Corona

Bumpy start to school: Discussions about nationwide digital educational offers

The industry association Bitkom is in favor of a national education platform and criticizes the persistent problems in Germany with regard to digital distance learning. The fragmented digital educational offer is not expedient, explains Bitkom in a press release. Meanwhile, the learning platform Schul-Cloud of the Hasso Plattner Institute has seen a sharp increase in… Read more

Corona pandemic: tightening of lockdowns are looming

In view of the continued high number of infections and great concern about the coronavirus mutations that have emerged, the discussion about tightening the lockdown in the near future has really picked up speed. The federal and state governments are therefore bringing their deliberations forward to next week. Next Tuesday to 14. 00 a conference… Read more

Corona pandemic: DisplayPort 2.0 is delayed

It should not be a secret that the corona pandemic is having an impact on all people around the world. With sold out toilet paper or the cancellation of all major events, the COVID – 19 – virus also ensures that publications have to be postponed. In addition to movies or sporting events, the arrival… Read more

CES: AirPop Active +: Smart breathing mask with Halo sensor and app

The corona pandemic also determines the CES 2015, and not just organizationally. With AirPop, a company founded in the year 2015 comes on the scene and presents the smart breathing mask Active + at the virtual technology show, which with an intelligent Sensor and its own app. The heart of the breathing mask is the… Read more

Attackers could permanently paralyze Junos OS network traffic

Meetings in Corona times require airing, as the virus spreads via aerosols. The AeVOC WLAN sensor warns when it is time to ventilate. 2 Comments c’t Magazine

Improvement in air quality in lockdown less than assumed

Air pollution in cities fell less than expected during the corona-related restrictions in spring 2020. According to a new analysis, the weather and the usual changes in the transition from winter to spring had a marked effect on the levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ), ozone (O 3 ) and particulate matter (PM 2.5… Read more

Frustration factor distance learning – only worksheets again?

With the corona crisis, many new words have found their way into everyday language: no one has to look up incidence, intensive capacities or R-value. In the school sector, the word creations and paraphrases for the new pandemic-related non-normality are particularly diverse: “presence operation”, “restricted regular operation”, “alternate model” or “hybrid teaching”. And meanwhile it… Read more

SAP: Solid annual financial statements, moderate goals for 2021

Europe’s largest software manufacturer SAP ended a difficult year with a decent final quarter. Earnings before interest and taxes adjusted for special effects were between October and the end of December at EUR 2. 77 billion euros, around 3 percent below the previous year’s value, as SAP surprisingly did in Walldorf on Thursday on the… Read more

Review: Yamaha RX V4A Real surround for next to nothing

Not everyone can (or will) a surround installation with eleven speakers and a handful of subwoofers. Are you doomed to go for a soundbar? Not necessary. There are also receivers such as the new Yamaha RX-V4A that offer film lovers and gamers an interesting alternative: true multi-speaker surround, but at a modest 5.1 scale and… Read more

Review: Sonos Arc soundbar

Sonos has launched a new premium soundbar this summer that should be the successor to the Playbar and the Playbase. The new Sonos Arc comes with HDMI and has extra overhead speakers to display Dolby Atmos. We have examined the newcomer extensively in several living rooms. Trendsetter Sonos You may think of Sonos what you… Read more

Review: Airpulse A100 Active Speaker System

MORE FROM THIS BRAND RESUME The Airpulse A 100 are good speakers. Especially if you purchase them for that specific purpose for which you are looking for that fairly analytical and direct representation. They really excel in nearfield rendering, but just aren’t for everyone. Although that actually applies to a lot of hi-fi. PLUS POINTS… Read more