Month: October 2017

Wiper Premium J XK: Mähroboter mit Persönlichkeitsstörung

Unser Mähroboter Wiper Premium J XK ist leider eine Diva, die man nicht allein lassen kann. Das Gerät macht mit theatralischen Fehlern immer wieder auf sich aufmerksam, wird mit den Wochen immer zickiger und kommt nicht aus dem Bett. Ein Test von Achim…

Unser Mähroboter Wiper Premium J XK ist leider eine Diva, die man nicht allein lassen kann. Das Gerät macht mit theatralischen Fehlern immer wieder auf sich aufmerksam, wird mit den Wochen immer zickiger und kommt nicht aus dem Bett. Ein Test von Achim Sawall (Roboter, Mobil)

Fall Creators Update: Microsoft will neues Windows 10 schneller verteilen

Das Fall Creators Update sollen Windows-10-Anwender schneller bekommen als bisher. Im Vergleich zur Verteilung des Creators Update wird eine kürzere Wartezeit versprochen. (Windows 10, Microsoft)

Das Fall Creators Update sollen Windows-10-Anwender schneller bekommen als bisher. Im Vergleich zur Verteilung des Creators Update wird eine kürzere Wartezeit versprochen. (Windows 10, Microsoft)

Canon: Riesiger Bildschirm soll DSLR und Tablet vereinen

Viele Anwender fotografieren auf Reisen auch mit ihrem Tablet, da der große Bildschirm die Komposition der Fotos erleichtert. Canon will das Prinzip nun auf DSLRs ausweiten und patentiert ein riesiges, klapp- und drehbares LCD für seine Kameras. (Canon…

Viele Anwender fotografieren auf Reisen auch mit ihrem Tablet, da der große Bildschirm die Komposition der Fotos erleichtert. Canon will das Prinzip nun auf DSLRs ausweiten und patentiert ein riesiges, klapp- und drehbares LCD für seine Kameras. (Canon, Display)

Wibotic Powerpad: Induktions-Drohnenlandeplatz erhöht die Reichweite

Mit dem Wibotic Powerpad kann jede Drohne zum Dauerflieger werden. Die Landefläche kann den Akku an Bord der Drohe per Induktion wieder aufladen. Bei Drohnen, die lange Flüge unternehmen, kann eine Zwischenlandung die Reichweite erhöhen. (Drohne, Techn…

Mit dem Wibotic Powerpad kann jede Drohne zum Dauerflieger werden. Die Landefläche kann den Akku an Bord der Drohe per Induktion wieder aufladen. Bei Drohnen, die lange Flüge unternehmen, kann eine Zwischenlandung die Reichweite erhöhen. (Drohne, Technologie)

Mercedes-Benz Energy: Elektroauto-Akkus werden zum riesigen Stromnetzspeicher

Enercity und Daimler haben Akkus für Elektroautos zweckentfremdet und daraus einen der größten Batteriespeicher Europas gebaut. Die Akkus stammen aus dem Smart Electric Drive und kommen künftig auf eine Speicherkapazität von insgesamt 17,4 MWh. (Elektr…

Enercity und Daimler haben Akkus für Elektroautos zweckentfremdet und daraus einen der größten Batteriespeicher Europas gebaut. Die Akkus stammen aus dem Smart Electric Drive und kommen künftig auf eine Speicherkapazität von insgesamt 17,4 MWh. (Elektroauto, Technologie)

Canadian regulators have blocked Soylent, producers say

Soylent reportedly doesn’t meet the CFIA’s requirement for “meal replacement.”

Soylent, shipping now.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has taken action that led to a cessation of shipments of Soylent to Canadian customers, according to Soylent producer Rosa Foods.

As Ars reported two years ago, Rosa Foods began shipping Soylent in Canada in July of 2015. Then, there was a recall of the meal replacement bars related to some customers experiencing gastrointestinal distress in late 2016, triggered by Rosa Foods itself. This regulatory result appears to be unrelated to that event.

In this case, a Monday statement from Rosa Foods CEO Rob Rhinehart explained that the CFIA's issue with Soylent is that it does not meet some requirements (not specified by Rhinehart) for a "meal replacement."

