Month: April 2025

Paying the reeds with Bizum on the TPV is already possible in Spain. BBVA is responsible

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BBVA will be the first bank of Spain to integrate Bizum As a payment method in TPV systems. Until now, the point of sale terminals served as an intermediary between physical trade and consumer credit/debit card. With the new BBVA integration, it will be possible to use these devices as applications generators. How will it work. Those shops attached to a Android TPV With the BBVA appolences, they will be able to send payment requests to customers on their mobile phones. Once this has provided the phone number to the trade and sent the application, the transaction can be completed in a simple way. The client will receive a notification on his phone to be able to pay immediately and the trade can confirm the status of the operation in real time. Not only will it serve to make the payment: returns can also be made by Bizum. Where will it work. Any business with an Android TPV running under the service of BBVA can use this system of payments and returns through Bizum. There are no public data about how many TPV they work adhered to BBVA in Spain, but we do know that this is the third Spanish bankadding more than eight million customers at the end of 2024. A dart for the rest of the banks. Bizum is the preferred method of Spaniards when making instant payments. So much that 95% of them are carried out through this service. That a business allows payments BBVA is away from the figures of Caixabank and Santander in number of clients, but this movement is a great incentive for small and large shops. The key will be how long the two great Spanish banks will take to follow their steps. Our privacy. A key point when integrating Bizum into the TPV is that, those businesses attached to this payment system must be rigorous with the General Data Protection Law (LGPD). The telephone number is considered personal data according to this regulation, and when introducing it to the TPV, it would be treatment of it. Only the number can be used to make the payment, being prohibited to perform any commercial treatment with it without prior consent. It must also be specially protected to avoid fraud and impersonation of identity. Bizum is no longer a tool among colleagues. Bizum was born in 2016 as A tool oriented to daily payments. In 2019, it began to open its doors to electronic shops, and 2025 is starting as one of its best years. At the beginning of the week we counted How is the pulse of the European Union winningmanaging to expand payments between borders. With integration in TPVS, in addition to web pages, Bizum becomes a complete alternative to card payment. Image | BBVA In Xataka | The BBVA will allow its customers to invest in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. But he doesn’t want to know anything about the matter

Nintendo Switch 2 vs Nintendo Switch. What hybrid console buy and how are they differentiated

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We have finally known more details about the Nintendo Switch 2the next Nintendo console that has been presented not without its particular controversies that will give much to talk about for months. Therefore, in this article we wanted to gather and comment what are the main differences between the new and current generation of Nintendo Switch. Is it worth making the leap as soon as it is launched? How much do video games cost? We explain it in the following lines. It is worth mentioning that certain details we will not explain them Because they have not yet been confirmed or there are some gaps that Nintendo must clarify. Such as details about the so -called “Game key cards“Or, although we partially know them, the Technical Hardware Specificationsas is the case of the processor. The same goes for the Retrocompatibilitythere are still some unknowns that should be clarified. Technical specifications of Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch (standard) Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch Oled Nintendo Switch 2 dimensions and weight 238 x 101.6 x 14 mm 299 grams (without joy-with) 399 grams (with Joy-Con) 241 x 101 x 14 mm 322 grams (without joy-with) 426.38 grams (with Joy-Con) 272 x 116 x 13.9 mm 401 grams (without joy-with) 534 grams (with Joy-Con) screen 6.2 -inch LCD HD resolution (1,280 x 720 pixels) 7 -inch OLED HD resolution (1,280 x 720 pixels) 7.9 inches LCD FullHD resolution (1,920 x 1,080 pixels) 120 Hz HDR processor NVIDIDA CUSTOM TERRA NVIDIDA CUSTOM TERRA Nvidia (to be determined) RAM – – To be determined Internal storage 32 GB Expandable by microSDHC or microSDXC cards 64 GB Expandable by microSDHC or microSDXC cards 256 GB Expandable by MicroSD Express cards Wireless connectivity WIFI Bluetooth WIFI Bluetooth Wifi 6 Bluetooth Video saltity 1.080p in TV mode 720p in portable mode 1.080p in TV mode 720p in portable mode 4K at 60 fps with HDR FullHD/1.440PA 120 fps with HDR audio Stereo speakers Stereo speakers Linear PCM 5.1 (TV) Stereo speakers Monoaural microphone buttons On Volume On Volume On Volume GameChat button ports USB-C 3.5 mm jack USB-C 3.5 mm jack USB-C (x2) 3.5 mm jack battery 4,310 mAh Load time: 3 hours 4,310 mAh Load time: 3 hours 5,220 mAh Load time: 3 hours autonomy From 4.5 to 9 hours It depends on the game From 4.5 to 9 hours It depends on the game 2 to 6.5 hours It depends on the game price From 289.95 euros From 344.95 euros 469.99 euros * Some price may have changed from the last review Nintendo Switch 2 (Reserva) * Some price may have changed from the last review Differences between Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch LCD and OLED Nintendo Switch (left) and Nintendo Switch 2 (right) It is undeniable that over the years technology has advanced. Nintendo Switch 2 comes with a LCD panelbut … is it really a panel similar to that of Nintendo Switch? The truth is that no. The Nintendo Switch is available with the LCD panel that we could see after the launch of version V2 (it is also the one that carried the original console), in addition to the corresponding OLED version that is the last one that has been marketed. On the other hand, for the moment the Nintendo Switch 2 will arrive with an LCD panel without the possibility of choosing any OLED model. Offers greater diagonal (7.99 inches compared to 6.2 of the switch and 7 of the OLED), a refreshment rate of 120 Hz and compatibility with the image format HDR. It is a LCD panel, but everything adds, and these technologies or specifications get it better. New joy-with new functions Joy-magnetic with the new “C” button of access to Gamechat. A generational change implies, or has at least involved in most cases, that the controls suffer certain changes to add improvements. The joy-with 2 will not only have the Magnetic grip that we could see in the announcement of the console, but they will also have a mouse function (They can literally be used as if they were a mouse for certain games). They have also suffered certain improvements that users already demanded with the Nintendo Switch: SR and SL buttons They have grown in size to be more comfortable to play when using the Joy-Con separately and the Joystick have also grown slightly. Nintendo Switch Online Add more functions Next to the console, a good assortment of accessories was announced. Nintendo Switch Online (NSO) It is the payment subscription that we already find with the Nintendo Switch. In this first console at the beginning you could play in online multiplayer and then some functions such as having access to expansions or content of some video games, access to exclusive offers or devices and access to demonstrations of some games, among others, were arriving. With the Nintendo Switch 2 they will arrive even more functions. Among them, we will have access to the improvements of some video games released in Nintendo Switch totally free, but one of the inherent functions of the console, Gamechat, is paid: We can only use it if we have an active subscription. And much eye because it is not an additional function of the console, it is a function of it. Power, graphic quality and performance Some Nintendo Switch video games will receive improvements for Nintendo Switch 2. Many years have passed since the Nintendo Switch was launched. During this time technology has taken giant steps, so the Nintendo Switch 2 will have A power and much greater performance than in the current generation. We cannot say much about the processor beyond that it is from Nvidia because nothing is known about it. What is evident is that the graphic quality of video games improves in Nintendo Switch 2. There is not only an increase in the resolution that can be squeezed from video games, but that the dock will allow the Recalado to 4K in certain compatible video games. Which … Read more

