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“Galaxy-sized” observatory finds evidence of gravitational wave background

A group of researchers may have found the first indication of the so-called gravitational wave background and hopes to open a completely new window into the universe for us soon. The extremely difficult and not yet unequivocal detection was achieved within the framework of the North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves (NANOGrav).

Should the provisional result change confirm, astronomers would have a whole new way of studying the formation of supermassive black holes, as they are at the center of most galaxies.

A new era of astronomy This experiment also has its starting point in Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity. According to her, gravity is a property of space that propagates at the speed of light. According to the theory, if massive bodies are accelerated, they generate gravitational waves that deform the structure of space – but only minimally even with large masses. Einstein himself therefore assumed that they would never be detectable. But that’s exactly what succeeded 2015 with the Ligo gravitational wave observatory in the USA and the search has now become almost routine. Almost 50 Gravitational waves have already been confirmed and allow a look at cosmic events that cannot be observed otherwise.

While Ligo – and now also Virgo – detect gravitational waves that arise from individual events such as a collision of black holes, NANOGrav has a different goal. The experiment is intended to look for clues to the innumerable and long overlapping gravitational waves that arose in the billions of years of history of our universe, for example through supermassive black holes orbiting each other. The researchers call this the “gravitational wave background” and use an observatory “the size of our galaxy” to find it, as the University of Boulder puts it.

Of course, the measuring devices are not nearly as big , but the description is not entirely out of thin air: For their analysis, the researchers examined the signals of several dozen pulsars that are distributed over the entire Milky Way. The researchers have taken advantage of the accuracy of these neutron stars, which emit regular pulses of radio waves with the precision of an atomic clock. Because gravitational waves distort these signals of the pulsars minimally and by comparing the galactic lighthouses, the researchers hope to find those gravitational waves that last not seconds, but years or decades and distort our universe as a background.

Representation of the pulsar signals that Arriving on earth distorted.

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Exploring the “dark “Universe As the researchers now explain, they had been looking for deviations in the pulsar signals in the nanosecond range, which indicates that the position of the earth was minimally shifted by gravitational waves. Her hope was to find such slight shifts in the signals of some pulsars, explains study leader Joseph Simon. After all, these are deviations that are extremely difficult to prove. But when they looked at all of them, they actually found overlapping matches, and surprisingly strong ones. You could have ruled out many known sources of interference, but they are not yet absolutely certain. This would require more data and longer observations.

Should this provisional result be confirmed, another signal source would be available for research, with which it can explore “dark” objects in space. Using such gravitational waves, researchers could then, for example, study how the supermassive black holes are formed in the center of galaxies or how galaxies merge, according to NANOGrav. But it also states that the loss of the Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico is a serious setback that will affect this research in the future. They have published their study in The Astrophysical Journal Letters.

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CES: Nvidia Ampere graphics for notebooks: GeForce RTX 3080, 3070, 3060 “Notebook GPU”

Nvidia has the first three graphics chips from the Ampere family GeForce RTX 3000 for notebooks. Compared to the 2000he and 1000 series heralds a small paradigm shift: The mobile graphics chips differ more from the desktop graphics cards of the same name than in the last two generations .

On its own product page, Nvidia no longer calls the top model just GeForce RTX 3080, but GeForce RTX 3080 Notebook GPU (or on the English page: GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU). The same game on the GeForce RTX 3070 Notebook GPU and GeForce RTX 3060 Notebook GPU.

6144 Shader for the mobile GeForce RTX 3080 The mobile GeForce RTX 3080 relies on 6144 Shader cores and optionally 8 or 16 GByte GDDR6-RAM on 192 Data lines – this corresponds to the maximum expansion of the GA 104 – graphics chips. The Desktop RTX – 3080 relies on the GA 102 – GPU in a version with 8704 active shader cores and 320 wide memory interface.

The predecessors GeForce RTX 2080 and GeForce GTX 1080 shared largely the same specifications with the desktop versions, which is why Nvidia on dispensed with an addition to the name such as “Notebook GPU”. Only the clock frequencies were lower in favor of efficiency.

