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Although the market is full of smartphones, they are mostly the same in terms of design and function. The Minimal Company takes a different approach. Those who can do without in some areas are rewarded with added value in others.
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Adobe’s apps are a kind of industry standard when it comes to image editing and the graphic design. However, one competitor is trying to dethrone Adobe: Its software not only offers a lot, it is also free.
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Electric tailwind? Additional motors have long been established for ferry bikes. Now it’s the shoes’ turn. With the Project Amplify, Nike wants to help runners achieve higher speeds and greater endurance.
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Games are becoming increasingly important on smart TVs. In the battle for a larger market share, Amazon recently announced it wanted to focus more on gaming with its Prime offering, and now another competitor is following suit.
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To counteract the burgeoning mountains of electronic waste, researchers are turning to a natural raw material: wood. After use, essential parts of an electrical appliance should turn back into soil. A computer mouse is the first example.
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Gaming is an expensive hobby—and it begins with hardware. Once you have that covered, there is the issue of the games themselves, which can quickly cost up to $80 for triple-A titles. Casual gamers in particular feel turned off by such high prices. Even free-to-play titles are not a real alternative at this point. Although the game itself is free, the game’s developer hides so many things behind a paywall that it quickly becomes a pricey adventure if one is not careful.
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Amazon is making a fundamental change to its new TV stick and Echo devices: they are getting a new operating system. This will make things confusing for developers, but users need not fear any limitations in moving forward.
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This year, the two largest streaming platforms already want to milk even more money from their subscribers—although Amazon has gone about the same objective indirectly. Now the second wave of price increases is heading your way.
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With the 15T and the 15T Pro, Xiaomi introduces two new smartphones. They were designed to appeal to users who want more than a mid-range model can offer, but are not prepared to pay high-end prices.
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Facebook is still the largest social network in the world. However, there is one area where it plays no role whatsoever. Meta wants to change this and is relying on functions based on artificial intelligence to perform matchmaking in the future.
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More memory for smartphones and PCs, new data centers for artificial intelligence: manufacturers like Samsung can barely keep up with production, and are using this situation to their advantage. What are the ramifications for end customers?
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At the MWC 2025, Samsung unveiled a foldable that can be unfolded into a tablet via two hinges. The smartphone is set to be launched sometime at the end of the year, but the location remains unknown.
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With Copilot, Microsoft is relying on an intelligent assistant based on the GPT4 language model from OpenAI. To make it easier to use, the company now focuses on a comprehensive removal of access barriers.
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What has long been a common practice among other manufacturers, Sony is now also allowing it on the PlayStation 4 and 5. With the help of the PlayStation Family app, parents can regain control of the console.
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Handhelds are a current trend that Atari is not letting pass by just like that. The former console and games developer is riding on the format to give 200 classics — not just from its own repertoire — a new lease of life.
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With Steam, Valve not only operates one of the major gaming platforms but also developed a portable gaming device in the form of the Steam Deck. The handheld was so popular that Microsoft felt compelled to support the development of mobile consoles. The new ROG Xbox Ally (X), which was designed together with ASUS, quickly became an official point of reference.
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Models in the Galaxy Tab S series are generally considered the best Android tablets. Samsung unveiled an update for both models at IFA. The tried and tested aspects will be retained, while the introduction of a new processor should provide additional performance and better battery life.
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Samsung wants to introduce the possibilities unfurled by artificial intelligence into the living room by relying on an assistant on its smart televisions to do so, but this assistant will not be developed in-house.
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Ambitious filmmakers need powerful recording technology to create stylish videos, although this is already readily available in modern smartphones. However, experienced filmmakers cannot live without editing software, which, in the best case, offers a variety of tools to further improve the individual sequences and can enhance the final product with additional effects and special effects.
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Amazon is still one of the major tablet manufacturers. In order to increase its market share in this segment, but above all that of its services, the company appears to be preparing a radical step. Its own operating system is up for grabs.
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Solar plants are repeatedly suspected of being a problem for power grids because they are comparatively difficult to regulate. When the sun is shining, they supply a lot of electricity, but when the sky is cloudy, their grid input remains low. The consequences of those fluctuations are felt all across the power grid.
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Apple recently lost ground to its competitors in the notebook market. Now, the manufacturer is trying its luck at a particularly affordable model. In addition, smart glasses are set to compete with the cooperation between Meta and Ray-Ban.
