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RKI publishes new version of the Corona warning app

The official corona warning app of the federal government is available for download in an improved version. The current version 1.7 was released on Wednesday afternoon in the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store. With the update, the risk check can now be carried out several times a day. So far, the update has only been done once a day.

In addition, users who tested positively receive a reminder with the current version if they have not yet shared their test result should have. The warning app launched by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) in June can measure whether cell phone users have come closer than about two meters for a longer period of time. If a user has tested positive and has shared this in the app, it reports to other users that they have been near an infected person.

22 Millions of downloads The application that was developed and operated by the two German tech companies SAP and Deutsche Telekom on behalf of the RKI, has now been downloaded more than 22 million times on suitable smartphones. The number of active users is slightly below this value because some users have uninstalled the app again or permanently deactivated the Bluetooth radio.

In Germany, a total of an estimated 53 million smartphones actively used on which the app could run. With the current version 1.7, users can now be informed more quickly about possible risk encounters. According to the RKI, the check is carried out several times a day automatically. The prerequisite for this, however, is that the smartphone is connected to the WLAN. The standard, daily risk check will continue to be carried out once a day regardless of WiFi, i.e. via the cellular network if necessary.

A reminder will be given to share the test results Furthermore, two hours after opening the positive test result in the app, users receive a reminder to share the result, if they have not already done so. A second reminder is sent after another four hours if the users have not yet shared the test result. With a click on the reminder, users go directly to the function for sharing their results. The creators of the app are reacting to the fact that not all app users who tested positive have entered the result in the application and thus triggered the digital warning chain.

On Wednesday The published version is the first of a total of four planned updates of the Corona Warning app by the end of the year 2020. In the further updates, a contact diary is to be introduced, in which the users themselves can enter who they met and when. In addition, information about the development of the pandemic should be integrated into the app.

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Fast WLAN with Wi-Fi 6E: The way is clear for more WLAN channels in the EU

In April 2020 the US regulator FCC made the start and added an additional frequency block between 5.9 and 7.1 GHz for the Use enabled by WLAN. These channels can be understood as an upward extension of the 5 GHz band, which the manufacturers’ association Wi-Fi Alliance (WFA) markets as “Wi-Fi 6E”.

With the additional channels, neighboring WLAN systems can be better distributed in the spectrum, so that they more often find a free radio channel in densely populated areas and do not have to wait for neighbors who are currently transmitting. In short, this results in more net throughput for everyone, but the bonus is only available with new, Wi-Fi 6E-capable hardware.

WLAN with 6 GHz On the European side, the ETSI BRAN (Broadband Radio Access Networks) standardization committee is working on the EN standard 303 687, which defines the technical parameters for 6 GHz WLAN in the EU. The draft for it achieved stable status at the beginning of November.

The Electronic Communications Committee (ECC), the body of the umbrella organization of European regulatory authorities (CEPT) responsible for frequency issues, was able to present it at its November meeting of the European Recommend Commission (EC) for adoption by the 48 Member States. The path to 6 GHz WLAN approval in the EU is clear and probably short.

New channels already 2021 A spokesman for the regulatory authority for Germany: “The Federal Network Agency assumes that the 6 GHz frequency range can be made available in Germany in the 2nd quarter 2021. Everyone will be able to use the frequencies under the conditions specified in a general allocation. ”

The EC will initially only show the frequency block between 5.9 and 6.4 GHz for WLAN and thus significantly less than the FCC. But even this 500 MHz double the spectrum that can be used for WLAN. The German network technology manufacturer Lancom Systems is already preparing: “We are relying on a tri-band solution, Wi-Fi 6E access points from LANCOM will be able to transmit in the 2.4, 5 and 6 GHz bands at the same time.” However, the WLAN clients – smartphones, notebooks, tablets, etc. – still have to learn to use the additional frequencies.

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TechStage | Tablets for homeschooling and learning portals

Beginning What are… PC or tablet? Tablets for … Others … Tablet with … Conclusion Comments from Stefan // 24. 11. 2020 15: 30 Clock

Regardless of whether it is a sofa tutor, the online learning library or the school minator – learning portals can be a sensible alternative to traditional tutoring for school children of all ages. We show the best tablets for it.

If the child is weak at school, there are several alternatives. In addition to personal initiative, this primarily includes follow-up sessions in learning groups such as the study group or individual tutoring, as offered by many older pupils or students. However, especially in times of epidemics, contacts with strangers must be restricted as far as possible, so traditional tutoring is usually ruled out.

What are learning portals? In addition to homeschooling (Guide: PCs for homeschooling from 150 Euro) is also available for tuition digital solutions in the form of learning portals. Depending on the provider, they usually offer help for grades 5 to 10, which is usually available in text and video form for several subjects. Some companies go far beyond this and have offers for all classes and school types as well as most of the subjects offered at the different school types.