The desktop counterpart of the GeForce RTX 3080 takes under load 320 watts. Even thick gaming notebooks approve of the graphics chip at best half, and usually less. Simply reducing the clock frequencies is probably not enough to push the power consumption down far enough. In addition, the large GA 102 – GPU with a chip area of ​​628 mm² only conditionally suitable for notebooks, where the mainboards are typically fully packed.

Specifications of Nvidia’s GeForce RTX Notebook GPUs 3000 (Ampere) Model GeForce RTX 3080 GeForce RTX 3070 GeForce RTX 3060 GPU Ampere (GA 104) Amps (GA 104) Ampere (possibly. GA 106) FP 32 – shader cores 6144 5120 3840 Boost clock (depending on TDP) 1245 – 1710 MHz 1290 – 1620 MHz 1283 – 1703 MHz Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 – 150 Watt 80 – 125 Watt 60 – 115 Watt theoretical computing power FP 32 14, 2 – 19, 5 TFlops 13,1-16, 5 TFlops 9.8 – 13, 0 TFlops Memory amount / type 8 o. 16 GByte GDDR6 8 GB GDDR6 6 GB GDDR6 Interface / transfer rate 256 Bit / unknown 256 Bit / unknown 192 Bit / unknown Mobile GeForce RTX 3070 and 3060 According to the mobile GeForce RTX 3070 the GeForce RTX also falls 3070 for notebooks less powerful than the desktop sister – 5120 instead of 5888 Nvidia calls shader cores. Only with the mobile GeForce RTX 3060 it looks different: your GPU comes with 3840 Shader cores therefore – 7 percent more than the recently announced desktop RTX – 3060. However, the notebook version always appears with 6 instead of 12 GByte GDDR6-SDRAM.

Manufacturers can configure the graphics chips with different power limits as usual. The top model GeForce RTX 3080 (Notebook GPU) takes depending on the device 60 to 150 watts on. As a result, the GPU boost clock frequencies differ between 1245 and 1710 MHz. The base rate is further below. The computing power ranges in typical boost scenarios from 14, 2 to 19, 5 TFlops. The GeForce RTX 3070 (Notebook GPU) comes to 12,1 to 16, 5 TFlops, the GeForce RTX 3060 (Notebook GPU) to 9.8 to 13, 0 TFlops. The latter can also be used with 60 Configure watts.

Max-Q and HDMI 2.1 With the introduction of the mobile RTX – 2160 – Nvidia updates the series marketed as Max-Q Design specifications. This includes updated fan controls, Dynamic Boost 2.0, which divides the energy budget between the CPU and GPU, and WhisperMode 2.0, in which the GPU clock rates adjust to the volume.

Nvidia also supports Resizable Base Address Register (BAR) on notebooks first: CPUs can access the graphics memory via the PCI Express interface, which potentially increases the frame rate in 3D games. The function is in and of itself old hat, with AMD’s Smart Memory Access (SAM) of the Radeon series RX 6000 under Windows got a new meaning.

Interesting for players who operate external monitors or smart TVs on their notebook: Manufacturers can use HDMI 2.1 lead to the outside, what for Ultra HD resolution with 3080 × 2160 Pixels at 144 Hertz is enough (120 Hertz for high-end TVs).

Notebook designs with Nvidia’s GeForce RTX – 3000 – GPUs that s will appear over the next few months ollen.

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Notebooks appear promptly All major notebook manufacturers want from the end of January or February 2021 Devices with RTX – 3000 – Bring graphics chips onto the market. Asus has already announced several models from the RoG family, Acer for example the compact Predator Triton 300 SE and Lenovo different Legion notebooks. Dell wants to update its own Alienware devices.

The German company Schenker has Neo and Pro models of its own XMG notebooks with RTX – 2160 – GPUs announced and concretized the schedule: First, new editions appear with the previous Intel processors Core i – 10000 H alias Comet Lake-H . Notebooks with AMD’s new Ryzen will follow at the end of March at the earliest – 5000 H-CPUs and RTX – 3000 – GPU.

Almost all manufacturers will also combine the mobile GeForce RTX 3080 and GeForce RTX 3070 with AMD processors – the 4000 he Ryzens appeared at most with the GeForce RTX 2060.

