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IFA Berlin at 100: Tech highlights from this year's electronics fair

Lighter, faster, more practical: IFA Berlin's hundreds of exhibitors showed off their latest innovations in electronics for consumers and pros alike.

11/09/2024

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IFA Berlin: Manufacturers present tech solutions to cut energy bills

How can you slash the energy used at home? New kitchen and household appliances can make a difference, manufacturers say at the IFA Berlin electronics show.

11/09/2024

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IFA Berlin 2024: Best AI-powered innovations to run your home

How can AI and other tech help make running your home and kitchen more efficient? There were plenty of new ideas from top manufacturers at IFA Berlin.

10/09/2024

Design

Hisense celebrates giant TV designs with global sales surge

After an incredible summer of football at the Euro 2024 championship, Euronews Culture take a closer look at one of the tournament’s unsung heroes, Hisense, the design obsessed global electronics firm which provided the giant screens at Germany’s record-breaking fan parks.

02/09/2024

Markets

ASML results spook market as sales drop below expectations

Net sales for the Dutch semiconductor firm seen as disappointing, coming in at 21.6% lower than predicted.

17/04/2024

Culture news

Teen gamer becomes first to finish 'unbeatable' Tetris

Teenager Willis Gibson managed on 21 December to trigger a kill screen on Level 157, which the gaming world takes as a victory over the game.

04/01/2024

Living

Apple Watch: Can a device truly be ‘carbon neutral’?

While Apple's actions are positive, they do not solve the problem of e-waste, experts say.

16/09/2023

Green News

Why you should think twice before buying the new iPhone 15

Apple's latest model includes a universal charging point, but the environmental cost of upgrading your mobile is not to be ignored.

12/09/2023

Culture news

A Euronews Culture beginner’s guide to esports

Have you slept through the rise of esports? We're here to help you catch up on everything you need to know about the global phenomenon.

22/06/2023

World News

Euroviews. Products should be built to last, not break down prematurely

If consumers can confidently trust the lifespan of their product, they will be more inclined to use them longer and less likely to be swayed into replacing them too soon, Els Bruggeman and Luisa Crisigiovanni write.

05/06/2023

Living

Austria is tackling e-waste by helping to pay for repairs

An EU-wide ‘right to repair’ law could soon make it easier to repair rather than replace electronics.

02/05/2023

Tech News

Semiconductors: How China-Taiwan tensions could affect 'every country'

Semiconductors are a key component of products we use every day, including smartphones, laptops, and cars - and the majority of them are Taiwan-made.

11/04/2023

Tech News

Which EU countries are the worst when it comes to e-waste?

From laptops to smartphones, Europeans generate the most electronic waste per capita. How good are they at recycling it?

03/11/2022

Tech News

This French start-up makes microbatteries the size of a breadcrumb

The microbatteries developed by ITEN are just a few millimetres thick and could be used across a range of consumer electronics.

18/10/2022

Living

Why I swapped my iPhone for a €600 ethical Fairphone

The Fairphone is top of the ethical phone table according to Ethical Consumer, but it’s also a beautiful bit of technology.

13/09/2022

Tech News

EU agrees all phones and tablets must have a common charger by 2024

Apple will have to change the connector on iPhones sold in Europe by 2024.

07/06/2022

Tech News

Europe moves one step closer to a worldwide phone and laptop charger

Apple's iPhones are charged from a Lightning cable while Android-based devices are powered using USB-C connectors.

21/04/2022

Tech News

Intel to build a new €17 billion chip manufacturing hub in Germany

The US chipmaker plans to invest over €80 billion in Europe in the next decade to ease a global shortage of semiconductors.

15/03/2022

Tech News

UK chipmaker Arm to axe up to 15% of staff after Nvidia deal collapse

The UK chipmaker is set to cut hundreds of jobs after its $40bn (€36 billion) sale to US chipmaker Nvidia was called off last month.

15/03/2022

Tech News

Apple supplier Foxconn shuts factories in China amid COVID lockdown

Foxconn, the biggest supplier to companies including Apple and Samsung, is halting production at its plants in Schenzen as the Chinese city enters a COVID lockdown. Other iPhone suppliers are also affected.

14/03/2022