Magicbook 14/15 from Honor: The Magicbook 14 and Magicbook 15 contain Tiger Lake chips (Core i5-1135G7), along with DDR4 memory and an NMVe SSD. The matte display has a resolution of 1080p and reaches 300 nits. The 14-inch model starts at 800 euros, the 15-inch counterpart at 900 euros. (ms)
Tencent takes over 3.8 percent of Remedy Entertainment: The Chinese technology group Tencent has acquired around 3.8 percent of the shares in the Finnish developer studio Remedy Entertainment (Control, Max Payne) from an investment company. Financial details are not known. Tencent already has interests in numerous development studios around the world, including Epic Games. The League of Legend creators Riot Games are wholly owned by Tencent. (ps)
Ethereum becomes Proof of Stake: As expected, the cryptocurrency is to be switched from Proof of Work to Proof of Stake in the coming months. This is likely to make the extremely energy-intensive mining using graphics cards unattractive, which is why the market situation should relax. The Ethereum Foundation did not give an exact date, but the changeover should take place at least in 2021. (ms)