TechnikNews Weekly # 057: Article 13, Apple Pay, Spotify Premium Duo and more
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on March 31, 2019, 18:00 pm | Write a comment
Once again we have come to the end of a week. As always, that means it's time for you TechnikNews Weekly is which today is about Article 13, Apple Pay, Spotify's Premium Duo, and some other interesting stuff.
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Article 13 (or Article 11 and Article 17) are through
On March 26th, several politicians met in the EU Parliament to vote on Article 13. And even if the live stream of the vote broke off, the result is now clearly certain. 348 politicians voted for the copyright reform, 274 against and 36 eligible voters did not vote. This means that Article 13 will now finally enter into force. Our editor-in-chief David Wurm summarized in his detailed article what this ultimately means for the Internet as we know it.
- EU Parliament votes for Article 11, Article 13 and Article 17: What's next?
- Article 13: All effects, details, questions, information and dates for demos on March 23rd
Apple Pay is coming to Austria soon
As we have often reported in the meantime, Austria is not really well equipped with mobile payment services. A big player in this area will soon come, namely Apple Pay. Erste Bank, N26 and boon announced on Twitter that they will support Apple's service when it is launched. However, it is still not known when this introduction will take place. Erste Bank only announced that the launch will definitely be in the current year.
Apple cancels AirPower
Another thing we wrote about a lot lately is AirPower. The smart charging station from Apple was shown at the iPhone X keynote in September 2017. Even there, Apple did not give a specific date for a release, "in the next year" one should look out for AirPower. But 2018 passed and there was no sign of life from the gadget. At the beginning of the year there were some glimmers of hope, but it has now been announced that AirPower will not come onto the market. In an official statement, Dan Riccio from Apple states that the company's quality standards cannot be met. It is not known whether Apple is now working on improvements to the charging mat.
Huawei P30 series presented
In addition to the Article 13 vote, the launch event for the Huawei P26 series took place in Paris on March 30th. Both smartphones are powered by a Kirin 980. The P30 has six gigabytes of RAM and 128 gigabytes of storage, and the P30 Pro has eight gigabytes of RAM and 256 gigabytes of internal storage. Huawei placed particular emphasis on the cameras of the smartphones, which in both cases are triple cameras. Lars explains exactly what this can do in detail in the article. But how much does all this fun cost? The RRP of the P30 is 749 euros, and pre-orders are already underway. A Sonos One is also included during this phase. The first devices will then be delivered at the beginning of April. Huawei is charging 30 euros for the above-mentioned variant of the P1099 Pro. Pre-orderers will also receive a Sonos One and a Qi charging station.
Spotify is currently testing a third plan called Premium Duo. The name suggests that this includes two different accounts and is particularly suitable for couples. In addition, Premium Duo is cheaper than the family subscription, it costs only 12,49 euros per month. Premium Duo is currently being tested in Colombia, Chile, Ireland, Denmark and Poland. Spotify wants to promote this subscription especially with the "Duo Mix" playlist. This includes songs that are selected based on the musical tastes of both partners. There is also the ability to share playlists with the other person with just one click.
All other articles from the last week
- The iPhone 11 should be able to charge other devices wirelessly and generally charge faster
- iPad Pro (2018) will soon support cheaper Logitech Crayon pen
- Honor 8X: Update to Android Pie is rolling out
- Apple Keynote on March 25th: You can watch the event live here
- Huawei MediaPad M5 Lite: Version with 8-inch display shown
- Apple introduces Netflix competitor TV +, News +, Apple Card and Apple Arcade
- Huawei P30 (Pro): How to watch the presentation in the livestream
- This is what the upcoming Powerbeats Pro look like
- Huawei FreeLace: New in-ears presented
- Galaxy Fold: New details known before market launch
- Nintendo Switch Online one year free: This is how you can redeem the Twitch Prime offer
- N26: That's why I decided against the mobile bank