Valencia promised them happy with his new law to regulate tourist floors. Until “the 11 -day trap” arrived “

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Made the law, made the trap. In His attempt To tackle the proliferation of tourist floors, the Valencian Community has encountered an unexpected (not so) challenge: the picaresque of the homemade, who have found in The new law that regulates the sector a loophole that allows them to rent floors to tourists by receiving more lax standards. The key is in something in principle as innocent as the duration of the rooms. To be more precise in themselves last more or less than 10 days. There are those who already talk about “The 11 -day trap”. What happened? The news I advanced it A few weeks ago the newspaper Levante-EMV: Airbnb have begun to announce apart from Valencia with a common denominator, the minimum time of stay required to their tenants. It doesn’t matter in which street they are located, how they are decorated, their surface, whether or not they have seen the sea or if they are more or less expensive. In all the same is repeated and invariable condition: minimum stay of 11 nights. Not one less. Are they many homes? A few. At the end of February Levante-EMV He pointed out that only in Airbnb could be consulted “tens” of housing located in residential blocks of Valencia (sometimes located in thirds or fourth plants) that were offered under that condition: a minimum stay of 11 days. A quick search on the same platform shows that ads are still like this. Moreover, there are businesses that They have decided Start applying the same criteria. And why 11 days? To understand it you have to use Valencian legislation. To be more precise of Decree Law 9/2024a text approved in August and that updated the 2018 standard on vacation rentals. Your goal, like He moved in 2024 The Valencian government is “to improve the regulation” of tourist floors and “offer legal certainty” to users and homemade. The key is what is a ‘tourist floor’ for the new regulations. Where the temporary barrier comes into play. When modifying article 65, the document Clarify That the “housing for tourist use” are those that (among other conditions) “are given in conditions of immediate availability, for tourist purposes, for a time less than or equal to 10 days, computed continuously to the same tenant.” What does that mean? That vacation homes are associated with that temporal horizon: 10 days. Anyone who is rented for longer would remain out of that categorywhich requires also having a tourist license. In practice it is a legal route that allows homemade to announce their homes on platforms such as Airbnb as something else: Seasonal rentals. According to the urban lease law (Lau) The latter are the rentals that are not destined to cover “the permanent need for housing of the lessee.” The Moncloa already It has been proposed Work in their regulation to prevent them from being used to dodge the requirements that apply to conventional rentals and benefit people for whom they are really intended, such as students. Why is it important? Because one of the objectives of the regulatory change applied in August 2024 in the Valencian Community was precisely to stop the increase in tourist homes, a rental modality that has gone winning strength in Spain and Tense (even more) the market residential. It was recognized by the regional government itself by arguing what it was looking for with the new regulations, in addition to “stopping unfair competition” or giving greater “transparency” to the sector. “The proliferation of this modality (…) has meant its exponential and uncontrolled increase in certain areas, which determines the need to adopt urgent measures to stop a phenomenon that, if not acting immediately, can generate problems that are exponentially aggravated,” reasoned In 2024 the Generalitat Valenciana. There are experts who They already question that the new law has been right when specifying what a home for tourist use is. Have you had consequences? Yes. Or at least reactions. After The news of Levant The Federation of Neighborhood Associations of Valencia (FAAVV) has demanded that the Generalitat regulations be changed as soon as possible He has jumped Already to the Valencian political debate. “Instead of proposing clear limits to the activity and assuming the responsibility of inspecting and sanctioning create endless ambiguous and contradictory assumptions,” laments the FAAVV. “The norm must be changed because it does not help to contain the threat of tourist floors against residential rental and create legal confusion and insecurity.” And what does the government say? The Ministry of Tourism has already warned that the fact that a rent is not considered tourist does not mean that it should not comply with certain standards, such as the deposit of a bond, and that in those cases in which a fraud is appreciated those responsible are exposed to sanctions that can reach 10,000 or even 100,000 euros, depending on the characteristics of the case. However, they are open to make certain adjustments in the standard. “The law was approved in August. Now that it has been working for a while we will review everything, see if there is any type of dysfunction and act,” Recognize The regional government, which also ensures that the vision of this temporal framework (the 10 -day stays) varies from one locality to another. A few weeks ago, the Generalitat discharged 886 homes of the Tourism Registry for lacking NIF/NIE, And he warned: It is the first phase of a process that will end up affecting 34,000 homes. Images | Giuseppe Bucola (Unsplash) In Xataka | If the question is whether tourist floors take the price of rentals, we already have the answer: more than 30%