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“Staingate”: Apple is still exchanging notebook displays

Ugly display spots on expensive notebooks: Apple’s so-called Staingate affair, which has preoccupied the company for more than five years, is entering the next round. If MacRumors reports to Apple’s authorized service providers (ASPs) citing an internal paper, an exchange program for affected devices is still active.

However There could be delays in treatment this year as Apple decided to do all the repairs in-house. According to the memorandum, this will initially affect the USA, but will probably soon be handled this way worldwide.

Anti-reflective coating with poor durability Staingate occurs when the anti-glare coating of an Apple notebook partially peels off over time – often even over a large area. “Retina screens in some MacBook, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro computers can have problems with the anti-reflective coating (AR),” said Apple’s internal instruction to the ASPs last spring.

This was the first time that the MacBook Air from 2017 was even mentioned in connection with state gate problems; however, it is still not part of the internal repair program. This is reserved for the MacBook Pro and the MacBook with inch large screen, which is no longer built. Hardware from year of production 2018 is not covered anyway.

Repairs will be centralized in the future According to the fresh memo, which officially came into effect on January 4th, all affected machines must be sent to Apple’s repair centers. ASPs themselves are no longer allowed to do the job, which leads to delays. Why this was decided is unclear. In connection with the memo, it becomes clear that Apple is still busy with the topic five years after the quality problem first became known.

Already 2015 an internal exchange program was launched. At that time it was also said that affected computers could still be touched for up to four years after the date of purchase. So that means that Apple now still machines from 2016 or 2017 processed. Since there is still no official exchange program at Staingate, those affected have to go to Apple and should contact the service employee directly.

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Bitkom: “The signs are pointing to growth again” for the digital sector

The digital economy in Germany has recovered from the negative consequences of the corona pandemic faster than the German economy as a whole. Sales of products and services from ICT companies 2020 only fell by 0.6 percent to just under 170 billion euros, while other industries sometimes suffered double-digit losses. For the current year, the industry association Bitkom is expecting “robust growth” of 3.7 percent. The number of jobs in this segment will be 2021 by 20. and thus exceed the threshold of 1.2 million for the first time , it said on Wednesday in a message from Bitkom.

“The corona crisis has affected digitization in in many areas. Business, government and consumers are investing in digital technologies, and investments that have been postponed in the meantime are now being made up for, “said Bitkom President Achim Berg. “The Bitkom industry has come through the crisis well so far. For 2020 the signs point to growth again.”

Sales driver The biggest sales driver in information technology is IT hardware, also because many companies have to upgrade their technical infrastructure for their employees’ home office. Sales with computers, servers and peripheral devices are expected to rise strongly by 8.6 percent to 31, 6 billion euros. Bitkom also expects growth in the software market, which is expected to increase by 4.1 percent to 27, 0 billion euros . IT consultants are also doing well: Sales of IT services are expected to 2021 by 1.1 percent to 40, growing 0 billion euros.

Bitkom forecasts the digital economy for 2021 a growth.

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When it comes to telecommunications, it is mainly the expansion of fiber optics and the introduction of the fifth generation of mobile communications (5G) business. However, tough competition in this area prevents huge leaps in sales. After two years of consolidation, the segment 2021 should increase by 1.0 percent to 67, add 4 billion euros. “Network operators are investing massively in the future of fixed-line and mobile communications,” said Berg. This is an important contribution to meeting the continuously increasing demands on the speed and availability of the networks. Refinancing remains a major challenge for companies in view of the low sales growth due to the high competitive pressure.

Consumer electronics continues to decline The only segment that 2021 is expected to shrink is consumer electronics. Here sales will probably fall for the fourth year in a row, albeit less strongly than last. This smallest ICT sub-market is expected to shrink by 2.0 percent to 8.3 billion euros. Berg: “Despite the corona-related boom in individual areas, consumer electronics are still under great pressure. The special Corona boom for game consoles, wearables and headsets cannot stop the downward trend. The good news is: the declines are slowing down.”

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Samsung partners with Audi, BMW, Ford, and Genesis to turn your phone into a car key

The dream of using your phone to unlock your car door (instead of carrying around a bulging key fob) may be one step closer today: Samsung has announced partnerships with Audi, BMW, Ford, and Genesis to do just that, saying the feature may be available as soon as August 2021. And excitingly, those digital car keys should work with Apple iPhones and across other Android brands, too.

