Air Berlin rüstet sein On-Board-Internet auf. AeroMobile baut seinen Dienst 3G eXPhone in Langstreckenflüge ein. Die Preise sind von den Roamingvereinbarungen der jeweiligen Netzbetreiber abhängig. (Flugzeug, Luftfahrt) 
Month: December 2015
Australian police raid the home and offices of reported Bitcoin creator
Craig Steven Wright was raided just hours after (probable) outing as Satoshi Nakamoto.
Australian federal police have raided the Sydney home of Craig Steven Wright, the man who—just a few hours ago—was named by Wired and Gizmodo as the probable creator of Bitcoin. Reuters reports that there are police at an office that's listed as the registered location of two of Wright's businesses, too.
Curiously, a statement from the Australian federal police said that the raids were not related to the recent Bitcoin revelation. "The AFP can confirm it has conducted search warrants to assist the Australian Taxation Office at a residence in Gordon and a business premises in Ryde, Sydney. This matter is unrelated to recent media reporting regarding the digital currency bitcoin."
Late yesterday, both Wired and Gizmodo published reports that fingered Craig Steven Wright as the likely real identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous figure behind the creation of the original Bitcoin software in 2009. Both Wired and Gizmodo were working from the same trove of documents. The evidence is pretty convincing: as Wired says, "Either Wright invented bitcoin, or he’s a brilliant hoaxer who very badly wants us to believe he did."
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Cases of ADHD surge in US kids
From 2003 to 2011, prevalence rose by 43% to affect about 1 in 8 youth.
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Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), the most commonly diagnosed mental disorder among children in the US, is becoming even more commonly diagnosed, according to a new analysis of nationwide data.
Between 2003 and 2011, prevalence of the disorder in kids aged five to 17 rose from 8.4 percent to 12 percent, a 42.9 percent increase, researchers report. That means that 5.8 million children and young adults—about one in eight—in the US now have the diagnosis. Such a diagnosis identifies recurring hyperactivity and/or inattentiveness that hinders work, play, and school activities. The surge, published Tuesday in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, affected kids across different races/ethnicities, socioeconomic statuses, age groups, and genders—although, to varying degrees.
“We aren’t able to get at the driving forces behind the trends,” Sean Cleary, coauthor of the study and professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at George Washington University, told Ars. But, he said, speculation includes greater recognition of the symptoms, as well as over diagnosis. The latter, is of course a concern, Cleary said. But so is under diagnosis, he added. If ADHD is not caught and treated early, symptoms and problems could persist into adulthood, he explained.
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Rockstar Games: Jede Kugel zählt in GTA Online
Stillstand ist keine gute Idee: In einem neuen Onlinemodus für GTA 5 setzt Rockstar Games das bekannte Spielprinzip von Last Man Standing um - mit kleinen Änderungen, die besonders Camper betreffen. (
EU Proposal Bans Netflix-Style Geo Blocking and Restrictions
The European Commission has officially presented its plan to abolish geo-blocking and filtering restrictions across EU member states. The new proposal requires online services to allow users to access their accounts all across Europe, even in countries where it’s officially not available yet.
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Netflix subscribers across Europe all have access to a different library of films and videos.
The same is true for users of many other streaming services such as BBC iPlayer, Amazon Instant Video and HBO Go.
This means that paying customers are often unable to use their accounts, or with restrictions, when traveling to other European countries.
These geo-blocking practices have been a thorn in the side of the European Commission who today published a concrete proposal requiring streaming services to ban them.
The proposal, which is the first in EU’s broader copyright reform, requires online services to remove geo-blocking in Europe. This means that Netflix users can access their local content library in any EU member state.
This also includes countries where the service isn’t currently operating. For example, a Swedish HBO subscriber should be able to access his account in Italy, where it’s not available legally.
“We want to ensure the portability of content across borders. People who legally buy content – films, books, football matches, TV series – must be able to carry it with them anywhere they go in Europe,” says Andrus Ansip, Vice-President for the Digital Single Market.
Netflix previously called for an end to all geo-blocking and says it’s happy to provide users with great content wherever they are.
“We’re committed to providing Netflix members with great programming wherever they are and are studying the EU’s proposal,” a Netflix spokesperson informs TF.
While the plans are a positive development for users, copyright holders may be more skeptical. They will have to rewrite their licensing agreements to allow online access to content across borders.
According to the EU Commission many people already try to bypass geo-restrictions through VPN services. Under the new proposal, this is no longer needed.
Ironically, the changes may not always be beneficial. In some cases people use a VPN to access a broader library of films and video in another EU country, which will no longer be possible under the new rules.
In addition, Pirate Party MEP Julia Reda points out that the proposal only fixes part of the problem. People who are in countries where Netflix and other services aren’t available, will remain without access.
The plans proposed today still requires official approval from the European Parliament but the commission hopes that it will be implemented in 2017.
More concrete copyright reform proposals are expected to follow next year. This includes updated anti-piracy measures based on the “follow the money” approach as well as various exceptions to allow broader use of copyrighted material.
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Medion Life X5004 im Test: Ein Smartphone mit gutem Aldi-Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis
Für rund 200 Euro verkauft Aldi-Nord zum ersten Mal ein Medion-Smartphone mit LTE: das Life X5004. Wir haben es vor Verkaufsstart getestet – und keine Mängel gefunden, die für diesen Preis nicht zu verschmerzen wären. (Medion, Smartphone) 
Für rund 200 Euro verkauft Aldi-Nord zum ersten Mal ein Medion-Smartphone mit LTE: das Life X5004. Wir haben es vor Verkaufsstart getestet - und keine Mängel gefunden, die für diesen Preis nicht zu verschmerzen wären. (Medion, Smartphone) 
FX-Prozessoren: Zen-basierte CPUs erscheinen zuerst für Gamingsysteme
AMD hat angekündigt, CPUs mit Zen-Architektur zuerst für den High-End-Desktop und nicht den Servermarkt zu veröffentlichen. Das ist ein ungewöhnliches Vorgehen, uns erscheint es aber logisch. (
Musikstreaming: Spotify will größeres Angebot im Abo zulassen
Spotify will ein Tabu brechen und manche Alben nur für zahlende Abokunden anbieten. Nutzer der Gratisvariante müssten auf diese Musik verzichten. (
Digitale Hauptstadt: Berliner Bürgermeister will ein 5G-Testnetz
Berlin will auch digitale Hauptstadt werden. Dafür will der Regierende Bürgermeister ein 5G-Testnetz, autonomes Fahren und 30 neue Professuren. (5G, Technologie) 
Berlin will auch digitale Hauptstadt werden. Dafür will der Regierende Bürgermeister ein 5G-Testnetz, autonomes Fahren und 30 neue Professuren. (5G, Technologie) 
Schutz kritischer Infrastrukturen: EU beschließt erste Cybersecurity-Richtlinie
Die EU hat einen wichtigen Meilenstein der Cybersecurity-Strategie aus dem Jahr 2013 umgesetzt: Meldepflichten für Betreiber kritischer Infrastrukturen. Wieso Kommissar Günther Oettinger in seinem Statement zu dem Beschluss auf den Vtech-Hack verweist, ist uns jedoch nicht ganz klargeworden. (EU, Google) 
Die EU hat einen wichtigen Meilenstein der Cybersecurity-Strategie aus dem Jahr 2013 umgesetzt: Meldepflichten für Betreiber kritischer Infrastrukturen. Wieso Kommissar Günther Oettinger in seinem Statement zu dem Beschluss auf den Vtech-Hack verweist, ist uns jedoch nicht ganz klargeworden. (EU, Google) 
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