There is an open source alternative to Notion and Google Docs. And its value is where you store your data

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France and Germany have joined strength to create something uninpected: Docscollaborative and open source software that seeks to reduce dependence on US services. And incidentally, guarantee the control of sensitive information. Why is it important. For European public companies and administrations, maintaining sensitive data away from American servants is not only an economic issue, but a strategic priority. US legislation allows its authorities to access data stored by national companies, even if servers are physically in Europe. This involves a problem for confidential government information, sensitive documents or personal data protected by GDPR. In addition, European governments want to reduce the dependence of this type of platforms. In detail. Docs is not just a service highly similar to others that already exist, such as Notion either Google Docsbut it incorporates functions specifically designed to adapt to the requirements of public institutions. The project is part of ‘The numerique suite‘, an initiative that also includes vision, an alternative to Zoom or Google Meet. The platform allows: Real -time collaborative edition with offline support. Export in several formats (.odt, .doc, .pdf). Granular access control to guarantee security. Customizable templates for official documents. Functions of AI to generate, summarize, correct and translate content. The code It is available in github under MIT license, which allows not only its free use, but also its adaptation by companies that want to offer services based on it. And now what. The adoption of docs and other similar tools will depend on the level of institutional support and the creation of viable ecosystems around these technologies. If success will not only depend on its technical quality, but on the distribution, on the ease of implementation or integration with existing systems. Outstanding image | Suite Numérique, Xataka In Xataka | The notion template business: an ocean of black and white avatars

Thousands of Latin Americans have entered Europe with a formula that Italy has just suppressed: the great -grandparents