That’s because Samsung is part of multiple standards bodies that are working on the tech, including the Car Connectivity Consortium and the FiRa Consortium, of which Apple is also a leading member. “You’ll even be able to share your digital key across smartphones, regardless of brand or platform,” Samsung’s Kevin Chung announced during the company’s Galaxy S21 event today.

Unfortunately, it’s not yet clear which automakers will support the coolest, securest version of this tech: UWB. It uses small, standardized beacon-like pulses of low-power energy, preferably from multiple parts of your car at once, to figure out exactly where you are in relation to your car’s handle from a sizable distance away.

Samsung says with the new digital keys, “you’ll be able to unlock your car door when you reach it, no sooner, no later,” but I’m pretty sure it’s only referring to UWB there. The fallback is NFC, where you’d likely need to pull your phone out and tap it to your car, like you do with tap-to-pay NFC transactions today.

The AR viewfinder for UWB-equipped phones and cars.
Image: Samsung

Samsung also showed off how the tech can let you find your car in a crowded parking lot, with an augmented reality viewfinder it says it’s bringing to Samsung phones — but the fine print says it only works with UWB-equipped cars and UWB-enabled phones.

Every iPhone 11 and iPhone 12 comes with UWB now, but Samsung says only the Galaxy Z Fold 2, the new S21 Plus and S21 Ultra (so, not the S21?), and the “Galaxy Note 20+” (presumably referring to the Note 20 Ultra, which has UWB) will support the AR viewfinder.

Apple is also waiting for carmakers to adopt UWB and had to roll out its own version of digital car keys with NFC to start, and only on the 2021 BMW 5 Series. But BMW announced earlier today that it’ll support UWB, branded as “Digital Key Plus,” with the electric BMW iX.

Samsung’s also introducing a UWB-based tracking tag for finding your lost gadgets later this year, though — like the car keys — it’s starting off with a less impressive Bluetooth version instead that won’t let you locate them as precisely.

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Honor V40 5G confirmed to feature 50MP camera

Honor today confirmed the rumors of the V40 5G featuring a 50MP primary camera by posting a video on Weibo, which hypes up the phone’s low-light imaging capabilities.

An official poster confirmed the 50MP camera will be joined by an 8MP ultrawide, 2MP laser focus sensor, and 2MP macro units.


Honor V40 5G will feature a 50MP quad camera

The same poster also revealed that Honor V40 5G will pack a retina-level super-sensing screen (machine translated from Chinese) with 1.07 Billion colors (10bit), which is rumored to have a refresh rate of 90Hz or 120Hz.

Honor hasn’t detailed the specs of the V40 5G yet, but the smartphone is said to come with a Dimensity 1000+ SoC and support 66W wired and 50W wireless charging.

We’ll likely see more teasers from Honor revealing V40 5G’s features in the days leading to the January 18 unveiling.

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Asus unveiled the ROG Swift PG32UQ monitor with HDMI 2.1 and 4K 144 Hz support

ROG Swift PG 32 UQ supports FreeSync Premium Pro and HDMI VRR technologies, in addition to which G-Sync Compatible certification is currently in progress.

Asus has unveiled products for many product segments at the CES 2021 virtual fair, but perhaps the most interesting of the company’s innovations can be found on the display side. The company’s new ROG Swift PG 32 UQ brings the much-needed HDMI 2.1 support to computer monitors. According to the company, the display is also suitable as a friend of the first-class very new consoles.

Asus ROG Swift PG 32 UQ is as the name implies 32 – inch screen. The IPS panel of the monitor serves the user with 3840 × 2160 – i.e. 4K resolution, as much as 144 Hertz refresh rate and DisplayHDR 600 certificate. The panel is said to provide a 1 millisecond GtG-to-Gray response time and to be able to reproduce 98% of the DCI-P3 color space.

