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Now it’s over: Adobe stopped support for its Flash Player. With that the end of Flash has finally come. With the end of support from Adobe, some questions arise that we will answer for you.

Uninstall Flash Player I always get the message that the Flash Player will be released from 31. 12. 2020 is no longer maintained. What does this mean and what should I do?

It is best to uninstall Flash Player immediately. In theory, you could still use it. But since it no longer receives updates, it becomes an ever greater security risk on your system because security gaps are no longer closed.

If you use the If you really want to keep Flash Player, to be on the safe side, only run it on a system that is not connected to the Internet and only use Flash files from sources that you are absolutely sure of being serious.

Adobe is no longer developing the Flash Player and is discontinuing support. Since the middle 2020 a warning has appeared for users.

Adobe has also announced that the player will be released from the 12. January 2021 blocks the execution of Flash-based content.

Play videos Can I still play videos from media libraries and other platforms without any problems?

Adobe announced already in the year 2017 indicates that the end 2020 with the Flash Player is over because important system and browser manufacturers such as Apple and Google turned away from the Flash format at an early stage. Since then, browser and operating system manufacturers have worked to encourage web and game developers to switch to modern alternatives such as WebAssembly and HTML5.

Flash was never supported on iOS devices and YouTube already rose 2015 from Flash to HTML5, which greatly accelerated the decline of the format. The public broadcasters have meanwhile said goodbye to Flash, the ZDF around the year 2018.

Alternative Player What is with beautiful, interactive websites and Flash games?

If the Flash plug-ins have disappeared from the browsers, you can still play Flash content on other players. For example, there is a Flash player as an extension for the IrfanView image viewer. The newsgrounds game site has also released its own player. With Ruffle there is even a Flash emulator for the browser.

We are not aware of any security problems for these programs. In particular, and paradoxically at first glance, Ruffle is also more secure than the original: Ruffle is implemented in WebAssembly, a technology that all modern browsers can handle. Unlike the Flash plug-in, it runs in the browser sandbox, where emulated Flash content cannot cause any damage.

To read a Flash file with a player or To use Ruffle, you have to work out the Flash file from the website: You can find the URL of the Flash content by calling up the HTML code of the page. With Firefox and Chrome, select “Show page source text” in the context menu or the key combination Ctrl + U. Look in the source text for the link to a file with the extension .swf.,

If a complete path is given, e.g. in the form www. .de / [irgendwas] / [dateiname]. swf, you can enter this directly in the address line. If a relative path is given, so there is a reference to main.swf, for example on the site of the designer Jonathan Yuen, then you have to put the full path together: http://www.jonathanyuen.com/main.swf.

When you go directly to a SWF file, Chrome offers you to save them on the PC. Most of the time Firefox displays the Flash file as a long, jumbled string of characters. Save them via the menu “File / Save page as …”. Downloading Flash files and running them with a player worked for us in most cases, but not always. The method reaches its limits with Flash files that want to reload content.

Perhaps you are lucky and don’t have to tinker with your favorite game or animation at all to be able to use. The Internet Archive is dedicated to preserving Flash content. In his collection there is around 2000 hand-picked Flash content, which makes it playable with the emulator Ruffle even for modern browsers without Flash Player. Authors or collectors of Flash files are encouraged to add further exhibits to the collection.

Convert videos What about my private files?

If you have Flash videos, it’s best to convert them to a modern format with free converters like Movavi. Flash videos and interactive elements based on Flash can also be hidden in PDF documents: Examples of this are interactive transitions in older PDF presentations and navigation in older PDF portfolios that contain several individual documents. Embedded videos can no longer be played without a Flash player. The navigation in the PDF is less fancy, but it still works. Newer PDF documents with interactive elements use JavaScript instead of Flash.

Support in 2021 Our company still needs a while until all files are migrated.

Companies that use Flash Player over the year 2020, you can get information about further support options from Adobe partner Harman.

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by Pablo López 30 / 12 / 2020 …

Through a leak it has been announced that the next Honor V 40 will use the MediaTek Dimensity SoC 1000 + and a 90 Hz display.

We already saw a few weeks ago the existence of this smartphone, Honor’s next high-end, when Huawei announced the list of models that will use Harmony OS first. This particular model has been filtered again, confirming that it will carry a Dimensity 1000 + . Also, since this SoC supports displays to 90 Hz it is reasonable to think that, being also a high-end model, it has such a screen as well.

This same smartphone has also been seen thanks to the certification of its charger of 66 W , so we can also expect that type of load implemented.

Honor V is expected 40 with the SoC Dimensity 1000 + from MediaTek and screen of 90 Hz

Honor plans to launch this smartphone during January 2021 , along with many other smartphones from other manufacturers that will incorporate the new Snapdragon 888, so it will be a very busy month in terms of mobile phones.

Also, the Honor V 40 will be among the first to implement the new operating system Huawei, Harmony OS, which is already implemented in the Mate 40 .

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Users of macOS 11 alias Big Sur once again report problems restoring their computer. Were there with macOS 11. 0 recovery difficulties over a longer period of time on M1 Macs, for which Apple provided a whole list of workarounds, This time, Intel machines are specifically affected. A recovery can be useful if you have problems with your macOS installation.

This time it’s Intel Macs Like the blog Mr. Macintosh was the first to report, the so-called Internet Recovery is now on strike with Intel Macs. The latest version of macOS can be obtained via the network and installed immediately, as long as the machine can establish an Internet connection from recovery mode – via WLAN or Ethernet.

Instead of offering the latest operating system version macOS 10. 1 alias Big Sur for download, only macOS has been released for a few days 10. 15 aka Catalina if you look at the internet – Want to initiate recovery on Intel Macs. Why this is happening is not yet clear – Mr. Macintosh speculates that this is a server-side problem. According to information in the MacAdmins forum, Apple has even unofficially communicated this to the outside world and announced that it is “working” on the problem. However, a deadline for a fix was not given. As mentioned, M1-Macs are not affected by the error because the recovery process takes place in a different way here.