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A fact to place the measure taken by the Italian government in context. Only in 2024, the figure of new Italian citizens who registered through the consulates of Argentina and Brazil registered 30,000 and 20,000 cases respectively. The majority did it in the way that is being done for decades and that has allowed it to emigrate hundreds of thousands of people from South America to Europe: by the ancestry of blood. Italy just put the formula. Restrict citizens. The European nation has decided to considerably cut citizens by ancestry (Jus Sanguinis), limiting it exclusively to those who have Italian parents or grandparentsthus eliminating the possibility that for decades allowed distant descendants, even fourth or fifth generation, obtaining it if they could try an Italian ancestor alive after 1861. The decision, announced by the Giorgia Meloni government and Executed immediately Without prior notice, it seeks to stop the institutional collapse generated by the Application floodmostly from South America, where millions of people with Italian roots have tried to access a European passport. According to Antonio TajaniForeign Minister, the measure responds to “years of abuse”, since many applicants do not have real links with Italy and seek citizens only to facilitate international mobility. Prove to be bilingual. Apparently, the measure also forces applicants to demonstrate Italian language mastery through an official exam, having resided at least Three years in Italyand undergo a centralized process with face -to -face interviews, eliminating traditional management through consulates. Plus: They must comply with obligations such as voting, paying taxes and renewing documents so as not to lose nationality. In addition, the transmission of citizenship by marriage hardens, demanding two years of joint residence in Italy, while the application cost is has doubled at 600 euros. On the other hand, the Italians who reside outside and do not comply with these obligations run the risk of losing their citizenship, which even affects their descendants. Saturated system, millionaire business. Of course, there is much more behind the measure. As The New York Times saidthe problem is not only numerical: in the last decade, the number of Italians residing abroad grew by 40%, from 4.6 million in 2014 to 6.4 million in 2024mainly for the granting of new citizenships. In 2024 and as we advanced, only in Argentina 30,000 citizenships were granted, and in Brazil, another 20,000. No doubt, the avalanche has overflowed courts, civil records and consulates, where the Quotes at dawn To achieve a turn. In addition, a lucrative parallel business has been generated where companies and managers charge thousands of euros to applicants to track documents and submit requests, taking advantage of a law that, according to Tajani, “became an opportunity for simulated fraud and citizenship.” The ethical (and political) dilemma. The measure has generated debate even within the Italian right itself. While nationalist sectors support to restrict access to prevent citizenship from being seen only as a means of obtaining a passport, others criticize that, while nationality is granted to distant descendants, children of immigrants continue to be denied born and raised in Italywho can only aspire to it when they turn 18 and under strict conditions. Plus: Italy faces a problem that reproduces more and more nations. We talk about the serious demographic crisiswith low birth and population aging, but it has still chosen to restrict, instead of flexible, its citizenship policy. Legal changes and hardening. The reform is not isolated. Since October 2024, the Ministry of Interior had already begun to Limit applications After a stricter interpretation of the Supreme Court in which he cut the chain of citizenship transmission if an ancestor had naturalized in another country while their children were minors, leaving thousands of applicants without options after years of investment and procedures. The new decision has caused frustration among those who had been collecting documents for years and managing files, an anger that has been reflected In forums and social networks where testimonies abound about the great sums of money and time lost. They counted on CNN The case of many families traveling to Italy from South America to initiate the citizenship process and who are now without legal support after having sold properties and reorganized their lives following the previous regulations. If you want also, the reform thus deepens the distance between Italy that protects its symbolic bond with emigrants from past generations and the one that still does not fully integrate those who are already part of their current society. Image | Pexels In Xataka | Passports that open more doors worldwide, explained in a detailed graphic In Xataka | All the steps to request the “grandson law”: the process to obtain Spanish nationality if you are Argentine

More than 25 hours in a row of speech

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Until today Cory Booker He was a politician with a certain predicament in the US, but away from the great headlines of the international press. Democratic Senator for New Jersey and Exalcalde de Newark, in 2019 launched A campaign to become a White House candidate that ended up withdrawing shortly after. Now Booker is known for more that has earned him the attention of the foreign press: he has pronounced The longest speech in the history of the US Senate. Standing before his lectern, with a couple of glasses of water and without any chair where to sit (he requested to be removed to avoid temptations), the Democratic Senator spoke and spoke for more than 25 hours about the dangers of the Government of Donald Trump. It may seem a simple anecdote, but its gesture says more about how the Trumpism the Democratic Party that of the Booker itself. Until the legs endure. His initiative is shared or not, Cory Anthony Booker has to recognize something: he has gone head -on from the beginning. On Monday at seven in the afternoon he took the floor in the upper house, the voice was clarified and warning To the rest of the legislators what their plans were: “I raise myself with the intention of altering the normal functioning of the US Senate as long as I can physically.” In other words, until the legs endured. And how much did you talk? Except for the Brief pauses What he did while his Democratic colleagues asked him questions, Booker kept talking until after eight in the afternoon of the next day. The Guardian Precise that his intervention lasted 25 hours and four minutes, more than a full day of oratory during which the senator read dozens of cardshe threw notes, stirred a copy of the Constitution, gestured, cried out and jumped from the emotional tone to the exhibition, with some joke included to the colleagues of the Senate. Everything while his voice was getting more and more hoarse. A speech (and a good limp). In Your chronicle, The Telegraph He explains that, although Bookers was able to take advantage of his companions’s questions to rest his throat, it was not at any time to the bathroom. Apart from the annotations and letters he carried, the only thing he had at hand to endure the guy was a couple of water vessels. Later he himself explained that had prepared for days, fasting and refraining from drinking liquids from the previous night to avoid urgencies. Neither that preparation nor the movements he made to maintain the circulation in his legs, prevented him from ending up limbing of the lectern. And all that … why? Although Bookers stretched his turn everything he could and monopolized the attention of the upper house for more than 25 hours his intention was not to obstruct the activity of the Senate, which is precisely what has been sought On other occasions With marathon speeches and tricks “Filibusteras”. On the contrary. When Booker took the floor, he had not provided law votes and if something delayed it was an initiative of his own party to repeal Trump’s tariffs. The goal of the Democrat was another: launching a long, sound (and above all media) attack on Trump’s government. During the 25 hours after the lectern, Booker denounced the republican’s plans to cut Medicaid and Medicare, charged against the “damage inflicted” by Trump to American democracy, spoke of inflation, economic chaos, the role of Musk … and read letters of people with “heartbreaking” stories related to the Trumpism. “It is not about left or right. It is the right or the incorrect,” The senator dispatched Just before putting an end to her long speech: “Mrs. President, give the word.” Beyond Booker. Booker’s gesture, which ended around 40 feet democrats and an outbreak of applause and chemist from party partners and a public chopped by the curiosity of seeing how much the senator could endure, is important for his career as a legislator; but also for the Democratic Party itself. After all, it arrives at a complicated moment for the formation, which after the defeat of Kamala Harris at the polls and Trump’s return to the White House have suffered Leadership problems and to connect with your bases. “The party is still catatonic and the election of the National Democratic Committee showed a line of continuity where the main criticism has been the way to communicate,” I commented recently to The observer Victoria Murillo, professor at Columbia University. A month ago the CNN made A poll which shows that the popularity of the Democratic Party has fallen to historical minimums and a good part of its members believe that its leaders must face Trump. With his record discourse Booker has also managed to monopolize holders and strain his criticism against Trump in the United States and abroad. Another managed to the Democrats in a Care Economy dominated by him Trumpism. Breaking Thurmond’s record. Booker’s gesture has a symbolic value for another reason: he has managed over 60 years by a South Carolina senator. On that occasion the objective was very different: its author, Strom Thurmond, recognized segregationist, intended to obstruct the civil rights law of 1957. “He tried to stop the rights I defend”, recalled yesterday Booker, which is also The first black senator of the state of New Jersey, remembering the trick Filibustera of Thurmond. “But I’m not here for his speech. I am here despite his speech. I am here because, no matter how powerful it was, the people were even more.” Images | Gage Skidmore (Flickr) 1 and 2 In Xataka | In his eagerness to attack the public sector, Elon Musk has crossed a line: distorting the story of Hitler and Stalin

