CES starts virtually On Monday, the starting shot for this year’s consumer electronics fair CES was officially fired – due to the coronavirus Pandemic in virtual form. Many manufacturers have already started to announce their new products in advance. The Thinkreality A3 data glasses from Lenovo are supposed to increase productivity by displaying virtual monitors. HP brought several new releases of compact business notebooks to the CES. Sophisticated image optimization, new design and high contrast thanks to mini LEDs and OLEDs are promised by Sony for its upcoming Bravia TVs. Sony is joining LG and Samsung, who also presented high-contrast displays with mini LEDs at the CES. You can of course read details about all new products at heise online and at ct.de.

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Apple plans a change in its management bonus system. As can be seen from an official document to the US stock exchange NASDAQ, a so-called “modifier” is to be introduced from this year, which increases the voluntary additional payments of the group by 10 Percent can increase or decrease. This is made dependent on “ecological, social and goals of corporate management”, it says in the paper.

Once achieved COVID – 19 – Immunity could last for years Anyone who differs from recovered from a COVID 10 disease may be immune to the coronavirus eight months after infection. This is the result of a new study by the La Jolla Institute for Immunology in California, reports Technology Review. The interpretation of the results gives a positive signal: immunity against the virus may last for several years. In fact, the study also suggests that a small number of recovered people do not develop long-term immunity. But vaccinations should compensate for this problem by achieving herd immunity in the majority of the population.

Delta Air Lines plans free WLAN in the airplane The American airline Delta Air Lines will equip a large part of its fleet with satellite technology from Viasat. From summer 2021 offer over 300 Airplanes then high-speed WiFi, but at least initially as usual for a fee. Only news services should be free as before. Free WiFi is being planned.

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