Sir Apfelot newsreel week 21, 2021

Next week is coming to an end, which means here on the blog it's time once again for a new edition of the Sir Apfelot Weekly Review. For today's Friday, I'm showing you what Apple and tech news particularly caught my eye in calendar week 21 of 2021. Included are the following topics: wireless charging of electric cars, Windows Development Kit with ARM chip, ZDF study on media usage in Corona times, Apple and cryptocurrencies, rumors of new Apple hardware, Apple keynote on June 7 and more.

Charge electric cars wirelessly with an efficiency of 90%

Especially if cars are to drive autonomously, the battery has to be charged without connecting a cable or similar hurdles. The trade magazine Edison shows in this context in one Post a solution. According to this, an inductive charge with an efficiency of 90% should have been implemented in the course of battery research. The Institute for Automation and Communication in Magdeburg was also involved in the development of the "Feedbaccar" project. Further details and additional technology that can be used for e-mobility can be found in the linked source.

Development Kit from Microsoft and Qualcomm Snapdragon: Windows 10 on ARM

Not dissimilar to the Mac mini, which was issued for developers to explore the Apple Silicon and the possible app developments on it, is the current Windows counterpart. According to one Post von Golem, in which one refers to official information, the device should be available from summer 2021 and already bring some developer tools on board. An x64 emulation for the use of software for the "old" processor architecture should be possible. Golem assumes that the Snapdragon 7c Gen2 is in the developer kit as a SoC (System on a Chip). You can find more details behind the link.

ZDF study: media use during one year of the coronavirus pandemic

You can find a summary of the new ZDF long-term study in one Entry from iFun. Among other things, it explains which groups access which digital media: "Child carers use media libraries more than average. The GenZ does not differentiate between YouTube and media library. The linear offer is still very relevant for almost all users", is it [called. In addition to YouTube, television and media library, GenZ is also way ahead when it comes to media consumption via Instagram or TikTok.