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Bumpy start to school: Discussions about nationwide digital educational offers

The industry association Bitkom is in favor of a national education platform and criticizes the persistent problems in Germany with regard to digital distance learning. The fragmented digital educational offer is not expedient, explains Bitkom in a press release. Meanwhile, the learning platform Schul-Cloud of the Hasso Plattner Institute has seen a sharp increase in… Read more

Corona pandemic: tightening of lockdowns are looming

In view of the continued high number of infections and great concern about the coronavirus mutations that have emerged, the discussion about tightening the lockdown in the near future has really picked up speed. The federal and state governments are therefore bringing their deliberations forward to next week. Next Tuesday to 14. 00 a conference… Read more

Google Maps for Business: Customizable zoom levels, predefined map styles

Google is introducing two new functions for Maps as part of an update. The adaptable information for different zoom levels and the map styles predefined for specific industries are aimed at corporate customers who want to use maps in their own app, for example. Maps shows different information depending on the magnification of the map…. Read more

MacBook Pro 2021: New displays, MagSafe – and no more Touch Bar?

Apple is preparing a new edition of the MacBook Pro: In addition to a 16 “model, the manufacturer is planning Also reportedly the introduction of a new 14 “model. Both pro notebooks also use brighter, higher-contrast screens, as reported by the financial news agency Bloomberg with reference to an informed person. Mini-LED technology may be… Read more

CO2 reduction: Renault, Hyundai and Mercedes are ahead

The 2020 cars newly registered in Germany emit significantly less CO 2 . Their carbon dioxide emissions fell on average by 10 percent compared to 2019, but there are big differences depending on the brand, as from on Friday (15. Jan . 2021) published data of the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA). If one only… Read more

End-to-end encrypted video conferences: TeamViewer Meeting now free of charge

TeamViewer Meeting is now integrated into the TeamViewer client and compatible with a stand-alone version. End-to-end encrypted (E2EE) video conferences are free for all users, both on the desktop and on the move. Originally the in-house conference service was called blizz, now the name has also been adapted. “Due to the worldwide need for reliable,… Read more

Computer breakdown: Thousands of data deleted from British police files

Due to a breakdown, a lot of data has been deleted from the central computer system of the British police. It was more than 150. 000 arrest records with DNA data and fingerprints, reported the Newspaper The Times on Friday. The Ministry of the Interior admitted the breakdown at the Police National Computer (PNC), the… Read more

heise + | Analysis of the energy transition: Don't wait for technical breakthroughs

Usable technology has been around for a long time. The real bottleneck is politics. Per MWh, without subsidies or concessions, as of: 1st Hj 2020 (Image: Bloomberg NEF) In our editorial meetings we often discuss whether a certain topic is not too economic or political – after all, we are a technology magazine. But unfortunately… Read more

iOS 14.4: Apple warns of replacement cameras

Users of repaired iPhones with replacement components that do not come from Apple itself will have to live with an additional warning in the future. After third-party batteries and third-party screens, Apple also has a review in iOS 14. 4, which is currently available as a second beta of the camera module. If the camera… Read more

Bjarne Stroustrup: Every C ++ standard is a snapshot

Bjarne Stroustrup has achieved some fame as the father of the C ++ programming language; even today he is still involved in the standardization of C ++. In an interview with heise Developer, Stroustrup explains what will be of long-term importance for developers in C ++ 20 and how the others will Future programming language… Read more

European expansion: IT consultant ThoughtWorks buys Gemini Solutions

The editors of the regular “ThoughtWorks Technology Radar” want to expand their support and consultancy resources in the UK and Germany. (Image: TippaPatt / Shutterstock.com) The IT consultancy ThoughtWorks, known for its ThoughtWorks Technology Radar, which is regularly published twice a year, has announced the acquisition of Gemini Solutions Inc., but financial details of the… Read more

Trade war: USA regards Xiaomi as “Sino-Communist military company”

The US Department of Defense has released an updated list of companies believed to be associated with the Chinese military. From now on, Xiaomi is also regarded as a “Chinese Communist military company”. Xiaomi’s core business includes smartphones, which because of their good price -Performance ratio are also popular in Germany – the series Redmi,… Read more

Asus Chromebox without fan and with 16 GB of RAM

Asus simply calls its new Chrome OS computer a fanless Chromebox, which works completely without a fan. It is intended for use in industry and retail, which is why, according to the manufacturer, a robust aluminum housing protects it. The Asus Chromebox can be used with two and four core processors from Intel 10. Configure… Read more

heise offer: JavaLand 2021: Java conference takes place online

Due to the pandemic situation, it is not possible to hold a JavaLand conference on site in Phantasialand in March. Therefore, the JavaLand team decided to release this year’s edition on 16. and 17. March as a two-day online conference. Far more than 100 Lectures The conference program has been online since mid-December. The participants… Read more

Security researchers are calling for more protection for iPhone data

Apple and app developers do not make sufficient use of the security functions available in iOS. Renowned IT security experts from Johns Hopkins University are convinced of this. Compared to the US magazine Wired they sometimes sharply criticized the current approach. It “really shocked him,” said crypto expert Matthew Green, because he thought these devices… Read more