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In einem Mobilfunknetz ist LTE Advanced Pro für die Nutzer freigegeben. Und der Nighthawk Mobile Router M1 von Netgear ist als Endgerät verfügbar. (Long Term Evolution, Ericsson)

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In einem Mobilfunknetz ist LTE Advanced Pro für die Nutzer freigegeben. Und der Nighthawk Mobile Router M1 von Netgear ist als Endgerät verfügbar. (Long Term Evolution, Ericsson)
Wie bei NBase-T alias 802.3bz haben auch bei den neuen Hochgeschwindigkeits-Netzwerk-Zwischenstufen 25GbE und 50GbE ein paar Hersteller den Standard selbst vorangetrieben und kürzlich die schon länger fertige Spezifikation freigegeben. Hohe Geschwindigkeiten sind mit wenig Aufwand möglich. (Netzwerk, PC-Hardware)
Das Gaming-Unternehmen Razer hat den Hersteller des Cloud-Smartphones Robin, Nextbit, gekauft. Die Angestellten wurden komplett übernommen, Nextbit soll weiterhin unabhängig agieren und neue Produkte entwickeln. (Razer, Smartphone)
Das eine mit vielen Spielereien, das andere eher puristisch: Das MSI GS63VR und Gigabytes Aero 14 eint die identische Hardware, eine Geforce GTX 1060 und ein Intel Core i7. Im Alltag unterscheiden sich die beiden Notebooks aber teils stark. Ein Test vo…
Unter der neuen iOS 10.3 Beta 1 erhalten Nutzer, die 32-Bit-Apps starten wollen, eine Warnung des Betriebssystems: In kommenden Versionen liefen die Apps nicht mehr. iOS 11 könnte die 32-Bit-Unterstützung beenden und nicht mehr für ältere iOS-Geräte zur Verfügung stehen. (iOS 10, Applikationen)
The music and movie industry’s top copyright groups, together with some of the largest ISPs in the U.S., jointly announced the end of the controversial ‘six strikes’ graduated response system.Known officially as the ‘Copyright Alert System’ (CAS), it w…
The music and movie industry's top copyright groups, together with some of the largest ISPs in the U.S., jointly announced the end of the controversial 'six strikes' graduated response system.
Known officially as the 'Copyright Alert System' (CAS), it was first introduced in 2011, and ever since, it has been clouded in secrecy, or have come under heavy criticism from many quarters.
CAS monitors user activities online and allows rights-holders to issue warnings to users, via ISPs, before more action can be taken. Users are permitted to receive five warnings, with the "sixth strike" leading to tougher, but often unspecified, action. Many ISPs opted to join the program in order to relieve the pressure heaped upon them by rights-holders, who feel ISPs are complicit and were profiting from the illegal activities of their subscribers. Thousands of warnings are estimated to have been sent out in the four years the program was active.
What is hasn't done, is to provide solid evidence that it has worked to prevent piracy and educate users to pay for content.
Despite this, the MPAA, RIAA and top U.S. ISPs this weeks lauded the program for being a success, despite making the decision to end this "success" this week.
"After four years of extensive consumer education and engagement, the Copyright Alert System will conclude its work," read a statement by the Center for Copyright Information (CCI), a group created to implement the CAS.
"The program demonstrated that real progress is possible when content creators, Internet innovators and consumer advocates come together in a collaborative and consensus-driven process," continued the CCI.
The CCI has remained tight-lipped in regards to how the CAS has benefited rights-holders, or even the precise number of warnings sent. In their concluding remark, the CCI promised to continue working with ISPs to address the piracy issue.
"We want to thank everyone who put in the hard work to develop this program and make it a success, including past and present members of our Advisory Board. While this particular program is ending, the parties remain committed to voluntary and cooperative efforts to address these issues," the CCI concluded.
[via TorrentFreak]
The Nextbit Robin is no longer for sale, but Razer promises to continue support.
The Nextbit Robin.
Remember Nextbit? The startup smartphone manufacturer that released the quirky Nextbit Robin a year ago? The company was just aquired by Razer, the PC gaming company.
In a forum posting, Nextbit said it would "operate as an independent division inside Razer" and would do "exactly what we’ve been doing all along, only bigger and better." Razer’s co-founder and CEO, Min-Liang Tan, gave an interview to Techcrunch and indicated the Nextbit brand would be sticking around. Razer might not have a choice since Motorola's "Razr" trademarks probably present a barrier to "Razer" branded smartphones.Razer is halting sales of the Nextbit Robin, but promises to fulfill warranties for 6 more months and software updates through February 2018. The Nextbit Robin came with 100GB of cloud storage, which was deeply integrated into the Android-based OS. The Robin's gimmick is that it would automatically upload and download apps and other data to Nextbits servers as needed. There's no word on what will happen to the servers now that Nextbit has been acquired.