Month: April 2018

Mit dem Inspiron 11 (3180) bringt Dell ein 11,6-Zoll-Gerät mit AMDs älterem Stoney-Ridge-Chip auf den Markt. Die Ausstattung des Notebooks ist wie erwartet nicht mehr zeitgemäß, dafür fällt der Preis entsprechend niedrig aus. (Dell, AMD)

Der Schopfaffe Naruto kann nicht von seinen Urwald-Selfies profitieren. Ein Berufungsgericht empfiehlt dem Affen aber eine Klage gegen die Tierschützer von Peta, die seine Interessen verraten hätten. (Wikipedia, Urheberrecht)

Der freie CPU-Befehlssatz RISC-V soll künftig auch eine Alternative zu Techniken wie ARMs Trustzone oder Secure Enclave bieten. Rambus baut dafür einen eigenen Cryptochip und der in iOS genutzte Microkernel Sel4 wird auf RISC-V portiert. (RISCV, Rambus)

Die Telefónica investiert in ihr Netz und lässt Mobilfunkstandorte statt Richtfunk mit Glasfaser anbinden. Doch das Projekt zieht sich über Jahre hin. (Glasfaser, Telefónica)

Wissenschaftler der Universität Washington entwickeln ein System, das Bilder mit sehr wenig Energiebedarf übertragen kann. Das soll batteriebetriebenen Kameras und Wearables zugute kommen. Die Technik hat allerdings auch noch Nachteile. (Wearable, WLAN)

Speaking at a news conference during March, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said that the government was considering measures to prohibit access to pirate sites. The country’s manga and anime industries were treasures worth protecting, Suga said.

“The damage is getting worse. We are considering the possibilities of all measures including site blocking. I would like to take countermeasures as soon as possible under the cooperation of the relevant ministries and agencies,” he added.

But with no specific legislation that allows for site-blocking, particularly not on copyright infringement grounds, it appeared that Japan might face an uphill struggle. Indeed, the country’s constitution supports freedom of speech and expressly forbids censorship. Earlier this month, however, matters quickly began to progress.

On Friday April 13, the government said it would introduce an emergency measure to target websites hosting pirated manga, anime and other types of content. It would not force ISPs to comply with its blocking requests but would simply ask for their assistance instead.

The aim was to establish cooperation in advance of an expansion of legislation later this year which was originally introduced to tackle the menace of child pornography.

“Our country’s content industry could be denied a future if manga artists and other creators are robbed of proceeds that should go to them,” said Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

The government didn’t have to wait long for a response. The Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT) announced yesterday that it will begin blocking access to sites that provide unauthorized access to copyrighted content.

“We have taken short-term emergency measures until legal systems on site-blocking are implemented,” NTT in a statement.

NTT Communications Corp., NTT Docomo Inc. and NTT Plala Inc., will block access to three sites previously identified by the government – Mangamura, AniTube! and MioMio which have a particularly large following in Japan.

NTT said that it will also restrict access to other sites if requested to do so by the government. The company added that at least in the short-term, it will prevent access to the sites using DNS blocking.

While Anitube and MioMio will be blocked in due course, Mangamura has already disappeared from the Internet. The site was reportedly attracting 100 million visits per month but on April 17 went offline following an apparent voluntary shutdown by its administrators.

AnimeNewsNetwork notes that a news program on NHK dedicated to Mangamura aired last Wednesday. A second episode will reportedly focus on the site’s administrators which NHK claims can be traced back to the United States, Ukraine, and other regions. Whether this exposé played a part in the site’s closure is unclear but that kind of publicity is rarely welcome in the piracy scene.

To date, just three sites have been named by the government as particularly problematic but it’s now promising to set up a consultation on a further response. A bill will also be submitted to parliament to target sites that promote links to content hosted elsewhere, an activity which is not illegal under current law.

Two other major access providers in Japan, KDDI Corp. and SoftBank Corp., have told local media that their plans to block pirate sites have not yet been finalized.

“The fact that neglecting the situation of infringement of copyright etc. cannot be overlooked is recognized and it is recognized as an important problem to be addressed urgently,” Softbank said in a statement.

“However, since there is concern that blocking infringes secrecy of communications, we need careful discussion. We would like to collaborate with industry organizations involved in telecommunications and consider measures that can be taken from various viewpoints, such as laws, institutions, and operation methods.”

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Qnap will zwei neue Switches auf den Markt bringen. Diese sind zwar nur von der Kategorie Unmanaged, haben allerdings viel interessante Hardware wie SFP+ und NBase-T alias 802.3bz auf Kupfer. Zumal die Geräte preislich zwischen 440 und 550 Euro positioniert werden. (NBase-T, Netzwerk)

HTC und Valve haben das SteamVR Tracking 2.0 für das Vive Pro veröffentlicht. Der nutzbare Bereich vergrößert sich von 25 m² auf 36 m², das Paket aus Basisstationen und VR-Headset ist aber sehr teuer. Wer volle 100 m² will, muss zudem extra zahlen. (Vive, HTC)

HMD Globals Nokia 1 ist ein sehr günstiges Android-Smartphone, das sich an Einsteiger richtet. Im Test zeigt sich, dass man mitunter etwas Wartezeit mitbringen muss - daran ändert auch die Auslieferung mit Android Go nichts. Ein Test von Tobias Költzsch (Nokia, Smartphone)

Die nächste große Sache von Amazon sollen Heimroboter sein, nachdem das Unternehmen digitalen Lesegeräten und der Sprachsteuerung des Zuhauses zum Durchbruch verholfen hatte. (Amazon, Roboter)