{"id":19393,"date":"2018-12-31T12:00:23","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T11:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.netspark.de\/?p=19393"},"modified":"2018-12-31T10:28:07","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T09:28:07","slug":"the-end-of-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.netspark.de\/?p=19393","title":{"rendered":"The end of 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-Post-Thumb wp-image-19394\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.netspark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Year18_to_Year19-64x64.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.netspark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Year18_to_Year19-64x64.png 64w, https:\/\/blog.netspark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Year18_to_Year19-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blog.netspark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Year18_to_Year19-480x480.png 480w, https:\/\/blog.netspark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Year18_to_Year19-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.netspark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Year18_to_Year19-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/blog.netspark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Year18_to_Year19.png 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 64px) 100vw, 64px\" \/>Well, this is it. 12 hours to go and then we&#8217;re in a new year.<br \/>\n2018 was a hectic and eventful year for us all. Not only in<br \/>\ntechnology we had a lot of improvements, but also changes<br \/>\nin the way we act together. And this Blog woke up again&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->So while 2018 is ending, let&#8217;s have a look at what changed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Apple released new gadgets: The Apple Watch Series 4, the new Mac mini, the iPhone XS and XR and the new MacBook Air.<\/li>\n<li>Intel has introduced the 8th and 9th-gen Core i3,i5,i7 and i9 processor lines!<\/li>\n<li>AMD has introduced the new Ryzen series and the Threadripper has been launched as a real processor beast!<\/li>\n<li>NVidia has released its Geforce RTX series. Raytracing for everybody!<\/li>\n<li>Sandisk has officially announced a 512GB microSDXC card. A LOT of storage on small room!<\/li>\n<li>Seagate has announced 16TB HDD.<\/li>\n<li>SSDs with 4TB size become affordable.<\/li>\n<li>4K displays widely available, 8K on the go!<\/li>\n<li>Dolby Atmos de-facto standard for every new home-cinema amplifier.<\/li>\n<li>Broadband internet with Gigabit speed becomes available to more and more people.<\/li>\n<li>Salt in Switzerland has announced 10Gbps line for home usage (WHAT THE F***!!!).<\/li>\n<li>5G mobile network will be launched in 2019 in various countries. Tests successful!<\/li>\n<li>New crypto-miner-trojan-horses ecrypt your computer AND demand you to pay.<\/li>\n<li>Nasty virusses that nest within your BIOS infect your computer even after fresh install.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sad news ahead:<\/p>\n<p>Some famous actors and celebs have passed away:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stephen Hawking, extremely talented and highly intelligent astrophysicist, (\u2020 March, 14<sup>th<\/sup>)<\/li>\n<li>Dieter Thomas Heck, famous german entertainer and showmaster, (\u2020 August, 23<sup>rd<\/sup>)<\/li>\n<li>Barbara Bush, wife of former U.S. President George Bush, (\u2020 April, 17<sup>th<\/sup>)<\/li>\n<li>George H.W. Bush, 41<sup>st<\/sup> President of the United States, (\u2020 November, 30<sup>th<\/sup>)<\/li>\n<li>Kofi Annan, UN Secretary General (\u2020 August, 18<sup>th<\/sup>)<\/li>\n<li>Gary Kurtz, director and film maker (Star Wars!), (\u2020 September, 23<sup>rd<\/sup>)<\/li>\n<li>Gilberto Benetton, fashion stylist and Formula1 team owner (Benetton fashion), (\u2020 October, 22<sup>nd<\/sup>)<\/li>\n<li>Paul Allen, Co-Founder of Microsoft, (\u2020 October, 15<sup>th<\/sup>)<\/li>\n<li>Graciano (&#8216;Rocky&#8217;) Roccigiani, world-famous pro box champion, (\u2020 October, 1<sup>st<\/sup>)<\/li>\n<li>Joseph Jackson, father of Michael Jackson, (\u2020 June, 27<sup>th<\/sup>)<\/li>\n<li>Wolfgang V\u00f6lz, famous german actor and voice actor, (\u2020 May, 2<sup>nd<\/sup>)<\/li>\n<li>DJ Avicii, famous DJ, (April, 20<sup>th<\/sup>)<\/li>\n<li>Ingvar Kamprad, founder of IKEA Sweden, (\u2020 January, 27<sup>th<\/sup>)<\/li>\n<li>Dolores O&#8217;Riordan, main singer of &#8220;The Cranberries&#8221;, (\u2020 January, 15<sup>th<\/sup>)<\/li>\n<li>Burt Reynolds, famous american actor, (\u2020 September, 6<sup>th<\/sup>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Well&#8230; that&#8217;s quite a lot that has happened in the last 365 days.<\/p>\n<p>But now let&#8217;s look ahead and while New Zealand is now celebrating the new year, the team of Netsparks Blog has to fill another 12 hours and the USA have to wait another 18 to 21 hours until they can celebrate!<\/p>\n<p>The team of Netspark&#8217;s blog is now signing off and wishes all of you a happy new year!<\/p>\n<p>See you in 2019!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, this is it. 12 hours to go and then we&#8217;re in a new year. 2018 was a hectic and eventful year for us all. 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