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It is an open secret that Apple is going to take a leap in image quality in several of its devices. On the one hand, we have the first OLED iPad, which is expected to arrive in 2024. And we also know that the company with the bitten apple plans to launch a microLED Apple Watch in 2026.Although later we will talk in detail about the benefits of this image technology that we have begun to see in some televisions of thee ultra premium range , there are more details revealed. All thanks to the colleagues at MacRumors, who have echoed a report from TrendForce, where they point to the launch of a Apple Watch Ultra microLED in 2026. What we know about the Apple Watch Ultra microLED In addition, there will be other notable changes. For starters, the Apple Watch Ultra has a 1.93-inch screen size, while the upcoming microLED model will feature a 2.12-inch screen. We are talking about a fairly notable increase in size, although it will also affect its price. Yes, the first Apple Watch with a microLED screen will have a significantly higher cost. According to the TrendForce report, the manufacturing price of the panel will be $120, which makes it clear that it won't exactly be cheap. Although it makes sense, seeing the advantages that this technology offers.To start, microLED displays can offer greater energy efficiency compared to OLEDs, as they allow pixels to be turned on and off individually. In addition, microLED displays tend to be brighter than OLED displays, which could improve screen readability in direct sunlight. So it will be an ideal companion for the Apple Watch. Not to mention the improvement in color reproduction accuracy and a higher contrast ratio compared to OLEDs, which would result in an improved viewing experien ce. And, no less important, this type of technology stands out for its great resistance compared to an OLED, so there will be no problem of pixel burning on an Apple Watch microLED. Finally, the pixelsxels are smaller on a microLED display, so there will be a better screen resolution in a small space , giving a new leap in quality to the Apple Watch. It is even possible to reduce its price, since it is a lighter and more flexible material. At the moment it is nothing more than a rumor, and we will have to wait for the firm to officially announce its arrival, but for now it is clear that this Apple Watch microLED will have a lot what to offer. https://cincodias.elpais.com/cincodias/2023/12/15/gadgets/1702656130_956048.html

ntroduction An Ultra like no other, this one aims to offer an alternative to the mainstream cameraphone with a setup that defies the norm. It's unusual in a few other ways, too, plus it comes in at a more than reasonable base price. Let's see if the nubia Z60 Ultra was worth the wait. ZTE, the parent company behind the phone, is no stranger to odd camera choices and we've seen a handful of models with 35mm-equivalent main units under both the Axon and the nubia brands. This, however, is probably the most advanced configuration of the lot, with large sensors all around and sensibly chosen focal lengths that will make the 35mm module stand out without leaving you feeling like something is missing. Another way in which it stands out, the Z60 Ultra is also among the largest smartphones that don't bend in half. The 246g weight may sound like a lot, but at least it has a 6,000mAh battery to show for it - the largest capacity on a phone that's not a powerbank first and a phone second. It should also charge fast enough with its 80W adapter, though we'll admit that the lack of wireless charging did leave us a little disappointed. Also somewhat unusual is the Z60 Ultra's front-facing camera. Being the under-display type, it's mostly for people who don't use front-facing cameras - it won't get you great images, but at least it will stay out of the way. Returning to mainstream components, this Ultra has the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 inside - so, plenty powerful, but also as powerful as the next high-end phone in 2024. Stereo speakers are also included, as is an under-display fingerprint reader - OLED displays are accommodating that way. Speaking of, the 6.8-inch panel might be a little bit behind the curve in a few metrics, but we've learned we can't have it all. nubia Z60 Ultra specs at a glance: Body: 164.0x76.4x8.8mm, 246g; IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min). Display: 6.80" AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1500 nits (peak), 1116x2480px resolution, 20:9 aspect ratio, 400ppi. Chipset: Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm): Octa-core (1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A520); Adreno 750. Memory: 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM, 1TB 24GB RAM; UFS 4.0. OS/Software: Android 14, MyOS 14. Rear camera: Standard (main): 50 MP, f/1.6, 35mm, 1/1.49", 1.0µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS; Ultrawide: 50 MP, f/1.8, 18mm, 100˚, 1/1.55", PDAF, OIS; Telephoto: 64 MP, f/3.3, 85mm, 1/2.0", PDAF, OIS, 3.3x optical zoom (vs. 26mm cam). Front camera: Wide (main): 12 MP, under display. Video capture: Rear camera: 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, HDR10, 10‑bit video; Front camera: 1080p@30fps. Battery: 6000mAh; 80W wired, PD3.0, QC4. Connectivity: 5G; Dual SIM; Wi-Fi 7; BT 5.4, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive; NFC; Infrared port. Misc: Fingerprint reader (under display, optical); stereo speakers. nubia Z60 Ultra unboxing The nubia Z60 Ultra ships in a regular-sized dark cardboard box with some red accents for a splash of color. The theme continues on the inside with a red USB-C cable with black connectors and a black charger with, you guessed it, a red USB-C connector. Also included is a clear plastic snap-on back cover that also offers limited coverage for the extreme corners. It won't save the Ultra in most falls, but it does add a little protection without compromising the looks too much. https://www.gsmarena.com/nubia_z60_ultra-review-2685.php

