps.
Currently, the modem is an add-on chip to the 855 platform, meaning that phone makers can choose to make 4G 855 devices. That's set to change with the next-generation that'll be announced in late 2019 - it'll integrate 5G on the Snapdragon 655 platform itself (yes, logic dictates it'll be called 655) - and that should find its way into more affordable devices.
Qualcomm says there are 20+ device manufacturers lined up to
produce hardware including 5G Hotspots, routers, and of course smartphones in
2019 alone, with that number expected to grow as more companies embrace 5G.
Apple isn't one of them though. Rumours currently suggest Apple will wait until 2020 to launch a 5G iPhone, opting to use Intel's 5G modem instead after falling out with Qualcomm.
As you might expect, Samsung and Huawei are also developing their own 5G modems. Huawei's Balong 5000 will work alongside the Kirin 980 platform and will debut in Huawei's first 5G phones to be announced at Mobile World Congress 2019, while Samsung's Exynos Modem 5100 will likely find there way into Samsung's S10 5G offering and other important flagship devices from the company going forward.
MediaTek makes chipsets for many budget phones and it too has recently announced the Helio M70 5G platform that will come to devices in 2020.
Beyond phones, you can expect to see 5G in cars, laptops, VR
and AR headsets, and a host of other devices creating a much more
"connected world".
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Having a smarthome isn't just about clever appliances or smartphone-controlled heating, you can also get clever lights too and that doesn't just mean smartphone control, it means all sorts of great features.
You switch lights on or off everyday and they
can play an essential part in creating an ambience in a room. Some smart
lighting solutions enable you to recreate the colours within a particular
image, while other solutions just mean you don't need to get up off the sofa to
turn the lights off.
Here are some of the best smart lighting
options to consider.
Philips Hue
Philips Hue is probably the most well known when it comes to smart lighting and for good reason with numerous features and various bulbs, lamps and other lights, such as strips, available. The wireless system allows you to use your smartphone to not only switch the LED bulbs on and off, but pick the colour and brightness you want, as well as recreate colours within a specific image, like a sunset you uploaded to Instagram or a painting on your wall.
You can program specific times, for example waking everyone in the house up at 7am every day with bright lights and the Hue system also has a party mode for flashing in time with your music. Philips Hue is compatible with the IFTTT service, as well as Apple's HomeKit, Google's Assistant and Amazon Alexa, meaning you can create recipes to take your smart lighting to a different level or control them with your voice.
Hive Active Light
Hive, perhaps best known for its smart heating system, offers three bulbs in its smart lighting range. The Hive range isn't as feature rich as the likes of Philips Hue but you'll still be able to control your lights from your smartphone whether home or away, schedule them and change the colour to create your perfect ambience, assuming you buy the Colour Changing bulb.
There aren't any strips or lamps available with Hive, like there are with Philips Hue, but Hive does offer both a GU10 and E14 candle bulb, as well as B22 bayonet, on top of the standard E27 bulb. The GU10, E14 and B22 bulbs aren't currently available in a colour changing option but they do come in white dimmable and cool to warm white options. The Hive Active lights are also compatible with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant so if you have an Amazon Echo device, or Google Home home device, you can control your lights with your voice too.
Osram Lightify
Osram's Lightify is one of the closest to
Philips Hue in terms of bulb type availability. Its wireless system offers not
only standard screw and bayonet bulbs, but GU10s, LED strips and garden
spotlights too, all of which can be controlled through the Lightify smartphone
app.
There aren't quite as many features as there
are with Philips Hue, but you'll still get remote access to your lights, scheduling
functionality, ambience creation and scene creation. You won't be able to sync
your lights to your music or a film as yet, but the Osram Lightify
system is cheaper than Hue, there is a good range of bulbs and it is
compatible with most smart home platforms.
Ikea Trådfri
Are there any pies Ikea doesn't have a
finger in? The Swedish furniture giant offers numerous options when it
comes to smart lighting, at Ikea prices, making smart lighting more accessible
than it has been in the past and the system is excellent. There are
numerous plug-and-play kits available, from standard white dimmable options, to
colour adjustable options where users can switch between warm white and
bright white.
Unlike Philips Hue and Osram Lightify, Ikea
offers only one coloured bulb option at the moment, but there are several bulb
fittings available if you're after a white colour spectrum, including GU10s,
along with light panels with wireless control. Ikea's smart lights are said to
last for 25,000 hours and along with smartphone control via the app, there is
also a remote control and dimmer control. The Trådfri lights are also
compatible with Amazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit and Google Assistant, which you'll
need to pair them up with if you want to control them away from home.