There are sometimes educational games and in most cases exercises to check what you have learned and consolidate. In addition, some portals also offer personal support via chat, help with homework or complete individual lessons via video chat.

Providers such as Lernwerk, Schulinator or Studyhelp even offer their services free of charge, most of them others request between 5 and Euro. Free test phases or even some videos published on Youtube offer first insights into the type and quality of the offer. Payment is usually made for several months in advance or in an annual subscription, and some providers even give a money-back guarantee in the event of a lack of learning success.

PC or tablet? A PC is not always necessary, especially for learning videos much cheaper Android tablet for it. However, some criteria should be met so that the tutoring is fun on the technical side. This is how we see tablets with a display size below 10 inches (approx. 25 cm) critical and also a display resolution of 1920 × 1080 Pixel should not be undercut for sufficiently sharp display. The devices should have at least a quad-core processor and 2, better 3 GB of RAM so that inputs can be implemented without waiting time and videos can be played smoothly. Internally is a memory size of 30 GByte or larger optimally, so that apps and videos can also find space in the memory and can thus be used without direct Internet access.

WLAN as Internet access should be sufficient in most cases, expensive LTE modules parents can therefore confidently leave it out. For young students, it may be worthwhile to use particularly robust, but hardly available, children’s or outdoor variants. Alternatively, protective covers or tablets for children can be used here. Amazon offers the kids edition of its Fire HD tablets for this purpose. Not only do they last longer, they also allow parents to access and block certain distracting factors such as the app store and in-app purchases. For certain subjects or advanced students, purchasing a tablet with pen control can also be helpful. This enables sketches or handwritten notes to be digitized quickly.

Tablets for children The kids editions from Samsung and Amazon offer special ones as mentioned Protective covers, which are supposed to protect the tablet even in rough handling, and also offer various parenting functions such as restricting the available apps. Unfortunately, the RAM is a bit tight at 2 GB. They are more aimed at children who are not yet in secondary schools. However, they are definitely sufficient for the use of normal learning portals. The Fire HD 10 in the Kids Edition (test report) we have already tested.

Other tablets For round 150 to 200 Euro get those interested with the current models Odys Space One 10 LTE , Lenovo Tab M 10 Plus and Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 three 10 – Customs tablets that are up-to-date and meet the minimum requirements required by us. The Odys model not only offers a lot of memory (4 / 49 GByte), but also an LTE module. This allows learning sessions – a corresponding LTE contract (Article: Unlimited data volume from 20 Euro) provided – in good weather also in the park or at least in the garden. Android 10 are already available from the factory – this is far from normal with tablets.

That shows something like this Lenovo Tab M 10 Plus , which currently only offers Android 9 . The remaining specifications are marked with 4 / 64 GByte memory similar, only LTE does not exist. This is also the case with the Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 so, also the memory is with 3 / 32 GByte a little smaller. There are advantages for the chipset: The other two tablets also offer 8 cores, but Samsung uses a Snapdragon 662, which not only delivers decent power, but also favors future updates and is less power-hungry. Accordingly, this model already has Android 10. With 10, 4 inches, the screen of the Samsung tablet is also the largest, this also applies to the battery with 7040 mAh.

We have other suitable tablets in our purchase advice: How many tablets do you need? sorted by price.

Tablet with pen Tablets with additional pen control are available in a handful, currently and reasonably cheap, but above all the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite . It not only offers advantages in terms of design and installation depth, but also a stylus with suitable software and more memory.

Conclusion It doesn’t always have to be a full-fledged PC, even comparatively cheap tablets can help to improve school success. In addition to the appropriate learning portal, parents should also keep an eye on the right hardware – if you set too low, you may buy a new one after a short time.

Should it be a new PC for homeschooling? Then we have the right tips and recommendations in this article.

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HomePod mini: Users complain of Internet dropouts

Potential disappointment after unpacking: Owners of the brand new HomePod mini report problems with the network connection of the small smart speaker.

Corresponding complaints is available in both the English-speaking and the German-speaking official Apple support forum. The ongoing operation of the Siri loudspeaker is interrupted with the message that there are “problems with the Internet connection”.

Home app is silent The HomePod Mini does not output any further error messages, for example in the Home application, but the music playback and use of Siri no longer work as usual at first. A restart via the home app usually helps, sometimes simply disconnecting the power. The devices do not have an on / off switch, they start up immediately after being supplied with power.

Like its big brother, the HomePod mini is connected to the Internet via WLAN. The spherical smart speaker comes with new network hardware that also supports the thread protocol for the first time. An affected user reports that he has already reset his device, switched from 2.4 to 5 GHz WLAN or addressed three of his minis individually. “It’s so annoying …” This never happened with the original HomePod.

