Category Archives: devices

Surface models that do not get Windows 11

Posted on 2025-05-11 by guenni

Microsoft hat die Tage ein Liste seine Surface-Modelle veröffentlicht, die nicht mit Windows 11 kompatibel sind. Diese Geräte lassen sich also nicht aktualisieren

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MSI RTX 5090 graphics card: 12V 2×6 cable continues to melt

Posted on 2025-05-11 by guenni

Modern graphics cards are power guzzlers and there is a risk that the plugs of connection cables will burn. For its RTX 5090 graphics card, manufacturer MSI supplies a 12V 2×6 cable with yellow-colored plugs for the power supply. However, … Continue reading →

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Surface Hub 2S and v1 electronic waste after October 2025?

Posted on 2025-04-20 by guenni

[German]I don't know how many administrators from the blog readership are responsible for installations of the large Surface Hub 2S and Surface Hub v1 displays in their companies. These were delivered with Windows 10, which will be discontinued in October … Continue reading →

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Issues with Eufy video devices and app

Posted on 2025-04-04 by guenni

[German]Brief information for users of Eufy cameras. A reader recently pointed out to me that there are probably problems with their cameras and the Eufy app. An app update from February 2025 seems to have caused problems for many users. … Continue reading →

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HP OfficeJet Pro 9010: Does firmware update block third-party ink? (Feb. 2025)

Posted on 2025-03-30 by guenni

[German]In February 2025, HP apparently released a new firmware update for its HP OfficeJet Pro 9010 printers. I have received a report that this will block third-party ink again. Below is some information and possibly a note on downgrading the … Continue reading →

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Critical AMI-BMC vulnerability CVE-2024-54085 allows server takeover

Posted on 2025-03-24 by guenni

[German]Brief warning or information for administrators who use AMI MegaRAC BMC. The company has already published a security warning on March 11, 2025. There is a critical vulnerability CVE-2024-54085 (CVSS v4 score of 10.0), which should allow a remote server … Continue reading →

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Home automation: G-HOMA discontinues app support, wall sockets/cameras useless?

Posted on 2025-03-21 by guenni

[German]Do you use wall sockets or cameras from G-HOMA? I don't know if it affects any other readers, but the provider G-HOMA seems to shutting down and discontinuing support for its app for smart sockets, which will become useless as … Continue reading →

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Amazon Echo will send everything you say to Amazon servers from March 28, 2025

Posted on 2025-03-19 by guenni

[German]The Amazon Echo smart speaker can also recognize voice commands. There are now reports that the device will send everything spoken to Amazon servers from March 28, 2025. This is said to have been announced to owners in the USA … Continue reading →

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Roku tests video ads before each use

Posted on 2025-03-18 by guenni

[German]Some users of Roku video streaming devices are currently angry. Whenever they want to stream something via Roku, videos are played at the start that have to be watched by force. According to reports, the US provider Roku has confirmed … Continue reading →

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Tarlogic Security detects unknown commands in ESP32 chip (BlueTooth, WiFi)

Posted on 2025-03-16 by guenni

[German]A very unpleasant story that security researchers from Tarlogic Security have just revealed. There is a set of unknown commands that could be misused as a backdoor in a popular chip that has been built into millions of devices to … Continue reading →

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