The PG 32 UQ is equipped with two HDMI 2.1 interfaces directly for consoles, in addition to which DisplayPort 1.4 is available for PC users. The monitor supports via HDMI 2.1 120 and DisplayPort using DSC (Display Stream Compression) technology 144 Hertz refresh rate

Supported for variable refresh rate are HDMI VRR (Variable Refresh Rate) and FreeSync Premium Pro, in addition to which the monitor is currently being certified as G-Sync Compatible. The monitor also supports Asus’ own ELMB Sync technology, which reduces motion blur with variable refresh rate, and Variable Overdrive technology, which reduces pixel response time.

Unfortunately, Asus has not yet revealed when evidence can be expected up to store shelves or what its price will be

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CES: Intel Mini PCs: Dozens of NUC 11 with Tiger Lake CPUs and one with GeForce GPU

Intel has launched the mini-PC generation parallel to the consumer electronics fair CES NUC 11 announced. For the first time, the models are based on 10 – nanometers -Processors in-house after the NUC – 10 -PCs exclusively with the 11 nm CPUs Comet Lake-U (Core i – 3200 U) published.

Dozens of different NUC are shared within three sub-categories – 11 – PCs on:

NUC 11 Performance (Panther Canyon): Mini PCs with Tiger Lake CPUs including an integrated Xe GPU for end customers NUC 11 Pro (Tiger Canyon): Mini PCs with Tiger Lake CPUs including integrated Xe GPU and vPro remote maintenance options for business customers NUC 11 Enthusiast ( Phantom Canyon): Slightly larger PCs with Tiger Lake CPUs and additional GeForce GPU for gamers Core i7 – 1165 G7 in top models Panther Canyon is the cheapest series in the typical palm-sized housing. Two and four cores are used in the form of the Core i3 – 1115 G4, Core i5 – 1115 G7 and Core i7 – 1165 G7. Also included are two SO-DIMMs for up to 56 GByte DDR4- 3200 – SDRAM, two Thunderbolt 3 USB-C ports – Intel does without Thunderbolt 4 and USB 4 -, three times USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 GBit / s) Type A, Wi-Fi 6, Gigabit Ethernet, HDMI 2.0 and DisplayPort 1.4 instead of DP 1.2 as before.

Intel continues to offer options with 38 and 51 mm high housings – in the latter, in addition to an M.2 SSD, a 2.5-inch data carrier also fits. The third variant is new with 56 mm high housing, which comes with a wireless -Charger comes under the lid. For example, users can charge a smartphone by placing it on it.

The flat 38 – mm-NUCs can be identified by a K in the model number, for example NUC 11 PAKi7, the 51 – mm versions on an H (NUC 11 PAHi7) and the 56 – mm newbies in one Q (NUC 11 PAQi7). The Pro-NUCs Tiger Canyon can be configured with additional connections, and Thunderbolt 4 is included.

NUC 11 Performance with three housing heights .

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Gaming-NUC with Nvidia-GPU Phantom Canyon (NUC 11 Enthusiast) represents a spiritual successor to Hades Canyon: Both mini-PCs come in a wider case with an illuminated skull and are suitable for Full -HD gaming. At that time, Intel installed the Kaby Lake-G processor with a semi-custom Radeon graphics chip from AMD. Today Nvidia’s mid-range GPU GeForce RTX 2060 with 6 GB of GDDR6 memory is used – probably in good shape a firmly soldered chip like in notebooks. The GPU is getting on in years, but is still well suited for Full HD gaming. Intel always installs the four-core Core i7 in the NUC 11 Enthusiast – 1165 G7.

The NUC 10 enthusiast is something wider (or higher positioned) than the other models, but houses Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 2060.

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According to the website specializing in mini PCs Liliputing should deliver the NUC – 11 – PCs in March 2021 start.

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iPhone as a car key: BMW will soon be using ultra broadband

BMW is expanding the functions of the iPhone car key: With the “Digital Key Plus”, in addition to the near-radio technology NFC, ultra-broadband (UWB) will also be supported in the future, as the car manufacturer has now announced. This makes it possible to unlock the vehicle with the digital key stored on the iPhone as soon as it approaches, without having to take the smartphone out of your pocket.

Electric SUV iX with ultra broadband The Digital Key Plus with ultra broadband will be introduced with the electric SUV iX, announced BMW. The model series should go on sale in autumn 2021.

