Wearables: Sportuhren statt Smartwatches

Der Absatz der Apple Watch schwächelt, auch Pebble und Samsung tun sich schwer mit dem Verkauf ihrer klugen Uhren. Lediglich ein Hersteller im Segment der Smartwatches legt laut einer Studie stark zu – mit einem besonders sportlichen Portfolio. (Apple Watch, Apple)

Der Absatz der Apple Watch schwächelt, auch Pebble und Samsung tun sich schwer mit dem Verkauf ihrer klugen Uhren. Lediglich ein Hersteller im Segment der Smartwatches legt laut einer Studie stark zu - mit einem besonders sportlichen Portfolio. (Apple Watch, Apple)

Liveblog: Microsoft’s October Windows—and maybe even hardware—event

Ars is on the scene in New York City.

Microsoft will be giving the first real look at the next big update to Windows 10, codenamed Redstone 2, in New York at 10am EDT (3pm UK) on October 26, and we'll be there on the scene to liveblog all that unfolds.

We know that the next Windows 10 major update will include new features for virtual reality and augmented reality systems, and we imagine that Microsoft will continue to push its productivity angle. But beyond that, the big ticket items are something of a mystery; so far, the Insider Preview builds haven't given a whole lot away of what's coming.

More mysterious than that, though, is a long-rumored new piece of hardware: a Surface-branded all-in-one computer. A possible name, "Surface Studio," has emerged through trademark filings along with some Surface-grey peripherals, but so far, Redmond has done a good job of keeping any hard information about the hardware itself—if it exists—under lock and key.

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BlackBerry DTEK60 Android smartphone now available for $499

BlackBerry DTEK60 Android smartphone now available for $499

After leaking in September and going up for pre-order at some stores earlier this month, BlackBerry’s most powerful Android phone to date is now available for purchase.

You can buy the Blackberry DTEK60 from the BlackBerry Shop for $499.

As expected, the phone features a 5.5 inch, 2560 x 1440 pixel AMOLED display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, 4GB of RAM, and 32GB of stroage.

It has a 21Mp rear camera with PDAF, HDR, and 4K video recording support, an 8MP front camera, and a USB 2.0 Type-C port, as well as a 3.5mm headset jack.

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BlackBerry DTEK60 Android smartphone now available for $499

After leaking in September and going up for pre-order at some stores earlier this month, BlackBerry’s most powerful Android phone to date is now available for purchase.

You can buy the Blackberry DTEK60 from the BlackBerry Shop for $499.

As expected, the phone features a 5.5 inch, 2560 x 1440 pixel AMOLED display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, 4GB of RAM, and 32GB of stroage.

It has a 21Mp rear camera with PDAF, HDR, and 4K video recording support, an 8MP front camera, and a USB 2.0 Type-C port, as well as a 3.5mm headset jack.

Continue reading BlackBerry DTEK60 Android smartphone now available for $499 at Liliputing.

Xiaomi launches Mi Note 2 smartphone, including a model with global LTE support

Xiaomi launches Mi Note 2 smartphone, including a model with global LTE support

Xiaomi’s Mi Note 2 is a smartphone with a 5.7 inch curved OLED display, a 2.35 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 processor, support for up to 6GB of RAM and up to 128GB of storage, a big battery, a high-resolution camera, and… a design that makes the phone look an awful lot like the ill-fated Samsung Galaxy Note 7.

That said, this phone doesn’t support pen input, as a lower-res display, and… probably won’t catch fire quite as easily.

Continue reading Xiaomi launches Mi Note 2 smartphone, including a model with global LTE support at Liliputing.

Xiaomi launches Mi Note 2 smartphone, including a model with global LTE support

Xiaomi’s Mi Note 2 is a smartphone with a 5.7 inch curved OLED display, a 2.35 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 processor, support for up to 6GB of RAM and up to 128GB of storage, a big battery, a high-resolution camera, and… a design that makes the phone look an awful lot like the ill-fated Samsung Galaxy Note 7.

That said, this phone doesn’t support pen input, as a lower-res display, and… probably won’t catch fire quite as easily.

Continue reading Xiaomi launches Mi Note 2 smartphone, including a model with global LTE support at Liliputing.

