07
Oct
When it comes to security, Apple still sets a high level.
However there are now issues with the T2 security chip
that cannot be ironed out at all. This could allow hackers
to compromise T2-equipped devices easily via USB.
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26
Aug
The Switch from Nintendo is going to reach almost as high
sale figures as the Wii from 2006 which still is the leading
console with over 100 million sales. The Switch and Switch
Lite are at 61 million sales so far.
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15
Mar
Covid-19 is strangling tourism down everywhere
on this planet. In Thailand monkeys are roaming
free thus being a photo subject here and there.
But what if there’s no tourists to gather food from?
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14
Mar
While the coronavirus is still keeping the world
in suspense, Katie Porter has taken the initiative
to question the fact why coronavirus tests in the
USA are still charged to the people.
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09
Mar
According to the FAD 2020 at AMD on march 6th,
it seems as if AMD has big strategies for the future.
One of them being the next step in CPU production
using 5nm technology and chiplet stacking.
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07
Mar
There are indeed very odd reasons why children
drive cars. This one however is pure stupidity.
The parents of an 11-year old boy were annoyed
that he played too much GTA on his playstation.
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06
Mar
Due to a construction flaw, the flash memory of the
MCU wears off too soon due to excessive writing
operations onto the flash memory. It’s like with SSDs
where memory cells may become defective by time.
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04
Mar
It seems as if Intel still is in need of 14nm fab capacity
and thus has reopened it’s 14nm chip fab in Costa Rica
where also the Pentium III had been fabbed years ago.
However it’s unclear why Intel doesen’t focus on 7nm.
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29
Feb
What’s so special about this day that comes across
every fourth year? Well, to understand why there’s
a 366th day every four years, let’s look at the
astronomical aspects of an earth-year.
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27
Feb
Well, it seems justice has gone too far again. An officer
in Orlando, FL has imprisoned a 6-year old girl after an
incident in her school. According to U.S. newsportals it
seems as if the teacher has called the police.
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25
Feb
Using Paypal in conjunction with GooglePay? Then you
should pay more attention to all your transactions now!
A greater scam wave is currently hitting users of PayPal
and GooglePay showing transactions from Target.
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24
Feb
In the USA, AirBNB is currently promoting noise
sensors that monitor loud noises and give land-
lords the ability of being notified in case tenants
are having a party or producing too much noise.
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22
Feb
It’s no good times for NVidia at the moment. Right after
the ending of the Beta phase of GeForce Now it seems
as if the next big partner turns his back on NVidia. The
loss of Bethesda as a big game publisher is harsh.
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21
Feb
The Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 is the current flagship
laptop product of Microsoft, comparable to the Apple
MacBook Pro. Recent reports show, however, that the
screen appears tobe extremely sensible and easily cracks
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20
Feb
Ever heard of Czinger? Neither did we! But their
sportscar concept seems to be very enthusiastic
and aiming for the GIMS 2020 in Geneva. A car
entirely made by robots and carbon fiber used.
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19
Feb
It seems as if Microsoft still has severe problems with
Quality Assurance when it comes to releases of updates.
The KB4532693 update released on February 11th, 2020,
seems to take data protection a tad too serious.
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17
Feb
So Samsung’s new flagship is out and has already
been tested. Especially when it comes to stability
of the all-new Ultra Thin Glass (UTG). One well
known video blogger (JRE) did it the hard way.
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16
Feb
If you thought, you’ve seen it all already, well here’s
something new you might not have seen before.
So what’s the least stuff needed to make popcorn?
A microwave? A pan? A popcorn machine?
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15
Feb
It appears as if the assortment of bizarre drinks has
got another addendum. Today it’swater with alcohol
mixed into. The water comes in 5 flavors which are
fruit flavors. The side information: It has 5% vol alc.
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13
Feb
Ever wondered what an old movie from before 1900 would
look like if they had 4K technology already? Well, a multimedia
studio has restored a shortfilm from 1896 of the Lumière
Brothers that has been aired in 1897 in the public.
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February 13, 2020Netspark
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12
Feb
Have you always wondered what the largest cranes in the
world look like and how high they are? Today we present
you the 5 biggest of them. Either used to set up smaller
construction cranes or for heavyweight lifting tasks
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11
Feb
Ever been impatient at red traffic lights? Well, in
Mumbai you’d better not have a short tamper and
start using your horn extensively. In Mumbai there
are traffic lights that measure the loudness.
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10
Feb
It seems as if Microsoft is testing how to make Edge
appealing to users of other browsers like Firefox.
A screenshot twittered by WindowsLatest shows that
Microsoft is placing a hint to their newest browser.
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08
Feb
The DHS has been in the center of attention when
it comes to user tracing without their knowledge.
Now it’s official that the DHS uses databases with
data of millions of smartphone users to track them.
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03
Feb
According to some interesting news about a pending
supercomputer update it seems as if there’s something
fast in the pipe of NVidia’s GPU releases. The University
of Indiana has delayed their second upgrade stage.
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02
Feb
Ever wondered how expensive smoking in
Australia is? Since 2011 the government in
Australia has raised the price for cigarettes
constantly. Now here’s an impressive story.
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30
Jan
When it comes to smartwatches, Apple is in the lead even
though there are a lot of Android-based smartwatches on
the market. In general, Apple has a domination with their
smartwatches with an estimated 120 million sold units so far!
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25
Jan
If you think you’ve seen it all, then here’s a
new one for the weekend. Google has put up
an experimental project to make your smart-
phone calmer. Yeah, you’ve read right!
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24
Jan
Being member of the Ionity charger network? Well
then you should pay attention to this news! While
charging a car was about 8€ for a complete battery
charge (no matter what car!), it’ll change soon.
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23
Jan
It seems as if Intel has finally noticed that keeping
the prices for their processors artificially high for
more profit is cotraproductive especially with AMD
being in pole position even with server CPUs!
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22
Jan
If you thought, you’ve seen it all, think again. A theme
park in the south of China has opened a new attraction
(Bungee jumping tower, 70m height). To open the tower
officially, they decided for a rather doubtful event.
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19
Jan
The Nintendo Switch is still a remarkable mobile
console and it has good games to play on it. How-
ever the controllers (called Joy-cons) aren’t without
doubts when it comes to ergonomics.
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