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Italy Celebrates Internet Anniversary

The Internet Society Italy Chapter is scheduled to celebrate a major anniversary, marking 35 years since the country’s first connection to the Internet.                                                    On that day in 1986, at about 6 p.m., a network connection was established between the former CNUCE Institute of the National Research Council in Pisa, Italy, and a location in Pennsylvania in the U.S. Italy was the fourth country in Europe to connect to the Internet, after Norway, the U.K., and Germany. The CNUCE Institute had been chosen to represent Italy in the ARPANET project, recalled Stefano Trumpy, the institute’s director at the time and current member of the Chapter. CNUCE had previously helped design and launch the first all-Italian geostationary satellite, SIRIO, back in 1977. The connection reflected the Italian team’s support of the TCP/IP protocols developed by Bob Kahn and Vint Cert, because of limitations with another networking technology called Open Systems Intercon

The dangers of digital disinformation

     The Corona crisis is the first pandemic in the era of 5G. In today’s competitive and reactive market place, scammers, hackers, conspiracy theorists etc. continue to put out false information that is now spreading quicker than ever. American Professor, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, from the University of Pennsylvania calls this “viral disinformation”. However, what happens now, when this viral disinformation meets an actual virus like COVID-19?                                          This tends to end in a predictable storyline where one side of the divide points fingers at the government and the other side claims that it is the media that are simply scare-mongering. Yet, what all this misses is the actual role that digital information is playing as viral disinformation continues to spread undetected online. There is still very much that we are unsure of with regards to COVID-19. However, given the current aggression of the crisis, it seems fair to suggest that it is not disappearing an

Online news content and mental health

    Across the world, many of us are in lockdown, which either means that we are working from home or not working at all. Inevitably, this has an effect on our mental health. 46% of people in a recent survey say that their mental health is now worse than it was pre-coronavirus. Another thing indicated by the survey, is that the more we consume televised and online news, the worse our mental health becomes. The worst of the online news is that of social media, however Facebook was not the main offender on this occasion, the main culprit was Reddit .                                                Apparently, 57.6% of people who use Reddit as their primary social platform for COVID-19 , stated that they felt their mental health was worse. 19.8% commented that it was the same and 22.6% said that it was better. We are now spending an average of 53 minutes a day consuming news coverage which mainly revolves around COVID-19. The survey, conducted by streaming media service, flexed, was compri

Samsung slips to 4th in 5G smartphone market in Q1

Samsung Electronics misplaced its main place within the international 5G smartphone market to rank fourth within the first quarter of the 12 months, a report confirmed, as Apple and Chinese language makers expanded their presence with new units. Samsung’s share within the 5G smartphone market stood at 12.7 p.c within the January-March interval, down from 34.6 p.c a 12 months in the past, in line with market researcher Technique Analytics. The South Korean tech big shipped 17 million 5G smartphones within the first three months of 2021, up 105 p.c from a 12 months earlier, but it surely was not sufficient to defend the highest spot as its rivals outperformed the corporate within the fast-growing 5G handset market. International 5G smartphone shipments jumped 458 p.c on-year to 133.9 million models within the first quarter, reviews Yonhap information company. “The surge within the 5G quantity in China, allied with the Apple issue, inevitably had a detrimental impression on Samsu

Apple AirPods 3, Apple Music HiFi

    Apple AirPods 3 launch has been rumoured for quite a while. The next-generation AirPods were rumoured to launch alongside the iPad Pro and iMac at the Spring Loaded Apple Event. While that did not happen, a new report claims that the AirPods 3 will launch in the coming weeks. Apple is also rumoured to introduce HiFi support for Apple Music, the report added. There have been several reports of Apple launching the Apple AirPods 3 in H1 2021. The company could quietly release the new AirPods as it did for the second-generation model. Leaked images suggest that the AirPods 3 will have an AirPods Pro-like design . This means that the stem will be smaller compared to current-generation AirPods. However, it will miss out on Pro features like Active Noise Cancellation (ANC). The report by Hits Double Daily does not reveal the AirPods 3 launch date and only states that it will launch in the coming weeks. Alongside AirPods 3, Apple will also introduce HiFi audio support in Apple Music. It

Google will freeze auto-renewing Play Store subscriptions in India

     You might take your automatic Android app subscriptions for granted, but people in India won't have it so easy. XDA has learned that Google is suspending signups for auto-renewing subscriptions and free trials after India's central bank (the Reserve Bank of India) instituted rules requiring an extra layer of authentication for subscriptions and other recurring payments. The freeze takes effect in early May and will last until the company addresses "ecosystem challenges," according to email sent to developers. You can still subscribe to services, but you'll have sign up again at the end of each period. Existing auto-renewing subscriptions aren't affected, but Google is asking app makers to clarify that users are making one-time purchases. We've asked Google for comment. The new rules could easily affect other digital services, but they may affect Play Store users more than many. Android dominates the Indian mobile landscape, and subscription services

Redmi Note 10S With 64-Megapixel Camera Teased to Launch in India Soon

                          The Redmi Note 10S that debuted globally in February is seemingly coming to India soon. Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi is teasing the launch of a new smartphone that runs on MIUI 12.5 out-of-the-box and features a 64-megapixel primary camera. A post on Redmi’s Twitter account also highlights features such as super display, hi-res audio, and fast charging capability. The device will come in Blue, Dark Grey, and White colour options, same as the existing colour variants of the Redmi Note 10S, which is Onyx Gray, Pebble White, Ocean Blue. At the moment, the exact launch details of the smartphone remain unclear, though we can expect its arrival this month. More information from Redmi is expected soon. If the speculation of the upcoming Redmi phone being Redmi Note 10S is accurate, we expect the smartphone to sport a 6.43-inch full-HD+ (1,080×2,400 pixels) AMOLED hole-punch display with MediaTek Helio G95 chipset, under the hood. The India variant of the device may also

Microsoft To Finally Add AAC Codec Support For Bluetooth Devices To Windows 10

Microsoft's planning a major release for Windows 10 at the end of the year which should include support for AAC audio through Bluetooth. For the uninitiated, AAC or Advanced Audio Codec is important for "lossless" audio streaming to Apple's headphones and will also benefit iTunes and Apple Music playback on Windows. Typically, Windows 10 supports a handful of industry-standard audio codecs like AptX but still doesn't quite cover all the popular ones. Apple, meanwhile, has supported Advanced Audio Coding for sometime now as a high-quality lossy codec for streaming audio wirelessly. Naturally, that has prompted other services and audio device makers to also support the codec. As  per a report by  The Verge , on top of AAC support, Microsoft will also better how Windows handles Bluetooth inputs. As of now, Windows will show multiple devices for different Bluetooth profiles — for example, with the Surface Headphones connected to a Windows 10 device, you might se

Level Up Your Work Experience And Performance With Lenovo Mobile Workstation

Lenovo  is a popular brand that’s famed for producing laptops that offer a solid blend of advanced performance, tons of style, immersive display, and a whole range of other nifty features. And its mobile workstation range is no exception. The range offers a slew of advanced and sleek laptops packed with industry-leading technology, intelligent design, and extreme portable power. These laptops are built in a way that lets professionals turn their ideas into reality, even outside the confines of the office. Let’s take a deeper dive into how exactly Lenovo mobile workstation is helping professionals transform their creative workflows and boost efficiency. Immense Flexibility While the flexibility that comes with the work-from-anywhere model was earlier limited to creative professionals, more businesses are looking to adopt the remote working model. This is where Lenovo’s mobile workstation is helping professionals involved in compute-intensive workflows in big ways as it lets them e