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We need to talk about “Lethe,” last night’s episode of Star Trek: Discovery

The show has come into its own with an intense, addictive Klingon conspiracy theory

Enlarge / Ash Tyler is so brave, so hunky, and so nice... but is he actually [redacted in the name of spoilers]? (credit: CBS)

Star Trek: Discovery has been getting tighter with each episode, but in last night's "Lethe," the show turned a corner into addictively good storytelling. There were a couple of standout moments, plus an evolving conspiracy theory involving Klingon spies. But the best part was that we finally saw one of the show's key arcs, which is how the Federation emerged out of planetary separatism.

Spoilers ahead! Go watch the episode and come back!

Logic extremism and hope

In previous episodes, we've already sensed that this Star Trek series would be more darkly psychological than its predecessors. Our main characters are complex and conflicted, much like the fledgling Federation itself. In "Lethe," we saw how this aspect of the story could take us to truly interesting places.

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FBI Director: unbreakable encryption is a “huge, huge problem”

“I get it, there’s a balance that needs to be struck,” Christopher Wray said.

Enlarge / Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray participates in a question-and-answer session while arguing for the renewal of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act at the Heritage Foundation October 13, 2017 in Washington, DC. (credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

FBI Director Christopher Wray told a conference of law enforcement officials on Sunday that he and his colleagues have been unable to open nearly 7,000 digital devices in the first 11 months of the 2017 fiscal year.

“To put it mildly, this is a huge, huge problem,” Wray said at the International Association of Chiefs of Police conference in Philadelphia, according to the Associated Press. “It impacts investigations across the board—narcotics, human trafficking, counterterrorism, counterintelligence, gangs, organized crime, child exploitation.”

Wray’s remarks come less than two weeks after another top law enforcement official, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, called for “responsible encryption”—a seemingly magical method by which only law enforcement would be able to defeat the encryption on a digitally-locked device.

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MPAA and RIAA’s Megaupload Lawsuits Remain on Hold

A federal court in Virginia has granted Megaupload’s request to keep the cases filed by the music and movie companies on hold until April next year. Since all crucial data on Megaupload’s servers was preserved earlier this year, the MPAA and RIAA have no objections against the stay, which was triggered by slow progress in the criminal case.

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More than half a decade has passed since Megaupload was shut down and it’s still unclear how the criminal proceedings will unfold.

Aside from Andrus Nomm’s plea deal, progress in the criminal proceedings has been slow.

Earlier this year there was some movement when the New Zealand High Court ruled that Kim Dotcom and his former colleagues can be extradited to the US. This extradition would not be on copyright grounds, but for conspiracy to defraud.

Following the ruling, Dotcom and his former colleagues quickly announced they would take the matter to the Court of Appeal. This process is still pending and may take several more months to complete.

While all parties await the outcome, the criminal case in the United States remains pending. The same goes for the civil cases launched by the MPAA and RIAA in 2014.

Since the civil cases may influence the criminal proceedings, Megaupload’s legal team previously managed to put these cases on hold, and last week they requested another extension.

This is not the first time that such a request had been made. There have been several extensions already.

At the time of the last request, there were concerns that the long delays could result in the destruction of evidence, as some of Megaupload’s hard drives were starting to fail. However, after the parties agreed on a solution to back-up and restore the files, this is no longer an issue.

“With the preservation order in place, and there being no other objection, Defendant Megaupload hereby moves the Court to enter the attached proposed order, continuing the stay in this case for an additional six months,” Megaupload’s legal team informed the court this week.

Without any objections from the MPAA and RIAA, U.S. District Court Judge Liam O’Grady swiftly granted Megaupload’s request to stay both lawsuits until April next year.

To be continued.

Order to stay

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Now we know why Xbox One backward compatibility took so long

Original plans called for 360 hardware “sock” inside the new console at launch.

This launch-day Xbox One could have supported Xbox 360 games from the get go, had a few things gone differently. (credit: Wired)

Anyone who followed Microsoft's gaming plans in 2013 knows how much the company's confusing policies and public reversals regarding "always on" Internet connection and used game restrictions on the Xbox One damaged the company's image.

Now it sounds like the turmoil surrounding that launch also delayed the rollout of Xbox 360 backward compatibility on the system. This resulted in pushing a planned launch-day feature to its actual late 2015 debut.

That nugget comes from a wide-ranging behind-the-scenes look at Microsoft's backward compatibility efforts posted on IGN this morning. Amid quotes from an array of Microsoft employees involved in the backward-compatibility development and rollout, writer Ryan McCaffrey includes this tidbit (emphasis added):

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