Hewlett Packard Enterprise hofft, sich bei einem Rennen der Elektroautos auf kommende Anforderungen für E-Mobility und Connected Cars vorbereiten zu können. Wir haben den Technikern bei der Arbeit während des Berlin E-Prix zugesehen. (Formel E, GreenIT) Month: May 2016
Revive: Update hebelt Oculus VRs Kopierschutz aus
Ein heftiger Kollateralschaden: Die neueste Version von Revive, mit dem Rift-exklusive Spiele auf dem Vive laufen, umgeht das DRM der Plattform. Dabei hatte Oculus VR die gerade erst gepatcht. (Vive, DRM)
Ein heftiger Kollateralschaden: Die neueste Version von Revive, mit dem Rift-exklusive Spiele auf dem Vive laufen, umgeht das DRM der Plattform. Dabei hatte Oculus VR die gerade erst gepatcht. (Review: HP’s Elite x2 is a Surface clone you can actually upgrade
Surface Pro 4 is better in many ways, but you’ll want the x2 when things break.
Andrew Cunningham
HP's Elite x2 tablet, its keyboard cover, and its pen.
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Just as high-end, thin-and-light PCs from the last five or six years have mostly been cast in the mold of Apple’s MacBook Air, convertible PCs from the last year or two have been redefined by Microsoft’s Surface. After a few less-than-satisfying versions of the idea, Microsoft found an acceptable balance between tablet and laptop with the Surface Pro 3, and it carried that design forward into the Surface 3 and Surface Pro 4 with few fundamental changes. Since then, the Surface division has consistently been a small, but bright, spot in Microsoft’s earnings reports, helping to offset the near-complete collapse of Windows Phone (or Windows Mobile or whatever we’re calling it this year).
As a result of the Surface success story, most of the PC OEMs have delivered some riff on the tablet in the last year or so. Dell has the XPS 12 and the Latitude 12 7000. HP has the Spectre x2, and Samsung has the Galaxy TabPro S. Apple’s iPad was around for years before the Surface, but the iPad Pro is clearly following Microsoft’s lead. Even Lenovo, whose Yoga lineup is also widely imitated, has hopped aboard the Surface train with its ThinkPad X1 tablet.
Most of these devices are attempting to fill gaps and address needs that the Surface lineup doesn’t, which brings us to the HP Elite x2. This is a business-focused Surface clone that can’t match the Surface Pro 4 spec-to-spec, but it does offer users something that the Surface doesn’t: you can actually open it up and repair or replace parts without much effort as long as you have the right tools. It makes other tradeoffs, of course, but if you’ve been waiting for a Surface that you can actually upgrade and fix, this might be the tablet for you.
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Google’s closing argument: Android was built from scratch, the fair way
“Oracle took none of the risk, but wants all the credit, and a lot of the money.”
Google Inc.'s Android logo at company headquarters in Mountain View, California. (credit: Tony Avelar/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
SAN FRANCISCO—Google attorney Robert Van Nest made his closing argument to a panel of jurors here today, asking them to clear Android of copyright infringement allegations as a matter of "fairness and fair use."
"This is a very important case, not only for Google but for innovation and technology in general," Van Nest told the jury. "What Google engineers did was nothing out of that mainstream. They built Android from scratch, using new Google technology, and adapted technology from open sources. Android was a remarkable thing, a brand-new platform for innovation."
Van Nest's 90-minute closing argument was Google's final fusillade before this six-year-old lawsuit goes to the jury. Oracle has argued that Google's use of 37 Java APIs in Android infringes copyrights that Oracle acquired when it purchased Sun Microsystems. An appeals court has already found that APIs can indeed be copyrighted. Unless the ten-person jury empaneled in San Francisco finds that Google's use of APIs was "fair use," Oracle will win damages, and the company is hoping to ask for as much as $9 billion.
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Draft Law Orders Google to Remove Pirate Site Unblocking Advice
A draft bill just published by the Russian government foresees a future in which search engines more aggressively censor search results to protect copyright. Companies such as Google will be given just three days to remove links to proxy and mirroring services and also those that facilitate access to any site providing blockade circumvention tutorials.
Source: TF, for the latest info on copyright, file-sharing, torrent sites and ANONYMOUS VPN services.
Despite an enduring reputation for doing little to protect copyright online, in recent years the Russian government has passed tough legislation aimed at tackling so-called ‘pirate’ sites.
One of the most controversial additions was the introduction of a new law in 2013 which allowed entertainment industry companies to take cases to the Moscow City Court with a view to having non-compliant sites blocked at the ISP level. Sites that fail to respond to takedown demands are then given just 72 hours to do so, with a total (reversible) blockade the most aggressive outcome.
In 2015, Russia upped the pressure with the introduction of a new mechanism aimed at reducing instances of pirate site reoffending. Sites that have two cases brought against them and are found to be infringing now face a total lifetime block, a fate suffered by major torrent site RuTracker six months ago.
But like many other jurisdictions, Russia immediately discovered that after sites are blocked pirates remain determined to continue using them. As a result dozens of proxy and mirror sites have sprung up to facilitate access, reducing the efficacy of ISP blocks and frustrating copyright holders.
Earlier this year it was proposed that proxies and mirrors should be considered extensions of permanently blocked sites so that they can be quickly blocked and now there are hopes they can be rendered harder to find too.
In a draft bill just published by the Ministry of Communications these are described as “derivative sites” that feature a similar name and “completely or partially copy the information available on the original sites.” The bill tries to cover all angles by noting that “derivative sites” may also redirect users to blocked sites, provide services or information from blocked sites, or even translate blocked sites into other languages.