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With version 15 of the NFC standard, the developers have achieved a significant improvement, which in turn should result in a whole series of improvements in everyday life. The NFC Forum already sees completely new usage scenarios.
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Subscribers of Prime Video will have to be prepared to coexist with more advertising in the future. The time per hour reserved for broadcasting advertising will significantly increase, but subscribers of the streaming service will be kept in the dark about the change.
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Apple includes some fairly fast components in its computers. However, Macs are not very popular with gamers. This is set to change in the future. Cyberpunk 2077 is touted to be the first title that is already playable. Beyond that, however, the plans remain unclear.
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SteamOS has been adapted by Valve so that it can also be used on the small screens of mobile consoles. The game publisher has been trying to convince console manufacturers of its operating system for some time. Now users also have a choice.
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Following a comprehensive overhaul, Whoop has promised numerous improvements to the latest generation of its smart bracelets. However, there are increasing complaints about issues in the top model after a short period of use.
Updated on May, 28th with Whoop’s statement
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Xiaomi already tried its hand at developing its very own smartphone chips in 2017 with the Surge S1 and S2. However, these quickly disappeared from the scene. A new attempt seems to be underway to take on Qualcomm’s premium chipsets based on whispers in the industry.
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More performance for the mid-range class? The latest generation of Snagdragon 7 SoCs was designed to make gaming more fun, even in cheaper smartphones, while providing the necessary requirements for AI applications to boot.
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Following the end of support for Windows 10, support for the Windows 365 Office apps installed on it was also to be withdrawn. Now the company is backing down, at least partially.
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The BBK Group, Huawei, and Xiaomi have apparently entered into a cooperation to break away from Google’s services. Xiaomi’s Hyper OS3 is based on Android, but will be launched on the market without Gmail, Maps, and Play. However, the risk for manufacturers would be significant.
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Tesla has long relied on a pricing model that is intended to promote even utilization of its Supercharger charging stations. A new method for calculating the price of charging power further reinforces this approach.
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Samsung seems to have been left behind by its Chinese competitors, Honor and Huawei, in terms of foldable smartphones. However, the Koreans are not throwing in the towel and are preparing a range of new models that could be presented as early as July.
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Google is being more cautious when checking and verifying apps that are to be included in the Google Play Store. This is causing a cascading effect as not only have far fewer new apps been approved for the platform, but the overall number of apps has decreased significantly.
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In the future, manufacturers who want to use Android together with Google services will be required to provide at least 32 gigabytes of data storage on their devices. This presents challenges in two key areas.
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Even voice assistants based on artificial intelligence (AI) are not immune to questions that emotionally affect people. Distorted results can be observed not only in chatbots that were specially designed to work with people who experience mental health conditions. ChatGPT responses also change when prompted by emotions.
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Switch 2 can be pre-ordered on April 8. In order to make life difficult for resellers, also known as scalpers, interested parties must overcome a whole series of hurdles and out themselves as true Nintendo fans.
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After years of success, the Nintendo Switch is no longer up-to-date technologically. However, the changing of the guard, which remains true to the basic features, is already in the starting blocks.
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In recent months, rumors have repeatedly surfaced about Samsung developing smart glasses. Under the codename Haean, the Korean tech giant is said to be working on glasses that follow the concept of Ray-Ban sunglasses with Meta integration or the MYVU Imiki. However, these glasses are expected to offer significantly more power.
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The new version of the AI-powered voice assistant Alexa requires more computing power. In the future, this will be provided in Amazon’s data centers. As a user, you have no other choice in the matter.
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After updating to a new firmware, many Samsung soundbars have fallen silent. They will probably have to be sent to Samsung for restoration or repair. To complicate matters, Samsung is holding back information on the reason behind this faux pas.
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The Xbox platform has been spared from Microsoft’s intelligent assistant, Copilot, until today. (Un)fortunately, this situation is set to change soon. Assistance will soon be offered in the selection, setting up, and understanding games.
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The next iPhone generation is set to attract new customers with a particularly slim model. This is not only at the expense of the size of the battery. Users will also have to live with restrictions in other areas.
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In metropolitan areas with sprawling, large cities, a shortage of parking spaces is always a challenge. As a result, owning a car can quickly become more of a burden than a convenience. Mobility services and car sharing have long been promoted as alternatives, but BMW and Mercedes-Benz now appear to see these options as a dead end. Both automakers are looking to sell their stake in FreeNow.
