The Motorola Moto X Pure Edition smartphone normally sells for about $399 and up, but right now B&H is selling the phone for $100 off the list price. The retailer is also throwing in a Photo Video Smartphone bundle with purchase, which gets you a 32GB microSD card, an LE dlight, and a tripod, among […]
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The Motorola Moto X Pure Edition smartphone normally sells for about $399 and up, but right now B&H is selling the phone for $100 off the list price. The retailer is also throwing in a Photo Video Smartphone bundle with purchase, which gets you a 32GB microSD card, an LE dlight, and a tripod, among […]
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WSJ: Merger conditions could boost online video and Internet competition.
Charter's footprint after the proposed merger. (credit: Charter)
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler is likely to support Charter's proposed acquisition of Time Warner Cable (TWC) and may circulate a proposal to approve the merger with conditions "as soon as this week," The Wall Street Journal reported last night, citing "people familiar with the matter."
Wheeler would be circulating a draft order to fellow commissioners, a preliminary step to approving the deal.
"The order would impose a number of conditions on the transaction, many of them aimed at boosting online video as a competitor to cable," the Journal reported. "One condition would bar Charter from including clauses in its pay-TV contracts that restrict a content company’s ability to offer its programming online or to new entrants, the people said. FCC officials worry those clauses, which are thought to be widespread in the pay-TV marketplace, could be impeding the growth of online video."
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Die Vorserienfertigung startet erst in einem Jahr, dennoch legt TSMC absolute Zahlen vor: Rund jeder dritte SRAM-Baustein mit 7-nm-Fertigung sei funktionsfähig. Künftig sollen damit riesige Interposer hergestellt werden – wichtig für AMD und Nvidia. (TSMC) 
Die Vorserienfertigung startet erst in einem Jahr, dennoch legt TSMC absolute Zahlen vor: Rund jeder dritte SRAM-Baustein mit 7-nm-Fertigung sei funktionsfähig. Künftig sollen damit riesige Interposer hergestellt werden - wichtig für AMD und Nvidia. (TSMC) Performance concerns may keep some from encrypting, but newer phones will be OK.
If encryption isn't the default on your phone, when should you enable it? (credit: Andrew Cunningham)
On Monday, experts speaking to The Wall Street Journal about the ongoing smartphone encryption debate estimated that roughly "10 percent of the world's 1.4 billion Android phones were encrypted," compared to 95 percent of all iPhones. For iPhones, that estimate is based on data provided by the company's OS distribution chart—this isn't a perfect source since it also includes iPods and iPads. In any case, the vast majority of iDevices are running iOS 8 or 9 and thus all data on them is encrypted in a way that makes it impossible for Apple or others to directly access data on them without their passcodes.
The figure for Android phones is likely an estimate based on other sources, since it's impossible to get similar data from the Android distribution chart. Google has historically had trouble getting its hardware partners to encrypt their phones and even had to backtrack on promises that Android 5.0 phones would be encrypted by default because of performance concerns. Ultimately, the company was able to make encrypted storage a requirement for Android 6.0 phones that meet the required specs (Nexus devices have been encrypted by default since the Nexus 6 and 9 came out in 2014), but currently only 2.3 percent of all Android phones run Marshmallow. Even worse, only new phones that ship with Android 6.0 need to be encrypted, and it's still optional for those that upgrade.
Most people just stick with whatever default settings their stuff comes with, which is what makes default settings so important—almost all Android phones support encryption, but few actually use it. Assuming that people don't begin encrypting their Android phones en masse or that Google doesn't change its policies, it means that it could easily be another two or three years before even a plurality of Android devices are encrypted.
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MSI’s latest desktop computer for gamers is just 10.6 inches tall, but it’s a powerhouse. The MSI Vortex features an Intel Core i7-6700K quad-core Skylake processor, up to 32GB of RAM, and two desktop-class NVIDIA graphics cards. But that kind of power doesn’t come cheap: the MSI Vortex sells for $2199 and up. The entry-level model […]
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MSI’s latest desktop computer for gamers is just 10.6 inches tall, but it’s a powerhouse. The MSI Vortex features an Intel Core i7-6700K quad-core Skylake processor, up to 32GB of RAM, and two desktop-class NVIDIA graphics cards. But that kind of power doesn’t come cheap: the MSI Vortex sells for $2199 and up. The entry-level model […]
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Resolution name-checks Houdini, Copperfield, and futurist Arthur C. Clarke.
