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EU encryption debate: The fixed idea of the “magic solution”

Representatives of the European Commission have emphasized in the context of an online webinar of the Internet Society entitled “The Future of Encryption in the European Union” that neither a ban on encryption nor a weakening of encryption standards will be a goal of the EU . Instead, it is about access to encrypted communication… Read more

EVGA GeForce RTX 3090 K | NGP | N Edition presented

After EVGA launched its first water-cooled models of the GeForce RTX 3080 and GeForce RTX 3090, the top model has now followed. In contrast to the standard version with a hybrid cooler, there are a few differences that should mean that even the last ounce of performance can be squeezed out of the hardware. Most… Read more

XFX’s Radeon RX 6800 XT Speedster Merc 319 Pictured

Home News (Image credit: Tech of Tomorrow – YouTube) Since AMD does not want its add-in-board (AIB) partners to publish actual specifications of their custom Radeon RX 6800-series graphics cards (see our Radeon RX 6800 and RX 6800 XT review), but it allows select media to do unpacking videos of these products. XFX was not… Read more

Nintendo shuts down Super Smash Bros. tournament for using mods to play online

A major Super Smash Bros. tournament is canceling plans to move online amid the coronavirus pandemic, following a legal order by Nintendo. As Polygon reports, The Big House — typically one of the year’s biggest Smash competitions — announced yesterday that it’s shutting down its early December event and offering refunds. “The Big House is… Read more

Sonos Arc long-term review: the highs and lows

Home Features (Image credit: Sonos) Our man Jonny Evans has now been living with the Sonos Arc for a little over three months. If you’ve already read part one, you can skip ahead to his latest update. I must confess to getting a little bit overexcited when I heard about the Sonos Arc, a Dolby… Read more

Google demands disclosure of data usage for Chrome extensions

Starting next year, all extensions for Chrome must indicate on the Chrome Web Store what data they collect and how it is processed. Providers who do not comply with this must expect their extensions to be removed and also blocked on end devices. Under the name “Project Strobe “Google already started last year to tighten… Read more

Will there be small smartphones again?

How many people really want a small smartphone? If you sort small phones in the Pricewatch from 2020 – maximum 15 x6,6cm for example – then you will only find two models: the iPhone SE 2020 and iPhone 12 mini, not coincidentally from the same manufacturer: Apple. In the category of slightly larger phones, there… Read more

Facebook asks app admins to review their data usage annually

Facebook has released version 9 of the Graph API and the Marketing API. The release brings innovations that require action on the part of the developer. The company is also updating some API guidelines with the aim of better protecting users and their private data. Since 10. November 2020, consumer and gaming apps that are… Read more

iPhone builder Pegatron does not adhere to Apple's labor guidelines

Idriz Velghe 11 November 2020 11: 19 3 Comments Apple is currently not placing any new orders with Pegatron, one of the iPhone assembly partners. The American manufacturer made this decision after discovering a violation of its labor policy. or even worked at night when this was not at all relevant to their education. Those… Read more

The EU antitrust against Amazon: exploits seller data

Amazon has long been in the EU’s crosshairs for tax reasons but this time the taxes have nothing to do with it: the giant has attracted the attention of the antitrust for having exploited the data of independent sellers in order to favor its business by Alberto Falchi published 11 November 2020 , at 08:… Read more

Debate about AI: Manufacturers should be liable even through no fault of their own

The difficult question of liability for damage caused by the use of artificial intelligence was the focus of the forum “It wasn’t me – it was the computer. Who is liable for the use of adaptive robots?” of the Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society. In his technical introduction, Rainer Rehak, research assistant at the… Read more

USB 4: Everything We Know, Including Apple Support

Home News Get ready for a whole new generation of USB. In 2019, the USB Promoter Group announced that a new standard, “USB4” (official spelling lacks a space, but we’re using one in this article to reflect the way readers search), but as new standards take time to catch on, we’re in late 2020 and… Read more

Cheating VanMoof e-bikes will be slowed outside the US

VanMoof is the latest e-bike maker that will remove software that allows its e-bikes to offer pedal-assisted power beyond the EU limit of 25 km/h. The option that cheats European speed limits will be removed on November 17th with an update to the VanMoof app that will be applied globally. All of VanMoof’s new S3… Read more

Schengen: rebuke for racist high-tech surveillance and Germany

The EU is increasingly experimenting with “high-risk technologies for migration management” in the surveillance of the Schengen external borders. This is what the researcher Petra Molnar, who works at Mozilla, laments with her team in a report published on Monday about “technological test beds” in the border area for the civil rights organization European Digital… Read more

Corona risk areas: the state collects data via digital entry registration

Anyone entering Germany from an international corona risk area must register digitally in advance from this Sunday evening: The web application “Digital Entry Registration” (DEA) has now started operations. It replaces the disembarkation card in paper form that has already been distributed to air travelers. Worldwide use Anyone who does not comply with his reporting… Read more