The well-known peripheral brand has announced its new high-end devices designed for the most enthusiastic gamers or esports professionals. Logitech G is the brand of gaming peripherals from Logitech, one of the most veteran and prestigious companies in terms of technology and peripherals that, in fact, was one of the first to bet on devices for gamers at the time. Today the brand wanted to announce its new keyboard and the new mouse from the Pro Series range designed for esports professionals or for the most enthusiastic players designed "to offer maximum performance to eSports professionals and competitive players", according to says Brent Barry, head of eSports and PRO Series at Logitech G. ADVERTISING Let's start talking about the Logitech G PRO Many veterans like it. This mouse has a HERO 2 sensor with up to 32,000 DPI with a dual-matrix design to improve its performance in all types of situations, while if we look at its weight it is only 60 grams. In addition, the battery lasts up to 95 hours, all for €169. The other peripheral introduced by Logitech is its Logitech G PRO As for its connectivity, it is compatible with Bluetooth, Lightspeed or USB and its price is €229. It has a design suitable for all types of grips and also for left-handed users, its weight is reduced to a minimum and it has a sensor designed to offer the greatest precision. Of all the peripherals available for playing on a computer, perhaps the most important, especially for those of us who play FPS, is the mouse, that faithful "companion" that accurately transfers all the movements of our hand to the screen and is key to point and shoot in this type of video games. In fact, it is quite common to see debates among players of Counter-Strike 2, Valorant or other games of this type about which mouse is better and now Corsair launches a new mouse designed for this type of players so that, precisely, it can become an option for them and that is present within that debate of good mice to enjoy shooters. https://vandal.elespanol.com/w6066/logitech-g-lanza-su-nuevo-teclado-y-raton-pro-series-para-jugar

Alan Bates, who led the campaign to expose the Horizon IT scandal, on Tuesday accused the Post Office of “lying” over two decades. But just what was the crisis - one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in British history - about. And why is it back in the news? Here’s what you need to know about a faulty system which has ruined thousands of lives – and why everyone is talking about it. During this 16-year period, approximately 3,500 branch owner-operators were accused of taking money from the Post Office. More than 700 ended up being prosecuted by the Post Office and received criminal convictions, even though they maintained their innocence and blamed the faulty software throughout. The whole incident has repeatedly been described as “the worst miscarriage of justice in recent British legal history”. Hundreds of employees received criminal records, and had to do community service, wear electronic tags or serve jail time. Some sub-postmasters had even been trying to top up any losses showing up Horizon’s system with their own money. The Post Office can investigate and prosecute without the police’s help. For years, it stood by its accusations, and tackled queries about its management or its IT system through legal means, maintaining that Horizon was “robust” and that its monetary losses were not due to the faults in the system. The stress – and sometimes bankruptcy – brought on by the case left many victims struggling with illness. Families broke down and people were cast out of their communities. There have been at least four suicides linked to the scandal. Dozens of branches took part in the pilot Horizon scheme in the 1990s, so there is a chance more victims could come forward. Former subpostmasters outside the the Royal Courts of Justice, London, to challenge their convictions in 2021. The attitude towards victims started to shift in 2019, when some Post Office operators won a high court case over their wrongful convictions – the blame was passed onto the Horizon IT system instead. https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/post-office-horizon-scandal-explained_uk_6615478ee4b035c82d26ecd8