Asus router problematic? It is conceivable that the HomePod mini has difficulties with certain WLAN routers. For example, models from Asus such as the Blue Cave were named. Sometimes it can help to relocate the router or HomePod mini – fortunately, the latter is easily portable and only requires a power connection. Apple itself no longer offers its own routers, but markets HomeKit-compatible models from Eero and Linksys.

Users who suffer from the problem can otherwise only wait to see whether Apple has the error via a software Update solves. The HomePod mini runs the well-known HomePod OS, which is updated regularly. Alternatively, you can only return the smart speaker within the warranty period. Apple support supposedly does not yet know the error. At 100 euros, the HomePod mini is significantly cheaper than its big brother, the regular HomePod.

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TechStage | PlayStation 5: the best accessories

Testing Tests overview Smartphone Realme 7 Pro in the test: OLED display and 65 – Watt loading Huawei Mate 35 Pro in the test: Great, but without Google Samsung Galaxy M 21 Test: Solid cross-country skier at a budget price Oneplus 8T: battery full in 45 minutes and 120 – Hz display Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 5G in the test: better and cheaper Pixel 5 in the test: Google just does it better Elephone U5 in the test: The cheap phone from China is so good Smartwatch Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 in the test: competition for Apple? Huawei Watch GT 2 Pro in the test: Smartwatch with cross-country battery Apple Watch: Smartwatch with contract from 15 € per month Buy Apple Watch 6: All generations in Price check Skagen Falster 3 in the test: Smartwatch with Wear OS Test Huawei Watch GT 2: Noble fitness tracker in watch form Huawei Watch GT in the test: record-breaking batteries ufzeit Multiroom Bose Portable Home Speaker in the test: battery, WLAN, Airplay 2 Sonos Move in the test: The robust all-rounder Musiccast: Multiroom from Yamaha in the test Denon Heos in the test: versatile multiroom system Flat soundbar Teufel Sounddeck Streaming in the test Teufel Raumfeld in the test: rich multiroom sound Technisat Digitradio 465 in the test: The gray all-rounder Keyfinder Tile Slim ( 2019): Key finder in credit card format Tile Pro Bluetooth key finder in the test : 122 m range! Key finder Tile Pro in the test: the range champion Orbit Bluetooth tracker in the test: looking for wallet and keys Nonda iHere 3.0: smart keyfinder in the test Chipolo Classic and Plus: Bluetooth key finder in the test Musegear finder 2: Keyfinder without registration obligation Action-Cam DJI Pocket 2 in the test: Zoom and 64 – Megapixel sensor Actioncam Insta 360 One R: 1-inch image sensor in the test Gopro Hero 8 Black in the test: Back to the Tip Insta 360 One R in the test: The modular action cam Motorola Moto G8 Plus Test: Great smartphone, but … Insta 360 Go: Micro-GoPro in the test Motorola One Action Test: Good hardware, bad camera microSD In the test: Kingston UHS-I U3 microSDXC Kit MicroSD card for smartphone: Samsung Evo Plus 2017 Test report: Lexar Professional 1800 x microSDXC Kit Test report: Intenso Premium microSDXC card with 64 GByte Android Sonos Move in the test: The robust all-rounder Honor 20: Inexpensive high-end smartphone in the test Xiaomi Mi 9: Top technology at a bargain price Doogee S 90 in the test: modular outdoor smartphone ZTE Axon 10 Pro in the test: high-end phone at a competitive price Motorola Moto G7 Power in the test: large battery, small price Sony Xperia 01: Smartphone with 21: 9 display under test Adviser Advisor overview Purchase advice Bargain: Which Fire TV Stick from 19 € is the right one? Purchase advice: What good is a leaf blower with a battery for 45 Euro? True wireless headphones: How much do you have to invest? Buying advice water cooling: High-end PCs cool better Advice: Air conditioning and fan against the heat wave Sony shows the Xperia 1: Is the predecessor XZ3 worth it now? Purchase advice: Current headphones with ANC to 360 Euro Practice Caution, money away: Kickstarter & Co. are not shops Switch off Android notifications from annoying apps This is how it works: Now install the new Android L keyboard ieren Tip: Use “Ok Google everywhere” in Germany In the test: Does the jailbreak work for iOS 7.1? Goderma and mobile medicine: The doctor apps are coming ! Instructions: Jailbreak for iOS 7 on iPhone 5S, 5, 4S and 4 Technology Import technology from China, part 2: Customs, Taxes and Tricks Drones & copters: From toys to FPV racers What does the end of an ecosystem mean? Smartphones with a flexible display: What’s in it for me? Smartphone processors at a glance: Everything Snapdragon? Evolutionary dead ends: the very worst cell phones mpass: Pay with the NFC mobile phone – or the NFC toilet roll Display calculator Calculate pixel density, number and display proportion Best list Test winner Price comparison Price comparison overview Smartphones from Android 7.0 Phablets with stylus Fitness tracker with GPS Bluetooth headphones with ANR Drones with GPS Video TechStage Adviser Playstation 5 accessories: headset, memory, controller Beginning Pulse 3D Headsets Charging station Streaming Remote control Controller Memory expansion … Storage system … Conclusion Comments by Sönke and Benedikt // 20. 11. 2020 16: 22 Clock