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The exchange of digital data between the EU and the USA is not without controversy. Microsoft is now relying on its own EU data border to lull local customers into a sense of security. However, there are certainly holes in the border.
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There has long been speculation that Tesla could enter into competition with platforms such as Uber and Waymo with its Cybertaxis. Now this step is on the horizon—and yet it raises a whole series of questions.
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Updates have not been a major strength in the Android universe to date. Although Google has been trying to improve the supply of updates since the early days of its operating system, many manufacturers found the effort too high. This is partly due to the SoC manufacturers, who are happy to save on the expensive development of updates for their chipsets.
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Chinese companies dominate the entire supply chain for batteries when it comes to e-mobility, which begins with raw materials. A study now shows just how dependent international companies are on Chinese suppliers.
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Over in the UK, a growing number of young people are suffering from auditory perception disorders. They can no longer distinguish sounds in their environment. What role do noise-cancelling headphones play in this malady?
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Ingress and Pokémon Go were exemplary when it came to AR games. However, Niantic, the developer of Pokémon Go, was unable to sustain this high level of success. Now it seems like the game is changing hands.
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In the past, streaming platforms have often shown themselves to be creative when developing new subscriptions. The standard subscription was soon followed by new premium offers. Yet another partially ad-financed lite model is intended to attract those looking to save money. Spotify is also said to be considering new ways of earning money from its subscribers and is planning to expand its offerings, as Bloomberg reports.
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Social media has repeatedly been criticized in recent months. The main target of these criticisms are the age controls of providers, which can easily be circumvented by kids. The sometimes lax handling of applicable youth protection regulations has also led to growing political pressure around the world. Google is now bowing to this pressure.
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With high investments and simplified legislation, the EU wants to promote the establishment of high-performance data centers for AI applications that are available to developers across Europe and are intended to narrow the gap with the USA.
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Google appears to be reigniting its ambitions in the smart glasses arena, and this time, it’s bringing reinforcements. A fresh collaboration with HTC not only secures access to critical licenses but also brings in seasoned XR developers from the Taiwanese company. For a tech giant that once envisioned a future shaped by computer glasses, this partnership signals a bold step forward. But how did we get here—and what’s next?
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Microsoft is leveling up the storage game for Xbox Series S and X users. Soon, you’ll be able to plug in external drives with capacities well beyond the previous 16 TB ceiling. This upgrade, currently rolling out to Insider Program members, is a boon for gamers whose libraries are packed with sprawling RPGs, high-res shooters, and storage-hungry titles.
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The dynamics in connection technology continue to reach new heights with the imminent introduction of USB4 2.0. Elecom cables already provide us with exciting information about the upcoming standard’s specifications, which boasts an impressive bandwidth of 80 GB/s for data transfer and can supply notebooks with 60 W of juice simultaneously. If we were to focus on the charging function, it is even possible to hit 240 W. Let’s dive deeper and explore the technical nitty-gritty of this upcoming standard.
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The latest Ray-Ban glasses from Meta are equipped with an integrated camera and manage the balancing act between fashion and technology. The cool design and hardware are exciting for content creators. However, an uneasy feeling and questions remain: What happens to the images and videos that the glasses record? How does Meta use this data?
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Can the Apple Watch reinvent itself by transforming into an iPod, the classic MP3 player, or even a compact smartphone? That’s what tinyPod promises. The manufacturer has developed a case for the smartwatch that resembles earlier iPods.
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Numerous apps not only use location sharing to work as intended, but also transmit such data for advertising purposes. An investigation by the Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation and netzpolitik.org revealed just how deep the rabbit hole goes.
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In a Google forum and on Reddit, there have been increasing complaints that the Pixel 6 (review), Pixel 6 Pro (review), and Pixel 6a (review) smartphones from Google have stopped working after attempting to reset them to factory settings. What kind of sorcery is behind this?
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With HarmonyOS NEXT, Huawei has not only bid goodbye to Android but to the Linux kernel as well. In other words, Huawei has severed itself completely from its Android past having developed a completely independent operating system. It is unlikely to be installed on smartphones, tablets, and notebooks outside of China due to the lack of app availability.
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With the Vision Pro, Apple introduced an AR/VR headset that was supposed to stand out from previous models with an entirely new concept. However, customer interest remained lukewarm, which might result in having no successor.