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Google Pixel 2 smartphone: Photos in original size now eat up cloud storage

Owners of a Pixel 2 or Pixel 2 XL can have their photos since 16. January no longer uploads unlimited original size to the Google Cloud. Only compressed photos can still be stored in the cloud without consuming storage space. The end of the unlimited cloud storage for photos and videos in Google announced the… Read more

The IETF network standardization committee elects German chairman for the first time

Lars Eggert becomes the new chairman of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). This is the first time that the most important standardization organization for the further development and maintenance of Internet protocols has a German boss. This was announced by the IETF nomination committee (NomCom) on the evening of 15. January 2021. Eggert is… Read more

AMD CEO Lisa Su: Chip shortage will persist until summer

The two chip manufacturers AMD and Nvidia do not assume that the lack of chips and thus the poor availability of many processors and graphics cards will be remedied in the short term. AMD’s CEO Lisa Su spoke in an interview of a tense delivery situation in the entire first half of the year ,… Read more

heise + | Inexpensive Android smartphones with 5G in the test

Fast displays, good cameras and 5G: with the Nord N 10 5G and the Reno4 Z 5G, OnePlus and Oppo have two attractive 192 Euro Packages laced. Of Robin Brand Steffen Herget Cheap Android smartphones with 5G in the test Camera image quality Displays Individual meetings Conclusion Test table Read article in c’t 3 /… Read more

Google blocks private API for Chromium-based browsers

Google’s synchronization functions are only intended for Chrome. Therefore, an API that was previously used by Chromium-based browsers is now blocked in order to also offer the functions. Browser providers can only go up to 15. March to access Google’s “private Chrome APIs”. This affects more than synchronization. In the short blog post, Google does… Read more

Text editor nano 5.5: On request without a title bar, but with a minibar

In the new version 5.5, the nano project expands its text editor for the command line with several new functions. Among other things, set minibar removes the title bar of the program and instead adds a bar at the bottom with information about the open document. Here you can find the name of the file,… Read more

Critical admin gap in WordPress plug-in Orbit Fox

Attackers could attack websites created with the Content Management System (CMS) WordPress if the Orbit Fox plug-in is used with certain settings. If the conditions are right, attackers could, in the worst case, take over pages as admin. According to the plug-in website, Orbit Fox is on 400. 000 Websites actively installed. This enables website… Read more

Printing faces, copying objects: handheld 3D scanners from Anet

Construction files for geometric bodies are relatively easy to construct using common CAD programs. But if you want to print faces in 3D or copy irregular objects, then the construction is difficult and true to the original hardly feasible. The handysense Professional, a 3D handheld scanner, is supposed to make this very easy. That only… Read more

heise + | Help with homeschooling: five iOS apps for elementary school mathematics put to the test

Dozens of iOS apps promise to have fun learning and practicing math. We looked at five interesting examples with clever concepts. (Image: Shutterstock / MNStudio) Help with homeschooling: Five iOS apps for elementary school maths tested One-to-one meetings Conclusion Test table Apple’s App Store houses numerous little programs with which children can learn math in… Read more

What to know about complexity theory

Complexity theory is a subject area of theoretical computer science that concerns the design and analysis of algorithms. However, the topic is also relevant in practice. What should one know about it? The starting point of complexity theory is the task of finding or designing an algorithm for a problem to solve it. Such an… Read more

Fusion perfect: Stellantis auto company with 14 brands

The French Peugeot manufacturer PSA and Fiat Chrysler (FCA) confirmed on Saturday (16. Jan. 2021) that they have completed their mega merger to become the world’s fourth largest auto company. The transatlantic company Stellantis carries 000 car brands from Europe and the USA such as Peugeot, Citroën, Jeep, Maserati or Alfa Romeo . With Opel,… Read more

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

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

Apple TV +: Free period is extended again

Apple has again decided to extend the free period of its in-house Netflix competitor. Those who purchased certain Apple products initially got the Apple TV + service for one year – but last year the free year was extended to February 2021 . This could potentially 16 free Apple TV + months dust off. Actually… Read more

EU agency: Switching to renewable energies alleviates pressure on the environment

The switch to renewable energies such as wind and solar energy in Europe not only benefits the fight against the climate crisis, but also the environment. According to the European Environment Agency EEA, the increasing use of renewable energy sources has between 2005 and 2018 also shown positive effects on air and water pollution. This… Read more

First details about the new iMac with M1 chip – and a revived cube

There is a leak in Apple’s hardware department: After the first detailed information about the new MacBook Pro, details about the group’s new desktop computers have now also leaked. The most concrete information relates to the iMac, which has been in the same guise for many years. According to the well-known Apple reporter Mark Gurman… Read more