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Part 4: The Darknet Myth | Drugs, IDs and Gun...

22. June 2014

Electronics, Lifestyle & More

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Part 4: The Darknet Myth | Drugs, IDs and Guns – The Silk Road If there’s a site in the Darknet, that’s been causing a lot of turmoil, it’s most likely the Silk Road. The Silk Road can be considered an eBay for illicit goods and services, such as fake EU resident...

Shake your power! How to bring light into the...

20. June 2014

Anabel

Electronics, Art, Design and Culture, Lifestyle & More

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Do you remember Faithless? Of course! The title “Insomnia” alone has already brought a lot of sleepless nights to me and my friends. Sudha Kheterpal, the band’s drummer, started a innovative idea on the crowdfunding platform kickstarter.com . Her project is called Spark and is a huge version of shaking ice. With this...

Gaming News 2014 | Virtual Reality by KOR-FX ...

16. June 2014

Anabel

Electronics, Lifestyle & More

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“Shooter – I feel ya tramping!” I think it’s time, my friends, that the first real step into the Virtual Reality is made! While Sony and Facebook are concentrating on their VR-Glasses, other developers are already way beyond that. KOR-FX, a development company from Cambridge, USA, has created a very interesting...

Avoiding Bothersome Calls: Frank always picks...

16. June 2014

Anabel

Electronics, Lifestyle & More

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Who didn’t come across them? You just want to enjoy a girls’ night out and dance. It doesn’t take long and the first buzzkill is trying to hook you up. If you’re clever, you tell him directly what you think. But after two shots, there’s always that one moment where...

Part 3: The Darknet Myth | How to stay anonym...

15. June 2014

Esther Schmidt

Electronics, Lifestyle & More

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So, I’ve been able to get you hyped up about the Darknet and you managed to find out how to visit a page on the Darknet? You might be one of those who think you’re finally safe from the total internet supervision... But, unfortunately I have to ruin your dream. In general,...

Pokémons dark side | Part 3: Jump or die

14. June 2014

Esther Schmidt

Electronics, Lifestyle & More

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In this little column I’ve been telling you about stories and theories only, but here’s a true and quite disturbing fact about Spoink: Spoink is a cute and tiny Pokémon. It looks like a little piglet, it’s completely round, jumps on its piggy tail and has a pink pearl on its...

Juice Jacking - Und wie euch ein Regenschirm ...

10. June 2014

Anabel

Electronics, Lifestyle & More, Other Stories

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Auf der täglichen Suche nach den perfekten Geschenken, Gimmicks oder technischen Neuerungen bin ich auf dieses geniale Gadget gestoßen. Folgendes Smartphone-Szenario in der Snowden-Welt von heute: Ihr seid unterwegs und der Apfel will schon wieder Strom saugen. Wie praktisch, dass es die Möglichkeit gibt, sein Schlau-Fon per USB aufzuladen. Doch was ist, wenn ihr...

Pokémon's dark Side | Part 2: Maybe you...

7. June 2014

Esther Schmidt

Electronics, Entertainment, Movies & TV-shows, Games

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Here’s some Pokémon trivia up front: The GameBoy Game came first in 1996, the TV series first aired in 1998. Many of the sad and scary stories, which the first two Pokémon Editions told, were unfortunately not adopted in the TV show. The ones of you who know the TV Anime...

HOT or NOT Gaming Special | Razer BlackWidow ...

5. June 2014

Esther Schmidt

Electronics, Entertainment, Games

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To be honest with you, I never really liked Razer. They’re keen to innovate the gaming equipment market and I keep praising them for doing so, but I never really grew to like their designs. And that just changed. In my blog post from March, I already told you about the US release. Now...

Part 1: The Darknet Myth | What is the Darkne...

1. June 2014

Esther Schmidt

Electronics, Lifestyle & More, Other Stories

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Drugs, firearms, hired guns and human trafficking? In the past few months I have regularly encountered headlines considering the oh so mystical Darknet. That is why I want explain to you what exactly the Darknet is, what’s happening there and how to get there in my little series. The Darknet can be considered...

The dark side of Pokémon | Part 1: Is Ash a ...

31. May 2014

Esther Schmidt

Electronics, Lifestyle & More

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We all know Pokémon and by now there are already more than 20 different editions for the Gameboy, the Nintendo DS, the Gamecube, the Wii U and basically any platform Nintendo has ever released. It has become a part of our childhood, be it the anime series or the game....

Google | From search engine to the world's mo...

24. May 2014

Esther Schmidt

Electronics, Lifestyle & More

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Vor knapp 18 Jahren, im September 1996, wurde an einem verregneten Tag an der Stanford University ein Wirtschaftsriese wie kein anderer erschaffen. Angefangen hat dieser Wirtschaftsgigant als kleine Welle im Ozean der aufstrebenden Marken. Eigentlich wurde diese Unternehmung von seinen Machern „BackRub" genannt, zwei Jahre später wurde daraus das weltbekannte Google. Ursprünglich...

Tech-News | Google Play Store now supports Pa...

18. May 2014

Esther Schmidt

Electronics, Lifestyle & More

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Today Google provided an update for their Android app store “Google Play Store”. In short, you’ll find the following things in this update: An improved interface such as transparent headers, larger buttons and a new button which lets you see additional app information. That’s nice isn’t it? But it gets even better: the...

Gaming tip | Horror Survival Games: "Outlast"...

