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GDPR violations: CNIL fines Carrefour

As has now become known, the French retailer and wholesaler Carrefour has to pay a penalty of 3, for various violations of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Pay millions of euros. The reason given by the CNIL data protection authority was the storage of 28 millions of customer data from a bonus program. However,… Read more

In the proprietary Deep Mini-ITX: ASRock Rack introduces compact ROME4ID-2T

So far no mainboard manufacturer has tried to use AMD’s large SP3 socket with its 4. 094 To accommodate contacts on a mini-ITX mainboard, which is not an easy undertaking due to the large dimensions of the CPU socket. Using a proprietary mainboard format called “Deep Mini-ITX”, ASRock Rack has now dared to take this… Read more

Solid Cooper Maker Block Case: Complete copper case for the Raspberry Pi 4

Cases for the Raspberry Pi 4 are a dime a dozen and in all sizes, shapes, colors and materials. From simple injection molded plastic housings to aluminum variants to 3D-printed models. Desalvo Systems has now presented a full copper version of the Maker Block Case. This is compatible with all models of the Raspberry Pi… Read more

realme 7 and realme 7 Pro in double test: cheap and good?

Page 1: realme 7 and realme 7 Pro in a double test: cheap and good? realme is a young Chinese company that wants to convince in the smartphone segment with an attractive price-performance ratio. The two models realme 7 and realme 7 Pro currently make this particularly clear. In the price range around the 200… Read more

Comment: Paper launch or not – that goes too far!

Who thought a GeForce RTX 3080 and GeForce RTX 3090 in the Founders Edition or one of the custom models would have been difficult to obtain, yesterday the “sales start” of the custom models of the Radeon RX 6800 and Radeon RX 6800 XT not experienced. This happened a little more than 24 hours and… Read more

AVM publishes a new laboratory update for two FRITZ! Boxes

After the German manufacturer AVM already offered the FRITZ! Box 7590 has published a new laboratory version, the company is now stepping up again and is releasing an updated version for both the FRITZ! Box 7590 as well as for the 7490. Among other things, the latest update ensures that the latest weather information will… Read more

Bitcoins on another downward slide

After the cryptocurrency Bitcoin last week the 15. 000 – has broken through the euro mark, it is now back on the decline. The current rate is around 14. 500 Euro. In addition to Bitcoins, other cryptocurrencies also saw a decline in value. An Ethereum coin is currently around 320 euros. At the moment it… Read more

The Hardwareluxx XXL Advent Calendar 2020

It’s Christmas time – and of course, a real Christmas time on Hardwareluxx includes our annual Advent calendar. Instead of chocolate, we fill our this year’s XXL Christmas calendar with great prices, as every year: many current products from Aerocool, Alpenföhn, Alphacool, Antec, Arctic, ASRock, ASUS , AVM, be quiet !, Cablemod, Cherry, Chieftec, Cooler… Read more

Including GeForce RTX 3080 and Core i9-10900K: MSI's Aegis TI5 in the video

Advertorial / advertisement: at the beginning of the year , when computer trade fairs could still take place without COVID lockdown and restrictions, MSI presented the Aegis TI5 at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. We now had the opportunity to get a top configuration with Intel Core i9 – 10900 K and GeForce… Read more

Black Mesa: Definitive Edition is the last major update to be released

What originally started as a mod project for Half-Life 1 in 2012 has evolved over the years as a full remake of the well-known and still very popular 3D shooters. After a long Early Access phase, the game was so well received by the gaming community that the team around Crowbar Collective decided to release… Read more

Schoolchildren still have a bad chance of getting a loaner notebook

With the ongoing corona pandemic, schoolchildren are facing completely new challenges. In addition to distance learning and the unusual situation of only consuming the learning materials digitally, some of the students do not have the necessary technical infrastructure in their own four walls. In addition to an adequate internet connection, this also includes a suitable… Read more

Change of strategy: Vodafone wants to make existing connections more stable in the future

A company spokesman for the network operator Vodafone commented on Thursday about the company’s future strategy in terms of fiber optic expansion. Among other things, it was said that in the future parts of the previous fiber optic activities were to be converted and put into their own cable network. The company thus confirmed previously… Read more

Telekom presents new Speedbox router

With the Speedbox, Deutsche Telekom has now introduced the next generation of wireless routers to take with you. The mobile hotspot can establish an internet connection across Germany via the LTE cellular network and, according to the company, offers a download speed of up to 300 Mbit / s. The new Speedbox has been painted… Read more

EU Parliament: Initiative against obsolescence and more

A possible right to repairs has already been discussed in the media in the past. After Apple took legal action against a Norwegian iPhone repair shop, they gave in to pressure from the legislature and offered a corresponding repair program. This means that third-party suppliers are also able to obtain original Apple components and thus… Read more

AOC is launching two new curved gaming monitors from the G2 series

The manufacturer AOC announces with the CQ 32 G2SE and the C 32 G2AE two new 31, 5-inch gaming displays from its G2 series. Both monitors come with a curved VA panel (1500 R) as well as a refresh rate of 165 Hz and a response time of 1 ms (MPRT). AMD FreeSync Premium is… Read more