august 2019 - Tech-Test

First flying taxi ‘lands’ at the end of the year

08/22/2019 Lars Bennetzen 0

German Volocopter has long worked with the so-called on-demand air taxis, electric giant drone-like aircraft that can carry up to two people. VoloCity is the fourth generation eVTOL vessel, but that does not mean that there are three generation of air taxis flying around that you have not heard of. The first three generations were developed solely to test and showcase the technology. The version that can be seen later this year, VoloCity, has got […] read more

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Huawei working on its own mapping technology

08/20/2019 Lars Bennetzen 0

According to China Daily, Huawei is working on a new mapping technology that can challenge Google Maps. However, it is hardly something you get direct access to. Rumor has it that it is a service and technology aimed at software developers, i.e. apps that use navigation to some extent. To China Daily, a Huawei spokesman says the new technology is called Map Kit and that it will offer a navigation system that can be used […] read more

Kaspersky opens third Transparency Center

08/15/2019 Lars Bennetzen 0

As with the two existing centers in Zurich and Madrid, with the new Transparency Center, Kaspersky will invite partners and authorities to review the source code of their solutions. In addition, the new center will serve as a briefing center, where guests will have the opportunity to learn more about Kaspersky’s data development and management practices. The new Transparency Center opens as part of Kaspersky’s Global Transparency Initiative, which is designed to meet the growing […] read more

Turtle Beach launches enhanced audio for the gamer with two new products

08/15/2019 Lars Bennetzen 0

Turtle Beach is known for their audio products, and Elite Atlas Aero is a brand new wireless headset that comes with the specially developed Turtle Beach Control Studio software that uses Waves Nx audio technology to transform stereo and surround sounds into panoramic 3D audio experiences. But at the same time, the headset also comes with a PC-optimized version of their Superhuman Hearing that should provide a competitive edge when you gamble, as well as […] read more

Huawei has officially launched their own OS – HarmonyOS

08/14/2019 Lars Bennetzen 0

Chinese tech giant, Huawei, has just launched their very own operating system. HarmonyOS is the name of the product that can be used on smartphones, and not least on IoT devices. HarmonyOS is a micro-kernel OS, in much the same way as Google’s Fuchsia OS (which is still rumored only), and will work on a wide range of devices without compromising security. But although HarmonyOS may well be an OS on a smartphone, Huawei has […] read more

Hackers prefer EMEA companies

08/14/2019 Lars Bennetzen 0

We are popular in EMEA, which by the way stands for Europe Middle East and Africa, where our companies are more susceptible to email attacks than in other parts of the world. A new global report from IT security company Barracuda Network shows that seven per cent. of EMEA IT teams receive more than 50 suspicious emails a day, while 32% receives between 6 and 50. While not all suspicious emails are malicious, it can […] read more

Company websites send out spam and phishing emails

08/09/2019 Lars Bennetzen 0

IT criminals are constantly looking for new ways to get their spam and phishing emails sent out. They do what they can to make their messages look like something that comes from a legitimate source with a good reputation, so the recipient doesn’t ignore the email. And this is a problem for the affected businesses, as spam and emails with malicious links sent on their behalf can compromise customer trust in the business and even […] read more

Russian hackers attack IoT devices to hit corporate networks

08/09/2019 Lars Bennetzen 0

In a report released early this week, Microsoft says it is Russian state-sponsored hackers using vulnerable IoT devices to enter corporate networks. According to Microsoft, a Russian hacker group under the name Strontium (which previously went by the name APT28 or Fancy Bear) is behind an attack that took place in April. The same group has, by the way, taken responsibility for hacking the US party, the Democrats, or rather their main committee – the […] read more

Samsung ready with MacBook Air competitor

08/09/2019 Lars Bennetzen 0

Now it’s no longer enough for Samsung to deliver smartphones and tablets (and refrigerators, robots, ships and much, much more), now the Koreans are also entering the laptops market and the Galaxy Book S is going for the gold from the first go. It is very clear that they would like to deliver a laptop that goes after the same customer segment as the MacBook Air. The Galaxy Book S is made in collaboration with […] read more

Emojis make you seem more friendly and welcoming on the job

08/08/2019 Lars Bennetzen 0

Since emojis really broke through on the world’s smartphones in the early 10s, the many colorful icons have not looked back – and when an emoji was named the 2015 Dictionary of the Year word, it was clear that emojis could eventually be considered something near a language in itself. But what appears to be outlandish and comical ways of expressing themselves, then emojis are rapidly changing the way people experience and understand each other. […] read more