Nintendo Switch 2 had one of its battle horses in retrocompatibility. Has resolved it in the Nintendo style

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We had to wait, but after the official announcement of Nintendo Switch 2 Almost three months ago, Nintendo has finally celebrated the long -awaited Direct in which he has spoken long and lying about the successor of one of the most successful consoles in history. We already know the price, date and launch catalogbut there is a detail that makes a crucial difference with respect to its predecessor: Nintendo Switch 2 is retrocompatible. And although that was confirmed on January 16, its relevance goes far beyond what it seems. Supposes the return of a historical characteristic in Nintendo that disappeared, precisely when Switch It was launched in 2017. Now: It’s not like many expected. Or, well, seeing the direction of the industry, it may be exactly as we imagined … Fragmented history Let’s rewind a little historical review. Nintendo is a company that laid the foundations for the video game as we know it now, not only in desktop, but in laptop. Nintendo Switch was the union of the two ways of playingbut until his arrival, we had desktop consoles, on the one hand, and laptops on the other. Nes, SNES and Nintendo 64 were independent products. Each console had its own guts and none worried about looking at the past. There were unofficial accessories to play NES in SNES and the same in Nintendo 64, but when the Japanese launched a desktop console, they only looked at the future. It is logical: make a console retrocompatible implies that the new machine must carry the original circuitry of the previous machine. The first PS3 model carried a PS2 inside, something they eliminated with later versions to save costs. It could also be emulation by software as Xbox 360 did with the original Xbox, but it was not the same. That retrocompatibility was no stranger to the Nintendo laptops line. Game Boy Color was compatible with Game Boy games, Game Boy Advance admitted Game Boy Color and Nintendo DS games even had Port for Game Boy Advance games. In desktop, however, the villantazo arrived with Wii. After the commercial failures of Nintendo 64 and Gamecube, the ‘Great N’ opted for a Wii that DVD read, but also the disc format of its previous console. Wii was a Gamecube who could not only read his games, but to which we could connect his peripherals as controls and memory cards. It was a total retrocompatibility. And Wiiu, despite its failure, could also execute Wii games native. Nintendo Switch and his poor “virtual console” Ok, Wii and Wiiu read albums, but … What happened in laptops? Well, Nintendo 3DS lost retrocompatibility with Game Boy Advance cartridges, but admitted the huge DS catalog, thus being a very, very complete console. But 2017 arrived, Nintendo Switch was launched and retrocompatibility was lost. It was logical for two reasons. The first: I had no record slot, since its format are memory cards -I still call them cartridges, and I don’t get off this ship. The second: although it had a USB accessory to read albums, Switch’s architecture was ARM while the previous ones were PowerPC. Switch virtual console is a nintendo online section Come on, you could not play the previous games in a switch that totally broke with the past. But … And for software? In recent years we have seen how this software emulation has advanced a lot (especially thanks to Microsoft’s efforts), but Nintendo already had its Virtual console both in Wii and Wiiu, allowing generations such as NES, SNES and N64. He was one of his bastions, in fact, and did not need to have the circuitry of the previous machines to work. And there were even mega drive or PC Engine titles. It was a jewel for the nostalgic and you could buy for little money the title you would like. Switch 2 cartridges have the same format, but different color Switch, with his Nvidia Tegra chip, could do that perfectly. And yes, he did, through the ‘virtual console’ of the Nintendo Online subscription. It was not the same concept that we saw in Wii and the catalog, although it has been expanding, it is smaller (apart from the fact that the games do not belong to you, since you do not buy them individually, but that they are within the subscription), but at least it was shown that Switch could treasure part of that legacy of the company. The controversial retrocompatibility of Nintendo Switch 2 And here we are, eight years later, and getting closer to the launch of A Switch 2 that will not paste that door to the past. It is compatible with Nintendo Online, but the most important thing is that the machine repeats the play we saw in Game Boy and Nintendo DS: you can put the cartridge of a switch game and enjoy perfectly on Switch 2. There were only two details that we should know: what would be the improvements and if it would be free to put the game that you already had to enjoy. And yes, but no. In the Direct, Nintendo has mentioned that we can put our cartridge of a switch game and enjoy the new console, but the title will not have first changes. Now, some like ‘Kirby and the Forgotten Earth’, ‘The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’ and ‘Tears of the Kingdom’, among others, will have a new version: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition calls. They will be launched in physical format as if it were a new version, but you can also enter the cartridge we have and buy a package that will unlock extra content or improvements for that game. Come on: a payment update to enjoy those improvements/new content. In the ‘Zelda’, they have confirmed that we will have a more stable second rate, as well as a higher resolution and HDR compatibility. In the title of ‘Kirby’, apart from better graphics, we will have a new exclusive story. Finally, GameCube retrocompatbility will arrive. … Read more