Close One week after the start of the Xbox Series X and S, competitor Sony in Europe sends the Playstation 5 into the next-gen race. We’ll show you which accessories make the PS5 even better.

Before we introduce headsets, charging stations, Sony’s official PS5 accessories and more in this guide, an important note: Since the PS5 – just like the Xbox Series X / S – attaches great importance to Most of the PS4 accessories also work on the PS5. Whether headset, steering wheel or arcade stick, most gadgets do their job without any problems. In terms of PS4 gamepads and external memory expansions, however, there are restrictions that we explain in more detail in the text.

The official headset: Sony Pulse 3D As with the launch of PS3 and PS4, Sony is also offering an official headset for the PS5 launch. It bears the futuristic name ” Pulse 3D Wireless Headset “, brings about 300 grams on the scales and is coupled to the Playstation 5 via the supplied USB dongle. A coupling with the PS4, Windows PCs and Mac is also possible and worked without any problems in the practical test.

The USB dongle sends on the 2.4 GHz frequency and takes care of it Distances of up to ten meters for interference-free transmission. Super: A 1, 25 Meter-long jack cable is included and allows wired operation or use with other devices with a jack plug input on request.

The Pulse 3D Wireless Headset including the supplied USB dongle. The Pulse 3D Wireless Headset scores well when it comes to wearing comfort. The main reasons for this are the elastic band underneath the headband, which hardly exerts any pressure on the head, and the pleasantly soft padded ear cups. In addition: The control buttons on the outside of the left ear cups are all very easy to reach. Be it the volume control, the mute button, the balance control between game sound and chat volume or the monitor button – after a short time you can find the controls without any problems and without looking. Keyword monitor button: It enables the user to check how their own microphone sound sounds to other players.

Let’s get to the sound quality. Be it now Astro’s Playroom , Sackboy: A Big Adventure , Demon’s Souls or Spider-Man: Miles Morales – the sound goes right into the ear and enables very precise location of noise sources for games that support Sony’s Tempest 3D AudioTech. Bass-heavy situations like explosions or collapsing buildings also come into their own.

And the microphone? Strictly speaking, there are two of them: one above and one below the left auricle. Both are embedded directly into the headphones, have noise-canceling technology and reproduce chat conversations in good quality. However, as expected, they cannot keep up with professional podcaster microphones acoustically.

Conclusion: At the price of just under 100 Euro, the Pulse 3D Wireless is a really successful headset, with good ergonomics, great sound quality and a chic design that fits perfectly with the PS5. The biggest point of criticism remains the battery: After nine to ten hours of intensive gaming, it has to be recharged using the UBS-C cable provided. Headsets from other manufacturers last much longer.

Headphones and headsets Sony’s Pulse 3D Wireless is a great all-rounder at a fair price. If you want even more comfort and features, you will also find convincing alternatives from numerous other manufacturers. We would like to briefly introduce two of them at this point. On the one hand the Stealth 700 Gen 2 from Turtle Beach. Compared to the previous model, Turtle Beach has improved in many areas and thus created a professional headset that is available at a price of approx. 150 Euro leaves little to be desired.

That starts with the supple auricles made of memory foam, the Thanks to the gel core, they hardly heat up even when worn for long periods of time, thanks to the flexible material they also fit perfectly with glasses wearers and can be easily removed for cleaning. The high level of comfort is supported by a metal-reinforced headband with very comfortable padding on the inside.

Thanks 50 mm nanoclear driver gives the stealth 700 Gen 2 acoustically decent gas, delivers powerful bass and nuanced highs. If you like, you can also use the companion app “Turtle Beach Audio Hub” to adjust the sound experience in detail, reassign certain headset buttons and – Bluetooth makes it possible – even integrate cell phone calls directly into the audio feed. The foldable microphone earns praise: it captures what is being said crystal clear and can be intuitively muted by simply flipping it up. The all-round carefree package is rounded off by terrific funk performance and a 1000 – mAh battery that is running out 20 for hours.

