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Wireless network problems higher in urban areas

Wireless customers living in urban areas experience the highest number of overall network problems and have lower tolerance of those problems, according to the J.D. Power 2016 U.S. Wireless Network Quality Performance Study—Volume 2. The finding underscores the importance of continued investment by carriers in urban areas as the use of 4G LTE compatible smartphones grows and customers expect faster data speeds.
 

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New Assets Generator Plus for OS X lets you create icon asset catalogs

Accesources Pty (http://www.accesources.com) has introduced Assets Generator Plus 1.0, an icon generation tool developed exclusively for the Mac. It allows developers to create icon asset catalogs for iOS, OS X or Android apps.

Simply drag and drop your icon into to Assets Generator Plus and click create asset catalog to get the job done in seconds. It provides automatic image naming.

Assets Generator Plus 1.0 is available for $1.99 at the Mac App Store. It requires Mac OS X 10.9 or higher.

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Kool Tools: TRENDnet AC1900 Wi-Fi USB Adapter

TRENDnet’s (www.TRENDnet.com) $109.99 AC1900 High-Power Dual Band Wireless USB Adapter is designed to conveniently upgrade the wireless speeds on your desktop computer or laptop.

This adapter features high-power radio amplifiers and high-gain antennas to support speeds up 1300 Mbps on the Wireless AC band, and up to 600 Mbps on the wireless N band. In addition to the boost to your Wi-Fi speeds, TRENDnet’s AC1900 wireless USB adapter expands the reach of your wireless network, and targeted beamforming technology directs stronger location-based wireless signals to your client devices.

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