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US-based satellite company ViaSat is teaming up with Boeing to create and deliver three new satellites that will deliver high-speed internet to remote areas around the world. The partnership was announced yesterday, months before the company is scheduled to launch its previous generation satellite, ViaSat-2, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
Hylas-1 will cover UK, Ireland, Spain, Portugal and eastern Europe
Perhaps the best Gmail feature that Google has been testing for years is one you might not even know exists: Undo Send. It delays sending your email for a few seconds after you click Send, so you can take it back if you, for example, spell someone's name wrong. For users who already had the Undo Send beta enabled, the feature will remain on, and those who didn't can turn it on via the General tab under Settings.
Microsoft has really ambitious plans for Windows 10 . Speaking on stage at the Build 2015 , Terry Myerson, Microsoft's executive vice president of operating systems, said he wants to see 1 billion devices running Windows 10 within two to three years. Myerson said, Comparatively, Google Play and Android "KitKat" is on around 500 million devices. iOS (presumably iOS 8) is on even fewer devices.
The EU hits Apple, Google parent firm Alphabet and Meta with the first ever probes under a mammoth digital law, which could lead to big fines against the US tech giants. Announcing the move, EU Commission executive vice-president Margrethe Vestager says that "DMA (Digital Markets Act) compliance is something that we take really seriously". Since March 7, the world's biggest tech firms have had to comply with the DMA, which aims to curb their behaviour and ensure that they give users more choice. SOUNDBITE