The look des Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Gen 2 is simple, but still chic. The Arctis 7P Wireless from Steelseries. Be it the excellent wearing comfort, the high system flexibility (PS5, PS4, PC, Android, switch) thanks to the supplied USB-C dongle, the excellent wireless connection via 2.4 GHz frequency, the convincing sound with its very well-coordinated bass and heights or the phenomenal battery life of up to 23 hours – the Arctis 7P is worth its high price of 180 Euro more than fair. On top of that, it also goes well with the new Sony console in terms of color.

If you don’t want to dig deep into your pocket after buying expensive consoles and games for a headset, you should take a look at das Head: Set 5 from Snakebyte. At a bargain price of just 17 Euro you get a soundproof headset with 40 – mm audio drivers, a 1.2 meter jack cable and some practical convenience functions. The latter include the detachable and removable microphone with pop protection, a volume control and mute button on the cable, as well as the option to fold the ear cups inwards, which makes transport noticeably easier. As a little treat, Snakebyte also includes a right-angled headset holder, which can be attached to the desk etc. with two adhesive strips.

charging station The DualSense controllers offer – depending on the intensity of the vibration effects – an average of around twelve hours of gaming. It is then charged using the USB-C cable supplied ex works or one of the numerous charging stations that appeared at the launch. The official one from Sony is called DualSense Charging Station , costs just under 35 Euro and works exactly like its predecessor for PS4. In other words: The controllers are placed in two troughs arranged one behind the other, where they can recharge their batteries using the contact surfaces next to the headset connection on the underside of the Dual Sense. Well done: Sony’s charging station takes up the typical V-design of the PS5 front and, like this one, is black and white.

Visually, it hits a very similar notch Twin: Charge 5 from Snakebyte. Here, too, up to two DualSense controllers snap into place one behind the other in a black and white docking station. The two charging indicators on the front of the Twin show whether a controller is actually being charged: Charge 5. To ensure that the charging station is securely held on smooth surfaces, Snakebyte also provides four anti-slip rubbers on the underside. Cost: 19, 95 Euro – and therefore just under 15 Euros less than the Sony variant.

The front of the Snakebyte Twin: Charge 5 is oriented on the V-shaped PS5 design. Another interesting one, also about 20 Euro expensive charging solution comes from Blade . The principle here: Instead of charging the controller via the contacts near the headset connection, a so-called mini-safe plug is plugged into the USB-C port of the DualSense and then placed in the station. Advantage: The controller does not protrude as high when charging as with the first-mentioned alternative, which is useful if you want to stow the charging station in a rather low shelf compartment. Disadvantage with Blade: If you don’t keep the two mini-safe plugs provided in the compartments provided in the station, you run the risk of losing the tiny ones. Do something different again it Raptor Gaming . Here you plug the pads for charging directly into two USB-C ports that look out of the middle part of the futuristic station on the left and right. So that everything is safely stowed away, the pads are also placed on a small storage area. Charging indicators are also provided. With a price of approx. 29 Euro, however, the Raptor variant is significantly more expensive than the versions of Snakebyte and Blade.

Accessories for Twitch streamers and YouTubers In addition to the Pulse 3D Wireless Headset and the Charging Station Sony also offers other official accessories. This includes the HD camera equipped with two full HD wide-angle lenses . The pleasantly compact camera has an integrated stand and is either clamped to the top of the screen or the television or placed on the surface below. A further fine adjustment of the camera angle is then possible via two rotating hinges in the base.

On screens with a border thickness of up to The HD camera has a great hold of five centimeters. With everything beyond that, things get shaky. Once connected to a USB port on the PS5 with the two meter long cable and successfully set up in the accessories menu, the HD camera is primarily used to show the player in a small window in the video when broadcasting Twitch or YouTube live streams. The location of the display can be specified in the options menu.

If the HD camera is used in conjunction with the PS5’s own video editing program Share Factory, it is also possible to use the background from the recording to remove and replace with another. This worked best in the test with a green or red background. White room walls, on the other hand, were less suitable. It is also a shame that this function is currently not available for streaming.

At the moment, the HD camera is not compatible with PlayStation VR. The latter still only works via the PS4 camera, which in turn is connected to the PS5 with the so-called PlayStation Camera Adapter. Tip: You can request the adapter free of charge from Sony after entering the serial number of the PS VR headset.

Remote control for Film and series fans The round 30 Euro expensive Media remote control has a white and black PS5 design and is primarily aimed at all those who like their next-gen console to watch Blu-rays and as a player want to use for streaming services. It is therefore not surprising that shortcut buttons for Disney +, Netflix, Spotify and YouTube have been placed at the bottom of the remote control. However, the respective assignment and labeling cannot be changed. So if you want to reprogram a button on Amazon Prime and one on Hulu, for example, look into the tube.