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The Burlington Police Department released photos Friday evening asking the public to help identify the suspect. Police have not yet identified a motive.There were no known injuries, police said, though there was damage from the fire set to the door of the third-floor office. There was also “significant damage to that space and other areas of the building” due to water from the sprinkler system, which largely extinguished the fire, police said in a news release.The suspect “entered the vestibule” of the office and “sprayed an apparent accelerant on the entrance door,” according to the release. “He then lit the accelerant and fled,” the release said. “A significant fire engulfed the door and part of the vestibule, impeding the egress of staff members who were working in the office and endangering their lives.” First responders arrived on the scene at Sanders’ office at approximately 10:45 a.m. local time, according to police. The Burlington fire marshal’s office earlier Friday said it “deemed this fire incendiary in nature” and that the investigation will be now be handled by the Vermont State Police and the Burlington Police Department. The US Capitol Police and the Senate Sergeant at Arms are also “working in coordination with local first responders,” according to Sanders’ Vermont state director Kathryn Van Haste. “We are relieved that no one on our staff and, to our understanding, no one in the building was harmed,” Van Haste said in a statement. This story has been updated with additional developments. https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/05/politics/bernie-sanders-vermont-office-fire/index.html

While millions of people are preparing to watch the total solar eclipse that will make its way across North America on Monday, the animals in that affected area — in homes, on farms, in zoos and in the wild — missed the news that the moon will block the sun, briefly turning day into night. How they react to that swift and unexpected change of light and temperature, which in some places will last as long as four-and-a-half minutes, is anyone’s guess. Cows may mosey into their barns for bedtime. Flamingoes may huddle together in fear. The giant, slow-motion Galápagos tortoise may even get frisky and mate. Circadian rhythms might take a noticeable hit, with nocturnal animals mistakenly waking up and starting their day only to realize that, whoa, nighttime is already over. And then there will be some animals, perhaps particularly lazy domestic cats or warthogs focused on foraging, who might not give the dark sky a second thought. ADVERTISEMENT SKIP ADVERTISEMENT “Everybody wants to see how they are going to react,” said Robert Shumaker, the chief executive and president of the Indianapolis Zoo, which will experience nearly four minutes of darkness. It’s one of several prominent zoos situated along the path of totality, a gentle arc stretching from Texas to Maine, where researchers, animal keepers, volunteers and the public will be studying the animals’ response to the eclipse. Dr. Shumaker, an expert in animal behavior and cognition, said that “most of the animals, of course, they’re going to notice that there’s something unusual happening.” Image Robert Shumaker, in a blue shirt and khaki pants, feeds a kangaroo while other kangaroos lounge in the background. “Everybody wants to see how they are going to react,” said Robert Shumaker, the chief executive and president of the Indianapolis Zoo.Credit...Kaiti Sullivan for The New York Times Most animals will likely be confused by the darkness and will start their nighttime routines, said Dr. M. Leanne Lilly, a veterinary behaviorist at Ohio State’s College of Veterinary Medicine. But the way humans react to the eclipse — looking at the sky, expressing excitement or gathering in a group — could affect domesticated animals, like dogs or cats, because pets can act strangely when their humans are acting strangely, Dr. Lilly said. ADVERTISEMENT SKIP ADVERTISEMENT “That can make any of our domestic animals feel like things are not as safe and predictable as they are supposed to be,” Dr. Lilly said, adding that any unusual human behavior can disturb pets because they are “domesticated to attend to us.” “We might be the problem,” she said, with a laugh. How animals will react to solar eclipses can only give hints of animal behavior because the relatively few studies of the topic are often conflicting. One study in 1560 cited that “birds fell to the ground.” Other studies said birds went to roost, or fell silent, or continued to sing and coo — or flew straight into houses. Dogs either barked or whimpered, or did not bark or whimper. A study of the 1932 eclipse, which was thought to be the first comprehensive research conducted on the subject and included observations from the public, explained that it received “a good deal of conflicting testimony” from people who had observed mammals. It concluded that several animals showed the strongest responses: squirrels ran into the woods and cattle and sheep headed for their barns. Zoo animals, the study said, showed little or no response, and Dr. Shumaker does not expect the animals at the Indianapolis Zoo to show much of an unusual response, because “they take a lot of things in stride.” ADVERTISEMENT SKIP ADVERTISEMENT “We’re thinking that this will be a very casual and easy experience for the animals,” he said, adding that some might experience “a little bit of confusion” about what’s going on. “I certainly don’t anticipate that it will be alarming to them.” Image A man in a dark shirt and an orange hat looks at flamingoes in an enclosure. A zoo visitor watches the flamingos at the Riverbanks Zoo and Garden in Columbia, S.C.Credit...Will Crooks for The New York Times Dr. Shumaker is as curious as anyone to see what the animals will do, and in 2017, Adam Hartstone-Rose, now a professor of biological sciences at North Carolina State University, tried to get some answers. Before that total solar eclipse crossed the United States, he launched a formal study of animals at the Riverbanks Zoo & Garden in Columbia., S.C., and it resulted in what was likely the broadest study of animals during an eclipse since the 1932 effort. Just as he is doing next week at the Fort Worth Zoo, Dr. Hartstone-Rose assembled a group of researchers, animal keepers and volunteers to observe animals before, during and after totality. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/04/us/solar-eclipse-animals-pets-zoo.html