about 100 euros per title

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He takes so much speaking that ‘GTA VI‘It will cost $ 100 that almost nobody is surprised by the figure. It is normal: the launches of the large titles of the sector often are around 70 or 80 euros, and although the debate on that price increase without brake continues, there is something that we did not see coming: a Mario Kart at 90 euros. ‘Mario Kart World’ for Ricos. The presentation of the new Nintendo Switch 2 He has left a lot of open debates, but one of them revolves around the price of his video games. The first of its exclusive titles is a promising ‘Mario Kart World’ in which the graphics and options are more striking than ever, but there is a problem: the physical edition will cost 90 euros. A new ribbon. Nintendo responsible have clearly indicated in the official store of the company, which distinguishes between the digital edition (79.99 euros) and physics (89.99 euros). The other great Nintendo game for this launch, ‘Donkey Kong Baniza’, will cost 10 euros less in both formats, and the message is clear and crystalline: Nintendo’s exclusive will not come out cheap. If you want better graphics, it’s time to pay. The same will happen with the Remasterizations of ‘The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’ and ‘Tears of Kingdom’, which return with improved versions that take advantage of the new and promising hardware of the Nintendo Switch 2. If however to enjoy them they will not serve the games we already had: We will have to buy them again. A hook to buy the switch 2 in ‘pack’ format. You also have to keep in mind that there will be two versions of the Nintendo Switch 2. The first, without the ‘Mario Kart World’, will cost 469.99 euros. The second, which includes that game, will cost 509.99 euros. That is a difference of 40 euros, although it is not clear if the version included is digital or physical. Be that as it may, savings in the price of the game is at least 50%, a very succulent offer that can shoot the sales of that first exclusive title. They are lentils. Little can players do in this case, and here Nintendo acts as a de facto monopoly because their games are absolutely exclusive and enclose you in the firm’s ecosystem. In other video games there is the possibility of opting for versions of other platforms (PC, Xbox, PS5), but with exclusive ones such as ‘Mario Kart World’ there is only one option. Something like this happened with the Price climb of game pass, very criticized by the FCC but that has been implemented anyway. Sony already did the same with the PS5. The arrival of the PS5 also marked a before and after in the price of video games. On that occasion the firm made it clear that the price of AAA games It would become $ 80 in its standard versions. But friends, inflation must be taken into account. However, price increases are reasonable when we adjust them to these times. As can be seen in the image, the average price adjusted to inflation at that time makes it clear that those of the PlayStation 5 were among the most expensive of the last 20 years, but there were still worse times. And above, tariffs. The tariff war initiated by the Trump administration probably aggravates the problem. China and Mexico have an important weight in the manufacture of games in physical format, and the measures imposed by the US probably cause physical games more expensive than ever. Nintendo may simply adapted to this new and reality. In Xataka | Nintendo Switch 2 had one of its battle horses in retrocompatibility. Has resolved it in the Nintendo style In Xataka | Nintendo Switch 2: The new Nintendo console is larger, more powerful and is willing to win the generation