The use of ultra-broadband technology not only promises more comfort when opening and starting the vehicle, but is also intended to increase safety: Since radio technology enables precise position determination, it should also make relay attacks impossible, as the car manufacturer emphasized.

Experienced thieves are able to extend the key radio signal with classic keyless go systems and thus usually open high-priced cars. With ultra-broadband it is possible to measure the distance between transmitter and receiver very precisely using the signal propagation time, so you do not have to rely on the reception level alone. An iPhone with ultra broadband is required to use it, Apple’s U1 chip is currently in all iPhone 11 – and iPhone – 12 – model series as well as the Apple Watch Series 6.

iPhone car keys so far only from BMW BMW is the first and so far only manufacturer to support Apple’s digital car keys introduced last year. Almost the entire BMW model range from the 1st of July production date 12 offers the option of being unlocked and started using the iPhone NFC interface, the minimum requirement here is an iPhone XR. The digital key can be shared with up to five people via iMessage and supports profiles with restrictions, such as the maximum speed.

The technology is building based on the digital key specification of the Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC), version 3.0 uses Bluetooth low energy and ultra broadband. In addition to Apple and BMW, the consortium also includes Volkswagen, Honda, General Motors and Hyundai as well as Samsung among its members. According to reports, Hyundai plans to support Apple’s digital car keys soon.

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Teams too complicated? Microsoft helps with video training

Microsoft is providing a new series of video training courses for its Teams collaboration platform. They are aimed at users who should learn the basics with them in particular: How to install teams and set up teams according to the preferences of their colleagues, but also how to use chat and exchange files.

In the announcement of the new videos, Microsoft particularly emphasizes the security aspect, because primarily the “activities or inactivity” of the users would make attackers dangerous. However, the training courses focus on general information and best practices, such as how to mute individual users in a teams conference or how to assign roles.

For administrators Microsoft also offers a security manual for teams that also covers topics such as AppLocker application guidelines and controlling access to SharePoint. The videos for users are available free of charge. Computer-generated language was used for the German dubbing, while the teams interface used in the presentation is in English.

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Decision announced: Schrems versus Facebook versus Irish data authority

The Irish Data Protection Authority (DPC) wants to take a decision on Facebook’s data transfer to the USA – and quickly. The process has been simmering for more than seven years. The voluntary commitment now comes after a lawsuit by the data protection activist Max Schrems against the DPC.

According to the association noyb (“none of your business” ), which Schrems founded, will be decided on the basis of the GDPR, although this had not yet come into force when the lawsuit was filed. “Under the GDPR, the DPC has the right to impose a fine of up to 4 percent of Facebook’s worldwide sales and bans on data processing.” The decision could turn the original complaint procedure of 2013 into the case that finally seals the fate of Facebook’s EU-US data transfer, the statement said. Schrems therefore also expects the DPC to bear the procedural costs.

Many decisions, little impact In the past seven Years ago the case was in seven courts. “Several courts have ruled that the DPC must investigate the complaint.” However, there were numerous sideshows and breaks. The data protection activist has already repeatedly accused the data protection authority of delaying the proceedings.

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) most recently overturned the Privacy Shield Agreement in July which meant that the legal basis for data transfer to the USA was missing. Facebook, like other companies, relied on standard contractual clauses that state that transfer to third countries is permitted with an equivalent level of data protection. The DPC imposed an order that Facebook had to stop the data transmission, the level of data protection was not equivalent. Facebook threatened to discontinue its services in the EU and filed a complaint with the Irish High Court, in which it said that since the data transfer process had not been completed, an order could not withstand. The High Court ruled that there had to be a judicial review.

Schrems will now be heard and will be given access to all documents submitted by Facebook. After the decision from the summer, the DPC filed a lawsuit against Schrems and Facebook to clarify the legal situation and paused the actual proceedings of 2013 for an indefinite period. Both parties sued for their part, whereby Facebook withdrew, but Schrems insisted on a decision that should now follow.

