Apple could increase its current value up to 3 billion (Spanish) in 2022 In September 2018, Apple’s market value exceeded $ 1 trillion for the first time. Spanish trillion (one million million), not US billion (one billion) . An overwhelming figure and a historic moment for both the Californian company and the history of finance. In August 2020, shares already totaled Apple’s value on the stock market of […] 16.01.2021
Oticon More, the first hearing aid with a neural network that emulates how the brain interprets sounds It is a pioneering application of neural network technology integrated into a device that improves the quality of life of those with hearing disabilities. It involves the reinvention of the hearing aid concept , moving to a next stage that leaves behind the traditional concept based on unidirectionality. According to Evercom , its operation has […] 15.01.2021
Record fine (6 million euros) from the Data Protection Agency to Caixabank Just a month ago the AEPD imposed the highest fine until then. A fine of 5 million euros to the bank BBVA, c as we already told you in his day here at SILICON . Now that «record» has been surpassed by the fine imposed on another bank, Caixabank . The reason is the violation […] 15.01.2021
The US Department of Defense vetoes investments in Xiaomi The Department of Defense of the United States of America, equivalent to the Ministry of Defense, has communicated in an official note the ban on US investors and companies from making any type of investment in the Chinese company Xiaomi , claiming national security reasons. The reasons given by the Pentagon would be Xiaomi’s close […] 15.01.2021
After going for Nordcloud, IBM also buys Taos IBM is strongly committed to its hybrid cloud strategy. It has reached a agreement to buy the American multi-cloud consulting and managed services firm Taos . This company has thirty years of experience in the market and has established alliances with industry leaders such as Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure for […] 15.01.2021
Cisco and Acacia Communications modify their merger agreement Google is not the only company that has had to wait until 2021 to close an acquisition planned in 2019. Cisco has also had its problems with Acacia Communications, which now seem to be coming to an end. The companies have signed a modification to their merger agreement that increases the price of the operation. […] 15.01.2021
BMC AMI Ops Applies Artificial Intelligence to Mainframe Management BMC strengthens the mainframe market with new solutions, including BMC AMI Ops, to ensure availability, promote DevOps activities, and fight security threats. BMC AMI Ops is based on MainView, to optimize the management of mainframe systems, but adds artificial intelligence and automated learning in order to facilitate tasks for all types of users, including those […] 15.01.2021
Symphony or how to “become” an orchestral musician with the help of virtual reality Experiencing situations that are not in front of our eyes as if they really were. This is what technology allows through virtual reality and what HP and the “la Caixa” Foundation have set out to show the Spanish people. Both have presented Symphony, a traveling project that can be enjoyed in Madrid until next Tuesday, […] 15.01.2021
Deep down: Samsung raises the bar with the Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G phone Samsung promised the launch of new devices for everyday life, but not for the day-to-day we were used to, but for an «epic» everyday life. And it has ended up presenting three new devices in the Galaxy range, among which the Galaxy S21 Ultra stands out or, in the words of its creators, a terminal […] 15.01.2021
BMC AMI Ops Applies Artificial Intelligence to Mainframe Management BMC strengthens the mainframe market with new solutions, including BMC AMI Ops, to ensure availability, promote DevOps activities, and fight security threats. BMC AMI Ops is based on MainView, to optimize the management of mainframe systems, but adds artificial intelligence and automated learning in order to facilitate tasks for all types of users, including those […] 15.01.2021
Lenovo introduces a refreshed ThinkBook Plus Lenovo starts 2021 strong, loaded with news . It has renewed different lines of devices , including ThinkBook computers. One of his most outstanding creations is the ThinkBook Plus Gen 2 i , a laptop that reduces its weight and thickness compared to the generation above, up to 1.3 kilos and 13.9 millimeters . Includes […] 14.01.2021