Sengled
Sengled Wi-Fi Classic is one of the only smart
lighting options that doesn't require an additional hub in the UK - at least
for many of its products anyway. Instead, the Wi-Fi Classic, Sengled Boost and
Sengled Colour Plus bulbs can be taken straight out of their packaging, screwed
in and connected directly to your router through the one of the dedicated
Sengled apps.
The Wi-Fi Classic option is the cheapest,
offering white dimmable light, while the Sengled Colour Plus is a coloured bulb
with a built-in speaker and the Senged Boost is a white dimmable light with
WLAN boosting capabilities. There is also a Sengled Element range, though this
requires a hub. Features including scheduling, dimming and smartphone control
from anywhere are available across the Sengled range. The Sengled Wi-Fi Classic
bulbs are also compatible with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant, allowing for
voice control with a compatible device.
Belkin WeMo Smart LED lighting
Belkin offers all sorts of WeMo connected devices and included within the range is the WeMo Smart LED bulb and the WeMo Light Switch, both of which allow lighting control from an iPhone or Android device. The WeMo Smart LED Bulb replaces your existing bulbs enabling you to control, schedule and fully dim them from anywhere using the WeMo Link, Wi-Fi and the WeMo app. It's worth mentioning that like most of IKEA smart lights, the WeMo bulbs only offer variants of white light rather than millions of colour options.
The WeMo bulbs can be controlled independently
or in groups and the WeMo Link can handle up to 50 bulbs. The WeMo LED bulbs
offer compatibility with IFTTT, meaning you can create various recipes like the
Hue system and they are also compatible with Google Assistant for voice
control. There is also a WeMo Light Switch that is designed to replace a
standard light switch in your home and allow you to turn your normal lights on
and off from anywhere using a smartphone.
LIFX
Originating on Kickstarter, LIFX is an LED
light bulb that can be controlled using a smartphone app but like Sengled, it
doesn't require an additional hub. From the LIFX app, you can turn your
lights on or off, adjust brightness, change the colour, and even create a light
show to go with your music.
Like many of the smart light solutions
available, LIFX also offers a wake-up feature, allowing you to wake up
naturally each morning with automatically increasing light, or drift off with
slowly dimming lights. The company also offers LIFX PLUS bulbs which have
the additional advantage of a night vision settings, and like Philips Hue and
Osram Lightify, there are LED strips available too.
LightwaveRF
LightwaveRF is not just about lighting, it's
about controlling your entire home whether that be heating, electricity or
lighting. It's a clever system that requires you to swap your sockets and
switches for LightwaveRF units that offer push-buttons and LED indicators,
rather than changing out your bulbs like others on this list.
Once you have installed the system, you use the
switches and plugs as normal but you get the additional functionality of being
able to remotely control and monitor your lighting, power and energy usage from
an internet-enabled device. The LightwaveRF app will let you to set routines
based on your usual daily activities, as well as remotely control things.
Nanoleaf light panels
Nanoleaf is a fully-customisable smart lighting
system featuring wall-mounted triangular lighting panels that snap together
with simple connectors to create whatever shape you can imagine. The starter
pack is expandable with extra panels that can be bought and combined to create
bigger and bolder designs in future too.
Nanoleaf light panels are app-controlled (iOS
and Android) and the system is compatible with most smart home platforms,
including Google, Amazon and Apple, allowing for voice control. Like other
smart lighting options, Nanoleaf can be programmed to turn on and off at
specific hours, and switch light scenes. The Nanoleaf starter pack also
includes a Rhythm Module, which transforms the light panels into a dancing
light show that reacts to surrounding sound.
Nanoleaf Canvas
Nanoleaf Canvas are fully-customisable six-inch
squares that can be connected together and installed anywhere in your home,
walls or ceilings, using the included 3M stickers. The lights can be expanded
with multiple panels, up to a total of 500 squares, meaning you can fill entire
walls with colourful lighting if you so wish.
The panels are touch-sensitive and can be controlled in a variety of ways with gestures, voice commands via a personal assistant or from your phone. Nanoleaf Canvas can also be installed in a multitude of patterns and customised to your own personal taste and the lights can react to the sound in the room - syncing to music or just providing a brilliant light show in your living room.
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