App- Store error under Mojave Another server-side problem affects the Mac App Store. MacOS users 10. 14 aka Mojave can no longer use this permanently. When trying to update an application, the message appears – sometimes for weeks – that the system cannot “complete the purchase”. Below is a simple “canceled” (canceled). Developer Jeff Johnson was able to prove that the server “osxapps.itunes.apple.com”, which is necessary for the updates, simply disconnects – why is unclear.

Johnson speculates that Apple is definitely on the error his side and no – unlikely – update for Mojave is necessary. Especially annoying for developers: customers who cannot update their apps due to the bug contact the developer – and not Apple, although the Concentrate is responsible for the current problem. (bsc)

Windows 7 continues to be used extensively, although it is becoming more unsafe for consumers every day. According to Statcounter, Windows 7 came into use in December 18 percent of all Windows desktops and laptops. With NetApplication, which also takes other operating systems such as MacOS and Linux into account in its comparison, Windows 7 even comes up 20 percent .

Microsoft finally discontinued Windows 7 almost exactly a year ago and practically gave the operating system, which was very popular up to that point, the coup de grace because you as the end user no longer receives updates. This also applies to security updates, because Microsoft has support on 14. January 2020.

With Windows 10 Microsoft finally had an updated version of the operating system in the summer 2015 brought onto the market, which – at least at the beginning – did not appeal to everyone. It was different with Windows 7. When this operating system 2009 appeared, it was already found to be stable in its first version and was accordingly in demand.

This seems not to have changed for a large number of users. The proportion of Windows 7 users is only shrinking slowly. A look at the market shares of the Windows versions of the statistic service StatCounter shows that Windows 7 was even able to gain more than one percentage point in the last two months. At the beginning of the year 2020 the market share was almost 25 percent, so some of the users are now too Windows 10 or alternative operating systems changed. Netmarketshare measured around 18 percent for Windows 7 in December, after around 26 percent in January.

Statcounter also publishes data for individual regions and countries. In Germany and Austria, Windows 7 can now only be found on around eight percent of Windows computers. 86 – 87 percent use Windows 10. The rest still use Windows 8 (.1), Vista or XP.

ChromeOS thrives in the US About seen all operating systems runs on 78 percent of the German desktops and laptops active on the Internet a Windows version. Just under 20 percent use MacOS X, according to Statcounter, and another 2.2 percent use Linux. In Austria, Windows is two percentage points more common. Worldwide the situation is similar, with Windows with 61 percent far ahead of MacOSX with 17 Percent.

Processors run differently in the USA. Microsoft has to be content there with 61 percent market share on desktops and laptops. This is not only due to the 31 percent for MacOS X, but also the 5.5 percent that convinced Google’s ChromeOS

There are updates for Windows 7, but they cost End users no longer receive updates for Windows 7 , but Microsoft offers companies a support extension for Windows 7 up to the year 2023. This “Extended Security Updates Program” (ESU) is possible for Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate. Microsoft no longer supports Windows 7 Home even for a lot of money.

In the meantime, the prices for the ESU program have doubled, as you can find out from the provider Software-Express, for example. With such an ESU license, Windows 7 users can at least be provided with updates until January 2023 – according to the current status. However, this is primarily for large customers and their volume licenses are interesting, less for small and medium-sized companies.

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Does it matter which operating system the new Smart TV has? TechStage presents the most important OS for TVs in the guide and explains where they score.

Modern smart TVs no longer only differ in terms of appearance, equipment, and picture and sound quality. An essential feature is the operating system, which is largely responsible for ease of use. While the smartphone market is dominated by Android and iOS, several operating systems are competing for flat screen televisions. We will introduce you to all the important ones and address the respective strengths and weaknesses.

The article appears in our UHD TV theme world. There were other articles published there, for example our guide for really big TVs, tips for buying a next-gen TV or our constantly updated list of the cheapest TVs from all categories (e.g. OLED, HDMI 2.1 or just huge).

Android TV Not only on smartphones, but also on smartphones TVs are very popular with Android. In addition to Sony and Philips, TCL and Metz Blue rely on Android TV from Google. Corresponding televisions can not only be set up using the remote control supplied, but optionally using an Android smartphone.

Tile-like structure, clear structure and a lot of apps: that’s Android TV. #The start page has a uniform design on almost all Android TVs: Here you can find a list of the most important apps, streaming services and TV channels. All applications are arranged in tiles on the user interface; additional applications can be added in next to no time. While Android was still a bit sluggish and unstable to use in previous versions, these teething troubles have been resolved with Android 9.0 (Pie).

The gear wheel at the top right takes you to the most important system settings, the Google Assistant is lurking at the top left, for example to browse streaming services by voice or to call up current weather information or traffic reports.

The selection of apps under Android TV is generally huge and one of the best on the market. Thanks to the Google Play Store, you will find a varied portfolio in the areas of video, music, games and news. The integrated Google Chromecast ensures flexible compatibility with smartphones. While the standard interface is identical on all Android televisions, the individual manufacturers adapt their menus for picture and sound settings individually.

Overall, Android TV scores with a clear design, high operating speed and an extensive selection of apps. Smaller weak points in terms of performance can only be found on very inexpensive or older flat-screen TVs with an Android system. It is therefore important to check every now and then whether there is an update for your own TV.

Tizen OS With Tizen, Samsung uses its own operating system; the sheer number of Samsung TVs alone makes it a major competitor to Android TV. With Tizen OS, all functions are packed into a horizontal menu bar. You can store the most important apps here, preview streaming content, switch sources, open TV recordings from USB sticks and jump to the picture and sound settings.

Tizen OS from Samsung offers a lot of information at a glance and likes it colorful. All of this succeeds quickly even if the selected Samsung television does not have the fastest processor. In contrast to its competitors Philips and Panasonic, Samsung has integrated a powerful media player into Tizen OS, which can play photos and videos as 360 Degree view. In addition, there is a function in “Ambient Mode” to display paintings, photos or infographics with news or weather data on the screen when not in use. Alternatively, this takes on the look of the wallpaper behind the flat screen TV.

