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Perspective: Folding screens and 5G flop, or slowly maturing?

What does the year 2021 look like in terms of the most significant smartphone technologies of recent times? The smartphone market has become quite saturated in recent years, and the past year, helped by the corona, has indicated that the rise in the price level of high-end phones in particular is beginning to reach its… Read more

Flexgate: Apple extends exchange program

Already in January 2019 Hardwareluxx reported on the so-called “stage light effect”, which could occur with the MacBook Pro from the year 2016. With the “stage lighting effect” it looks as if there are isolated spotlights on the underside of the display, similar to a theater stage. This effect is caused by a defect in… Read more

New Intel boss wants to compete again with “lifestyle company” Apple

The freshly baked new Intel boss does not want to be stolen from the bread in Apple’s processor business. In an address to employees reported by the Oregonian local newspaper in the US state, Patrick P. Gelsinger said his company had to deliver “better products” to the PC ecosystem as “every possible thing a lifestyle… Read more

Acer’s new education Chromebooks include durable designs and Arm-based processors

Acer is announcing five new laptops aimed at schools today, consisting of four Chromebooks and one Windows convertible. Two of the Chromebooks are Intel-based convertibles, with screens that spin around to turn them into laptops, while the other two feature a more traditional design and are powered by Arm-based processors. All five laptops are designed… Read more

Contact tracking: Two thirds of the health authorities rely on fax & Co.

By the end of 2020, according to plans of the federal government 90 percent of the 375 Health authorities in Germany use the “Surveillance Outbreak Response Management and Analysis System” (Sormas), which the Helmholtz Center for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig developed to combat Ebola and last year added a Sars-Cov-2-specific module. With 111 from… Read more

“Flexgate”: MacBook Pro is being repaired by Apple for some time

In the case of certain problems with the backlight, Apple wants to repair the display of the MacBook Pro for a longer period of time free of charge: The manufacturer has its “service program for the display backlight of the 13 “- MacBook Pro” extended at the weekend from four to five years after the… Read more

Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus Phantom Green

Samsung has yet another custom color in the planning, called Phantom Green. The new color appears to be exclusively available for the Galaxy S21 Plus. The three Samsung Galaxy S21 smartphones have been announced in a range of different colors. The entry-level model comes in four standard colors, the S21 Plus is available in a… Read more

1More ComfoBuds, news among the true wireless stereo at CES 2021

Among the Asian brands that have distinguished themselves for quality in the world of headphones in recent years we certainly also find 1More. The Chinese brand has used, as always, the stage of the CES 2021 to put on the plate a couple of innovations in the sector of true wireless stereo earphones. 1More ComfoBuds… Read more

Samsung, the heir to the empire will have to go back to prison for corruption

Sentenced to 2 years and 6 months Samsung’s heir Lee Jae-yong is in prison. This is the sentence of the retrial for corruption that had led, in 2017, to the indictment of the then South Korean president Park Geun- hye. by Manolo De Agostini published 18 January 2021 , at 15: 01 in the Market… Read more

The handheld console-like Aya Neo Ryzen 4000 APU circuit arrives for worldwide sale

A mini computer released in China at the end of last year manages to run, for example, Cyberpunk 2077 with low settings of about 30 FPS performance Aya Neo is a handheld console minicomputer released in China last year. The computer first became available only in China, but the company already announced at that time… Read more

Samsung recaps the history of Galaxy S cameras and how they improved over the years

The Samsung V200 from the year 2000 was the company’s first phone with a camera – more than that, it was one of the first ever phones with a camera. It has been working on improving mobile photography since then and for the last 11 years it has been the premium Galaxy S series leading… Read more

Intel says goodbye to its Optane SSDs for the home market

by Antonio Delgado Ago 20 minutes ago … Following Intel’s decision to divest its memory division, including its facilities, to sell to SK Hynix, the continuity of several of its memory products that sector was in question. However, the Optane memories were not part of that agreement as it was a joint project between Intel… Read more

The Xiaomi Mi Watch smartwatch arrives in Spain with 16 days of autonomy and 32 grams of weight

In full controversy over the restrictions that the government of the United States of America has imposed on Xiaomi, the Chinese company has launched its latest smartwatch in Spain, the Xiaomi Mi Watch. Officially announced in September, this device boasts a weight of just 32 grams if we do not count the bracelet and an… Read more

Apple’s Next MacBook Pros Rumored to Regain MagSafe, Lose Touch Bar

Home News (Image credit: Apple) Apple has already confirmed that its next-generation MacBook Pros will use its own system-on-chips (SoCs). In addition to new SoCs, the new notebooks will receive a complete architectural overhaul both inside and outside, two reports claim. The revamp will reportedly include an all-new design, the return of a magnetic charger… Read more

Facial Recognition: Facebook pays $ 350 to every user in Illinois

In a class action lawsuit that has been going on for more than five years because of the unauthorized collection of biometric data from users, the courts, prosecutors and Facebook have reached a settlement. Facebook is committed to paying a total of 650 million US dollars to users from the US state of Illinois. That… Read more