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Wifi 15 gigabytes per second — Researchers demo invention (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] 1 point 9 months ago (1 child)

For phones / portables, assuming it doesn't draw more power, it would mean shorter download times, which means less battery usage.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

    "Assuming it doesn't draw more power" has got to be the problem here, right? I don't know much about wireless technology but from a purely physical stabdpoint, faster signals means higher frequencies, which means higher energies, which means more draw from the battery. Yes, shorter active time means less draw, but it's like that swiss cheese joke:

    Swiss cheese has holes.

    More cheese = more holes

    More holes = less cheese

    Therefore,

    More cheese = less cheese.

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