Sony is introducing a new high-end smartphone with the Xperia 1 VIII. When it comes to equipment, it clearly stands out from the direct competition. The telephoto camera comes without optical zoom, but with higher light sensitivity. However, users do not have to do without a jack socket and a microSD card compartment. Meanwhile, Google is also joining in the fuss about data centers in orbit in the run-up to the SpaceX IPO. Apparently there are serious discussions between the companies. This should come as no surprise, as Google already invested in SpaceX in 2015 and has been planning its own orbital AI data centers since the end of 2025. In Munich, the new state government of the “Mango Coalition” is focusing on digital sovereignty after years of conflict, strengthening the open source program and giving the IT department to the FDP. According to the “Public Money, Public Code” principle, software financed with tax revenue must be available to the general public in the future – the most important reports at a glance.
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Sony continues to develop new ones Smartphones. After the failed launch of the Sony Xperia 1 VIII the successor to the unlucky raven. The eighth edition of the Xperia 1 changes Sony in one respect in particular: the manufacturer has Telephoto camera revised. Instead of a continuous optical zoom from 85 to 170 mm, Sony puts one on the 1 VIII fixed 70mm focal length a. What initially sounds like a deterioration turns out to be the case significantly larger sensor and the one with it higher light sensitivity be an improvement. Sony also limits itself Jack socket and MicroSD card compartment from the competition: Sony has removed the zoom from the Xperia 1 VIII, but not the jack socket.
Google and SpaceX are currently discussing an agreement behind closed doors Data centers in Earth orbit bring to. This is reported by the Wall Street Journal. SpaceX founder Elon Musk markets it Idea of orbital data centers as another business model of his company, especially with regard to the upcoming IPO. But the idea is not new for Googlethe data company has had corresponding plans since last year. For the initially planned first Constellation of 81 satellites A cooperation with SpaceX is an option. In addition, Google has been around for more than ten years Shares in SpaceXso that the data company also benefits from the space company’s business successes: Google is also apparently interested in SpaceX data centers in space.
Munich’s IT history is a dramatic interplay of pioneering spirit and political rollback. According to the worldwide respected LiMux Project and that brought about by the CSU and SPD in 2017 Return to the Microsoft world has the freshly forged “Mango Coalition“ the Bavarian capital from the Greens / Pink List, SPD and the FDP / Free Voters faction in their Coalition agreement set for the next few years Open source becomes the standard for municipal software procurement should be. This manifests a political will that… digital sovereignty becomes the focus of administrative modernization. The heart of the strategy is the commitment to the principle “Public Money, Public CodeThis will be part of Munich’s IT turnaround: open source is the norm for the new coalition.
The number of Internet connections from 1 gigabit per second Download bandwidth in Germany outdated In 2026 the number of those with less than 16 megabits: The ratio should be 2.9 million to 2.8 million at the end of 2026, he says Market researcher Dialog Consult. According to his TK market analysis, the Trend towards more powerful broadband connections to. After all, decreed every fourth of the 37.7 million connections in 2025, at least nominally more than 250 Mbit/s downstream. But the change is only occurring gradually, the analysis shows. The market researchers expect that by the end of 2026 migrate one million DSL users to fiber would, while the number of cable connection users would remain roughly the same: Gigabit is finally overtaking snail-paced connections in Germany.
Anchor Solix has it in Berlin Solarbank 4 E5000 Pro presented. The device combines one Battery storage with bidirectional inverter and an emergency power socket. Up to twelve solar modules with a total 5000 Watt Peak can be sent to the four PV inputs with discrete MPPT connect. The Storage capacity is 5 kWh compared to the previous model Solar Bank 3 Pro almost doubledbut this also increases Height the solar bank and that Weight of the main unit increases to 50 kg. Still shows one LED strips at the front current operating mode to. There are also segment displays that allow you to read key figures such as battery level or incoming and outgoing energy at a glance, without an app: Anker Solix solar bank 4 with more storage, more power, more Wieland.
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