Month: March 2024

Today, March 8 is International Women’s Day – short history

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International Women’s Day is aimed at combating the multiple forms of discrimination and exploitation of women and girls around the world. International Women’s Day tradition has its roots in the workers’ movement in the struggle for better working conditions. At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, women were exploited twice: on the one hand, in factory work under inhuman conditions, and on the other, for unreasonable living conditions in disastrous housing conditions. Among the central themes for engaged women were better working conditions, equal pay for equal work,…

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iOS 17.4 is here: A new iPhone era begins

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The time has come: the deadline for the stricter EU laws (Digital Markets Act) for technology giants to come into force has arrived, along with the long-awaited update for iPhones. With iOS 17.4, Apple is implementing the enforced changes for users in Europe. The EU hopes that this will bring a breath of fresh air to the iPhone ecosystem, give iOS users more freedom, and allow smaller providers to benefit from the broken market power of the large technology companies. Doubts are justifiedIt is difficult to predict whether the EU’s…

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Austria: Mobile phone and internet access will be up to eight percent more expensive in April

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The Consumer Price Index (CPI) comes around every year. Next month, the average price increase for everyday products will also impact numerous mobile and internet tariffs. In 2023, increases of up to 8.6% were recorded. According to current calculations by Statistics Austria, increases of up to 7.8% are expected this year.With a contract tariff or another “value-secured” offer of 20 euros, as is often the case with mobile telephony, an increase of this value would correspond to an increase of 1.56 euros per month or 18.72 euros per year. At…

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This is what happens to your body when you drink water on an empty stomach in the morning

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Water is vital for our body, as it is part of all body cells and fluids and an important component in metabolic processes and biochemical reactions. In addition, water helps regulate body temperature and helps the kidneys excrete metabolic waste products in the urine. A true elixir of life for our body that we should consume in sufficient quantities. But at certain times of the day, water affects the body differently. In the morning, for example. Read here what drinking water on an empty stomach does to you in the…

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Five old cell phones that are worth a ‘fortune’

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We spend thousands on the latest smartphones to stay on top of technology. But you may be able to finance your next phone by selling one of your old devices. Some early cell phones can have tremendous collector’s value today, especially if the original box is still there. Medium Senest looked around eBay and compiled a list of the most valuable cell phones. Owners of a Motorola DynaTAC 8000x have hit the jackpot. The first commercially sold cell phone was launched in 1983 and cost around 3,680 euros. It was…

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Wiener Linien Day at the Lower Belvedere: Free admission to the museum with the annual pass

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With the Wiener Linien annual pass, you can go to the museum for free on March 9. On March 9, 2024, holders of the Wiener Linien annual pass can visit the Lower Belvedere for free and take a guided tour of the current exhibition “In the Eye of the Storm. Modernisms in the Ukraine”. The exhibition “In the Eye of the Storm. Modernisms in Ukraine” illustrates how modernism’s international and avant-garde art movements – in the first half of the 20th century – were in the cultural centers of Kyiv,…

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After record warmth in winter: What the early start to spring means

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The first stork landed. The first apricot blossoms sprouted. The first ticks and hedgehogs awakened from hibernation and were spotted. In short, spring has already begun in the middle of winter this year. Vegetation is around two to three weeks early this year, as are migratory birds. A stork moved into its nest in Deutschkreutz in Burgenland as early as February 22. The white stork that arrived at the WWF floodplain reserve in Marchegg (Lower Austria) on February 29 was also the first to land in Marchegg last year; it…

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Worldwide Facebook disruption: Users locked out and unable to log in

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In a surprising turn of events, Facebook is currently experiencing serious technical issues that are causing users worldwide to be unexpectedly logged out of their accounts. Attempts to log back in are failing on desktop and mobile platforms. The problem manifests when users attempt to sign in, only to be greeted with an error message: “Could not sign in. An unexpected error has occurred. Please try logging in again.” This widespread glitch has left many perplexed and frustrated, as access to the popular social network is completely blocked.So far, Meta,…

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Caritas Austria collects hygiene products

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Caritas of the Archdiocese of Vienna is collecting hygiene products for women affected by poverty around International Women’s Day (March 8). At the same time, the aim is to draw attention to the “taboo subject of menstruation,” according to a Caritas press release on Monday. In Austria, 533,000 women are at risk of poverty, and around 95,000 are severely affected by poverty. Inflation is exacerbating the situation. “The risk of being affected by poverty is greater for women than for men,” emphasized Doris Anzengruber, head of the Caritas social counselling…

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