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Streit im Bundestag: Verfassungsschutz stellt Snowden als russischen Agenten dar

Nach Ansicht von Verfassungsschutzpräsident Maaßen könnte Whistleblower Snowden ein Agent der russischen Geheimdienste sein. Nicht nur mit diesen Anschuldigungen macht er sich beim NSA-Ausschuss unbeliebt. Snowden selbst kontert mit einem ungewöhnlichen Tweet. (NSA, Instant Messenger)

Lenovo introduces Moto Z line of smartphones, with modular features

Motorola’s 2016 flagship smartphones have a new design, a new name, and one major new feature: support for a series of modules that expand the phone’s functionality, called MotoMods.

The Moto Z features a 5.5 inch, 2560 x 1440 pixel AMOLED display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, 4GB of RAM, and up to 30 hours of battery life, as well as Turbo Charging. But the phone measures just 5.2mm thick.

Motorola’s Moto Z Force, meanwhile, is a bit thicker, but has the company’s Shatter Shield technology, which means the screen is guaranteed not to break under any conditions and a larger 3,050 mAh battery.

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Motorola’s 2016 flagship smartphones have a new design, a new name, and one major new feature: support for a series of modules that expand the phone’s functionality, called MotoMods.

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Google’s 3D sensing Project Tango tech finally lands in a consumer phone

The device launches September 2016 for $499.

The back of the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro.

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NEW YORK—Lenovo today announced the first consumer Project Tango phone, the "Phab 2 Pro." Lenovo describes the phone as a "team effort" with Google, which created the Project Tango technology. Project Tango is also undergoing a bit of a rebranding. It's just "Tango" now—no "Project"—and it has a new logo.

Project Tango started around three years ago as a project inside of ATAP, Google's Advanced Technology and Projects group. The skunkworks team created prototype mobile devices with computer vision sensors—imagine an Xbox Kinect crammed into the back of a smartphone. Sensors allow the device to create a 3D point cloud of its surroundings and know where it is in 3D space. This system can be combined with a live camera feed for various augmented reality uses, or it can be used to track your precise indoor location for mapping purposes.

Take away all the fancy 3D sensors, and Project Tango is an Android phone. The developer kit was an Android tablet, and cramming everything down to a "phone" size device meant going with a very large body. The Phab 2 Pro has a massive 6.4-inch 1440p display built into a metal unibody. The device is also backing a pretty large battery: 4050 mAh.

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Lenovo unveils foldable phone, tablet prototypes

Samsung is said to be working on smartphones and tablets with flexible displays that let you do things like fold the device in half. But Lenovo may have just one-upped Samsung by showing off two flexible device prototypes at its Lenovo Tech World event.

One is a smartphone that can wrap around your wrist like a bracelet and other other is a tablet that folds in half so that you can hold it like a phone.

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One is a smartphone that can wrap around your wrist like a bracelet and other other is a tablet that folds in half so that you can hold it like a phone.

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Phab 2 Pro: Lenovos Project-Tango-Smartphone kostet 500 Euro

Lenovo hat nach zahlreichen Ankündigungen sein Project-Tango-Smartphone vorgestellt: Das Phab 2 Pro kann dank zweier zusätzlicher Kameras Tiefeninformationen verarbeiten und virtuelle Objekte in die Realität einblenden. Auf den Markt kommen soll das Gerät im September 2016. (Project Tango, Smartphone)

Internetradio: Fußball-Bundesliga kommt auf Amazon Prime

Amazon Prime wird für Fußballfans interessanter. Amazon hat die Audio-Streamingrechte für die gesamten Spiele der Saison 2017/18 gekauft. Das gilt für die erste und zweite Bundesliga und den Supercup. (Fußball, Amazon)

A single strain of the plague may be behind 7 centuries of deadly outbreaks

New DNA analysis suggests that one strain of plague can be tracked from 13th century on.

The mass plague grave site in Ellwangen, Germany, which was dated to between 1486 and 1627. (credit: Rainer Weiss)

The fateful arrival of plague bacteria in the Mediterranean during the mid 14^th century sparked one of the deadliest pandemics of all of human history, dubbed the Black Death. The pandemic killed up to 50 percent of the European population as it rapidly spread. In the following four centuries, plague outbreaks continued to flare up in pockets across the continent. And in the late 19^th century, the plague took hold in the East, sparking the next historic pandemic in China.

For decades, researchers have tried to retrace the plague’s steps. Some have speculated that multiple strains of the bacteria creeped onto the continent—most likely from Asia—igniting new bouts of disease with sometimes different sets of symptoms. The hypothesis follows with the current state of the plague in China, where there are multiple lineages floating around. But a new study casts doubt on the idea of multiple initial strains.

