Starlink claims drone use is against terms and conditions
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Unfair to that nice Mr Putin

Elon [Look at me] Musk's attempts to intervene in the Ukraine war in favour of that nice Mr Putin, have ratcheted up a gear with his claim that the use of Starlink service to pilot drones, which has been pivital to the country's survival, violated the terms and conditions.

Samsung and Nokia sign cross licence agreement
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5G agreement renewed

Samsung and Nokia have signed a new cross-license patent agreement covering the fundamental inventions by Nokia in 5G and other technologies.

Intel’s I226-V 2.5GbE Ethernet controller might have a design flaw
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I226-V controller causes frequent connection drops

Intel's latest I226-V 2.5GbE Ethernet controller, which debuted on 700-series motherboards, may have a design flaw. User reports from the Intel, Microsoft, and Asus communities claim that the I226-V controller causes frequent connections randomly.

Xiaomi makes new wi-fi router available
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Designed to work with new flagships

Xiaomi has made a new connectivity device official which it says have been designed to work alongside the 13 series of flagship Android smartphones.

Irish change law to hit Chinese vendors
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No Huawei at all, at all

The Irish government has amended its Communications Regulations Bill 2022 so it can blacklist Chinese networking equipment vendors.