Month: September 2024

Sachsen-Anhalts Wirtschaftsminister: Staatshilfe für Intel müsste neu verhandelt werden

Sachsen-Anhalts Wirtschaftsminister erwartet, dass der Bund die Ansiedlung Intels weiter mit Milliarden Euro unterstützen will. Doch dazu seien neue Gespräche nötig. (Intel, Cloud Computing)

Sachsen-Anhalts Wirtschaftsminister erwartet, dass der Bund die Ansiedlung Intels weiter mit Milliarden Euro unterstützen will. Doch dazu seien neue Gespräche nötig. (Intel, Cloud Computing)

Bricked iPhones 16 feature wireless recovery mode for phone-to-phone resuscitation

Recovery mode has historically required a cable and a Mac or PC.

The iPhone 16.

Enlarge / The iPhone 16. (credit: Apple)

If you've ever had an iPhone update go bad, you may have used recovery mode to resuscitate your device. A device booted into recovery mode can't do anything by itself, but it can be connected to a working Mac or PC with a cable, and that Mac or PC can download a fresh copy of iOS and all of your phone's related firmware to restore it to a factory-default state. You'll need a backup to recover your personal data, but it beats having to take a trip to an Apple Store or send your phone in for repairs.

The new iPhone 16 and 16 Pro models launching this week apparently add a new option for phones that are in recovery mode: rudimentary wireless communication, so phones that need to be recovered can be placed near another iPhone or an iPad and be restored without using a cable, a PC, or Mac.

The new system was tested by 9to5Mac, which says it uses "the same RecoveryOS that lets users restore Apple Watch and Apple TV firmware from an iPhone." When you place an iPhone 16 in recovery mode near another device, the functioning device will download the software and firmware files and then transfer them to the broken phone, where they can be installed.

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Asus Tinker System 3N is a fanless mini PC with a RK3566 chip and dual Gigabit Ethernet ports

The Asus Tinker System 3N is a small, fanless computer with a rugged design and a set of ports and expansion options that position it as a system that can be used in industrial settings, among other places. While I don’t normally give a lot of th…

The Asus Tinker System 3N is a small, fanless computer with a rugged design and a set of ports and expansion options that position it as a system that can be used in industrial settings, among other places. While I don’t normally give a lot of thought to industrial PCs, this model stands out in that it’s […]

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Google gets win from European court as €1.5 billion fine overturned

European Commission is likely to appeal the ruling.

Google gets win from European court as €1.5 billion fine overturned

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Google has won an appeal against a €1.5 billion competition fine from the European Commission in a victory for the Big Tech group as it comes under growing scrutiny from Brussels regulators.

The EU’s General Court said on Wednesday that while it accepted “most of the commission’s assessments” that the company had used its dominant position to block rival online advertisers, it annulled the hefty fine levied against Google in the case.

When launching the action against Google in 2019, Margrethe Vestager, the bloc’s competition chief, said that the search giant had imposed anti-competitive restrictions on third-party websites for a decade between 2006 and 2016. She justified the €1.5 billion fine by arguing that it reflected the “serious and sustained nature” of the infringement.

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