Bundesgerichtshof: Elitepartner.de muss Kündigung per E-Mail erlauben

Elitepartner.de kann Nutzer nicht zwingen, ihre Kündigung schriftlich oder per Fax einzureichen. Das hat die Verbraucherzentrale beim Bundesgerichtshof durchgesetzt. Zuvor wurde bereits ein ähnliches Urteil gefällt. (Verbraucherschutz, Internet)

Elitepartner.de kann Nutzer nicht zwingen, ihre Kündigung schriftlich oder per Fax einzureichen. Das hat die Verbraucherzentrale beim Bundesgerichtshof durchgesetzt. Zuvor wurde bereits ein ähnliches Urteil gefällt. (Verbraucherschutz, Internet)

Slow Verizon Internet prevents two doctors from viewing X-rays online

Verizon to face customers’ wrath in public hearing as gov’t studies complaints.

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Two family doctors who are stuck with Verizon DSL say their Internet service is so slow and unreliable that they often can't view online medical records and are having trouble complying with federal guidelines.

Doctors Lori Talbot and Christopher Ballas run a practice in Fairfield, New Jersey, and are among numerous people complaining that Verizon hasn't properly maintained its old copper lines or upgraded its network to fiber in South Jersey. Officials in 16 cities and towns petitioned the state to investigate Verizon last December, and the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) has scheduled a public hearing for August 4 to let residents and businesses detail the network's failings.

Talbot and Ballas described their office's problems in a letter to local officials and were profiled last week by The Philadelphia InquirerComcast lines stop about a mile from the doctors' office, leaving them without high-speed cable Internet. Since Verizon hasn't wired up the area with fiber, they must make do with Verizon DSL.

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$200 Alcatel Idol 4 smartphone + VR Goggles launch on Cricket Wireless in August

$200 Alcatel Idol 4 smartphone + VR Goggles launch on Cricket Wireless in August

The Alcatel Idol 4S smartphone recently went up for pre-order for $350 and the phone is expected to start shipping August 3rd.

But when Alcatel first unveiled the Idol 4S, the company also introduced its cheaper sibling: the Idol 4.

It turns out that phone will also be available in early August, and it’ll cost $200 without a contract. There’s just one catch: it’ll be available in the US exclusively from Cricket Wireless.

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$200 Alcatel Idol 4 smartphone + VR Goggles launch on Cricket Wireless in August

The Alcatel Idol 4S smartphone recently went up for pre-order for $350 and the phone is expected to start shipping August 3rd.

But when Alcatel first unveiled the Idol 4S, the company also introduced its cheaper sibling: the Idol 4.

It turns out that phone will also be available in early August, and it’ll cost $200 without a contract. There’s just one catch: it’ll be available in the US exclusively from Cricket Wireless.

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Rise of the Tomb Raider: Lara Croft kämpft in der Virtual Reality gegen Zombies

Im Oktober 2016 erscheint Rise of the Tomb Raider für die PS4. Die neue Ausgabe enthält ein Kapitel, das Lara wahlweise mit Playstation VR in ihr Anwesen versetzt. Den Großteil der Zusatzinhalte soll es auch für Besitzer der schon länger erhältlichen Xbox-One- und PC-Fassung geben. (Tomb Raider, Adventure)

Im Oktober 2016 erscheint Rise of the Tomb Raider für die PS4. Die neue Ausgabe enthält ein Kapitel, das Lara wahlweise mit Playstation VR in ihr Anwesen versetzt. Den Großteil der Zusatzinhalte soll es auch für Besitzer der schon länger erhältlichen Xbox-One- und PC-Fassung geben. (Tomb Raider, Adventure)

ASRock Beebox-S launches mini PC with Skylake CPU

ASRock Beebox-S launches mini PC with Skylake CPU

The ASRock Beebox line of mini-desktop computers launched last year with low-cost, low-power models featuring Celeron processors based on Intel Braswell architecture. These days you can pick one up for between $125 and $200, depending on the configuration: there are barebones models and versions that ship with Windows 10 Home).