The Media Remote weighs just once 85 grams and lies comfortably in the hand. Above the shortcut buttons are the standard interaction buttons (fast forward and rewind, play / pause, level back, menu) as well as a 4-way directional pad with a centrally positioned selection button. All buttons have a solid pressure point and are not only used to control media playback, but also for convenient navigation through the entire PS5 system menu.

The keys in the upper third of the Media Remote. They allow rudimentary functions such as adjusting the volume or muting the audio output on compatible TVs.

Unfortunately, the microphone button at the top of the cannot be used at the moment Middle of the media remote control. It will most likely serve a voice control function planned for the future. When Sony will add this function for the console and remote control has not yet been determined.

Controller Games developed for the PlayStation 5 must all use the DualSense Controller from Sony, especially since only this one has adaptive triggers and noticeably improved vibration functions. Conversely, this means: If you need additional gamepads for PS5 games suitable for co-op or multiplayer, you currently do not need to buy additional DualSense controllers.

Very important: Playstation-4- Controllers can be connected to the PS5, but only to play backward compatible PS4 and PS VR titles. It is not yet clear when third-party manufacturers will offer alternatives to the official DualSense controller.

Memory expansions Similar to Microsoft, Sony offers an officially certified NVMe SSD with which the internal memory can be expanded. If you want to add more fast storage to the console, you have to retrofit a compact, PCIe 4.0 compatible SSD via an M.2 interface. The slot required for this is located inside the console and is accessible if you carefully push the right side wall of the console (the one without the PS5 logo) downwards with both hands. Now remove the cover of the SSD slot and the memory expansion can be installed.

However, there is currently one crucial problem: A list of certified expansion SSDs, which anyway hl fit in the slot and are fast enough to deliver the performance of the integrated SSD is not yet available. As a result, it is currently not possible to expand the SSD storage for PS5 games. In view of the huge size of many games, it shouldn’t take too long until the corresponding memory expansions find their way onto the market.

Similar to the Xbox Series S / X but you can help yourself with USB storage devices. If you want to install PS4 games on the PS5, you can do this as usual on a external storage medium as long as this is connected via USB 3.0 and via the console has been formatted accordingly. Inexpensive models for this purpose include the My Passport hard drives from Western Digital with, for example, 4 TB or the 6 TB model of the Expansion product line from Seagate.

Storage systems Order must be! This not only applies to the home desk, but also to everything to do with gamepads, accessories and game packaging. If you have just bought a PS5 and want to neatly stow the things just mentioned in one place, you should get the Games: Tower 5 by Note snakebyte. In a kind of mini-shelf, users can store up to four controllers, ten games and smaller accessories such as the media remote control presented above in a well-organized manner.

The Games: Tower 5 ensures order on the gamer’s desk. The construction of the accessory tower is a bit cumbersome at first, as the plastic parts only snap into place with a lot of pressure. But once you have overcome this hurdle and removed the protective film on the anti-slip pads on the underside, the Games: Tower 5 does very well and is stable.

Exciting for multi-format gamers: In addition to DualSense controllers, the controller holders on the outside are also suitable for all common wireless PS4, Xbox One and switch pads. The slots for the games are so high that PS4, Xbox One and Switch titles can easily be accommodated in them.

Conclusion There are already enough exciting accessories for the Playstation 5 at the start. It’s just a shame that PS5 games can only be played with the – admittedly excellent – DualSense controller. At least for titles with locally playable co-op or multiplayer mode, Sony should make an exception. In the long term, however, it is to be expected that third-party manufacturers will also be able to offer their own pads for the PS5.

The current status quo is also somewhat unsatisfactory in terms of additional storage for PS5 -Games. 667 GB of free space on the system’s ultra-fast SSD is a start on But definitely not enough in the long run for most gaming enthusiasts. It is to be hoped that Sony will certify compatible SSDs as soon as possible and communicate clearly which memory expansions will ultimately allow further PS5 game installations.

If you are looking for a suitable TV, We recommend our TV purchase advice for PS5 and Xbox Series X. In our Consoles theme world, we also have further tests, for example for Xbox or various retro consoles.

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Telegram chat: the secure privacy nightmare – an analysis and a comment

Telegram is becoming more and more a synonym for “secure chat” and “chat with privacy” in certain circles. But even very simple tests, which everyone can carry out themselves, show that using the messenger service is almost completely naked.

Jürgen Schmidt – aka ju – is the managing editor of heise Security and Senior Fellow Security at heise. A graduate physicist by profession, he has been working for Heise for over 15 years and is also interested in the areas Networks, Linux and Open Source.

The first simple test is: Give a message with a link like ” https://www.heisec.de “, but does not send it yet! You will then see that your smartphone is already showing some information about heise Security:

Already at Typing provides Telegram information about the typed link.