New vehicle sales in the U.S. rose nearly 5% from January through March, as buyers stayed in the market despite high interest rates. But electric vehicle sales growth slowed during the first three months of the year, with mainstream buyers wary of limited range and a lack of charging stations. Automakers, most of which reported U.S. sales numbers Tuesday, sold nearly 3.8 million vehicles in the first quarter versus a year ago, for an annual rate of 15.4 million in sales. With inventory on dealer lots growing toward pre-pandemic levels, auto companies were forced to reduce prices. J.D. Power said the average sales price in March was $44,186, down 3.6% from a year ago and the largest recorded decline for the month of March. The company said automaker discounts in March were two-thirds higher than a year ago, around $2,800. That includes increased availability of lease deals. J.D. Power expected leases to account for almost a quarter of retail sales last month, up from 19.6% in March of last year. https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/u-s-q1-auto-sales-up-by-nearly-5-despite-high-interest-rates-but-ev-growth-slows-further/

the sixth edition of the flagship event under the Indian government’s Khelo India initiative, concluded on January 31, 2024. Over 5,600 athletes from all over the country competed at the Khelo India Youth Games 2024, which ran from January 19 to 31. Tamil Nadu hosted the KIYG 2024 in four cities - Chennai, Madurai, Trichy and Coimbatore. Maharashtra defended their Khelo India Youth Games title after topping the medals tally with 57 gold medals, 48 silver and 53 bronze. It was their fourth KIYG title. Host state Tamil Nadu finished second with 38 gold, 21 silver and 39 bronze for their best-ever finish. Haryana, who have won two KIYG titles, came third with 35 gold, 22 silver and 46 bronze medals. A total of 926 medals - 278 gold, 278 silver and 370 bronze - were on offer across 26 sports at KIYG 2024 Tamil Nadu. Squash made its KIYG debut this year while Silambam, a form of indigenous martial arts, featured as a demonstration sport. Swimmer Vritti Agarwal of Telangana, who represented India at the Asian Games last year, was among the top performers at KIYG 2024. The 17-year-old swimmer won five individual gold medals by claiming the top spots in the women's 200m butterfly and the freestyle events in 200m, 800m, 400m and 1500m. The Khelo India Youth Games operates in a team championship format, wherein the medals earned by individual athletes or teams contribute to the overall medals tally of their respective state or Union Territory (UT). Upon the event's conclusion, the state or UT securing the highest count of gold medals is declared the winner. All 36 States and Union Territories of India had representation at KIYG 2024. Hosts Tamil Nadu had the largest contingent with 559 athletes while defending champions Maharashtra are fielding 415. Haryana, two-time champions, had 491 athletes competing at the competition. Maharashtra also won the last edition of the KIYG held in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh with a total medals count of 161 - 56 gold, 55 silver and 50 bronze. No other team barring Maharashtra and Haryana have won the KIYG title to date. Here’s how the KIYG 2024 medal table shaped up at the end of the event.

