Category Archives: devices

Windows 10 has an MTP problem with Android devices

[German]Owners of an Android device should be careful when copying or moving files at the device's memory (internal/external) via USB connection using Windows 10. There is a risk losing files on the Android device, because the files do not arrive … Continue reading

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How To: Enable Precision Touchpad drivers on any notebook

Microsoft is supporting precision touchpads on Windows PCs via special drivers. But not all todays laptops are shipped with precision touchpads. Somebody has managed to enable precision touchpad drivers on non precision touchpad PCs.

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Firmware-Update for DJI Sparc drones

DJI rolls out a new firmware update for it's Sparc drones, that shall improve flight reliability. Users who are not updating, will find it's drone be grounded after September 1, 2017. Further details may be read here or here.

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Firmware-Update for Surface Pro 3 (08/24/2017)

[German]Microsoft has released a new Firmware Update for Surface Pro 3 on August 24, 2017. It shall fixes issues with devices using Type Cover.

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Critical vulnerability in HPE Integrated Lights-out 4 (iLO 4)

[German]The management software Integrated Lights-out 4 (iLO 4) for HP-Proliant Server has a critical vulnerability, allowing remote code execution on a system without login.

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

[Sponsored Post]In the rapidly evolving IT world, choosing the right remote desktop software is critical for organizations that value security, ease of use and reliability. One provider of secure remote access that has been on the market since 2001 is ISL Online, which presents some considerations for choosing such software below. More ...


Lenovo reverts to Stock Android on Smartphones

It seems (probably) a good news: Lenovo is ditching its own Vibe Pure UI on smartphones and will ship those devices with pure Android. All vendor specific bloatware will be removed.

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QNAP fixes critical NAS bug that may causes data loss

[German]Vendor QNAP has fixed a critical bug in its firmware for NAS drives, that may causes data loss in several RAID configurations.

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Fix for Nexus 6P und Nexus 5X boot loop

Users of a Google Nexus 6P or Nexus 5X smartphone are observing a nasty bug: The devices are forced suddenly in a boot loop and becomes non useable. There has been a class action suite filed against Google in the … Continue reading

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Firmware Update for Surface Pro 4 (July 21, 2017)

Microsoft has released another Firmware Update for Surface Pro 4 (July 21, 2017) to improve drivers and battery usage.

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Surface Pro/Surface Laptop teardowns–not repairable

The folks from iFixit has published teardowns of Microsoft's Surface Pro and Surface Laptop. The iFixit-Verdict: The Surface Laptop is not a laptop. It's a glue-filled monstrosity. Both notebooks are practically not repairable.

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