But now there’s another option for folks that want better performance from a mini PC. The ASRock Beebox-S is powered by an 6th-gen Intel Core S Skylake processor.

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ASRock Beebox-S launches mini PC with Skylake CPU

The ASRock Beebox line of mini-desktop computers launched last year with low-cost, low-power models featuring Celeron processors based on Intel Braswell architecture. These days you can pick one up for between $125 and $200, depending on the configuration: there are barebones models and versions that ship with Windows 10 Home).

But now there’s another option for folks that want better performance from a mini PC. The ASRock Beebox-S is powered by an 6th-gen Intel Core S Skylake processor.

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Ja Mobil und Penny Mobil: Mobilfunktarif erhält mehr Leistung bei gleichem Preis

Der Mobil-Smart-Tarif der beiden Marken Ja Mobil und Penny Mobil wird aufgewertet. Ohne Mehrkosten erhalten Kunden fast doppelt so viel ungedrosseltes Datenvolumen und eine höhere Geschwindigkeit. (Mobilfunktarif, Telekom)

Der Mobil-Smart-Tarif der beiden Marken Ja Mobil und Penny Mobil wird aufgewertet. Ohne Mehrkosten erhalten Kunden fast doppelt so viel ungedrosseltes Datenvolumen und eine höhere Geschwindigkeit. (Mobilfunktarif, Telekom)

Meizu launches MX6 smartphone with deca-core CPU, 4GB RAM

Meizu launches MX6 smartphone with deca-core CPU, 4GB RAM

Chinese smartphone maker Meizu’s latest flagship is a phone with a MediaTek Helio X20 deca-core processor, 4GB of RAM, and a 5.5 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel display.

The Meizu MX6 also features a 3,060 mAh battery, a fingerprint sensor, and Android 6.0 software.

The phone will be available July 30th for 1,999 yuan ($298).

Other features include a 12MP Sony IMX386 camera with phase-detection auto-focus, a 5MP front-facing camera, and 32GB of storage.

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Meizu launches MX6 smartphone with deca-core CPU, 4GB RAM

Chinese smartphone maker Meizu’s latest flagship is a phone with a MediaTek Helio X20 deca-core processor, 4GB of RAM, and a 5.5 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel display.

The Meizu MX6 also features a 3,060 mAh battery, a fingerprint sensor, and Android 6.0 software.

The phone will be available July 30th for 1,999 yuan ($298).

Other features include a 12MP Sony IMX386 camera with phase-detection auto-focus, a 5MP front-facing camera, and 32GB of storage.

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Monster Hunter Generations review: The next colossal footprint

Generations picks up where the past left off, and runs with it.

"Hunter Arts" are fun and flashy, without breaking the spirit of the game.

Pick up your charge blades, insect glaives, and cheese fondue—there’s monsters what need hunting. The aptly named Monster Hunter series has returned, this time without a number following the name. This time, it’s just Monster Hunter Generations, and the name refers to more than the time it takes to learn these games (assuming you’re in what seems like the majority of Western players that are rightly intimidated by Capcom’s Japanese moneymaker).

As with every Monster Hunter since the first, what you're learning is how to strike down massive, and not-so-massive, creatures of the wild. Think of each major monster as a boss fight—one that can take nearly an hour to complete as you track and hack away at prey over wide, repeatedly visited zones.

Doing so successfully means chopping them up for parts and turning the material into better equipment. Break it all up with some grinding, gathering, and fetch quests and you've got the thousand-hour-plus loop the series has been known for over multiple "generations" of hardware.

It's a legacy this latest entry is particularly aware of. “Generations” refers to the fact that this Monster Hunter is pulling from past entries. It’s like a greatest-hits album for the franchise, if you will. Familiar hunting grounds return from Monster Hunter Freedom 2, the Japan exclusive Portable 3rd, and even the debut game in the franchise. Each locale has been ever-so-gently modified to make available elements from Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate. That means there are more ledges on beasts’ backs for you to grab on to as you ride them down to the ground.

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