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Analysis: Components in the iPhone 12 are significantly more expensive than in the predecessor

5G, redesigned, OLED in all devices: Apple should be up to 26 Percent more for the components of the iPhone 12 in autumn 2020. That emerges from a freshly published analysis by the market researcher Counterpoint. The “Bill of Materials” (BoM) is significantly more expensive than the iPhone 11 of the year 2019.

mmWave particularly expensive The calculations refer to the basic model of the iPhone 12, the Apple with 128 GByte delivered – in the version with mmWave technology, which is only available in the United States of America. According to Counterpoint, production costs Apple up to 431 US dollars. Even with the sub-6 GHz model for Europe and other markets outside of Apple’s home country, the BoM costs are around 18 Percent higher.

Smaller savings through a simplified radio frequency (RF) design of 27 Dollars are eaten up by further new components, so that here too there is a cost plus – of 18 percent – compared to the iPhone 11 results.

A 14 with almost 12 Billion transistors Counterpoint expects that 38 Percentage of models sold come with mmWave. This is a plus across the entire iPhone 12 of 18 percent of BoM costs. The new SoC Apple A 14, the 5G baseband, the screen and the 5G RF components in the foreground.

Counterpoint estimates that the A 14, which is being built for Apple for the first time in the 5 nm process by the manufacturer TSMC from Taiwan, 17 dollar is more expensive than the A 13. After all, he has 39 percent more transistors (now 11, 8 billion) and the 5 nm wafer costs are almost twice as high as in the 7 nm Process.

Apple’s cost base for the iPhone 12 Looks at the screens Counterpoint on the iPhone 12 a plus of 23 dollars per unit. For the first time, Apple is also installing OLED screens in its cheaper models; the iPhone 11 were still using almost borderless LCDs. It is positive for Apple’s cost base that the group has been able to further diversify its suppliers. The NAND flash module comes from Toshiba (KIOXIA) or Samsung, the LPDDR4X RAM from SK Hynix or Micron and the camera technology from Sony, LG Innotek and Sharp. TI and ST are the most important suppliers of battery management components and technology for power supply. A new system-in-package design allows the components to be miniaturized even further.

Before Counterpoint, the Japanese business newspaper also had Nikkei dared a BoM estimate – here, however, also for the iPhone 12 Per. There they spoke of the total cost of 128 dollars for the iPhone 12 and 406 Dollars for the iPhone 12 Pro – lower than the values ​​used by Counterpoint. The iPhone 12 is made by Apple in Germany for 900 Euro sold. (bsc)

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Making an iPhone 12 costs Apple 21% more than iPhone 11. Here's why

A BoM analysis performed by Counterpoint has unveiled the production costs of the new iPhone 12 and compared them to his predecessors. Let’s find out the results in the complete article

by Lorenzo Tirotta published , at 19: 31 in the Apple channel

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How much does it cost to produce an iPhone ? A bill of materials (BoM) analysis carried out from the Counterpoint Research website has published the results obtained. The BoM analysis includes all the materials and processes necessary to obtain a finished product. With iPhone 12 Apple has taken a step forward from its younger brother iPhone 11 , implementing new technologies and improving some important aspects .

Apple BoM Analysis: iPhone comparison 12 and iPhone 11

The transition from LCD technology to OLED , support 5G and the new processor TO14 Bionic are among the most important innovations adopted by Apple. These technologies have inevitably caused an increase in production costs from the latest Apple series. According to the analysis, iPhone 12 from 128 GB with mmWave support has a production cost of $ 431, about 351 EUR, on 26% more than iPhone 11, while for the standard version there is talk of an increase of 21 % than the predecessor. Despite the cost increase, Apple has kept the introductory price for the iPhone unchanged 12 Pro and Pro Max.

“The cost of mixed materials for the iPhone 12 with NAND flash from 128 GB is nearly $ 415, an increase of 21% compared to the iPhone 11.

In the iPhone 12, components designed by Apple, including chip A 14 Bionic, PMIC, audio and UWB, represent beyond 16, 7% of the total BoM cost. “

The reasons for producing an iPhone 12 costs one fifth more than the predecessor are many, but let’s analyze the most significant: The OLED panel provided by Samsung or LG has a cost of $ 23 more than the previous LCD. The implementation of the new processor A 14 at 5nm translates into an increase approximately $ 17 . Finally, the components, technologies and systems necessary for the 5G support resulted in a total increase of $ 34 . These three categories represent the main causes of cost increases.