Month: September 2021

Anzeige: Container-Orchestrierung mit Kubernetes

In dem in vier Module unterteilten Dive-in-Workshop der Golem Akademie erhalten Entwickler und Sysadmins einen einfachen Einstieg in die Container-Orchestrierung mit Kubernetes – dem De-facto-Standard. (Golem Akademie, Server-Applikationen)

In dem in vier Module unterteilten Dive-in-Workshop der Golem Akademie erhalten Entwickler und Sysadmins einen einfachen Einstieg in die Container-Orchestrierung mit Kubernetes - dem De-facto-Standard. (Golem Akademie, Server-Applikationen)

US hospitals buckling under delta surge: 25% of ICUs are over 95% full

The burden on hospital ICUs has more than doubled since June.

Masked people stand in front of a tent amidst traffic cones.

Enlarge / PALM BAY, FLORIDA, 2021/07/29: A woman arrives at a treatment tent outside the emergency department at Palm Bay Hospital. (credit: Getty | SOPA images)

The current surge of the COVID-19 cases driven by the hypertransmissible delta variant is straining hospitals across the US, particularly in the South. Twenty-five percent of hospital intensive care units around the country are now above 95 percent full. That percentage is up from 20 percent in July and just 10 percent in June, according to data tracking by The New York Times.

The spike in critical care follows a surge in cases and hospitalizations. Average new daily cases in the country skyrocketed from around 12,000 a day in late June to the 150,000 or so in mid-September. Hospitalizations have likewise risen, shooting up from an average of nearly 17,000 a day at the start of July to around 100,000 now. Though cases and hospitalizations are starting to plateau or decline slightly, they are still extremely high. Deaths, meanwhile, are increasing. In the past two weeks, deaths have increased 40 percent to the current average of nearly 1,900 per day.

Most of the cases and nearly all of the hospitalizations and deaths remain among the unvaccinated. Around 60,000 people in the US have died of COVID-19 since the start of July. With highly effective vaccines freely available, nearly all of the current deaths are preventable.

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Lilbits: Nintendo Switch finally supports Bluetooth audio, Google Pixel 6 and Tensor chip details leak, and more

Google’s Pixel 6 smartphone is set to ship soon, as is the company’s Android 12 software. And while Google has already given us a pretty good idea of what the phone will look like, the company hasn’t said too much about special features… like the new Google Tensor processor that makes will make this the […]

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Google’s Pixel 6 smartphone is set to ship soon, as is the company’s Android 12 software. And while Google has already given us a pretty good idea of what the phone will look like, the company hasn’t said too much about special features… like the new Google Tensor processor that makes will make this the first phone to ship with a Google-designed processor rather than a Qualcomm Snapdragon chip.

But the leaks are strong with this phone, and the folks at xda-developers has us covered with a bunch of details concerning Google’s next flagship.

Google Tensor processor

In other recent tech news from around the web, Pine64’s monthly update includes the latest details on upcoming accessories for the company’s Linux-friendly smartphone plus new companion apps for its open source smartwatch. Nintendo finally lets you use Bluetooth headphones with the Nintendo Switch, four years after the console first launched. And Xiaomi’s latest inexpensive fitness tracker is getting a global launch.

  • Here’s everything we learned about the Pixel 6 Pro from the actual phone [xda-developers]
    The phone will reportedly not support Active Edge, which means there’s no support for squeezing the sides to activate Google Assistant. But it will have flagship-class specs, including 12GB of RAM and a speedy Google Tensor processor (more on that below). It also supports Ultra Wide Band technology for short-range wireless location tracking (maybe Google has a Tile/Samsung SmartThings style tracker in the works?). 
  • Here are the likely specs of the Google Tensor chip in the Pixel 6 [xda-developers]
    Specs for the Pixel 6 processor (the first Google Tensor processor for phones) likely leaked: 2 x 2.8GHz Cortex-X1, 2 x 2.25GHz Cortex-A76, 4 x 1.8 GHz Cortex-A55, 848 MHz Mali-G78 GPU, WiFi 6E, 5G, AV1 decode, aptX and aptX HD, but no video output.
  • The new iPad mini has 4GB of RAM [MacRumors]
    Apple introduced two new iPads this week, but the company always leaves out some specs, like the amount of RAM. Turns out that the new 8.3 inch iPad mini has 4GB (1GB more than the previous-gen), while the new 10.3 inch iPad still has 3GB.
  • Xiaomi’s global product launch [Xiaomi]
    Xiaomi is giving the Mi Band 6 NFC activity tracker a global launch for 55 Euros, along with the Mi Smart Projector 2 (599 Euros) and an AX3000 mesh wifi router system (2-pack) for 149 Euros.
  • Fitbit starts rolling out ‘Snore & Noise Detect’ for Sense, Versa 3 [9to5Google]
    Fitbit Sense and Versa 3 smartwatches are picking up an optional “Snore & Noise Detect” feature that uses the microphone to track snoring and/or noise levels every few seconds (which can take a toll on battery life when you’re sleeping).
  • Pine64 September Update [Pine64]
    Developers have already created Android, Linux, and Windows companion apps for the $27 PineTime smartwatch (designed to run open source software). Now there are two work-in-progress iOS companion apps and a new Ubuntu Touch app as well. Other news from this month’s update includes status updates on the PinePhone keyboard, initial impressions of the PineNote E Ink tablet and more.
  • Nintendo Switch finally picks up Bluetooth audio support [@NintendoAmerica]
    The Nintendo Switch picks up support for Bluetooth audio, allowing you to use wireless headphones & speakers four years after the console first launched. But you can only use up to two wireless controllers if also using wireless audio.