Furthermore, the bill also proposes that search engines including Google and Russian market leader Yandex will be required to remove links to sites that are setup to facilitate access to permanently blocked sites. Copyright holders will be given the opportunity to report such sites to search engines with an expectation that within three days they will cease providing links to those sites in their search results.
All services are covered, whether proxies or mirrors, but the bill also envisions going much further than just the sites themselves.
In an earlier case a web-blockade monitoring site was itself earmarked for blocking after providing tips on how to circumvent court-ordered blockades. With legislative amendments, Russia now intends to render the provision of circumvention advice a punishable offense.
If the bill is passed platforms offering circumvention advice directly will be subject to penalties ranging from 3,000 to 5,000 rubles ($45-$75) for “entrepreneurial individuals” operating outside a legal entity, up to 100,000 rubles ($1,492) for legal entities.
Furthermore, the draft proposes that any services offering circumvention advice should also be removed from Google and other providers’ search listings via the mechanism detailed above.
The bill is still at the draft stage which means it could be subject to change but it seems likely that pressure to reduce access to workarounds of all kinds will continue through its path to final approval.
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PGP-Unterstützung: Neuer Roundcube-Webmailer veröffentlicht
Der Webmailer Roundcube ist in einer neuen Version erschienen und bringt native PGP-Unterstützung in gleich zwei Versionen mit. Außerdem wurden die Bibliotheken weiterentwickelt und die Usability verbessert. (Sprint now zero-rating some video, joining AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile
FuboTV temporarily won’t count against Sprint data caps under a new promotion. (credit: FuboTV) Sprint is now allowing some online video to be streamed without counting against customers’ data caps, making it the fourth major wireless carrier in the US to implement data cap exemptions (or “zero-rating”). Sprint’s first foray into zero-rating, announced last week, is […]
FuboTV temporarily won't count against Sprint data caps under a new promotion. (credit: FuboTV)
Sprint is now allowing some online video to be streamed without counting against customers' data caps, making it the fourth major wireless carrier in the US to implement data cap exemptions (or "zero-rating").
Sprint's first foray into zero-rating, announced last week, is for the Copa America Centenario soccer tournament being held in the US beginning June 3. Sprint has partnered with FuboTV, a soccer streaming service, to give customers access to every match if they sign up for a 60-day trial. (FuboTV costs $9.99 per month if customers keep it after the trial expires.) Data streamed from FuboTV will not count against data caps during the tournament, but the zero-rating will end on June 27 right after the Copa America is over.
Zero-rating plans are being scrutinized by the Federal Communications Commission. Net neutrality advocates argue that zero-rating gives an unfair advantage to services that don't count against data caps, thus allowing carriers to favor some content over others.
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Phone-sized GOLE1 is a $99 Windows 10 PC (with a touchscreen)
There’s no shortage of cheap, tiny desktop computers with Intel Atom processors and Windows 10 software. But the GOLE1 is a bit different.
It’s basically a tiny Windows desktop that’s small enough to slide into a pocket. But in addition to four full-sized USB ports and HDMI output, the GOLE1 has a 5 inch touchscreen display and a battery that lets you use it as a standalone device (for a little while).
The developers of GOLE1 have working prototypes, and are hoping to begin shipping devices to backers of an Indiegogo campaign starting in July.
Continue reading Phone-sized GOLE1 is a $99 Windows 10 PC (with a touchscreen) at Liliputing.
There’s no shortage of cheap, tiny desktop computers with Intel Atom processors and Windows 10 software. But the GOLE1 is a bit different.
It’s basically a tiny Windows desktop that’s small enough to slide into a pocket. But in addition to four full-sized USB ports and HDMI output, the GOLE1 has a 5 inch touchscreen display and a battery that lets you use it as a standalone device (for a little while).
The developers of GOLE1 have working prototypes, and are hoping to begin shipping devices to backers of an Indiegogo campaign starting in July.
Continue reading Phone-sized GOLE1 is a $99 Windows 10 PC (with a touchscreen) at Liliputing.
Asus unveils new 8 and 10 inch ZenPad Android tablets
Asus is updating its ZenPad line of Android tablets with two new models featuring 8 and 10 inch displays and entry-level/mid-range specs.
The new Asus ZenPad 8 (Z380M) and Asus ZenPad 10 (Z300M) both feature Android 6.0 software and both are powered by MediaTek MT8163 quad-core processors. Most earlier members of the ZenPad family had Intel Atom processors.
Both of the new tablets feature 1280 x 800 pixel displays, 802.11a/b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, 5MP rear cameras, and 2MP front cameras.
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Asus is updating its ZenPad line of Android tablets with two new models featuring 8 and 10 inch displays and entry-level/mid-range specs.
The new Asus ZenPad 8 (Z380M) and Asus ZenPad 10 (Z300M) both feature Android 6.0 software and both are powered by MediaTek MT8163 quad-core processors. Most earlier members of the ZenPad family had Intel Atom processors.
Both of the new tablets feature 1280 x 800 pixel displays, 802.11a/b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, 5MP rear cameras, and 2MP front cameras.
Continue reading Asus unveils new 8 and 10 inch ZenPad Android tablets at Liliputing.
In der Version 4 wird Googles Safe-Browsing-API responsiv: Auf Smartphones soll sie sich anders verhalten als auf dem Desktop. Damit sollen Ressourcen gespart werden. Auch ein Referenzclient wurde veröffentlicht. (
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