11. May 2014

Esther Schmidt

Electronics, Lifestyle & More

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By now, in this fast-paced world, you can say that Survival Horror Games. In contrast to Horror Games such as Dead Space, you can’t fight the monsters in Survival Horror. This is exactly what makes these games so interesting, however this special attribute sometimes is a curse as well....

Die Smartphone-Generation | Look up!

10. May 2014

Esther Schmidt

Electronics, Lifestyle & More

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A YouTube video, released on April 25th, 2014, has sparked one of the largest debates our modern society has to face. It's a familiar scenario to all of us. It could be in a bar, at your friend's place or in the metro - someone's always staring at their smartphone. We're posting...

Tech Tip | Your smartphones are always tracki...

4. May 2014

Esther Schmidt

Electronics, Lifestyle & More

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Today, I want to write about something more serious: Every smartphone and tablet that has GPS and Apple's iOS or Google's Android is recording where you've been, when you’ve been there and how long you've been there. This information is even being saved. The iPhone always saves these dates for the next...

Ein Sandkasten für die Xbox Kinect, die „S...

29. April 2014

Frank

Electronics, Entertainment, Games

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Wer hat als Kind nicht gerne im Sand umhergegraben, im Matsch gespielt, Burgen errichtet und Würmer gemapft? Hach ja, das waren noch Tage, Kinder. Die gute Nachricht, das könnt ihr bald wieder haben! Die beiden tschechischen Studenten Peter Altman und Robert Eckstein haben einen Zusatz für das Xbox Kinect System...

EA Games | Big company - little interest in p...

26. April 2014

Esther Schmidt

Electronics, Entertainment, Games

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In 2012 and 2013, Electronic Arts has managed to be elected as the worst company on earth by the American consumer magazine "The Consumerist". Unfortunately, there wasn't a third time for 2014. Too bad. But I still would like to express my opinion on EA. I can only imagine the following scene...

Happy Birthday Game Boy!

23. April 2014

Frank

Electronics, Entertainment

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The original Game Boy, also known as the cookie box, is now 25 years old! It was released in Japan on the 21st of April, 1989, making its way straight into the annals of my childhood. I've spent hours on this green screen training Pokémon, leading Link into adventures and rotating...

Gaming News | Hearthstone now playable on the...

20. April 2014

Esther Schmidt

Electronics, Entertainment, Games

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During the PAX East 2014, Blizzard announced their App for the Apple iPad in their iTunes store. Every one of you who has an iPad is now able to play Hearthstone on the go. The mobile Hearthstone version is identical to the PC version, it’s the same game. You’ll even...

Cool iPhone Cases: the Metal Gear Solid V iDr...

13. April 2014

Frank

Electronics, Art, Design and Culture, Lifestyle & More

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Probably everyone who has ever played "Metal Gear Solid" wants to have this cool allrounder gadget. A related version is available for the out coming "Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zero" now: a chic iPhone 5 and iPhone 5s case as a license product, which not only protects your mobile...

PC news | The Ultimate Graphics Card - AMD is...

3. April 2014

Esther Schmidt

Electronics, Entertainment

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With this photo AMD was already pointing at yet another crazy idea they came up with. Two is better than one? What could that mean? Oh right, it’s better to build a graphics card with two graphics chips than just one! The new video card AMD Radeon R9 295X2 isn’t just literally...

Gaming tip | Why the PlayStation 4 is better ...

29. March 2014

Esther Schmidt

Electronics, Entertainment, Games

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It’s already obvious once you’ve taken a look at the prices that the PlayStation 4 is currently the best console. With a price of 489€, the XBOX One costs a whopping 89€ more than the PS4 – but hey, at least you even get less performance for paying those extra...

Gaming tip| Eve: Valkyrie - Diving into a new...

20. March 2014

Esther Schmidt

Electronics, Entertainment, Games

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In San Francisco, USA, there's currently the Developers Conference 2014 going on.The Eve makers CCP are presenting their latest game Eve: Valkyrie. Eve is famous for its large and super expensive wars, the game developers at CCP are known for letting the players do basically anything they want in their online...

HOT! Sightseeing for Gamers in Germany | 6m h...

16. March 2014

Esther Schmidt

Electronics, Entertainment, Games

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I’ve already been lucky enough to have a look at the neat “Betty” from Titanfall at last year’s Gamescom in Cologne, Germany. Now, Betty is going on a tour around Germany. Titanfall basically is like Battlefield with huge battle robots, awesome graphics and a world where basically anything can be destroyed....

Gaming news | Dark Souls II - Collector's Edi...

15. March 2014

Esther Schmidt

Electronics, Entertainment, Games

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Of course any blockbuster game has a Collector’s Edition! Dark Souls II is no different! Starting the 14th of March, you can pre-order the Collector’s Edition! You get five unique sets in the game. There’s one set for every class in the game available. Now, why would you spend an...

The Highlights of the CeBIT 2014 in Hanover!

13. March 2014

Esther Schmidt

Electronics, Entertainment, Travel & Abenteuer

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First of all, I want to mention that the CeBIT is the biggest tech fair in the world. This year, the 3400 exhibitors want to emphasize robot technology, 3D printing and data privacy. Gamers get new cases and insane graphics cards. Highlights One product that was especially noteworthy in my eyes was the FX1-free...

The best Smartwatches - Apple iWatch

11. March 2014

Frank

Electronics, Entertainment

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This watch transforms your arm into the permanent physical extension of the heart or of the Smartphone, which indeed is the center of life for some. Because with the new 800Mhz cell phone watch, the phone is simply coupled to the Samsung Gear. There are already some smart watches, which...

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