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Personenkult versus Staatskunst

Was vom demokratischen Gedanken der Souveränität des Volkes bei den Bundestagswahlen übrigbleibt (Teil 2 und Schluss)

Was vom demokratischen Gedanken der Souveränität des Volkes bei den Bundestagswahlen übrigbleibt (Teil 2 und Schluss)

You don’t need a password for Microsoft accounts anymore

Microsoft has just rolled out an update that lets you login to its apps and services without a password. The company has been moving toward a passwordless future for years, previously adding support for logging into your PC using a fingerprint, face recognition, or a PIN, for example. But up until recently those were all […]

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Microsoft has just rolled out an update that lets you login to its apps and services without a password.

The company has been moving toward a passwordless future for years, previously adding support for logging into your PC using a fingerprint, face recognition, or a PIN, for example. But up until recently those were all tied to your Microsoft password. Now Microsoft is letting you delete the password altogether… but you’ll have to jump through some hoops.

First, you’ll need to download and install the Microsoft Authenticator app on your Android or iOS phone. Then you can follow Microsoft’s instructions for changing your account settings to go passwordless.

In a nutshell, that means you have to:

  • Login to your Microsoft Account in a web browser.
  • Go to the Security settings.
  • In the area that says “Additional security,” turn on the Passwordless account option and follow the on-screen instructions from there.

Once you’ve logged into your Microsoft account in the Authenticator app and clicked the final button to delete your password, you’ll get a prompt on your phone that you have to agree to before it’s really gone.

After that, any time you try to login to your Microsoft account you can do so without a password in one of four ways:

  • Get a prompt in the Microsoft Authenticator App.
  • Use Windows Hello fingerprint or face recognition.
  • Use a security key.
  • Have a verification code sent to your phone or email address.

And you never have to remember your password again… because there isn’t one. Feel more secure with one though? You can just go back into your Microsoft settings and turn off the Passwordless account option to create one again.

via Microsoft (1)(2)

 

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Shocking Pixel 6 rumor lists Google SoC with two ARM X1 CPU cores

Google blazes its own trail for its first SoC design.

  • Google's best image of the Pixel 6 Pro. [credit: Google ]

What in the world is going on?

Google is building the Pixel 6, and with it, the company is dumping Qualcomm and introducing its first in-house main SoC (with help from Samsung): the "Google Tensor SoC," aka "Whitechapel." Other than some talk about Google's special AI sauce, there's hasn't been much info about the core parts of Tensor like, say, the CPU. A reasonable expectation for a company building its first SoC is that it won't be too ambitious—we would expect Google to play within the guardrails set up by ARM, and after shipping a modest, cookie-cutter SoC, the company could learn from its first design and iterate. But a new report from XDA Developers' Mishaal Rahman claims that even with its first design, Google isn't afraid to blaze its own trail in SoC design.

Recall how ARM SoCs generally come with three tiers of CPU cores: a big CPU for bursty processing tasks like app-launching, medium cores for sustained performance, and small cores for background duty and low-power processing. Rahman says he has a source with a real-life Pixel 6 Pro and offers the following CPU specs: two 2.8GHz Cortex-X1 cores, two 2.25GHz Cortex-A76 cores, and four 1.8GHz Cortex-A55 cores.

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Xiaomi Mi Pad 5 tablet goes global for €349 and up

The Xiaomi Mi Pad 5 is an Android tablet with an 11 inch, 2560 x 1600 pixel display featuring a 120 Hz refresh rate, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 processor, 6GB of RAM, and support for up to 256GB of storage. First launched in China in August, the Mi Pad 5 is going global. Xiaomi says […]

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The Xiaomi Mi Pad 5 is an Android tablet with an 11 inch, 2560 x 1600 pixel display featuring a 120 Hz refresh rate, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 processor, 6GB of RAM, and support for up to 256GB of storage.

First launched in China in August, the Mi Pad 5 is going global. Xiaomi says it’ll be available internationally soon for €349 and up.

The starting price covers a model with 128GB of storage. Customers can also pay €399 for a 256GB model.

If you’re wondering why those prices are in Euros rather than dollars, its because when Xiaomi says “global,” the company typically doesn’t mean North America. But since these are Android tablets rather than smartphones, they should work reasonably well in the Western hemisphere since you don’t have to worry about cellular network bands for devices that don’t use mobile data.

The Mi Pad 5 supports WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 5.0 and the tablet has quad speakers with Dolby Atmos sound, a 13MP rear camera and an 8MP front-facing camera. It’s also compatible with a pressure-sensitive Xiaomi Smart Pen, but that accessory is sold separately.

The tablet weighs about 1.1 pounds and measures 0.27 inches thick. It has an 8720 mAh battery and comes with a 22.5W fast charger. Xiaomi sells the Mi Pad 5 in gray and white color options.

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