Relatively new is the intelligent program guide, which combines content from television and streaming services. In terms of apps, Samsung is one of the leading manufacturers on the market. In addition to HD +, you can also find Disney +, Apple TV, DAZN, Sky Ticket, Netflix, Tidal, Amazon Music, Spotify and Deezer. Tizen OS supports Apple AirPlay 2 to stream photos, music and videos from iPhone or iPad wirelessly to the hip flask, as well as Google Chromecast and Bluetooth.

If you like control by voice, you will also get your money’s worth with Tizen OS. A recent software update makes Google Assistant available on Samsung smart TVs in addition to Bixby and Amazon Alexa. Together with WebOS from LG Tizen OS is one of the most user-friendly and versatile operating systems on the market.

Web OS LG uses the WebOS operating system in its OLED and LCD televisions, which is visually reminiscent of the keyboard of a piano. The latest version, WebOS 5.0, is extremely fast and clearly structured. The high level of operating comfort is also due to the fact that you can control a mouse pointer on the TV with the LG remote control. So you can move the so-called Magic Remote freely in the air and navigate to the desired window like with a laser pointer. This is surprisingly precise and you get used to it quickly.

LG’s WebOS provides apps and functions like on a keyboard. The individual tiles give access to the TV program, the most important apps (these are freely configurable), the home dashboard – an overview of all connected and networked devices – as well as the art gallery, the sports alarm and the fast media player for 360 – degree representations. The art gallery contains paintings, photos and drawings that transform the LG TV, including a wooden or metal frame, into a deceptively real work of art. The sports alarm provides timely information about when your favorite team is playing again, for example in football or basketball, and provides constantly updated results.

With AirPlay 2 and the support of Chromecast and Miracast, WebOS 5.0 is very communicative. The range of videos and games in the app area is plentiful, including Apple TV, Disney +, DAZN, Sky Ticket, Google Play Films, Netflix and Zattoo. However, music and news apps still have room for improvement. The already installed application “Reelgood”, a streaming guide that bundles content from Netflix, Disney +, Amazon Prime Video and Maxdome, is very useful.

LG has thought of the Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant for voice control. In terms of handling and clarity, WebOS 5.0 is currently ahead, closely followed by Samsung Tizen OS, Panasonics My Home Screen and Android TV.

My Home Screen Panasonic equips its current flat screen TVs with the My Home Screen 5.0 operating system. This is clearly laid out, almost spartan, and requires little space on a flat screen. In the horizontal bar you can find the app icons from Netflix, YouTube and the “HD +” platform as well as access to the complete range of apps and an overview of all connected devices.

My Home Screen from Panasonic is limited to the essentials and is therefore intuitive to use. The sorting of the symbols is flexible, other applications can be added. You can also assign a button on the remote control to start your favorite app with just one press of a button.

New in My Home Screen Version 5.0 is the preview of thumbnails with various cinematic content as soon as you navigate to the streaming apps from Netflix and YouTube. The Panasonic software works quickly and smoothly with barely noticeable waiting times when changing menus. In addition to a DLNA server, My Home Screen also has the TV> IP function. This allows the TV signal to be transported over the network to a television set in another room in which no programs are traditionally accessible via cable, satellite or DVB-T2.

At Panasonic, the app offer is still expandable. With Disney + and Apple TV, two industry giants are missing here. Even those who like to stream music are currently losing out with the Japanese. When it comes to voice control, Panasonic is also not up to date: Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant can only be used in conjunction with separate speakers.

Loewe OS The traditional Loewe brand, which after the takeover by the Skytech Group was able to avert its final end at the very last second, is building its high-priced television with the Loewe OS6.3 operating system. In contrast to earlier Loewe TVs, the current models are easy to operate thanks to their attractive user interface with rectangular symbols and a simple menu structure. However, you have to get used to some little things first, such as the fact that a longer press on the “Home” button leads to the picture and sound settings.

The Loewe OS is clear, but important streaming apps such as Netflix are missing. The start page gives you access to the TV recordings that land on the internal hard drive. With the apps, however, you have to do without industry giants such as Netflix. These are only accessible via a Fire TV Stick from Amazon, which Loewe makes available to its customers free of charge after registering online. All applications on the streaming stick can be accessed via the heavy Loewe remote control.

In the spring 2021 Loewe wants to significantly expand the range of apps with a new platform. Loewe OS6.3 works quickly overall, but like Panasonic only enables voice control via Amazon Alexa via separate speakers such as the Echo Dot. Multimedia files can be accessed from a smartphone or a Fritzbox, for example. Loewe OS 6.3 has caught up with the market leaders from LG, Samsung, Panasonic and the like, but cannot quite keep up in terms of appearance and comfort.

Metz While the cheaper smart TVs of the Metz Blue series are delivered with Android, some Metz televisions come with a Linux Operating system used. This offers a special feature: The user can decide for himself how complex the user interface should appear. In addition, the number of functions can be gradually adapted to your own needs (“Simple”, “Comfort”, “Expert”). The start page and the submenus are kept very factual with clear labeling, but dispense with colored frills. But you know immediately which function is where.

The Metz user interface is based on a Linux system and attaches great importance to sober objectivity. The Linux system promptly implements control commands via the remote control and works at a good speed. The heavy metal signaling device with a well-structured key arrangement has reserved three keys so that preferred functions can be freely assigned to them.

If apps are important to you, you should think twice about buying a Metz TV. Because Netflix, Disney +, Apple TV, YouTube, Rakuten TV or Amazon Prime Video are just some of the relevant applications that are not available here. You have to buy a Fire TV stick separately.

Instructions are stored in the operating system so that you can look up almost any important topic quickly if you have any questions. Bluetooth and Chromecast are supported for streaming. Overall, the Linux operating system is very tidy and quickly transparent, without setting optical highlights.

VIDAA U3. 0 At the steadily growing TV manufacturer Hisense, the operating system listens to the bulky and somewhat getting used to name VIDAA U3.0. Here memories of Android TV are immediately awakened. This is ensured by the large tiles on the user interface, which not only include apps, but also the entrances and the media player.