WhatsApp, for example, does that too. The app on the mobile phone fetches the information from the URL in the background and shows it to you. Not so with Telegram: There the app delivers everything you type to the Telegram server – even before you send it. And this server then visits the URL and delivers it to the Telegram app on the mobile phone with the “Portal for IT Security”.

I did this test with a Honey URL. In other words, a URL that was only created for this purpose and has never been used anywhere before. Access from the TelegramBot appeared in the log files of my Honey URL server immediately after I typed this URL into the Telegram app. It had the IP address 149. 154. 161. 10, which belongs to a Telegram server in England. Mind you, that happened before I sent the link!

The telegram -Server visited my “secret” web page before I had sent the message with the URL.

During the cross-check with WhatsApp, the honey server also registered an access. But as expected, it was done from my own IP address. The app on my smartphone in the WLAN had retrieved the data, no external server.

The complete chat archive Now for the second test. Opens on the PC in a private Browser window the web page of the Telegram chat: https://web.telegram.org/. There you have to register with your cell phone number. Then Telegram will send you a login code in the form of a six-digit number. Before you type it into your browser, you switch the mobile phone to flight mode so that it can no longer send any data. If you then enter the code in the browser, a web page opens with all your chats.

Very convenient : You can also use Telegram in your browser.

What do you think where this data comes from? Not from your cell phone. Because that is in flight mode without a network. And before you have identified yourself with the code, the browser must never have received your data. There is only one possibility left: the content of the chats comes from the web server that your browser is talking to. For me it was a server in a data center in Amsterdam (99. 154. 161. 99).

So this server has access to a complete copy of all my chats. It even contains the previously typed but not yet sent message with the heise Security URL as a “draft”. And of course, Telegram not only stores my chats – but those of all Telegram users.

Everything that users write is stored centrally at Telegram and delivered when required. To you, if you identify yourself with the correct code. But certainly also to an officer who can show a search warrant. Or to a bribed employee or to hackers who gain access to the servers. And if Telegram decides one day that they want to use this data to make you “exciting offers” – that is, targeted advertising – there is nothing, at least from a technical point of view, that could prevent them from doing so. Privacy? Is not!

Theoretically, Telegram has so-called “secret chats” that are protected from being read by third parties. But they are so well hidden that most Telegram users don’t even know them, let alone use them. In addition, these secret chats come with a number of restrictions. So they cannot be used for groups and only ever used on one device. Almost all Telegram chats therefore run via the normal channels that can be read by Telegram.

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Asus Chromebox 4: Configure Google Desktop cheaply or with high performance

Asus is launching its fourth Chromebox this year. The desktop computer with Google’s ChromeOS operating system appears in two versions: one with Celeron and one with Core-i processors. The former is always the dual-core Celeron 5205 U, while the latter is a Core i3 – 10110 U (2 cores, 4 threads) or the four-core Core i5 – 10210 U or Core i7 – 10510 U are available for selection. In addition, the first version is equipped with 4 GB of RAM, which can be upgraded to up to 8 GB. The Core-i models offer 8 GB of RAM ex works, which users can expand to 16 GB.

Asus’ Chromebox 4 also has differences in the connections: The Celeron model has a USB 3.2 Gen 1 type on the back A (5 GBit / s), the Core i variant offers three of these. Instead, the first version has two USB 2.0 ports. In addition, both devices have one USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C, two HDMI connections and one RJ – 45 for ethernet. On the front of both models there is also USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type A along with a 3.5 mm jack socket for audio output and input as well as a micro SD card reader.

eMMC-Flash or SSD In the case of mass storage, the Celeron variant can be equipped with a 32 to 64 GByte eMMC module equip, alternatively both systems have an M.2 SSD with 64 or 256 GByte capacity to choose from. In addition, the Chromebox 4 already has a WLAN module for the Wi-Fi 6 network (802. 11 ax) and integrated with Bluetooth 5.0. A VESA adapter is also included in the package. However, this does not apply to the keyboard and mouse adapted to Chrome OS, users have to purchase them separately.

Like all Chrome devices, the software comes from Google. At the start, the Chromebox 4 appears exclusively in North America, but Asus then also offered its predecessor in Germany. The prices depend on the equipment, the cheapest variant costs 289 US dollars. Although end users can also purchase the systems, the manufacturer advertises them primarily for the educational sector and companies. Schools in particular represent a growing market for Google’s Chromebooks, 2020 sales increased significantly.

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Tuxedo InfinityBook S 14: lightweight notebook with Intel Tiger Lake and Linux

Tuxedo has the Ultrabook InfinityBook S 11 Gen6 presented as the first own model with Intel’s Tiger Lake processor. The -Nanometer top model Core i7 – 1150 G7 with four CPU cores, eight threads, up to 4.7 GHz clock frequency and integrated Xe graphics unit. The manufacturer leaves the processor with 15 Watt Thermal Design Power (TDP) run; a 71 Wh large battery should enable a long battery life.