Yearly Horoscope: The New Year is just around the corner and exciting things are on the horizon. Find out what is in store for zodiac signs in the New Year 2024Embrace the new year with positivity and good vibes. This is the year to expect sudden financial gains and create multiple income streams. Minimize unnecessary spending, and invest wisely to achieve your financial goals. Provide love and support to those around you. Avoid disagreements on the domestic front. Analyse your options thoroughly before making an important career decision. Senior professionals may soon receive that long-awaited promotion! Focus on spirituality and natural remedies over excessive pills. Daily exercise and a healthy diet will translate positively into other aspects of life too. Dedicate quality time to new friendships. They are likely to turn into long-lasting bonds. Compassion and resilience will be the path to long-term happiness. The year will test your faithfulness and your ability to communicate how you feel.Welcome 2024 with a smile as it unfolds a myriad of opportunities and unexpected triumphs. While prospects to accumulate wealth may arise, the possibility of heavy expenditure lingers too. Exercise caution when lending money. Research, plan and adapt your strategies as and when needed, but remain open to new, unconventional ideas on the business front. Taurus influencers are likely to be in the limelight all year long. A past relationship may re-enter your life, which may open your eyes to a world of new experiences. Hard work is likely to pay off as you get the career opportunity you have been looking forward to. Avoid contemplating any job change in the first quarter of the year. Monitor your health cautiously, as the resurgence of chronic ailments may occur. https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/festivals/yearly-horoscope-2024-whats-in-store-for-all-zodiac-signs-in-the-coming-year-101703948845024.html

Times, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times’s coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza showed a consistent bias against Palestinians, according to an Intercept analysis of major media coverage. The print media outlets, which play an influential role in shaping U.S. views of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, paid little attention to the unprecedented impact of Israel’s siege and bombing campaign on both children and journalists in the Gaza Strip. Major U.S. newspapers disproportionately emphasized Israeli deaths in the conflict; used emotive language to describe the killings of Israelis, but not Palestinians; and offered lopsided coverage of antisemitic acts in the U.S., while largely ignoring anti-Muslim racism in the wake of October 7. Pro-Palestinian activists have accused major publications of pro-Israel bias, with the New York Times seeing protests at its headquarters in Manhattan for its coverage of Gaza –– an accusation supported by our analysis.leveled and rendered uninhabitable for years, and whole family lines are wiped out, the U.S. government has enormous influence as Israel’s primary patron and weapons supplier. The media’s presentation of the conflict means there are fewer political downsides to lockstep support for Israel. Coverage from the first six weeks of the war paints a bleak picture of the Palestinian side, according to the analysis, one that stands to make humanizing Palestinians — and therefore arousing U.S. sympathies — more difficult. To obtain this data, we searched for all articles that contained relevant words (such as “Palestinian,” “Gaza,” “Israeli,” etc.) on all three news websites. We then parsed through every sentence in each article and tallied the count of certain terms. For this analysis, we omitted all editorial pieces and letters to the editor. The basic data set is available here, and a full data set can be obtained by emailing ottoali99@gmail.com. Our survey of coverage has four key findings.In the New York Times, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times, the words “Israeli” or “Israel” appear more than “Palestinian” or variations thereof, even as Palestinian deaths far outpaced Israeli deaths. For every two Palestinian deaths, Palestinians are mentioned once. For every Israeli death, Israelis are mentioned eight times — or a rate 16 times more per death that of Palestinians. https://theintercept.com/2024/01/09/newspapers-israel-palestine-bias-new-york-times/

2024 is well and truly underway. The world’s biggest electronics show, CES, has already come and gone — and a lot of gadgets were announced: next-generation TVs, laptops, Qi2 charging accessories and smartphone peripherals (to name a few). Also, as of last month, Apple’s Vision Pro headset is officially available. As you probably know, new tech and gadgets get announced all the time. We’re here to make keeping track of it all easier. Below, we’ve rounded up the best new tech and gadgets that been announced thus far in 2024. https://www.gearpatrol.com/tech/best-tech-releases-2024/