Reminiscent of Android, but is named VIDAA U3.0: the operating system from Hisense . The operating concept is well thought out, Hisense dispenses with a nested menu structure and also makes life easy for new customers who previously trusted a different TV brand. There is also an aluminum remote control, which is also clearly designed and has four direct selection buttons for the streaming portals Netflix, YouTube, Rakuten TV and Amazon Prime Video.

Hisense cannot keep up with the range of apps from Sony, Philips, Samsung or LG, but the most important streaming platforms are on board. Via the home network, VIDAA U3.0 allows access to multimedia files that are slumbering on a PC hard drive or a media server in the network. The media player is, however, quite simple and neither does 360 – Degree representations still zoom in on photos. Amazon Alexa can be used for voice commands via voice.

Overall, VIDAA U3.0 makes a very smooth impression, but you have to be patient when switching and starting recordings on USB Bring your hard drive. Because the remote control does not have its own record button. Rather, you first have to navigate to the TimeShift menu and from here to the record button. Top dogs like LG, Samsung and Panasonic are still ahead in the area of ease of use.

Conclusion The operating system of a TV may not seem essential at first glance. But it depends a lot on how you want to use the television in the future. Anyone who mainly watches traditional television or plays via a Blu-Ray player (guide) does not have to attach excessive weight to the TV OS. But if you use apps and streaming services, or stream video games from the cloud via a cloud service such as Shadow or Geforce Now, you should take a close look at what you are buying. Android TV is one step ahead here, and hardly any other manufacturer has app support.

The good news is that these functions can be upgraded if necessary. There are enough cheap streaming sticks, as our guide to streaming boxes shows in comparison. If you need a little more power, you should take a look at the Nvidia Shield TV (guide).

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At the 14. January 2020 the extended mainstream support for Windows 7 expired, more than ten years after the appearance of this operating system. This means that there are no more security or feature updates for private users. Nevertheless, it is still very popular almost a year later, as a look at the evaluation of the Statcounter shows.

Windows 7 was still running in December on about 18 Percentage of the Windows PCs recorded by Statcounter.

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Therefore run on scarce 76 Percentage of counted Windows computers Windows 10, Windows 7 is around 18 percent in second place. This is somewhat surprising, especially since Microsoft is still offering the upgrade to Windows 10 free of charge although the company is no longer promoting it publicly. On the other hand, the latest Windows edition has a bad reputation with some users, for example because it collects data in the background and strongly urges them to create a Microsoft account.

Windows 8 and 8.1 come together, according to Statcounter about 5 percent, while Windows XP only runs on 0.8 percent of the recorded devices. Only Windows Vista is even rarer with 0.4 percent.

The United States Government Digital Analytics Program, which evaluates visits to US websites, offers a different perspective on these figures. One of the possible filters is the version of Windows used. Accordingly, 14, 9 percent of surfers used Windows 7 and 75, 8 percent Windows 10. Based on Microsoft’s statement that around 1.5 billion users use Windows, this means that at least 100 millions of them are still on Windows 7.

Players like Windows 10 According to the evaluation of the Steam gaming platform, the distribution is a little different: While almost 96 Percentage of users playing under Windows, comes Windows 10 on a user share of 88, 6 percent. Windows 7, however, only accounts for 5.4 percent. This is probably due to the fact that Microsoft DirectX 12 initially only for Windows 10. Only in March 2019 followed DirectX 12 for Windows 7.

According to the Steam Survey, only just under 6 percent of users still play under Windows 7.

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According to Steam, the share of the other Windows versions together is not even 1.7 percent – more than Linux (0.9 percent), but only about half as much as macOS (3rd , 37 percent).

Not yet dead in the company In the private environment, it mainly depends on personal preferences whether you want to use Windows 10, it looks different in corporate use. Some company authorities or universities are forced to continue to use an old Windows version due to compatibility requirements.

Offers Microsoft is still offering the so-called Extended Security Updates (ESU) for Windows 7 up to 2023. However, this can be quite expensive, because the ESUs are calculated per Windows computer and the prices double every year. From January 2021 Microsoft requires for a system with Windows 7 Enterprise 50 U.S. dollar; Windows 7 Pro costs an annual 100 dollar support fee. The steadily rising costs are likely to ensure that other major customers say goodbye to Windows 7. (bkr)

RESUME The Qnap TVS – 672 N is a NAS aimed at the true audio enthusiast. With the enormous amount of storage capacity, lovers of films and series will not complain. Support for Roon, Linn Audio and the possibility for virtualization are big pluses. The scalability of the hardware ensures that you are ready for years to come. The Qnap TVS – 743 N is (almost) a must have for the digital audio enthusiast.

PLUS POINTS Hardware Scalability Future proof Storage capacity Roon Virtualization MINUSES Price can deter You still need to buy hard drives With the exponential growth of streaming services, we would almost forget that not too long ago we provided our own streaming or still do. The NAS is an extremely suitable system for this. NAS systems have gone through many developments and are now able to accomplish a lot more. We’re going to enter the Qnap TVS 672 N and at the same time wondering if owning a NAS is still interesting.

Qnap TVS 672 N: Large amount of local self-managed storage

Netflix, Disney +, Amazon, Videoland, Tidal, Spotify, Deezer and Qobuz. Just a quick selection from the enormous range of streaming services. But many audio enthusiasts have already built up a huge library of music. And many film lovers also have a collection with films and series. Of course, it would be weird to pay a streaming service money to watch movies or listen to music you already own. So why not start your own streaming service at home on your own computer network?

We have received a heavyweight from Qnap: the TVS – 672 N NAS server. NAS stands for Network Attached Storage, or in plain English, storage capacity on the network. Perhaps an overkill for one person, a solution for another. We are curious what the Qnap TVS – 743 N us in the streaming era can offer.

Qnap TVS 672 N: Scalable Hardware for User (s)

Technology has an expiration date . You know from a smartphone that a faster and better model will be on the market in a year. A NAS server should be more aging-free. The Qnap TVS – 672 N therefore has a lot of functionality on board, which you can scale. We have the test model with 4 GB DDR4 RAM (RAM stands for Random Access Memory, that is working memory, not storage memory). The processor on board is a desktop processor and supports up to 32 GB RAM. So if the initial amount of RAM is not enough, you can just expand.