Certificate Transparency: Betrug mit TLS-Zertifikaten wird fast unmöglich

Alle TLS-Zertifizierungsstellen müssen ab nächstem Herbst ihre Zertifikate vor der Ausstellung in ein öffentliches Log eintragen. Mittels Certificate Transparency kann Fehlverhalten bei der Zertifikatsausstellung leichter entdeckt werden – das TLS-Zertifikatssystem insgesamt wird vertrauenswürdiger. (SSL, Google)

Alle TLS-Zertifizierungsstellen müssen ab nächstem Herbst ihre Zertifikate vor der Ausstellung in ein öffentliches Log eintragen. Mittels Certificate Transparency kann Fehlverhalten bei der Zertifikatsausstellung leichter entdeckt werden - das TLS-Zertifikatssystem insgesamt wird vertrauenswürdiger. (SSL, Google)

Seagate 15K HDD v6: Große SSHD für Server mit 15.000 Umdrehungen pro Minute

Es gibt sie noch, die Festplatten mit schnellen 15.000 Umdrehungen pro Minute. Seagate hat die Kapazität der SSHD und die Datenraten noch einmal gesteigert. An die Kapazitäten von Server-SSDs kommt Seagate trotz deutlicher Steigerung aber nicht einmal annähernd heran. (Seagate, Speichermedien)

Es gibt sie noch, die Festplatten mit schnellen 15.000 Umdrehungen pro Minute. Seagate hat die Kapazität der SSHD und die Datenraten noch einmal gesteigert. An die Kapazitäten von Server-SSDs kommt Seagate trotz deutlicher Steigerung aber nicht einmal annähernd heran. (Seagate, Speichermedien)

Nighthawk X10: Netgear bringt Router mit schnellem 802.11ad-WLAN

Netgear hat den Router Nighthawk X10 für 802.11ad-WLAN angekündigt. Damit werden sehr hohe Datenraten bei 60 GHz möglich. Doch 802.11ad kommt durch Wände und Türen nicht mehr so gut durch. Der Preis des Routers ist recht hoch. (WLAN, Netzwerk)

Netgear hat den Router Nighthawk X10 für 802.11ad-WLAN angekündigt. Damit werden sehr hohe Datenraten bei 60 GHz möglich. Doch 802.11ad kommt durch Wände und Türen nicht mehr so gut durch. Der Preis des Routers ist recht hoch. (WLAN, Netzwerk)

Cheaper, faster, lighter: 3D-printed car parts are now a thing

Divergent 3D’s technology has many advantages over traditional manufacturing.

A 3D printed metal structural node. (credit: Divergent 3D)

Last week we took a look at how Lamborghini is using forged composite carbon fiber in car production. But forged composites aren't the only game in town when it comes to cutting edge materials. Divergent 3D has been working on additive manufacturing—3D printing to you and me—car parts. In recent weeks, the company signed a partnership with PSA Group (Peugeot and Citroën). Today, Divergent 3D formed a partnership with engineering firm Altran. The company is now working on developing the technology to allow OEMs to manufacture components—in volume—with much lower capital costs and energy use than the conventional method.

Currently, car components are made in much the same way they have been for decades. Metal parts are stamped out by gigantic presses that are both horrifically expensive and energy intensive. Divergent 3D's founder and CEO, Kevin Czinger, found this out first hand when he co-founded an earlier company that built electric vehicles. He told Ars:

I learned that what slows down advances in the auto industry is hard-metal tooling and stamping. You need hundreds of millions of dollars up front for hardware design and construction, which needs to be amortized, and changes to that hardware become prohibitively expensive.

Divergent 3D's technology uses direct-metal laser sintering. Layers of aluminum alloy powder are built up to create the necessary parts or to build molds for non-metallic components. And because complex shapes can be created easily, parts that until now have been made of several pieces that have to be welded together can be created as single pieces.

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Apollo Lake: Intels Atom-Antrieb für Autos und andere Dinge

Mindestens sieben Jahre lieferbar, hitzebeständig und mit definierten Timings auch im Netzwerk: Das sind Intels neue Atom E3900 für das Internet der Dinge. In Autos und Überwachungskameras sollen sie landen, auch einige Kunden nannte Intel schon. (Atom, Prozessor)

Mindestens sieben Jahre lieferbar, hitzebeständig und mit definierten Timings auch im Netzwerk: Das sind Intels neue Atom E3900 für das Internet der Dinge. In Autos und Überwachungskameras sollen sie landen, auch einige Kunden nannte Intel schon. (Atom, Prozessor)