A QD-OED TV that the witness of the best Sony OLED panel collects

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The novel technology RGB LED From Sony was not the only thing we could discover recently at the European headquarters of the firm in Weybridge. And it is that the reason for our visit was rather knowing Your new TV line for this 2025which we knew very little or nothing. This year three new Smart TVS arrive that complete the range that the firm presented in 2024: Bravia 8 II, Bravia 5 and Bravia 3. In this article we have wanted to offer you Our first contact about Bravia 8 IIsince we had the occasion to mess with her more carefully and ended up looking like one of the most interesting models, especially for the return of the panels QD-OED From Samsung to the most up -to -date TV line of Sony. Sony Bravia 8 II, Technical Card Sony Bravia 8 II panel 4K UHD, QD-OED, 120 Hz HDR Dolby Vision, HDR10, HLG Sizes 55 and 65 inches Processor Cognitive Processor XR Operating system Google TV sound Voice Zoom 3, Acoustic Surface Audio+, Dolby Atmos, Imax Enhanced, DTS: X Main characteristics Triluminos Max, XR contrast Booster 25, XR Clear Image, XR OLED MOTION, ENVIRY OPTIMIZATION PRO 6, GAME MENU 2, PS REMOTE PLAY ANDEco Dashboard 2 price To be confirmed More shine and back to the QD-OED panel to give cane this 2025 When Sony launched its exceptional in 2024 Bravia 9his strategy left us somewhat bewildered. The firm launched a panel with MINILED TECHNOLOGY after an outstanding A95L With QD-OED panel. The change of sight now makes more sense We know that the company intends to focus on the near future on RGB LED technology, its proposal to improve the minned through a backlit matrix capable of reproducing the three primary colors (red, blue and green). New Sony televisions for 2025, with Bravia 8 II to the head However, it seemed rare for Sony to abandon QD-OED technology, even more so knowing the exceptional 2022 and 2023 models that they said to become our favorite OLED models of their respective years. Recently they implied that this was not so, but that the firm has opted for A two -year launch to complete its entire Bravia range. Although by the name we can assume that Bravia 8 II is the successor of the previous Bravia 8 of 2024, the truth is that both Sony’s documentation, and our experience with the TV, made it clear that This model comes to the Sony A95L of 2023both for benefits and for the type of panel. Sony takes chest from its image algorithms with its XR processor and calibrated engineering Brief review: This Sony Bravia 8 II has a state-of-the-art QD-OED panel of Samsung that, according to the documentation provided by Sony already lack of taste it in our most exhaustive analysis, offers A maximum peak brightness level that exceeds the Sony A95L by 25%. Despite being another panel technology, Sony also compares it with Bravia 8, this time with a maximum peak brightness difference that reaches 50%. During our tests at Sony offices We were able to test it in front of Sony A95L and also next to the HX3110 reference monitor. As we could see at that time, the calibration against A95L is very similar (already outstanding in the 2023 model), although we could clearly identify that improvement in the delivery of brightness, highlighting even more that difference in certain scenes. The content we had by hand to try the TV were films in Bluray UHD as’The reborn‘,’Jumanji: next level‘And other tapes. Although it is still from the experience that a reference monitor can give us in terms of image quality, Sony takes chest from its image algorithms and calibrated engineering Offering an image with this Bravia 8 II that, in the absence of spending more time with him, gives us clues of the great work that this house has done to move the experience of that reference monitor to the home. The differences are also palpable against the high -end units of other manufacturers that Sony placed in the room next to the Bravia 8 II, especially in color reproduction through the different ‘standard’, ‘cinema’ and ‘and’ image modes.FilmMaker‘. While we did not have the opportunity to get in the room with televisions from the rest of the manufacturers, Our first impressions with Bravia 8 II give us a very good flavor from Boca in the face of the experience obtained over the last months with the rest of the televisions. Although as we have made clear before, this model is still examined in more detail in our in -depth analysis. From left to right: Sony A95L, Sony HX3110 and Sony Bravia 8 II. The image does not do justice to the real experience, but at this time we perceive a better reproduction of the color that can be seen in the tone of the skin and more shine Here the secret is again its XR processorresponsible for optimizing the contrast in the image, of reproducing the colors so that they feel alive but without reaching the feeling of being ‘artificial’, offering images that eliminate the noise without softening the scenes too much and obtain the maximum possible detail of each frame both in the regions with more shadow and in the brightest. Therefore, the processor, in addition to the calibration, are the main reasons why, although Sony mounts the same Samsung panel, there is a reasonable difference. Both for brightness, as for colorimetry and capacity of its processor, the Sony Bravia 8 II leaves us good feelings Colorimetry ends up highlighting for its way of offering ‘living’ images without being artificial or supersaturated, as we have mentioned. In the test in front of the A95L that improvement is already noticeablealthough in truth, the difference between the A95K and the A95L was more palpable and obvious at first glance. Subsequent brave connections 8 II Another outstanding television feature is its construction, offering an elegant and fine design, with only 34 … Read more