This also applies to the storage capacity. It is also easy to expand. Our test model TVS 743 N has six hard drive bays. These can easily be put in at the front. In addition, the device also has 2x m.2 NVMe ssd storage slots (Gen 3 x2.2 GB / s). This makes SSD caching possible, which can increase the overall speed considerably. There is also a USB connection on the front for easy and fast file transfer and a display for reading information.

The party really starts at the back. The first thing that strikes us are the two expansion options with Pcie. It is therefore possible to expand with, for example, a (small) video card. Or the Qm2 card for an extra SSD, if necessary. We also see three ethernet connections type RJ 45. These have different speeds. 5G / 2.5G / 1G network ports make it possible to work with large files over the network. There is also 1x a USB 3.2 Gen 1 port, 2x a Type C USB 3.2 Gen 2 port and 2x Type A USB 3.2 Gen 2 port. Because the Qnap TVS – 743 N equipped with a desktop I3 8100 T 3.1 GHz processor, you have access to Intel graphics. At the back we also find an HDMI connection that supports 4K. To make it complete also a 3.5 millimeter audio input and output.

On the Qnap TVS – 672 N runs Qnap’s own software. The Qnap operating system runs from 5 GB flash memory and that is nice and fast.

This is really just the hardware that we can see on the outside just as quickly. This gives you as a user, but also as a small company, an enormous amount of functionality. And we haven’t even looked at the software yet. It does indicate that this NAS is focused on the future.

Qnap TVS 672 N: Roon Ready

Connecting and installing is almost as easy as connecting a Sonos Five or Bluesound to the network. Qnap has paid attention to this in the right way to make it as easy as possible for the user (s). We set a password and end up in the Qnap environment of the NAS server. The first thing to do is add storage. We set a raid volume. This ensures that we significantly reduce the risk of data loss. Preference is given to large discs in sets of two. The support for a large amount of storage is of course available. Drives up to 18 TB are supported should it be needed now or in the future. Multiply that by a factor of six and we can get rid of quite a bit of music and movies, even with raid volumes configured.

There’s actually little you can’t do with the Qnap TVS – 672 N can do. You can set up the Nas for the office or for entertainment. And the latter is exactly what has our attention. Qnap has its own piece of software for music and movies. That works fine and for the average music and video enthusiast this is more than enough. Butâ ?? ¦â ?? ¦ there is something that we as audio enthusiasts attach a lot of value to. Roon! One app to rule them all! Roon does not need any further introduction (If you do, read our article about the Roon Labs software). But if you still want to read more about it, read all about how Qnap how Roon works enabled on the NAS. It can be downloaded and installed as an app. There is a small catch. To get Roon working properly, Roon has a few requirements. For example, Roon would run best from a separate SSD of at least 300 GB and 4 GB RAM to keep it running smoothly. The SSD can be both internal and external. 6 TB of storage is also not an unnecessary luxury. So if you want to do a lot on the Qnap TVS – 672 N, you can always upgrade the amount of RAM. Consider, for example, a mail and / or Ldap server, together with Roon and also Plex. Because Roon, as we know, is a demanding piece of software. Still, it’s nice to know that the Qnap TVS – 672 N is prepared for it.

However, the possibilities don’t stop there. We choose to install Roon on an external Samsung T7 SSD. The Samsung T7 SSD uses USB 3.2 Gen 2 and can therefore use speeds of until 1000 Get Mb / s. Plex is slightly less demanding and can be installed without Diva behavior.

Qnap also offers the possibility to run virtual systems. For this Qnap uses the software Container station. This gives you the option to run a Linux virtual machine or use Docker. Why can that be useful (and we think mainly in audio and video)? Because it gives you the option to set up a virtual machine that is purely focused on audio. Suppose you don’t have Roon but Linn. Qnap also provides this. But if you prefer to work with a different system, you can set up a virtual machine that serves as an audio streamer or database. Many people love to interact with a Raspberry Pi and try things out. On the Qnap you just create a virtual â ???? Raspberry Piâ ???? and you start working with it. Maybe you have a security camera around your house and you want the images for a few more days can look back. So there are a lot of possibilities and functionality that the Qnap TVS – 672 N us can offer.

Qnap TVS 672 N: work in your own cloud Today you cannot open the newspaper or newspaper app or there is a message about a data breach. Another company that has lost data or data that has ended up on the street. Working in â ???? the Cloudâ ???? is of course great and also offers many outcomes, but â ???? The Cloudâ ???? In short, is still someone else’s computer. And the use of someone else’s computer is usually not unlimited, nor is it free. Why not just your own cloud? That is not a bad idea at all in this special period, in which we all work more and more in different places from a distance.

This actually happened organically for us. We had the Qnap TVS – 672 N fully equipped for entertainment. But slowly we started to use more functionality. We started working on the Qnap with text files and photos that we want to be able to share. More and more the Qnap started to become a digital partner in our daily use. With the Boxsafe app you can link the suite from Google or that of Microsoft Office 400.

But if there are more information is put on the Qnap, another aspect becomes important. Especially if the server can also be accessed from the internet. We are referring to information security. This is a subject to which complete books and training courses are devoted. Telling it in one paragraph how this should and works is simply not possible. Nevertheless, we would like to give a few tips. Make sure you have good passwords, but preferably a passphrase. Create separate users, other than Admin and do not give those users the admin rights. This separates the powers / rights. If you want to use third party software, make sure you can validate the origin of the software. It should preferably be a reliable source and maker. It’s safer to use Qnap’s app center itself, but in some cases it’s no different.

Qnap TVS 672 N: Final Verdict

The Qnap TVS – 672 N is a fairly heavyweight. With a price of 1. 599 euro is the Qnap TVS – 672 N not suitable for everyone. The price of one or more hard drives is in addition to that, but the user can start with one or two drives and expand later if necessary. But for the digital audio and video enthusiast, the Qnap TVS 672 N one solution and offers more than enough possibilities to provide storage. The Qnap is also highly scalable and you will always be able to upgrade in the coming years. Think of more RAM, an M.2 SSD or even a video card. And as an audio enthusiast, you don’t have to purchase a separate Roon server, you just install it on the Qnap. An Intel Nuc that functions as a server can easily cost around 365 a 599 euro (without storage or memory), but can expire when using a Qnap NAS.

