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Streaming service Videoland will increase the prices of its Plus and Premium subscriptions by 1 euro as of 20 June. The Plus subscription will cost 10 euros and the Premium subscription 12 euros. The price of the Basic subscription…

The social resistance due to concerns about radiation does not currently cause major problems for providers in finding places for new transmission masts. This is the conclusion of regulator ACM. Moreover, not so many new places for…

German security researchers have warned about security risks because as of iOS 15, bluetooth remains on when users turn off an iPhone. In addition, the bluetooth firmware is not signed and not encrypted.The researchers from TU Darmstadt…

Microsoft Research is working on a VR controller that can mimic the sense of touch and grip. The company calls these controllers X-Rings. It is not known whether the controllers will eventually appear on the market.Microsoft Research…

The European Commission plans to file an antitrust complaint with Apple over its use of the NFC chip in Apple smartphones, according to Reuters. The company severely restricts the use of that chip, which the EC believes would be bad for…

From 1 December, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers & Markets will check whether providers of charging stations and charging cards are fully transparent about the price of the products. According to ACM, these providers are…

Version 1.6.1 of foobar2000 has been released. This popular, lightweight music player supports MP3, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, Flac, WAV and WMA, among others, and has support for Replay Gain. Furthermore, the player can convert different…

Apple has removed a large number of applications from the App Store in the past year that attempt to combat smartphone addiction by providing insight into screen time. Apple now offers similar functionality in iOS.That is according to The…

Together with 26 other European regulators, ACM is calling on Apple and Google to adjust their app stores. App providers are now unable to sufficiently inform consumers about the data usage of their app. According to the regulators, that…

Research commissioned by the government concludes that a free choice of modem has few effects on the functioning and security of networks. The State Secretary for Economic Affairs refers to ACM for a policy rule on the free choice of…