Switzerland

Switzerland has decided that from the summer of 2017 only smartphones can be sold that can be charged via a universal cable. The Swiss are thus following a European directive that should also come into effect in 2017.The Swiss authorities…

The Swiss service for encrypted mail ProtonMail is struggling with DDO attacks and is extorted by criminals. However, according to ProtonMail, it appears that the service is under fire from a second group of advanced attacks, reminiscent…

The Swiss service for encrypted mail ProtonMail is struggling with DDO attacks and is extorted by criminals. However, according to ProtonMail, it appears that the service is under attack from a second group of advanced attacks,…

Spanish manufacturer BQ started taking pre-orders on Tuesday for its latest Ubuntu phone, the Aquaris E5 HD. The device is sold for about two hundred euros including VAT.This is apparent from a web page that was put online by BQ on…

Satellite operator SES has announced that the first commercial and unencrypted UHD channel will be available in September via its Astra1 satellite. It concerns Pearl.tv, a German home shopping channel.Until now, only a demo channel in UHD…

The dissipation of heat through two-dimensional materials such as graphene is through wave-like diffusion. This is demonstrated by researchers from the EPFL in Switzerland. This outcome can be used in future research into the use of…

The police want to ban unregistered prepaid telephones, because mainly criminals would use the telephones. All About Phones writes this on Friday evening based on a report available to the site.Malicious persons use the unregistered…

Apple has released version 8 of iOS. Apple's iOS is the operating system for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Version 8 can only be installed on iPhone 4s, iPad 2, and sixth generation iPod touch or later and includes a large collection…

A group of developers will ensure that TrueCrypt is further developed. The original creators recently pulled the plug on the project due to alleged security vulnerabilities. The new developers are trying to set up a community.The web…

NASA and its partners will begin building a new Mars lander. Once it lands on the planet, the new lander will, among other things, drill into the ground to collect various kinds of data, such as how the crust, mantle and core of Mars are…