Our initial question “Is it interesting to own a NAS?” we can answer with “yes”. Qnap also has smaller models and also more extensive models. Should the Qnap TVS – 743 If you are a heavy overkill or even fall short, then there is certainly a Qnap model that suits your personal needs.

Qnap TVS 672 N: c inclusion

The Qnap TVS – 672 N is a NAS aimed at the true audio enthusiast. With the enormous amount of storage capacity, lovers of films and series will not complain. Support for Roon, Linn Audio and the possibility for virtualization are big pluses. The scalability of the hardware ensures that you are ready for years to come. The Qnap TVS – 672 N is (almost) a must have for the digital audio enthusiast.

Hifi rating: five stars

Price 1. 599 euro

The new Surface Pro 8 range will debut presumably in January 2021, with a cheaper entry proposal that will be able to offer good elaboration

by Paolo Corsini published 30 December 2020 , at 09: 01 in the Laptops channel

Intel Core Microsoft Surface 2-in-1

New information on next generation 2-in-1 Microsoft Surface Pro , ready to debut in version 8. Po what changes to the external appearance but many news under the body those expected, starting from the processors that will be proposed in the 11th generation Intel Core series based on Tiger Lake architecture .

The WinFuture site among the news is Microsoft’s choice of provide a minimum of 8GB of system memory for the cheaper version , overcoming the 4GB limit of the entry level proposal of the Surface Pro range now on the market.

This is an important step as it allows you to better manage the needs of the Windows operating system 10 also with the proposal entry of the range. A similar choice was also made for the processor: from the Core M3 of the entry model of the Surface Pro 7 family we have now moved on to the Core i3 CPU of the Tiger Lake family , able to offer superior performance both for the CPU and GPU compartment.

Below are the different configurations of the Surface Pro 8 that are expected to debut in the European market; they differ, as always, for the amount of system memory and onboard storage, for the processor and for the presence of an integrated LTE modem .

Surface Pro 8 i3 8 / 128 GB
Surface Pro 8 LTE i5 8 / 128 GB
Surface Pro 8 LTE i5 8 / 256 GB
Surface Pro 8 LTE i5 16 / 256 GB
Surface Pro 8 i5 8 / 128 GB
Surface Pro 8 i5 8 / 256 GB
Surface Pro 8 i5 16 / 256 GB
Surface Pro 8 i7 16 / 256 GB
Surface Pro 8 i7 16 / 512 GB
Surface Pro 8 i7 16 / 1TB
Surface Pro 8 i7 32 / 1TB

The debut of the new Surface Pro 8 range, alongside the Surface Laptop 4, is scheduled for January 2021 .

Interesting news has arrived on the next series flagship realme Race, recently renamed to realme Koi. The device will mount the Snapdragon SoC 888 and triple cam, some leaks suggest a fast recharge from 125 W

by Lorenzo Tirotta published on 30 December 2020 , at 08: 11 in the Telephony channel

Realme

realme together with OPPO and Xiaomi has been among the first brands to announce the collaboration with Qualcomm to equip its new series with the latest Snapdragon 888 . realme created a new Chinese social media account Weibo , intended for the information of the new flagship Race officially renamed by the company to realme Koi and expected for the first quarter of 2021. The name change was unveiled through a realme post where it is stated that the acronym Race represented only a code name, while on the market the series will be presented with the name Koi , which translated means carp in Chinese . Live images of the probable smartphone were posted on GSM Arena by the leaker @ Geek_Cao .

Realme Koi’s design immediately clarifies the choice of name, the back cover features colors vivid with an alleged iridescent 3D texture taken from the pigments of the lucky fish for Chinese culture. On the back we also find a triple cam aligned which develops vertically. No details on the resolution of the cameras have emerged yet but most whistleblowers talk about a main module from 64 MP . realme Koi will feature a UltraDART charging technology from 125 W : official confirmation is still missing, but many leaks are certain that it will be supported by the smartphone . This technology, when implemented on realme Koi, will offer the ability to charge a battery from 4. 00 0 mAh from 0 to 40% in only 5 minutes , and from 0 a 100% in 20 minutes .

On board we will find without a doubt, in addition to the Snapdragon chipset 888, the operating system Android 11 along with the latest version of the realme interface, the realme UI 2.0 . On prices, the only rumors spotted speak of figures around CNY 5. 00 0 in China, approx. 625 EUR.

Thanks to this tool, at the debut in January 2021, it will be possible to intervene in the optimization and tweaking of the AMD Ryzen series CPUs 5000 with a very high level of intervention

of Paolo Corsini published on 29 December 2020 , at 16: 41 in the Processors channel

Zen RyZen AMD Threadripper

ClockTuner for Ryzen (CRT) is a utility that allows you to perform advanced management of various operating parameters of AMD Ry processors zen, with access to settings that are typically not accessible to the user from the motherboard bios or operating system.

ClockTuner for Ryzen has recently been updated to version 2.0 , currently available as internal beta and from the end of January 2021 scheduled for public release. It introduces support for the new Ryzen CPUs of the family 5000 based on Zen 3 architecture as well as the APUs of the Renoir family. The most interesting news concerns the inclusion of a new mode for processor overclocking, called Hybrid OC and compatible with Ryzen CPUs based on Zen 2 and Zen 3 architectures.

With it it is possible to follow an intermediate approach that combines the benefits of manual overclocking with those of the boost clock implemented in the processor, obtaining a tangible performance increase when all cores are used in processing. The utility also allows you to intervene in undervolting , reducing the power requirements of the processor in fact with the same clock frequency so as to reduce overall power consumption and temperatures.

The developer of ClockTuner for Ryzen has also made available a roadmap of future versions : that 2.1 will arrive during the first half of 2021 introducing support for the automatic curve optimizer for CPUs with Zen 3 architecture. For version 2.2, expected in the third quarter, implementation of the support for AMD Ryzen Threadripper CPU 5000 next generation in addition to Ryzen 5000 for mobile systems .