Finding the best free screen recorder has never been more relevant in 2023, as video has become integral to our working lives. These versatile tools allow you to capture webcams, specific windows, browser tabs, or your entire desktop, all while accommodating a wide range of budgets. Free screen recorders have gained immense po[CENSORED]rity for various applications, from recording webinars and meetings to documenting training sessions and gaming adventures. The best ones come packed with advanced features like seamless transitions, robust video editing capabilities, and impressive 4K recording quality. What makes these free options so appealing is their accessibility. You don't need to splurge on the best screen recorder that more often than not comes as a subscription service to effectively share your screen. Some are user-friendly and require minimal setup, while others offer more power, necessitating a bit more configuration. For those working on complex projects like social media clips or YouTube video editing, it's worth noting that some of the best video editing software now includes built-in screen capture tools, streamlining your multimedia tasks.To simplify your search for the perfect screen capture app, we've rigorously tested the best free screen recorders for both Windows and macOS. Our reviews cover key factors like ease-of-use, speed, additional tools, and the option for optional paid upgrades. Whether you're a casual user or a seasoned content creator, our detailed buying guide will help you find the ideal free screen recorder to suit your needs. https://www.techradar.com/news/the-best-free-screen-recorder

Howard Watson, the most senior technology executive at the UK's BT, once developed the thousand-yard stare of men who have fought bloody wars when asked if 6G would trigger another big equipment upgrade. "We are not doing that again," he said in apparent horror at this year's Mobile World Congress (MWC). It now seems that other telcos are not up for doing it again either. A position statement on 6G released this week by the NGMN, a club of telcos, could not make it clearer. "6G must not inherently trigger a hardware refresh of 5G RAN infrastructure," say the report's authors, who include Luke Ibbetson, the head of research and development for Vodafone, and Javan Erfanian, a distinguished member of the technical staff at Bell Canada. Where possible, they go on to say, operators must be able to introduce 6G through "software-based feature upgrades of existing network elements." By now, traditional equipment vendors must be feeling as sweatily nervous as men about to fight bloody wars. Take Sweden's Ericsson, the world's biggest vendor of 5G technology outside China. Despite years-old efforts to kindle standalone software businesses, it still generates about two-thirds of its revenues at its mobile networks unit. Product highlights these days include slimline radio units for massive MIMO, an antenna-rich 5G technology. Promotional images typically feature women of average size carrying them like plastic supermarket bags to emphasize just how lightweight they are. Related:6G is shaping up to disappoint, and the industry can blame itself Ever since 2G came along, Ericsson and others have been able to rely on an equipment refresh – roughly once every ten years – for a sales bonanza. Revenues earned when telcos are extending coverage help justify the huge research-and-development costs of producing new-generation technology. At Ericsson, these came to 47.3 billion Swedish kronor (US$4.3 billion) last year, about 17% of revenues. Nokia, its Finnish rival, spent €4.55 billion ($4.8 billion), roughly 18% of sales. Generation ex Yet 5G has not been going as hoped, which partly explains the evolving telco attitude toward 6G. Four years since it was first launched, it has produced no uplift in sales in either consumer smartphone or business markets. An array of promised new services – surgeons stitching up a wound remotely over a 5G link, cars 5G-alerting other vehicles to the likelihood of a crash – has not materialized. That's despite the multi-billion-dollar investments in 5G that telcos have made worldwide. Has it all been a wasted effort? Probably not. Equipment eventually wears out and needs to be replaced like old running shoes. When that happens, it's better to invest in the latest speed-boosting gear than buy more of the old. Huge volumes of mobile data traffic are now carried on 5G networks as well as more dated systems. Telcos routinely grumble about return on investment, but their critics note they are still healthily profitable on various measures. Related:After 5G hangover, there's not much telco love for 6G Nevertheless, some gloom has descended on the industry about 5G's perceived failures, and telcos do not want a repeat experience with 6G. It should not be a totally new tech, necessitating colossal expenditure on auxiliary systems and an overhaul of old platforms, but a fully interoperable enhancement of today's networks. Kits should only need replacing for "end-of-life" or related reasons and be an "operator-driven choice independent of supporting 6G." These, rather than anything about new 6G features, are the big messages in the NGMN report. A pure software model How disruptive could this be for the equipment sector? The likes of Ericsson and Nokia are already having to adapt to operator demands for cloud-native and software-based radio access network (RAN) technologies. In a traditional network, Ericsson supplies both radios and computing equipment that includes its own chips and software. In a virtual or cloud RAN, server and semiconductor specialists would provide that hardware. "It's a pure software model from our perspective," said Fredrik Jejdling, the head of Ericsson's mobile networks unit, during a conversation with Light Reading in February. https://www.lightreading.com/6g/new-telco-demand-for-no-6g-hardware-refresh-will-rattle-vendors