Alienware Introduces New Laptops and Desktops for ‘Gamers’ Many tech brands have started 2021 by revamping their device lines. One of them is Alienware , owned by Dell, which presents two laptops and a desktop computer especially for gamers. The laptops are the Alienware m15 and the m17 R4 , which already claim to be the thinnest of the brand . These teams […] 13.01.2021
ThinkPad X1 Titanium, this is the thinnest ThinkPad ever The Lenovo ThinkPad range has been renewed. The company explains that its «objective during 2021 is to offer workspace solutions for a remote workforce that allow more agile collaboration» . Hence the update of their devices. The upgrade includes the “thinnest ThinkPad of all time” , which is none other than the ThinkPad X1 Titanium […] 12.01.2021
EllaLink: «the new submarine cable between Europe and Latin America will reduce the current latency by 50%, down to 60 milliseconds» Europe and Latin America, closer than ever. This is what allows the submarine cable of EllaLink that today has anchored in the Portuguese town of Sines and that opens a new «corridor» for the transmission of data between the two continents, providing new opportunities to the European market. The first shortest direct route between Europe […] 12.01.2021
Malicious files grow at a rate of 360,000 a day The detection rate for malicious files grew by 5.2% in 2020 , according to data from the Kaspersky Security Bulletin: Annual Statistics Report . The Russian company discovered an average of 360,000 new files of this type per day, 18,000 more than in 2019 and 14,000 more than in 2018. The vast majority (6 out […] 15.01.2021
After going for Nordcloud, IBM also buys Taos IBM is strongly committed to its hybrid cloud strategy. It has reached a agreement to buy the American multi-cloud consulting and managed services firm Taos . This company has thirty years of experience in the market and has established alliances with industry leaders such as Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure for […] 15.01.2021
Microsoft is the most used brand for ‘phishing’ attacks phishing does not go out of style. It remains one of the most used resources by cybercriminals. In recent months, the coronavirus pandemic has intensified attacks that spoof identities and use current affairs to gain the trust of users. “Cybercriminals increased their attempts to steal personal data in fourth quarter of 2020 posing as leading […] 15.01.2021
Scott Pilgrim’s Game Becomes Limited Run Games Most Successful Release A few days ago the publisher Limited Run Games announced that 15.01.2021
The Chinese beta of Pokémon Unite starts, and with it, leaks of skins: you can dress Lucario as Quinoa Last June, Tencent and The Pokémon Company jointly announced a MOBA based on the prestigious pocket monster series: < b> Pokémon Unite . At that time, the game was not well received either on YouTube or among 3DJuegos users ; but still there is clearly a sector of players following the track. With the premiere […] 15.01.2021
Josef Fares says that A Way Out has sold almost 3.5 million copies although «nobody believed in the game» Josef Fares , creator of A Way Out or the next It Takes Two , is one of those characters in the industry who are not shy when it comes to saying what they think. A charismatic guy who is remembered for his famous «F *** the Oscars» in the gala The Game Awards , […] 15.01.2021
Blizzard completely revamps Battle.net: the shuttle is more stylish, practical and social than ever The latest update of Battle.net , the platform where Blizzard games operate (and some of Activision) is also «the most important in recent years», according to their own managers: it has been renewed from top to bottom both visually and in terms of services. Those who have activated the beta version of the client in […] 15.01.2021
PS5 deletes from its last video dates of Project Athia, Pragmata and more games from the PlayStation catalog A few days ago, during the CES 2021 event, Sony published a video with the games that will soon arrive on PS5 , updating release dates both from own productions and from external companies, among which we found several titles such as Pragmata or Project Athia . Now, mysteriously, the video has been edited and […] 15.01.2021
Xbox lists 30 exclusive video games coming in 2021 for Xbox Series X and S and for Xbox One We are only a few bars from 2021 , but Microsoft has already laid the cards on the table as which refers to exclusives and has announced a list of the 30 video games that will have in the catalog of their different new generation platforms ( Xbox Series X y Xbox Series S ), […] 15.01.2021