Serious setback for Apple in the legal dispute against the security company Corellium: A US court sees the virtualization of iOS by Corellium as “fair use” – and not as the copyright infringement cited by the iPhone group.

The use of the operating system by the virtualization tool intended for security researchers is said to be “transformative” and not just a “repackaged version” of iOS in a virtual machine it in the justification of the judge (Apple vs. Corellium, file number 9: 19 – cv – 81160, United States District Court – Southern District of Florida).

Possible DMCA violation remains unresolved Corellium allows its users to use their own code, for example, to modify the kernel, view and stop processes and take live snapshots, as the judge explains – these “significant functions” are on Apple hardware not available with iOS.

The court also rejected Apple’s allegation that Corellium acted with “bad faith” because the vulnerabilities found with the product did not necessarily have to be reported to Apple. The position of the iPhone manufacturer is “enigmatic, if not insincere”, it says in the judgment – after all, this is also not a requirement in the context of Apple’s bug bounty program.

The court left open whether Corellium’s iOS virtualization was a violation of the DRM circumvention ban under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). There are “real problems with essential facts”, according to the judge, for example with regard to the question of which technical protective measures Apple is taking when providing IPSW files via which iOS can be installed. Whether Apple will continue to take action against Corellium remains to be seen for the time being.

Sharp criticism of Apple lawsuit Apple has sued Corellium 2019, according to the group, it is a “clear copyright infringement”. According to court documents, Apple had tried to buy the company in advance, but talks had failed. The lawsuit had caused uncertainty and resentment among security researchers and hackers. The civil rights organization Electronic Frontier Foundation sharply criticized Apple’s actions, saying it was a dangerous attempt to expand the DRM circumvention ban.

Company sued by Apple brings Android to iPhone (lbe)

Communication chips that Apple uses in iPhones only withstand endurance tests to a limited extent. This was demonstrated by Jiska Classen from the research group for mobile radio security at the TU Darmstadt at the remote Chaos Communication Congress (rC3). Again and again you could see on their recordings how the devices “said goodbye” in an uncontrollable state – sometimes with unusual sound effects. They lost their “orientation” and some had to be reset to their original state.

Classen used the fuzzing method for her experiments. In this case, large amounts of random data are continuously sent to the system to be tested via one or more input interfaces in order to automatically check its robustness. The scientist focused on the baseband chip, which is responsible for network functions such as telephony, SMS transmission and internet access. By smuggling in manipulated data packets, according to their thesis, security gaps in the higher-level, actually shielded iOS operating system could then possibly be exploited in order to execute their own commands.

New approaches for mobile radio research This strategy is already very interesting from the perspective of reverse engineering, i.e. the replication of critical proprietary functions, stated Classen. In the resulting profiles you can see a lot of messages for baseband management. With iPhones, on which usage restrictions have been removed by jailbreak, you can smuggle in data packets and change the behavior of the modem without any problems. This paves the way for new approaches in mobile communications research.

Specifically, the expert initially felt the chips and devices via Wireless Protocol Fuzzing on the tooth, so subjected the protocol implementations for wireless communication to a stress test. To do this, she sent images to the image parser responsible for processing to see what was being executed and how. She combined the relevant files into a corpus and supplemented this with standard-compliant JPEGs and artificially generated images. So she could see which files caused a crash and what exactly was the cause.

Ddd-di-di-dd-di-d-di-d -di-d-dimm! Classen also succeeded in replacing bits and bytes with his own data and smuggling them in during ongoing calls or incoming short messages. After observing the effects that the manipulated data induced, she was able to refine the method and send large amounts of short messages to the baseband chip. The iPhone then received so many text messages in a short time that it no longer had time to play the typical dimming tone for each one. Instead, only an unspecific “Ddd-di-di-dd-di-d-di-d-di-d-dimm” could be heard.

Classen was also able to force calls to hotlines to be dropped, whereby the tested iPhone repeated the last syllables of an announcement in a staccato manner. In another case, the user should re-enter his PIN; at other times, the test device constantly reported a busy line by mistake. In another demo, an SMS could no longer be deleted, so a reset was necessary. According to the researcher, the process can still be expanded, as many functions could not be carried out even with a good starting body.

Frankenstein module for Bluetooth Classen also showed in her lecture which fuzzers she used and how she adapted and combined these tools for the iPhone chips with her own code. So far, the research group has mainly examined Bluetooth chips. Team colleague Jan Ruge built a module called “Frankenstein” to emulate the Bluetooth firmware at the same speed as with conventional hardware and thus to be able to carry out realistic tests for complete protocol stacks.

As The scientist named ToothPicker, Frida as well as DTrace and American Fuzzy Lop (AFL) as other helpful tools. In some cases, she let this fuzzer run for several weeks and thus repeatedly generated crashes, for example on the iPhone models 7 and 8, and discovered weak points. Some problems would also have extended to the macOS desktop and laptop operating system. One hurdle was that the channels were closed after receiving some invalid packets when establishing a wireless connection. This behavior could be turned off with Frida.

Undocumented remote interface With the Analyzes revealed Classen differences between iPhone 8 models for the US and Europe. While the USA variant contains a Qualcomm chip with the documented MSM interface (QMI), the European variant contains an Intel chip with a previously largely unknown interface called Apple Remote Invocation (ARI). Data packets sent over the air could in principle control these two interfaces, even if an intermediate layer was built in. The two different libraries could be fuzzed with Frida. In some cases, the CommCenter was taken out of service, calls were lost and Internet connections had to be re-established. Sometimes the virtual communication center continued to run and also processed packets with incorrect values.

During the tests, Classen made an iPhone 8 almost unusable. The start-up procedure only ran until pongoOS before the actual boot process of the iOS. Normal starting was only possible after a few hours. The Intel variant noted log files totaling 500 megabytes, so that the internal memory quickly filled up. Then the deletion of photos no longer worked and SSH logins failed.

