For a long time, people had to resort to various means to use Netflix in Germany. This will come to an end in the fall: the German launch of the popular streaming provider has been confirmed. No more VPNs and proxies: Netflix is officially coming to Germany, with the service set to launch at the IFA consumer electronics fair in Berlin in September. Prices are not yet available, [...].
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The popular Raspberry Pi has been released in version B+: in addition to a better power supply, the most important new feature is the number of USB ports. Instead of two USB 2.0 ports as before, there are now four - practical if you want to connect a WLAN adapter and external hard disk in addition to a mouse and keyboard. The other key data remains the same: the SoC clocks
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Amazon has activated the Instant Video offer for all Prime customers. For existing Prime customers, the price remains the same until the next renewal, so the video offer is free for these customers. As I am also one of these customers, here is my first impression. Now that Amazon Prime Instant Video has been integrated into Amazon Prime, the new functions can be easily found under
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The Intel NUC DC3217IYE (sold by Intel under the name "NUC", Next Unit of Computing) is a small computer on the market that should have enough power for an HTPC (Home Theater PC): an Intel Core i3-3217U ULV with two 1.8 GHz and an HD4000 graphics unit have more than enough power on paper.
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Now that my FreeNAS server is running reliably and providing data via DLNA (in the form of the minidlna plugin), I still need a playback device in the living room - an HTPC (Home Theater PC). In the bedroom I rely on an AppleTV 2, but in the living room with projector it should be a somewhat more powerful solution, i.e. an HTPC is needed. Most important
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