One of the Starliner ship astronauts has revealed that Houston skipped the regulation to save them: “They are heroes”

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NASA Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are already at home After nine months of extended mission In the International Space Station. Although they have avoided participating in the political controversies surrounding your caseWilmore had a revealing interview with Ars Technica in which he explains that the failure of the Starliner ship was more tense than they had told us. The delays prior to the launch. Everything was ready to launch the Starliner ship in early May. Butch and Suni had begun their quarantine, a usual practice to reduce the risk of infecting a virus or infectious disease to other crew members of the International Space Station. However, a problem with a valve in the Centaur stage of the Atlas V and A helium leak in Starliner herself They delayed the launch for weeks. Butch Wilmore, ship’s pilot, asked NASA to return to Houston to continue practicing in the simulator, because he felt that his knowledge was no longer fresh. Finally, they took off on June 5, 2024. Cold aboard the ship. The launch of the Starliner was soft and very precise. Even more than the astronauts expected, since it did not require the typical trajectory corrections they had seen in the simulator or in previous experiences such as NASA astronauts. Butch and Suni felt, on the other hand, something for which the simulator had not prepared them: a booth too cold. Designed to carry four astronauts (or up to seven crew In missions outside NASA), the temperature aboard the Starliner, with only two inhabitants in this first test mission, fell below the 10 ºC, Wilmore recalls. Both went cold and ended up sleeping with their space costumes to heat a little. They begin to lose propellants. The problems that would mark the fate of the mission began on the second day. While approaching autonomously to the International Space Station, the Starliner began to lose propellants. The Boeing ship has 28 reaction control propellants to maneuver in orbit. Oriented backwards, forward and in three radio directions, they control their position and guidance both to secure a port of the ISS and to exorbit, on its return, towards the landing place. A tense approach to ISS. There were some problems with the performance of the propellants during A crew test in May 2022and Butch Wilmore worried him that they could reappear. It was just what happened. In its final approximation to the ISS, the ship lost two thrusters and Butch had to take manual control to maintain its trajectory. The thing would not end there. With Wilmore at the controls, the ship lost a third propeller and shortly after the room. At that time they stopped being able to promote themselves in one of the directions necessary for the approach. A decision against the regulation. According to official procedures, at that point they had to abort the approach to the International Space Station and return to Earth, since the attempt to coupch was too risky. Not only for them, but also for the ISS crew and for the orbital laboratory of 100,000 million dollars. At the same time, Butch and Suni thought that turning with so much failures would be equally dangerous. “I don’t know if we can return to earth,” said Butch Wilmore. “In fact, I think we probably can’t.” To top it off, they had been below the ISS, so they were traveling faster than the station and were moving away from it. Then, NASA’s mission control center, and more specifically flight director Ed Van Cise, decided to move forward with the coupling, against the manual. Heroes. “These people are heroes,” says Wilmore in the interview. “The heroes put on the tank, run to a flame building and take people out of there. The heroes also spend decades in their cubicles studying their systems and knowing them perfectly.” “And when there is no time to evaluate a situation, to talk to people and ask them what they think, they know their system so well that they devise a plan on the march. That is a hero. And there are several of them in mission control.” Have you tried to turn it off and turn it on? Houston informed Wilmore of the Plan, he released the controls and, immediately afterwards, the mission controllers sent a command to the Starliner to restart their systems. Turn off and turn on the ship resulted. They managed to recover the propelants and the control of the Starliner, Although then a fifth propeller failed that never recovered. With the help of the Mission Control Center, the ship managed to return to the autonomous mode and attach to the International Space Station. Now NASA’s decision is understood. If Butch had lost the fifth propeller while sailing manually with four less, the ship would have run out of the redundant maneuver necessary to control its reentry. It would have been potentially catastrophic. Even if Boeing collaborated with the investigation in the later months and expressed his confidence in the Starliner, the decision that the ship returned empty and the two crew remained in the ISS until the next rotation of astronauts In a spacex crew dragon It makes a lot of sense. The future of Starliner. The ship is still not certified for manned flights to the International Space Station. Boeing has lost $ 1.6 billion in its developmentbut NASA has hired six flights and maintains its intention to certify it for operational trips to the ISS next year. Although helium leaks seem solved with new stamps, propulsion failures are still not closed, so NASA and Boeing engineers will perform a series of exhaustive tests at the agency’s facilities in White Sands (New Mexico) to validate possible modifications, such as thermal barriers or changes in propulsion pulses. The next flight of the CST-100 Starliner ship to the International Space Station will not occur until the end of this year or principles that come, According to NASA. A new demonstration is needed in flight because Boeing could … Read more

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