In general, fuzzing would “confuse iPhones very much”, explained the researcher. They requested reactivation, lost their location function and displayed flash messages highlighted in gray. There is still a lot of leeway for hackers to try out. But it is better not to use your private smartphone for this. Classen sent crash reports and information about possible security holes to Apple. The group has identified the major weaknesses with the iOS updates 14. 2 and 14. 3 closed.

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Qualcomm has its new SoC top model Snapdragon 888 at the beginning of December introduced – and it was clear early on that Xiaomi would use the SoC for its Mi 11 will use. Now this upper class model has been officially presented in China. Not only does the high-end computing heart of this model stand out positively.

With the Snapdragon 888 Qualcomm promises compared to the Snapdragon 865 in the area of the processor cores a performance plus of 25%, the Adreno 660 GPU should increase performance by 35 % enable. The first Snapdragon 888 smartphones should therefore offer a clear increase in performance. And Xiaomi is of course also raising the Snapdragon with the newly introduced Mi 11 888 particularly stands out with its performance potential. The SoC also supports 5G and WiFi 6. Depending on the variant, the Snapdragon 888 are 8 or 12 GB LPDDR5-RAM put aside. The internal UFS 3.1 storage is either 128 or 256 GB .

Xiaomi is not resting on the Snapdragon 888. The Mi 11 also gets a remarkable display. The AMOLED panel is curved on all four sides. So not only to the left and right like typical curved displays, but also to the top and bottom edge. The big 6, 81 – inch display solves with 3. 200 x 1. 440 pixels and works with up to 120 Hz. It’s HDR 10 + – certified and should achieve a maximum brightness of 1. 500 cd / m². DisplayMate is said to have already rated the display with an A +.

The main camera is a triple solution. Xiaomi combines a 108 MP camera with a 1/1, 33 – inch sensor and aperture f / 1, 85 , a 13 – MP ultra wide-angle camera with 123 Degree of field of view and a 5 MP telephoto macro camera. The main camera can be used in video mode 8K with 24 / 30 fps and 4K with 30 / 60 record fps. The front camera resolves with 20 MP and supports a maximum of videos with 1080 p at up to 60 fps. A 4th 600 mAh battery can be found in the 8 mm slim smartphone. Charging is either with up to 12 W via a USB Type-C cable or wirelessly with up to 50 W. Also reverse wireless charging (with up to 10 W) is supported. No charger is normally included in the scope of delivery. Xiaomi installed two stereo speakers in collaboration with Harman Kardon. The dual SIM smartphone also has both NFC and IR support. The operating system is Android 11. Xiaomi uses its own user interface MIUI 12.

The Wed 11 shows itself regularly with a glass back. Alternatively, there are also artificial leather variants. On the Chinese side, the Mi 11 can already be ordered. The cheapest variant with 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of memory should cost 3 999 yuan. Converted to around 500 euros. When and at what price Xiaomi’s new flagship will also come to Europe remains to be seen.

In collaboration with Chuwi

Most notebooks adopt displays from 16: 9 o 16: 10, however according to Chuwi the most reliable report for most activities is 3: 2. Here are the manufacturer’s recommendations

by Editorial team published 29 December 2020 , at 12: 41 in the Laptops channel

Chuwi

To date, most notebooks use displays with an aspect ratio of 16: 9, sometimes the less flattened format 16: 10. This is a choice mainly dictated by multimedia needs (televisions are often 16: 10, and the film formats are approximately equal to 21: 9), while a less “squashed” format is preferable for productivity.

Microsoft itself strongly promotes 3: 2 screens on its Surface family products, and focuses on this aspect also Chuwi . It’s a ratio designed to maximize productivity and work efficiency, and the Windows operating system itself is designed to perform best on 3: 2 screens. I advantages of the 3: 2 format can be summarized as follows:

See more content : the 3: 2 format gives more space to vertical content, making it perfect for reproducing documents or web pages. In these cases it is possible to see more content without scrolling the page, thus reducing the frequency with which it is necessary to go up and down within the document being reproduced.
Best suited for document work : the 3: 2 ratio allows you to reproduce two A4-size pages each to side of the other, allowing the user to process multiple documents simultaneously or perform multiple operations during editing.
Best user experience : also thanks to the possibility to further reduce the frames, Chuwi’s 3: 2 screens offer a better user experience than the old models.

All the information on Chuwi notebooks can be found on the official website

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CoreBook Pro

Key Features – 2K Resolution | 3: 2 screen | Intel Core i3 CPU | 8GB + 256 GB

The lightweight and portable metal body, the size of a book and the full-screen panel from 13 “make it a great system for mobile office work. Adopt Intel Core i3 processor with Iris GPU 550, 8GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage, features that make it perfect even for productivity activities.

GemiBook

Key Features – 2K Resolution | 3: 2 Screen | Intel Celeron J CPU 4115 | 12 GB + 256 GB

It is characterized by the design similar to that of CoreBook Pro, with a level of portability also in this case excellent. The Intel Celeron J processor 4115 is proposed in “performance” configuration, with frequency maximum of 2.5GHz in Turbo. It is a system that offers basic performance for everyday activities, with low energy consumption. I 12 GB of RAM allows you to keep more apps open in the background.

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CoreBook X

Key Features – 2K Resolution | 3: 2 Screen | Intel Core i5 CPU | 13 B + 256 GB

The 2K display from 14 “of CoreBook X is of higher quality, and the operating frequency of the integrated Intel Core i5 CPU can reach 3.5GHz. The Iris Plus GPU 650 offers more than satisfactory graphics performance for the multimedia, and is perfect for tasks that require a high level of computation such as photo and video editing. Combines productivity with portability.

GemiBook Pro

Key Features – 2K Resolution | 3: 2 screen | Intel Celeron J CPU 4125 | 16 B + 512 GB

Same aesthetics and features for the integrated display compared to CoreBook X, but changes the processor under the body which is the less powerful Intel Celeron J 4125, combined here with 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage. Great for everyday tasks, with low energy consumption, especially for those who often work with different software in multitasking.

Chuwi points out that their systems are designed to offer a good user experience. They are all products with a good quality-price ratio, but each is configured for a specific target of users, with Chuwi intending to satisfy different needs. More details on the official website.

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