Month: August 2017
Sony launches Xperia XA1 Plus with 5.5 inch screen, 3,430 mAh battery
Sony is expanding its Xperia XA1 line of mid-range phones with the new Xperia XA1 Plus. Earlier this year the company introduced the 5 inch Xperia XA1 and the 6 inch Xperia XA1 Ultra. The new model has a similar design and the same processor and camera as those models. But with a 5.5 inch […]
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Sony is expanding its Xperia XA1 line of mid-range phones with the new Xperia XA1 Plus. Earlier this year the company introduced the 5 inch Xperia XA1 and the 6 inch Xperia XA1 Ultra. The new model has a similar design and the same processor and camera as those models. But with a 5.5 inch […]
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QLED: Samsung erteilt großen OLED-Panels eine Absage
OLED-Fernseher wird es mit Samsung nicht geben. Stattdessen setzt das Unternehmen auf seine QLED-Technik und dessen Vermarktung. Aber es bleibt dabei: echte QLED-Displays wird es erst in ein paar Jahren geben. (Ifa 2017, Display)
Sony unveils Xperia XZ1 and XZ1 Compact smartphones
At a time when phone screens keep getting bigger and bigger (and bezels smaller), Sony is bucking the trend with its latest flagship phones. The Sony Xperia XZ1 features a 5.2 inch full HD HDR display, while the Xperia XZ1 Compact is a 4.6 inch phone with an HD display. Both feature Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 […]
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At a time when phone screens keep getting bigger and bigger (and bezels smaller), Sony is bucking the trend with its latest flagship phones. The Sony Xperia XZ1 features a 5.2 inch full HD HDR display, while the Xperia XZ1 Compact is a 4.6 inch phone with an HD display. Both feature Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 […]
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Power company kills nuclear plant, plans $6 billion in solar, battery investment
Duke Energy Florida is just the latest utility to walk away from nuclear.
On Tuesday, power provider Duke Energy Florida announced a settlement with the state’s public service commission (PSC) to cease plans to build a nuclear plant in western Florida. The utility instead intends to invest $6 billion in solar panels, grid-tied batteries, grid modernization projects, and electric vehicle charging areas. The new plan involves the installation of 700MW of solar capacity over four years in the western Florida area.
There's excitement from the solar industry, but the announcement is more bad news for the nuclear industry. Earlier this year, nuclear reactor company Westinghouse declared bankruptcy as construction of its new AP1000 reactors suffered from contractor issues and a stringent regulatory environment. Two plants whose construction was already underway—the Summer plant in South Carolina and the Vogtle plant in Georgia—found their futures in question immediately.
At the moment, Summer’s owners are considering abandoning the plant, and Vogtle’s owners are weighing whether they will do the same or attempt to salvage the project.
LG V30 im Hands On: Schmales 6-Zoll-Smartphone hat kein Zweitdisplay mehr
LG hat ein weiteres Smartphone aus der V-Modellreihe vorgestellt. Das neue V30 hat allerdings kein Zweitdipsplay mehr. Beim neuen Modell konzentriert sich LG auf praktische Videofunktionen. (Ifa 2017, Smartphone)
Xperia XZ1 Compact im Hands on: Sony bringt das kompakte Oberklasse-Smartphone zurück
Mit dem Xperia XZ1 Compact gibt es wieder ein Android-Smartphone mit Topausstattung und kleinem Format: Sony hat auf seine Kunden gehört und dem neuen kompakten Gerät dieselbe Ausstattung verpasst wie dem ebenfalls neuen Xperia XZ1. Günstig ist das neue Smartphone aber nicht. Ein Hands on von Tobias Költzsch (Ifa 2017, Smartphone)
Xperia XZ1 im Hands on: Sony bringt Alternative zu eigenem Topsmartphone
Sony hat mit dem Xperia XZ1 eine neues Smartphone vorgestellt, das eine Alternative zum eigenen Xperia XZ Premium darstellt. Die Aufteilung der Oberklasse könnte gelingen: Das neue Smartphone ist kleiner, bietet aber weitgehend die gleiche Ausstattung zu einem geringeren Preis – zumindest theoretisch. Ein Hands on von Tobias Költzsch (Ifa 2017, Smartphone)
Garmin launches new Vivoactive 3 smartwatch with Garmin Pay
Another $300 smartwatch that wants to be the best high-end fitness device.
Ahead of this year's IFA conference, Garmin announced new additions to its Vivo family of wearables. Most notable is the new Vivoactive 3, an update to the Vivoactive HR, that turns the device into a true smartwatch with a round case, NFC payment system, and more. This fall seems to be ripe for new, higher-end wearables: Fitbit just announced its Ionic smartwatch, and rumor has it that Apple will launch a new model of its Apple Watch soon as well.
Garmin's new Vivoactive 3 takes what Garmin does well and adds some necessary smartwatch features into the mix, in the hopes that it will be seen as a competitor for Fitbit's and Apple's devices. The company has transformed the boxy Vivoactive HR into a friendlier-looking timepiece that falls more in line with its Fenix family than before. The Vivoactive 3 has a new circular case and a Chroma display, along with a new mechanism called "side swipe" on the left side of the case's circumference. Users can run their finger over this textured portion of the case to scroll up and down on the display.
The device has a full-color touchscreen, but there always instances when your hands are sweaty or wet and you don't want to touch the display. Most other devices have physical buttons as alternative input mechanisms, but side swipe seems like a unique solution to a common problem. The Vivosmart 3 only has one button on the right side of the circumference, presumably for powering on the device.
Cat S41: Smartphone bietet dosierbare Akkupack-Funktion
Wenn es etwas robuster zugeht, sind Cat-Smartphones das Richtige. Zwei neue Modelle erscheinen in Kürze. Das S41 bietet eine Akkupack-Funktion, die praktischerweise dosiert werden kann. (Ifa 2017, Smartphone)