Vectoring sei eine Brückentechnologie, die wichtige Ausbauimpulse liefern könne. Langfristig werde jedoch kein Weg an einem vollständigen Netzinfrastrukturwandel - weg von Kupfer, hin zu Glasfaser - vorbeiführen, erklärte Ministerpräsidentin Malu Dreyer. (Glasfaser, Internet) Month: May 2016
$80 2DS makes accessing Nintendo’s vast portable library cheaper than ever
Lower price comes ahead of November’s new Pokemon launch.
Nintendo continues to lower the price floor for access to its vast ecosystem of dual-screen portable games. The company announced today that it would start selling the slate-like Nintendo 2DS for $80 on May 20, along with a preinstalled copy of Mario Kart 7.
The 2DS is definitely the bargain-basement option for getting access to the full library of 3DS (and backward-compatible original DS) games. That has been the case since it launched at $130 in 2013 and dropped to $100 last summer. That low price comes with some compromises compared to the traditional 3DS line, though, including a lack of stereoscopic 3D, a non-folding design with slightly uncomfortable button positioning, and a smaller screen than the "XL" line. The 2DS also doesn't play the few games that require the "new 3DS" chipset.
Still, the 2DS is a pretty good deal compared to the $200 that Nintendo charges for a top-end New 3DS XL these days, and it comes in cheaper than even a $120 used 3DS from GameStop. If you haven't taken the plunge on a Nintendo portable yet, $80 is a great price for getting access to over 500 3DS games, thousands of original DS games, and hundreds of downloadable Virtual Console titles from Nintendo's back catalog. That list includes at least a few dozen games that are actually good (We recommend Super Mario 3D World, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, and Fire Emblem: Awakening just for starters). Plus, we hear there's a new Pokemon game coming soon...
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WhatsApp mobile messenger launches desktop clients (Windows and OS X)
Facebook-owned WhatsApp is one of the world’s most popular instant messaging service. It may not be hugely popular in the US, but it’s replaced SMS as the preferred method of text-based, phone-to-phone communication for nearly a billion users.
But now you don’t need to unlock your phone to use WhatsApp. There’s been a web interface for a while, and now WhatsApp has also launched desktop apps for Windows and OS X.
You still need a smartphone to start using WhatsApp.
Facebook-owned WhatsApp is one of the world’s most popular instant messaging service. It may not be hugely popular in the US, but it’s replaced SMS as the preferred method of text-based, phone-to-phone communication for nearly a billion users.
But now you don’t need to unlock your phone to use WhatsApp. There’s been a web interface for a while, and now WhatsApp has also launched desktop apps for Windows and OS X.
You still need a smartphone to start using WhatsApp.
Sicherheitslücken: Hacker dürfen bei Pornhub Schwachstellen suchen
Wenn Hacker künftig Pornhub besuchen, dann nur, um Sicherheitslücken zu finden. Denn die Plattform hat ein öffentliches Bug-Bounty-Programm bei Hackerone gestartet. (Sicherheitslücke, Internet)
Wenn Hacker künftig Pornhub besuchen, dann nur, um Sicherheitslücken zu finden. Denn die Plattform hat ein öffentliches Bug-Bounty-Programm bei Hackerone gestartet. (Sicherheitslücke, Internet) Games: Disney stellt Spielfiguren-Reihe Infinity ein
Der Medienkonzern Disney entlässt rund 300 Spielentwickler und stellt seine Spielfigurenreihe Infinity ein. Künftig will die Firma mit ihren Marken wie Star Wars und Marvel nur noch als Lizenzgeber am Spielemarkt auftreten. (Freelance.de: IT-Freiberufler billiger als das ERP-Systemhaus
Das Gehalt eines IT-Freiberuflers ist günstiger als das Systemhaus für die ERP-Software, sagt ein Unternehmen in einer Umfrage von IDG Business und Freelance.de. Unternehmen erwarten demnach zunehmend auch geschliffenes Auftreten, Teamfähigkeit und Präsentationssicherheit. (Ex-Top Gear trio’s new Amazon show will be called The Grand Tour
The Clarkson, Hammond, and May show will be shot in a travelling “MASSIVE tent.”
Jeremy Clarkson, James May, and Richard Hammond have announced that their new Amazon motoring show will be called The Grand Tour, or GT for short. Amazon still hasn't confirmed when the show will be aired; all we have to go on is "Autumn 2016."
Clarkson took to Twitter to explain the naming of his new show: "The Grand Tour (GT for short) will come from a tent, which we will put up in a different location every week." Hammond provided a little more information, saying that "We've got a MASSIVE tent as our studio. Same tent, different view, different crowd every week."
James May, however, appears to be a bit pissed off about the chosen name: "I'm sorry if your name wasn't used for our new show. But neither were any of mine... I still think 'Nigel' was a better name."
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Asus launches Zenfone Go TV (smartphone with a TV tuner)
Asus has unveiled a new smartphone, but it’s not the anticipated Asus Zenfone 3.
The Asus Zenfone Go TV is a 5.5 inch phone with modest specs, but one special feature: a digital TV tuner that allows you to watch broadcast television on the go (in select countries).
Asus is selling the Zenfone Go TV in Taiwan for about $170.
The phone features a 1280 x 720 pixel IPS display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor, 2GB of RAM, and 16GB of storage, as well as a microSD card slot for up to 64GB of removable storage.
Continue reading Asus launches Zenfone Go TV (smartphone with a TV tuner) at Liliputing.
Asus has unveiled a new smartphone, but it’s not the anticipated Asus Zenfone 3.
The Asus Zenfone Go TV is a 5.5 inch phone with modest specs, but one special feature: a digital TV tuner that allows you to watch broadcast television on the go (in select countries).
Asus is selling the Zenfone Go TV in Taiwan for about $170.
The phone features a 1280 x 720 pixel IPS display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor, 2GB of RAM, and 16GB of storage, as well as a microSD card slot for up to 64GB of removable storage.
Continue reading Asus launches Zenfone Go TV (smartphone with a TV tuner) at Liliputing.
Pyra-Handheld: Open-Pandora-Nachfolger kann in Produktion gehen
Für das Pyra-Handheld sind in nur wenigen Tagen so viele Vorbestellungen eingegangen, dass der Nachfolger der Open Pandora nun produziert werden kann. Voll funktionsfähige Prototypen sind bereits verfügbar. (WLAN-Störerhaftung abgeschafft: Selbst Netzpolitiker können mal Erfolg haben
Unrühmliche drei Jahre haben Union und SPD für die Abschaffung der Störerhaftung gebraucht. Die peinlichen Pläne der Regierung konnten die Netzpolitiker aber nur mit Hilfe gewichtiger Unterstützer stoppen. (Störerhaftung, WLAN)
Unrühmliche drei Jahre haben Union und SPD für die Abschaffung der Störerhaftung gebraucht. Die peinlichen Pläne der Regierung konnten die Netzpolitiker aber nur mit Hilfe gewichtiger Unterstützer stoppen. (Störerhaftung, WLAN)