TechnikNews Weekly #106: Surface Duo, WhatsApp Dark Mode, Let's Encrypt Proproblem and more
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on March 08, 2020, 20:00 pm | Write a comment
After the eventful MWC week that we talked about in last TechnikNews Weekly reported, things were calmer again. This week in the 106th edition we are dealing with the topics Surface Duo, WhatsApp and Let's Encrypt, among others.
With reading ours TechnikNews Weekly on this Sunday you have already survived the first week of March. Now it really won't be long before the next holidays are coming up: Easter, for example. Until then, we will of course continue to provide you with the most exciting news from the world of technology. Also this week your top 3 in the TechnikNews weekly.
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Surface Duo starts in summer
Last fall, Microsoft officially showed the Surface Duo. This is a foldable smartphone with Android. Now the first sources reveal that Microsoft could bring the smartphone onto the market as early as the summer. After all, the competitors from Samsung with the Galaxy Fold and Huawei with the Mate X are already waiting. There are still no indications of the selling price. More details in our article:
WhatsApp for Android and iOS now in dark mode
Dark mode has been available for beta testers on Android for a few weeks now. Now Facebook has also followed suit under iOS and has now delivered the dark mode with an update. This is now finally available to all users under Android - not just for the testers. You can now set the design in the settings. Read our article, there is more information there, including where to set dark mode.
Let's Encrypt invalidates millions of certificates
Because of a securityproproblems with Let's Encrypt, it was no longer possible to ensure the integrity of some SSL certificates. As a result of an error, you could create a certificate under a different domain as a stranger. This would have made it easy to recreate websites and their certificates. For this reason, about three million certificates have been invalidated. You can read more details and how to check if you were affected in our article.
TechnikNews Weekly: More articles this week
All articles that are not in the above TechnikNews Weekly are available for you to read in chronological order below.
- Crossy Road Castle released for Apple Arcade
- Mario Kart Tour: Multiplayer is coming soon
- Google Pixel Feature Drop: The new features of the March update at a glance
- Google I / O 2020 canceled due to coronavirus
