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Skimming: Damage from data theft at ATMs at a record low

The damage caused by data theft at ATMs in Germany fell to a record low for the full year 2020. The Frankfurt facility Euro Kartensysteme puts the gross amount of the damage at around 1, million euros by so-called “skimming”, i.e. the spying out of card data and secret number (PIN). 2019 the “skimming” damage… Read more

Singapore: Abuse of Trust in Corona Contact Tracking

In Singapore, the pandemic response has been largely technology-based – two systems to be precise. The first is a QR code that became ubiquitous across the country in April and May as part of the “SafeEntry” contact tracking system. SafeEntry meant that anyone who wants to enter a public place – restaurants, shops, malls –… Read more

Poco M3 is coming to Indonesia on January 21

The Poco M3 introduced last November will debut in Indonesia on January 21. The event will begin at 7:30PM local time and will be streamed live on YouTube. The New Entry Level Killer bakal hadir! #POCOM3 akan memberikan sesuatu yang berbeda di kelas entry-level dan siap untuk menggebrak pasar! Pastiin lo tonton peluncurannya tgl 21… Read more

Unlike Airbnb, VRBO reportedly won’t cancel reservations in DC during inauguration week

Short-term rental site VRBO does not plan to cancel reservations in the DC area during the inauguration next week, even though competitor Airbnb has already done so. First reported by BuzzFeed News, VRBO said in a blog post Friday afternoon that it was “encouraging hosts to cancel bookings during this time,” if they believed a… Read more

AMD Ryzen 5000 Chips Are In Stock for Next-Day Delivery…In Europe

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) AMD’s Ryzen 5000 chips might have launched back at the start of October, but getting your hands on a chip has proven to be quite the challenge. There have been promises of more stock, but even so, people have been buying the chips faster than AMD can ship them out. … Read more

Honor V40 5G appears in hands-on video, launch postponed to January 22

Last week Honor said it will unveil the V40 5G on January 18 in China, but now the company has announced the phone will be introduced on January 22 instead. Honor cites conference venue and equipment related issues for the delay, but it has promised to begin the sales of V40 5G on January 22… Read more

Gainward presents its proprietary versions of GeForce RTX 3060 graphics cards: Ghost, Pegasus, Gold Star and Wind Chaser EX

Gainward has been delivering its original graphic cards to our market for many years. It is a well-known and respected manufacturer whose products often stand out from the competition – if not with a low price, then with an extravagant appearance. We are just a few days after the official announcement of GeForce RTX systems… 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

Zocdoc offers COVID-19 vaccine scheduler to health care organizations

Medical appointment company Zocdoc is offering to handle COVID-19 vaccine scheduling logistics for hospitals and health systems, many of which have spent the early days of the vaccine rollout struggling to handle the crush of demand for doses. Mount Sinai Health System in New York has been using the company’s tool to handle vaccine appointments… Read more

Intel has to be better than ‘lifestyle company’ Apple at making CPUs, says new CEO

Intel’s new CEO, Pat Gelsinger, doesn’t start his new role until February, but he’s already prepping the company to take on Apple’s M1 chips. The Oregonian, a local newspaper in Oregon where Intel maintains a large presence, reports that the chip maker held an all-hands company meeting yesterday, and Gelsinger attended. “We have to deliver… Read more

Windows 10, Microsoft fixes the bug on the Reset this PC option

The bug was introduced with a update package released last year (but later removed from Windows Update). The problem has now been archived by Nino Grasso published 15 January 2021 , at 12: 51 in the Operating Systems channel Microsoft Windows On the occasion of Patch Tuesday in January 2021 Microsoft fixed a known issue… Read more

Asus unveiled its upcoming Intel Z590 motherboard lineup

The price range of Asus’ motherboard range starts with Prime Z 590 M-Plus from less than two hundred all the way to ROG Maximus XIII Extreme Glacial 1500 euros Intel’s CES 2021 virtual trade show gave the first tastings of the upcoming Rocket Lake processors, which are expected to go on sale in March. However,… Read more

vivo X60 Pro+ is coming on January 21

vivo introduced the X60 and X60 Pro at the end of last month and promised to launch a Pro+ model soon. Today, the company announced it will unveil the X60 Pro+ on January 21 in China at 7:30PM local time. vivo hasn’t detailed the specs of the X60 Pro+ yet, but a Chinese retailer released… Read more

20 years of Wikipedia: Interview with encyclopedia co-founder Jimmy Wales

Jimmy Wales is the face of Wikipedia. He co-founded the online encyclopedia 2001, headed up to 2006 the Wikimedia Foundation, the foundation behind Wikipedia, and has a seat on the foundation’s board of trustees to this day. c’t he answered questions about the origins of the platform, his role in the project and the future… Read more

“Welding from the home office?” Business is resisting pressure to work from home

In view of the continued tense corona situation and concerns about the spread of new virus variants, Federal Labor Minister Hubertus Heil (SPD) has appealed to companies to offer as much home office as possible as quickly as possible. “We need, wherever possible, the possibility for employees to work from home, where it makes sense… Read more