The Government renews for two years and 1.7 million the contract with Indra to manage the Radar Covid app 28.11.2020
Spanish companies, behind in the use of data in decision-making We’ve been hearing for a long time that information is power. This statement is more true today than ever. We live in the era of big data, data analysis, artificial intelligence or business intelligence, which are combined with unprecedented computing capacity and which is accelerating almost every day. In addition, cloud computing makes these technologies […] 28.11.2020
Libra, Facebook’s cryptocurrency, will arrive in January The new year will arrive, as reported by the Financial Times , with the expected virtual currency of the social network founded by Mark Zuckerberg, although with some novelties compared to the initial plans. This cryptocurrency, Libra, responds to the initiative of the Libra Association and will be backed by the US dollar, thus moving […] 28.11.2020
Digitization can save 90 billion euros for European industry Up to 225 euros per hectare would increase the profit in the agri-food sector if digitization were applied in that industry, according to the European Union. In the case of the manufacturing industry, digitization could save up to 90,000 euros. In the case of Spain, the industry faces an unavoidable opportunity for its development, especially […] 27.11.2020
Foxconn moves part of Apple’s production to Vietnam to avoid the US-China trade war The relocation of production is one more consequence of the intermittent and not openly declared trade war between the United States and China. In this case, the Chinese company Foxconn, a regular device assembler for Apple, has received the order from the Californian company of the bitten apple to move part of its production outside […] 27.11.2020
Spain and the pandemic: 52% of companies maintained their activity and 15% temporarily suspended it The coronavirus pandemic is having a financial impact, beyond health, which companies in each sector experience to varying degrees. Some businesses have increased their turnover, some have been reconfigured and others have had to completely stop their activity. A widespread effect is that of digital transformation. In the last three years, and now even more […] 27.11.2020
23% of Spanish companies do not protect their mobile data The relocation of offices from their usual place to workers’ homes, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, increases the need for security for companies. Now mobile data protection should be a priority . But, according to the report Current state of the security of corporate mobile data in motion in Spain by Kingston, there […] 27.11.2020
Europe moves towards the «right to reparation» MEPs want to establish in the European Union (EU) the «right to repair» to end the premature obsolescence of electronic devices. With 395 votes in favor (plus 207 abstentions) and 94 against, the European Parliament has approved a resolution for a more sustainable single market in which the useful life of the products should be […] 27.11.2020
IDC predicts that digitization spending in Spain will reach € 44.9 billion in 2021 The effects of the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus will also have an impact on investment in digitization. This has been confirmed by the firm IDC Research Spain that, in the presentation of the ICT Predictions for 2021 and with a macroeconomic scenario in which 80% of European organizations have reduced their revenue in […] 27.11.2020
The Government renews for two years and 1.7 million the contract with Indra to manage the Radar Covid app The initial development and maintenance of the application that allows us to know if we have been in contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 was temporary, with a duration that ended on November 15. It was an emergency procedure that allowed the Indra company to provide this tracking app through a contract […] 28.11.2020
Xiaomi becomes the third most requested brand of ‘smartphones’ in Western Europe Although lockdowns in Europe were relaxed during the summer months, economic uncertainty and the health crisis situation continued to affect mobile device sales. During the third quarter, shipments of smartphones in Western Europe fell by 6.5% year-on-year to 28.8 million units. This is what the IDC consulting firm reveals, which explains that the blow has […] 27.11.2020
AVM launches a router to access the internet through the mobile network AVM expands its range of routers with the mid-range model FRITZ! Box 6850 LTE , valued at 189 euros and compatible with computers, tablets, smartphones, printers and televisions. This device offers an internet connection with a data speed of up to 150 Mbps . It works on ten LTE and three UMTS frequencies and supports […] 27.11.2020
