July 2023 Archives

Netflix gets serious: low-cost subscriptions canceled

July 23, 2023July 23, 2023 admin

Putting a stop to password sharing is not enough for Netflix. The streaming service is now also scrapping low-cost, basic plans in Canada, the UK and the US to boost revenues. There will no longer be 4 in the future but only three subscription options for new customers in these countries. For years, the ad-free basic plan was the cheapest option at Netflix. The change now introduces a low-cost subscription option with advertising and increases the price of the ad-free basic plan. Customers* will pay $15.49 instead of the original…

Barrio Fiesta in Vienna 2023

July 22, 2023July 22, 2023 admin

The Council of Filipino Associations in Austria kicked off the 2023 Barrio Fiesta in Vienna on Saturday, July 22, 2023. The annual event is a celebration with colourful costumes, song and dance at the Sportplatz ATV Liesing, Vienna. About 2,000 Filipinos, Austrians and nationalities from Austria trooped to the venue this year. The 2023 Barrio Fiesta in Vienna simulated the mood of a traditional Filipino fiesta celebration in a festive gathering of special guests, police, politicians, community leaders and members, and the Philippine Embassy and staff who led the opening…

NASA: July is probably the hottest month

July 22, 2023July 22, 2023 admin

July 2023 will be the world’s hottest month in “hundreds, if not thousands of years,” according to the chief climatologist at the U.S. space agency NASA. “We’re seeing unprecedented changes all over the world; the heat waves we’re seeing in the U.S., Europe, and China are breaking records,” Gavin Schmidt said. Several heat records have already been surpassed this month, according to measurements from the European Union and the University of Maine, which use ground and satellite data to create models for preliminary estimates. Although they differed slightly, the trend…

The Vienna Housing Bonus ’23 – now available

July 21, 2023July 21, 2023 admin

The Vienna Housing Bonus ’23 is a subsidy the State of Vienna provides. There is no legal entitlement to the Vienna Housing Bonus ’23. The City of Vienna sends an information letter to every address in Vienna where one or more persons have registered their primary residence as of the cut-off date of June 28, 2023. The letter contains the password you need to apply online. Two hundred euros can be paid out per Viennese address. You will receive the grant on the account you indicated in the application. If…

WHO concerned about the spread of dengue fever also in Europe

July 21, 2023July 21, 2023 admin

The World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned about the spread of dengue virus, including in Europe. Aedes mosquitoes, native to tropical and subtropical climates, transmit it. However, they spread worldwide. Since 2000, the number of annual cases has increased eightfold, to an estimated 4.2 million last year, Raman Velayudhan, head of WHO’s Department of Neglected Tropical Diseases, said Friday in Geneva. “Half of the world’s population is now at risk of dengue,” he said. In the WHO European region, there have already been local infections in about two dozen countries,…

The weekend will be changeable with rain showers and thunderstorms

July 21, 2023July 21, 2023 admin

Summer temperatures will remain with us over the weekend, but the tendency for showers and thunderstorms will increase considerably, according to the forecast. Temperatures will drop slightly in the coming days and, in combination with rain, offer at least some respite for heat-loving people. Friday is changeable with showers and thunderstormsOn Friday, the first showers and thunderstorms will form in the morning over the Alpine peaks and further south and southeast. According to the forecast of Geosphere Austria (formerly ZAMG), the day will start sunny in the north and east.…

Email scams: simple mistakes that put us at risk

July 21, 2023July 21, 2023 admin

If your email is compromised, you are vulnerable… here are six mistakes many people have made at some point. It’s hard to remember when we didn’t use email for everything. Work, socializing, shopping receipts, sharing photographs, sharing jokes… Our email address logs us into our banks, online shopping profiles, dating websites, and more. It’s almost as crucial to our online identity as our name is to our real-life identity. Email has gone from something so new that we had to remind people not to print them out unnecessarily to being simply…

Forgotten to set flight mode – it’s really that dangerous?

July 21, 2023July 21, 2023 admin

As soon as they board the plane, many people turn off their cell phones or turn on airplane mode. But what happens if you forget to do that? Before takeoff, anyone on an airplane hears, “Please make sure all electronic devices, such as smartphones or tablets, are turned off or in flight mode.” But why? At one time, cell phones were said to be able to emit signals in the same frequency band as the aircraft’s communications and navigation systems. In other words, electromagnetic interference occurs, and the plane can…

Switch off your smartphone at night: How to take care of yourself and your device

July 20, 2023July 20, 2023 admin

In the era of digitalization, it is impossible to imagine life without our smartphones. We are constantly typing away on it or sending photos. But for this reason, you should also turn it off sometimes. Anyone with a smartphone knows the need to be constantly reachable or play games on it. Email, photos, or short messages can be sent to another person with a swipe across the screen. Practical, but the uninterrupted use of the cell phone has its disadvantages. The constant companionThe Südkurier asked whether the constant use of…