Fresh genetic sequencing data of plague bacteria from victims in Spain, Germany, and Russia suggest that a single wave of the deadly microbes sparked the Black Death as well as the subsequent outbreaks that flared for centuries in Europe and in the 19^th century pandemic in China. This single wave also gave rise to plague strains behind some modern outbreaks. The study is the first to make a genetic link between the Black Death and modern plague, the authors report in Cell Host & Microbe.

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“London Has Fallen” Pirates Targeted With Lawsuits and Automated $300 ‘Fines’

Last week hundreds of thousands of people downloaded a copy of the blockbuster “London Has Fallen,” and some of these pirates are in for a nasty surprise. To recoup some of the losses, the makers are sending automated $300 ‘fines’ to those who get caught. In addition, over a thousand U.S. citizens have been sued.

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download-keyboard Many Hollywood insiders see online piracy as a major threat, but only very few are willing to target file-sharers with lawsuits or settlement demands.

Millennium Films and LHF Productions, two companies behind the blockbuster “London Has Fallen” have no problem crossing this line.

A few days ago a high quality Blu-Ray rip of the movie appeared online, more than a week before the official release. Since then hundreds of thousands of people have pirated the film, much to the outrage of the studios.

To compensate the potential revenue loss of these and earlier leaks, LHF Productions has filed lawsuits against more than 1,000 people in recent weeks.

The cases are filed against “does” who are only known by their IP-address, with the studio then trying to uncover their real identities by subpoenaing their ISPs. After their personal info is released, the accused Internet subscribers will get a settlement offer, which can go up to several thousands dollars.

A relatively straightforward way to recoup damages, but there is an even easier option. In addition to the lawsuits the film’s production company Millennium Films has started sending automated settlement demands to U.S. Internet subscribers.

These settlement offers bypass the courts and are sent as part of a DMCA notice. Several Internet providers voluntarily forward these notices to the account holders associated with the infringing IP-addresses.

Excerpt from the notice

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The language in the notices will be quite intimidating to some. After listing the evidence, Millennium Films’ anti-piracy partner CEG TEK warns that the subscribers could face a potential lawsuit.

“CEG informs you that you may be held liable for monetary damages, including court costs and/or attorney fees if a lawsuit is commenced against you for unauthorized copying and/or distribution of the Work listed above,” it reads.

However, the letter also offers a way out. By settling the case right away and paying $300, all problems will go away. To increase the pressure, CEG TEK adds a hard deadline that expires after a few days.

“If you fail to respond or settle within the prescribed time period, the above matter may be referred to attorneys representing the Work’s owner for legal action. At that point the original settlement offer will no longer be an option, and the settlement amount will increase significantly,” the company adds.

Those who follow the link are directed to the settlement page where the suspected pirates can pay their dues directly through a credit or debit card.

CEG TEK’s settlement page

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CEG TEK is not a new player on the scene, but it’s rare to see notices for such a high-profile movie. The company mostly works with players in the adult industry, who typically demand a few hundred dollars per infringement as well.

Despite all the anti-piracy activity, thousands of people are still sharing “London Has Fallen.” This means that there’s enough potential for more lawsuits and automated fines.

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Pilot test of storing carbon dioxide in rocks is highly effective

Pilot project yields impressive results but may be difficult to replicate.

Drilling at the CarbFix site, with the Hellisheiði geothermal power plant in the background. (credit: Juerg Matter)

As the world continues its slow shift to renewable energy, it would be great to limit the carbon dioxide produced from the fossil fuels we'll burn in the meantime. Some researchers are working on capturing that CO₂ from smokestacks using as little energy as possible. Others are working on places to put it.

Deep, briny aquifers are an obvious choice. The concern there is the risk of leakage. Once we put the CO₂ deep into the Earth, we want it to stay there. Eventually, the CO₂ dissolved in those brines can precipitate as carbonate minerals (which won't be going anywhere), but that takes a pretty long time.

Brines aren't the only option for locking away captured CO₂, though. There are also volcanic rocks that will readily react with CO₂, potentially speeding things along. In 2012, a pilot project got rolling in Iceland to inject CO₂ into basalt—something the island nation has in abundance. An impressive outcome from this pilot is reported in a new paper published in Science.

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Lenovo Phab 2 Pro is the first phone with Google’s Tango 3D cameras

Lenovo is introducing the first commercial smartphone that uses Google’s Project Tango depth-sensing technology. The Lenovo Phab 2 Pro is coming in September for $499 and it will be available worldwide (including at Best Buy, and Lowe’s stores in the US).

The Phab 2 Pro is a smartphone with a big screen and a 3D camera that enables a set of virtual reality and augmented reality experiences by allowing you to scan your environment and mix digital items with your real-world environment, using Googles Tango technology (the company is dropping “project” from the name now that it’s ready for commercial applications).

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