The new normal of work, study and home entertainment will continue to benefit the PC in 2021 With millions of people spending more time at home than usual since the coronavirus pandemic broke out, sales of computing devices have exploded. And this will continue for a few months. The consulting firm IDC estimates that PC sales in the EMEA region which includes Spain will grow this year by 12.7% to 82.1 million […] 26.11.2020
Motorola Brings ThinkShield Security to Corporate Mobile Customers Lenovo’s ThinkShield portfolio is expanding and now reaches Motorola mobile devices , with a special focus on corporate customers. Those responsible for the phone brand have announced that all their smartphones will include this security program, based on four pillars . The first one, Android as «clean operating system» that will limit preloaded applications and […] 26.11.2020
Wireless internet service providers remain optimistic The health crisis brings with it the fall in employment and economic uncertainty, in addition to the need to solve challenges such as mass teleworking. But despite the challenges, there are sectors that maintain confidence. This is the case of wireless internet service providers (WISP) , who believe that they will be able to meet […] 26.11.2020
Spain is the country that receives the most ‘spam’ Spain is the country that receives the most spam from all over the world . The security company Kaspersky once again places our country at the top of the classification of affected for the third consecutive quarter , after detecting that 7.76% of users who received malware < / em> in your email during the […] 27.11.2020
Red Hat Tweaks Its Kubernetes Enterprise Platform Red Hat has revamped its Kubernetes enterprise platform with the intention of optimizing applications built for the cloud. Red Hat OpenShift 4.6 incorporates OpenShift Serverless 1.11 with full support for Knative eventing . In this way, containerized applications will be able to use only the necessary resources at any one time. Also included is Red […] 26.11.2020
Television advertising revenues record a historic drop The effects of the coronavirus pandemic have been noticeable in the income accumulated by the Spanish television market during the second quarter of the year, when the confinement of population and mobility restrictions were at their peak. According to data recently revealed by the National Commission of Markets and Competition (CNMC), advertising revenues suffered a […] 26.11.2020
If you like Blade Runner you can’t miss this Serious Sam Fusion mod The cyberpunk aesthetic has always been the protagonist in great works of literature, cinema or video games. In a couple of weeks the last great title that uses this aesthetic will be released, Cyberpunk 2077 , but in the market there are other options , such as the recent Ghostrunner . In the cinema, one […] 28.11.2020
What does Immortals Fenyx Rising look like on PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch? This comparison will surprise you After a while without releases, Ubisoft has raised this end of 2020 as a very strong quarter for the company. First, it launched Watch Dogs Legion , and then Assassin’s Creed came back with AC Valhalla . The last video game that the French developer will launch this year is a new IP : Immortals […] 28.11.2020
Microsoft Flight Simulator heads to Europe: UK to star in next big update One of the main launches first party of Microsoft this year has been the great Microsoft Flight Simulator . The Asobo Studio flight simulator is available for PC and is one of the titles in the Xbox Game Pass . While we wait for the video game to reach the console , in a version […] 28.11.2020
NEO: The World Ends With You will have the composer of the original video game in charge of the music This week we had a very important announcement for RPG lovers. Square Enix taught the world NEO: The World Ends With You , the return to life of the saga that began in 2007 and that many fans asked for. With a new 3D graphic style and keeping (it seems) the essence that made original […] 28.11.2020
Sackboy: A PS5 Adventure Big Sacrifices Resolution for Smoothness and Graphic Effects Sackboy: A Big Adventure is one of the launch games for PS5 . The new installment of the ragdoll platform saga could not miss the premiere of the new console; although it seems that it does not make the most of the benefits of the brand new Sony system. At least that’s what they point […] 28.11.2020
Keanu Reeves has played Cyberpunk 2077 and loves it, according to CD Projekt After several delays it seems a lie but it is reality : in a couple of weeks, the new great title of CD Projekt will be released. The Polish studio will launch December 10 Cyberpunk 2077 , one of the most anticipated games of recent years. Of course, for Knowing something about multiplayer we will […] 28.11.2020