this month, rendering the 10-year-old racing game unplayable due, it said, to "server infrastructure and licensing constraints." It's hardly the first time an online game has been sent to a farm upstate by a publisher that neither wants to continue supporting it nor offer players a way to play it offline or on private servers, but rather than accept the status quo, YouTuber Ross Scott is putting up a fight. Scott has launched a new website, Stop Killing Games, to rally opposition to the games industry's "assault on both consumer rights and preservation of media," as he puts it. With The Crew as its prime example, the campaign directs consumers from around the world to sign petitions and submit complaints to regulatory bodies such as the DGCCRF, France's consumer protection agency. The basic legal argument is that videogames are "goods" rather than "services"—regardless of the terminology game publishers may use—and goods shouldn't be rendered inoperable by the seller after we buy them.The most obvious legal defense for publishers is that when we buy games digitally these days, we're actually buying a conditional license to play the game—with the main condition being that the license can be revoked for any reason. Steam's subscriber agreement is explicit about this, saying that the games we buy "are licensed, not sold."But if put in front of judges, those agreements won't necessarily hold up in every country, argues Scott. It'd be hard to get a favorable judgment in the US, but the hope of the campaign is that if one country, such as France, decides that publishers have to find a way to keep their games playable indefinitely, the industry will adopt new practices globally. Scott isn't asking developers to operate game servers until the heat death of the universe, suggesting a compromise: When a developer has decided to stop supporting a game, it should furnish owners with some way to keep playing—usually that'd be private server support—with the understanding that some features may be lost in the transition. There are a number of cases of unsupported online games being kept alive by players, with or without help from the original developer or publisher. Earlier this year, for example, NCsoft gave an official license to a fan-run City of Heroes server which had unofficially been keeping the defunct MMO going. At a GDC talk last month, Velan Studios director of marketing Josh Harrison urged developers to make a plan for the inevitable day they stop supporting their online games, and said that the best thing they can do is to give players private servers, as Velan did when it ended support for its competitive dodgeball game, Knockout City.The Stop Killing Games campaign is having mixed success so far, Scott tells PC Gamer. He's seeing lots of complaints about The Crew being filed (estimated from emails he's received), but has been frustrated by the slow process of getting government petitions approved. None of them are open for signing yet, despite being submitted three weeks in advance of the campaign's launch. "As it stands, I'm optimistic at least one department of the French government will examine the legality of this practice, and with fingers crossed, possible French court action, and further examinations from Germany and Australia," Scott said. "Everything else is still up in the air at the moment." Scott has been banging this drum for a while. In 2019, he posted a lengthy video on his YouTube channel in which he argued that the whole idea of "games as a service" is phony—a way for developers to avoid the responsibility of keeping their games playable after the end of official support. His new video introduction to the Stop Killing Games campaign has accrued about 200,000 views at the time of writing. Ubisoft declined to comment on the campaign.Tyler grew up in Silicon Valley during the '80s and '90s, playing games like Zork and Arkanoid on early PCs. He was later captivated by Myst, SimCity, Civilization, Command & Conquer, all the shooters they call "boomer shooters" now, and PS1 classic Bushido Blade (that's right: he had Bleem!). Tyler joined PC Gamer in 2011, and today he's focused on the site's news coverage. His hobbies include amateur boxing and adding to his 1,200-plus hours in Rocket League. https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/stop-killing-games-campaign/

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