Apple could soon bring macOS to iPad as well

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The slimmed-down macOS version for the M2 iPad will be developed under the codename Mendocino and released in 2023, Apple Insider reports, citing leaker Majin Bu. The operating system is already being tested. The user interface is supposed to be about a quarter more significant to be equipped for touch operation. Rumors about macOS on the iPad have been around for several years. It was also rumored that macOS could be used as the operating system for the original iPad. However, they have not proven true so far. IPads are…

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New Corona regulation – rules upheld until January 15

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Health Minister Johannes Rauch (Greens) presented a new Corona regulation on Friday. Until mid-January 2023, the measures remain. Health Minister Johannes Rauch (Greens) presented a new Corona regulation Friday before the current Corona rules expire on October 23. Essentially, the government’s measures to fight the virus, as they currently stand, will remain in place until Jan. 15, 2023. The FFP2 mask obligation in hospitals, older adults, and nursing homes, as well as medical practices, thus remains further valid; for interior areas, the mask is only recommended. However, there is one…

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Viennale 2022 heralded with gala at Gartenbaukino – Filipino Film will be featured on October 30 and 31.

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The starting signal has been given for the 60th edition of Austria’s largest film festival: Viennale 2022 kicked off on Thursday. Viennale opens film roundup with “Vera.” Program highlights at ViennaleWith the traditional opening gala in the Gartenbaukino, Austria’s largest film festival, the Viennale, started its 60th edition on Thursday evening. Until November 1, a good 120 films can now be experienced in Vienna’s city center cinemas. “Welcome to the International Festival Week of the most interesting films of 2022,” director Eva Sangiorgi welcomed the audience with a wink –…

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Vaccines against cancer could become a reality “before 2030”

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BioNTech/Pfizer is putting all its hopes in mRNA technology, which was also used to develop CoV vaccines. Cancer is one of the leading causes of death – in both men and women. While some cancers now have a good prognosis – if detected early enough – others remain deadly. Scientists have long dreamed of a vaccine that would prevent cancer from occurring in the first place. This dream could become a reality in a few years. The team behind BioNTech/Pfizer’s Covid vaccine believes cancer vaccines could be available to patients…

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Prices for cell phones with contract have risen sharply

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Those who choose a cell phone with a fixed contract get it “for free” in 22 percent of cases; for the rest, the surcharge has doubled from 360 to 720 euros in recent years. Apple customers must dig particularly deep into their pockets, the online platforms geizhals.at and tarife.at the report from their experiences. “The zero-euro cell phone is becoming increasingly rare,” says Maximilian Schirmer, head of tarife.at. While in other countries, the trend is increasingly to get one’s latest smartphone from a retailer and get a cheap mobile phone…

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Apple announced the new iPad generation

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Apple has comprehensively revamped its lineup of tablet computers. “We’re excited to introduce our most advanced iPad lineup yet,” Apple CEO Tim Cook said Tuesday on Twitter. The iPhone company announced three new models in the tablet product line: Two Pro models with a new M2 chip system and a completely redesigned entry-level iPad. It now also comes in the angular design of the previous Pro models and has a USB-C port. In contrast to previous iPad presentations, Apple did not hold an event on Tuesday but updated its website.…

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No change on mask requirement: corona measures extended

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The COVID-19 basic measures regulation, which expires on Oct. 23, is to be extended “essentially” unchanged for three months, the Health Ministry announced Wednesday. This means that the FFP2 mask requirement will remain as before in hospitals, nursing homes, and medical practices. Still, Health Minister Johannes Rauch (Greens) renewed the general mask recommendation for indoor areas. Due to the decreasing number of new infections since last week and a declining viral load in wastewater monitoring, there is no need for additional measures for the time being, according to the health…

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Study shows what the BA.5 vaccine does

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Pfizer and Biontech have released initial data from their adapted variant vaccine clinical trial. Initial data show a significant increase in neutralizing antibody responses, according to Biontech and Pfizer.Omicron subvariant BA.5 is currently causing a fall wave in Austria. For about a month, those who want to protect themselves from a severe course have also been able to get boosted with a “bivalent vaccine” – a vaccine adapted to BA.5. The pharmaceutical companies Biontech and Pfizer have now published the first results of a clinical trial – and they are…

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The digital driver’s license is now available

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It was initially announced for spring 2021, then for spring this year: since yesterday, the app needed for the “digital driver’s license” is available, as Interior Minister Gerhard Karner and State Secretary for Digitalization Florian Tursky (both ÖVP) announced after the Council of Ministers. With it, you can download the driving permit to your cell phone and show it digitally during inspections. However, the “digital driver’s license” is not a replacement for the existing documents but a supplement so that the original document does not have to be carried. The…

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