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Recharge the smartphone? No more electricity, we discovered hot water

From China here is the idea of researchers at the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology to insert a thermoelectric chip into the cap of a thermos to recover the lost heat from hot water and use it to recharge a smartphone. by Manolo De Agostini published 09 January 2021 , at 16: 01 in… Read more

Tower 100, this is what Thermaltake's new mini-ITX case looks like

It’s called Tower 100 the new case from Thermaltake designed for even powerful mini-ITX configurations, especially showcase the hardware thanks to three tempered glass panels. by Manolo De Agostini published 09 January 2021 , at 15: 01 in the Peripherals channel Thermaltake Thermaltake announced Tower 100 , a new compact case designed for motherboard-based configurations… Read more

Rugged notebooks continue to be in demand on the market

If the 2020 has allowed this market, despite the pandemic, to maintain the sales volumes of the past will be 2021 that of a further upward expansion of Paolo Corsini published on 09 January 2021 , at 14: 01 in the Portable channel Panasonic Getac The market for rugged notebooks , capable of operating stably… Read more

Epic Games Store gives Star Wars Battlefront II: here's when to redeem it

Launched in 2017 amid the criticism of the press and the complaints of the players, the redeemed Star Wars Battlefront II becomes one of the free games of Epic Games Store, but only for a few days. The edition donated by the platform corresponds to the Celebration Edition. by Pasquale Fusco published 09 January 2021… Read more

Ho.mobile data theft: SIM serial regenerated automatically, no need to go to the store

ho.mobile has communicated that remotely regenerating the serial (ICCD) of all the SIMs involved in the data theft of the past weeks. There is therefore no need to go to the store to replace the SIM in the store. by Manolo De Agostini published 09 January 2021 , at 12: 01 in the Telephony channel… Read more

Epic Games bought RAD Game Tools to reduce game loading time

Epic Games bought the company which develops the leading data compression technology used in games: RAD Game Tools. The developer of solutions such as Blink Video and Oodle will work with the Epic teams to improve the Unreal Engine, for the benefit of developers and gamers. by Manolo De Agostini published 09 January 2021 ,… Read more

Linux on Mac M1s? Asahi Linux takes shape, the project that will make Torvalds happy

Asahi Linux starts to take shape, a project led by developer Hector Martin who aims to bring Linux to Macs with Apple M1 processor. The project is collaborative, but complex and therefore very intriguing. by Manolo De Agostini published 09 January 2021 , at 10: 01 in the Operating Systems channel Apple MacBook iMac Linux… Read more

Rocket Lake at 6.9 GHz under liquid nitrogen: the new Intel CPU already under pressure

A video that appeared on Twitter shows a Intel’s future Rocket Lake desktop CPU, expected to debut in March, cornered by an overclock attempt under liquid nitrogen. The CPU reached 6.9 GHz. by Manolo De Agostini published 00 January 2021 , at 09: 31 in the Processors channel Intel Core Le 11th Generation Intel Core… Read more

Apple Car, discussions started with Hyundai (and not only) for production

Apple would start actively discussing Apple Car with the giants of the automotive sector: one of them is Hyundai. by Nino Grasso published 09 January 2021 , at 09: 01 in the Apple channel Hyundai Apple The new rumors about the Apple Car come this time from Korea South and, according to a new report… Read more

Honor V40 official launch date: it will arrive on January 18

Honor is ready to release the expected V 40, the top of the range of the new home of the brand. Some information was also leaked and above all an official clip published by Honor that shows us part of the device of Lorenzo Tirotta published on 08 January 2021 , at 19: 01 in… Read more

There is a new growing market, that of used and refurbished smartphones

It has reached annual volumes of approximately 1/5 of the new smartphone market: we are talking about used and refurbished products, very interesting for consumers given the savings they allow to obtain by Paolo Corsini published on 08 January 2021 , at 18: 21 in the Telephony channel If the 2020, thanks to the difficulties… Read more

Instant photography, two philosophies compared: Polaroid Now and Fuijifilm Instax Mini LiPlay

The history of photography is made up of small revolutions . The most important are certainly those that have ‘democratized’ its use and led more people to approach photography. The invention of the portable camera by Oskar Barnack is certainly one of them (by the way, you know why the classic film 35 mm ha… Read more

Ryzen 5000 mobile coming, some have tested a Ryzen 7 5800U

A Chinese site has published some results testing preliminary obtained on a Ryzen 7 APU 5800 U based on Zen 3 architecture. This and other models will be officially announced by AMD la next week at CES 2021. by Manolo De Agostini published 08 January 2021 , at 17: 41 in the Processors channel AMD… Read more

Chromebook Spin 514, the first Acer Chromebook with an AMD Ryzen CPU

AMD Ryzen processors 3000 C-Series and AMD Radeon Integrated GPU for Chromebook Spin 514 and its Enterprise variant, available in Europe from March starting respectively from 529 is 799 EUR. by Manolo De Agostini published 08 January 2021 , at 17: 01 in the Portable channel Acer Chromebook RyZen AMD Acer announced the new Chromebook… Read more

Vodafone Special 100 Digital Edition for only € 9.99 and even those coming from ho.mobile can do it!

Here comes the possibility from Vodafone to subscribe to one of the most advantageous offers of the moment also for users coming from ho.mobile. Let’s talk about the Vodafone Special 100 Digital Edition which less than 10 ?? allows you to have 100 GB of data traffic. Here is the information. by Bruno Mucciarelli published… Read more