The IPS display of the InfinityBook S 14 Gen6 measures 14 inches, solves with 1920 × 1080 pixels (Full HD) and lights up with 300 cd / m². In addition, the screen completely covers the SRGB color space. The hardware sits in a housing made of a magnesium alloy, thanks to which the notebook weighs only 1.1 kg. The InfinityBook S is closed 14 just under 17 mm thick.

Tuxedo InfinityBook S 11 Gen6 (17 Photos) (Image: Tuxedo) Linux pre-installed Tuxedo uses its own Linux distribution Tuxedo OS with the Budgie desktop environment as the standard operating system. Alternatively, openSUSE or Ubuntu can be installed. The whole thing is preinstalled on an M.2 SSD – in the basic configuration one 250 GByte SATA 6G model from Kingston, buyers can have a PCIe card installed for an additional charge. Either another SSD or an LTE module for mobile internet fits into a second M.2 slot. 8 GByte DDR4 – 3200 – RAM are firmly soldered; A SO-DIMM slot is available for more memory.

On the connection side, the InfinityBook S 14 Gen6 like most Tiger Lake Notebooks have a Thunderbolt 4 connection in the form of a USB-C port ready, the data with 40 Gbit / s (USB 4.0 Gen 3×2) transfers and outputs a DisplayPort 1.4 signal. There are also two USB-A ports with GBit / s (3.2 Gen 2) and 5 GBit / s (3.2 Gen 1), HDMI 2.0, an audio combo jack and a micro SD card reader. Users can charge the notebook either via the DC connection or (with its own power supply unit) via USB C. Wi-Fi 6 (WLAN 696. 11 ax) and Bluetooth 5.1 are included.

The sale of the InfinityBook S 11 Gen6 starts immediately. The basic configuration with Core i7 – 1150 G7, 250 – GByte SSD and 8 GByte RAM costs just under 1150 Euro.

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Reader's test for the Tenda Nova MW12: These are the participants!

In cooperation with Tenda Technology, we started a reader test on a brand new mesh system at the end of October. In it, four Hardwareluxx community members should put the Tenda Nova MW 12 to the test and after an extensive test report keep it for our forum allowed to. We have now started selecting the participants.

Four packages of the Tenda Nova MW are available 12. This is a tri-band mesh system from the high-end range, the fast AC 2100 – WiFi speed with three additional stations at a price of around 240 Euro and should enable a stable and fast WLAN connection even over long distances. The package includes a total of three mesh stations, which are preconfigured at the factory so that they only have to be connected to the power supply. With the help of the Tenda WiFi app, the optimal position can be found, but important settings such as setting up a guest network or activating child safety locks can also be made.

Each of the three mesh stations has its own three Gigabit LAN ports and also allows the integration of wired devices. Wireless is radio in three frequency bands with 2.4 and 5.0 GHz, which are individually marked with 300 to 867 Mbit / s can communicate. The devices automatically decide which station they want to connect to and enable a seamless transition in the apartment.

Under the hood of the 100 x 100 mm large square cube there is a 900 MHz fast processor with 256 MB DDR3 memory, which can hold up to 100 devices can process simultaneously in the network. Modern technologies such as MU-MIMO, QoS, IPv6 or Beamforming + are of course also supported. If the network continues to grow in the future or the range is insufficient, up to twelve MW 12 stations can be configured with each other, which, according to the manufacturer, can be configured an area of ​​up to 2. 000 square meters can be covered.

In terms of price, the three-piece set of the Tenda Nova MW 12 at Amazon currently costs around 240 Euro. Four of our readers and community members can now put such a set to the test at their own home for free.

These are the participants

We started selecting testers this morning. We are happy to announce that the four forum users “Chakka 89”, “Gojira”, “LyC 66 “and” Erdi_ref “are among the lucky ones. You will be notified shortly via private forum conversation and informed about the further progress. After receiving the test packages, they have four weeks to independently publish their reviews for the community in the network sub-forum.

We hope you enjoy testing and look forward to detailed reviews!

Under the hood of the 100 x 100 mm large square cube there is a 900 MHz fast processor with 256 MB DDR3 main memory, which can process up to 100 devices simultaneously in the network without any problems. Modern technologies such as MU-MIMO, QoS, IPv6 or Beamforming + are of course also supported. If the network continues to grow in the future or the range is insufficient, up to twelve MW 12 stations can be configured with each other, which, according to the manufacturer, can be configured an area of ​​up to 2. 000 square meters can be covered.

In terms of price, the three-piece set of the Tenda Nova MW 12 at Amazon currently costs around 240 Euro. Four of our readers and community members can now put such a set to the test at their own home for free.