(credit: JD Hancock)
The conservative's proposal drops names like Harry Houdini, David Copperfield, futurist Arthur C. Clarke, and even artist Leonardo da Vinci.
Getting Congress to agree on anything usually takes a little magic (maybe a magic bag of cash?). So why should lawmakers approve this non-binding resolution known as H.RES.642.? The resolution's text says it all:
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Huawei zeigt LED-Straßenleuchten für das Internet der Dinge, neben intelligenter Beleuchtung enthalten sie auch WiFi-Hotspots oder Small Cells für die LTE-Versorgung. (Long Term Evolution, Huawei) 
Huawei zeigt LED-Straßenleuchten für das Internet der Dinge, neben intelligenter Beleuchtung enthalten sie auch WiFi-Hotspots oder Small Cells für die LTE-Versorgung. (Long Term Evolution, Huawei) Restaurants, bars and shops that offer their customers free and open Wi-Fi are not liable for pirating users. This is the advice Advocate General Szpunar has sent to the EU Court of Justice in what may turn out to be a landmark case. While there’s no direct liability, the AG notes that local courts may issue injunctions against Wi-Fi operators and long as they are fair and balanced.
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Nowadays pretty much every self-respecting coffee bar has its own Wi-Fi access point, allowing customers to check their email or read the latest news.
The same is true for many other shops and establishments that offer free and open Internet access.
While most free Wi-Fi users do little harm, these unsecured networks can also be used to download and share copyrighted material. This is what happened to Tobias McFadden, who runs a local music and lighting shop in Munich, Germany.
In 2010, a music pirate on McFadden’s network was flagged by Sony, who took the owner of the shop to court. While the local German court was inclined to hold the shop operator responsible for indirect copyright infringement, EU Advocate General Szpunar disagrees.
In a lengthy advisory opinion to the EU Court of Justice, which will issue a final ruling later, Szpunar concludes that much like general ISPs, operators of commercial establishments with free Wi-Fi are not liable for pirating users.
This means that the safe harbor Internet providers enjoy also apply to members of the public who offer free Wi-Fi as part of their business.
“In his view, it is not necessary for the person in question to present himself to the public as a service provider or that he should expressly promote his activity to potential customers,” the EU Court of Justice clarifies in a press release today.
The Advocate General does leave room for local courts to impose injunctions on network operators to stop the copyright infringements. However, these should be fair and balanced, without any requirements to monitor users.
Also, the operators of free Wi-Fi should not be forced to secure their connections. This requirement would prioritize the interests of copyright holders above the public’s right to freedom of expression and information, which would not be appropriate.
“By restricting access to lawful communications, the measure would also entail a restriction on freedom of expression and information,” the Court notes.
“More generally, any general obligation to make access to a Wi-Fi network secure, as a means of protecting copyright on the Internet, could be a disadvantage for society as a whole and one that could outweigh the potential benefits for rightsholders.”
The Advocate General’s advice is not binding, but the European Court of Justice often uses such advice as the basis of its rulings.
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Der Uhrenhersteller Nixon hat eine eigene Smartwatch vorgestellt, die sich besonders an Surfer, Taucher und Wintersportler richten soll. Die Uhr soll sehr robust und dank spezieller Apps auf bestimmte Sportarten ausgerichtet sein. (Smartwatch, Snapdrag…
Der Uhrenhersteller Nixon hat eine eigene Smartwatch vorgestellt, die sich besonders an Surfer, Taucher und Wintersportler richten soll. Die Uhr soll sehr robust und dank spezieller Apps auf bestimmte Sportarten ausgerichtet sein. (Smartwatch, Snapdragon) 
Wissenschaftler haben sich mit der Gefahr von Zusammenstößen zwischen Freizeit-Multicoptern und Flugzeugen auseinandergesetzt - und keine nennenswerte Gefahr erkennen können. Ihre Betrachtungen vernachlässigen aber den menschlichen Faktor stark. (