TechnikNews Weekly # 078: A1 down, Mastercard data leak, Google Stadia and more
A SUMMARY of Tobias Kirchel 
on August 25, 2019, 18:00 pm | Write a comment
August is almost drawing to a close, bringing more and more news to buyers and presses. This Sunday it's time for a new edition of the TechnikNews Weekly!
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Total failure: A1 was down
The Austrian telecommunications provider A1 was offline last Wednesday night. The reason for this was that the provider had carried out maintenance work on its connections until the early hours of the morning.
Affected customers or users were back online at around 06:30 a.m. in the TechnikNews Weekly our most clicked news.
Mastercard data leak: credit card data of over 90.000 people on the network
The Mastercard company announced this week that the credit card data of over 90.000 people, who mainly live in Germany, had been lost.
If you have a Mastercard and want to know whether you are affected, you can do so easily check here.
Cloud gaming continues to grow: Google Stadia is coming
Cloud gaming is becoming more and more popular for many providers, which is why Google is now getting on board: the new Google Stadia cloud is coming.
The company announced this information at the start of gamescom 2019 in Cologne. The cloud will start in Germany and many other countries in November. The basic package for the cloud costs a total of 129,00 euros. For the monthly membership of the Proversion is priced at EUR 9,99 per month. A free membership will be available from next year, which will be compared to the Proversion will be more limited.
Repair hardly possible: Samsung Galaxy Note 10+
The iFixit community, who want to help people repair their smartphones easily, carried out a repair test on the new Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G this week. The test result: the new smartphone is probably not that easy to repair.
After the test, a reparability index of 3 points was assigned. The maximum number would be 10 that it would be the easiest to fix a smartphone. You can find all the details about the test in the article linked below.
New smartphone available: Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
we reported last May about the new Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro, which in China is called Redmi K20 Pro carries. You can now buy the new smartphone on various shop sites, but also on Amazon order. The price here is 499,99 euros. At the market launch last Tuesday, Amazon had lowered the price by around 100 euros, but this only applied to the first 3000 orders or at the latest until the end of the day.
You can find all the details about the new smartphone in the article linked below.
More articles this week
All articles that are not in the above TechnikNews Weekly are available for you to read in chronological order below.
- Stream "13 Reasons Why" Season 3 on Netflix now
- OnePlus 7T (Pro): Does the smartphone come with a new back?
- Fitbit Versa 2: This is what the upcoming smartwatch looks like
- Nokia Android 10: These smartphones get the update
- iPhone 2019: Fast-Charge power supply with USB-C included?
- Apple submits new iPhones, Apple Watches and Macs to EEC
- Samsung Galaxy S10 5G receives 5G Vodafone update
- Disney +: offer, platforms, prices and availability at a glance
- Apple Arcade: That should be the price of the game subscription
- Spotify Family: Some new features on the way
- OnePlus 7T (Pro): Sales start should take place at the beginning of October
- Huawei Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro: Presentation on September 19th in Munich
- Bear Notes review: Markdown note app for iOS and macOS
- Huawei invites you to a press conference at IFA 2019 in Berlin
- Huawei and Android: USA grants a further 90 days transition period
- Apple Arcade: First impressions of the game subscription published
- Apple Watch Series 5: ceramic and titanium models are expected
