iPad Air 2020 im Test: Apples gute Alternative zum iPad Pro

Das neue iPad Air sieht aus wie ein iPad Pro, unterstützt dasselbe Zubehör, kommt mit einem guten Display und reichlich Rechenleistung. Damit ist es eine ideale Alternative für Apples teuerstes Tablet, wie unser Test zeigt. Ein Test von Tobias Költzsch…

Das neue iPad Air sieht aus wie ein iPad Pro, unterstützt dasselbe Zubehör, kommt mit einem guten Display und reichlich Rechenleistung. Damit ist es eine ideale Alternative für Apples teuerstes Tablet, wie unser Test zeigt. Ein Test von Tobias Költzsch (iPad Air, Apple)

"Großer Wendepunkt für Europa"

Christine Lagarde will den Corona-Finanzausgleich als Dauereinrichtung für die EU “diskutieren” lassen

Christine Lagarde will den Corona-Finanzausgleich als Dauereinrichtung für die EU "diskutieren" lassen

Amazon Luna cloud-gaming impressions: More than good enough for $5.99/mo

50 games, $5.99/mo, met by a clean interface, solid gameplay.

Amazon Luna cloud-gaming impressions: More than good enough for $5.99/mo

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Roughly one month ago, Amazon ended over a year of speculation by announcing the upcoming launch of Amazon Luna, its own dedicated gaming-in-the-cloud service. At the time, Amazon suggested that Luna would launch "next month" in the form of a limited public beta, meant to reach a tiny subset of interested users before a wider launch at an unspecified date.

"Next month" is right about now, and sure enough, Amazon began sending random invites on Monday to users who'd previously signed up. Somehow, I received an invite to my personal Amazon account faster than any formal "press" demo opportunity. I immediately signed up and logged in to see what Luna's $5.99/mo tier will look and feel like when it launches to a wider audience in the near future. So far, I must say: It's pretty darned good, but not perfect.

One more big-tech fish in the cloud-gaming stream

  • Amazon Luna's starting menu.

If you're oblivious to the rising trend of cloud-streamed video games, catch up by checking out our previous coverage of major players in the space: Microsoft Project xCloud, Google Stadia, PlayStation Now, and Nvidia GeForce Now.

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Osiris Rex: Nasa gelingt Asteroidenlandung

Nach der japanischen Raumfahrtbehörde Jaxa zeigt auch die Nasa, dass sie auf einem Asteroiden landen und Proben für die Erde nehmen kann. (Raumfahrt, Nasa)

Nach der japanischen Raumfahrtbehörde Jaxa zeigt auch die Nasa, dass sie auf einem Asteroiden landen und Proben für die Erde nehmen kann. (Raumfahrt, Nasa)

Review: The Haunting of Bly Manor is a perfectly splendid ghost story

It’s not quite as good as Hill House, but it’s still entertaining—and plenty spooky.

  • Victoria Pedretti stars as Dani Clayton, who takes a job as a governess to two orphaned children at Bly Manor. [credit: Netflix ]

A young American woman fleeing her tragic past finds herself caring for two orphaned children on an English estate that she suspects might be haunted in the new Netflix series The Haunting of Bly Manor. Showrunner Mike Flanagan's highly anticipated followup to 2018's exquisitely brooding The Haunting of Hill House, this season is loosely based on the Henry James novella The Turn of the Screw.

Granted, Bly Manor never quite reaches the same level as the exquisitely rendered Hill House, but it's nonetheless a "perfectly splendid" ghost story that doubles as a quiet, thoughtful reflection on love and loss, in keeping with the oblique writing style of James. Between Doctor Sleep, Hill House, and Bly Manor, Flanagan has pretty much established himself as the reigning master of reinventing classic horror stories for a modern audience.

(Some spoilers for The Turn of the Screw, The Innocents, and The Turning. Only mild spoilers for Bly Manor; no major reveals.)

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