Month: August 2025

Five Chollos from Mediamarkt and El Corte Inglés in Technology, today August 9

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Both Mediamarkt and the English Court have renewed two quite interesting campaigns because in them we can find a huge assortment of offers in many devices. The Summer offers MediaMarkt will end on August 14 and Limit offers of El Corte Inglés on August 10, so in this article we have gathered five chollos to take advantage of campaigns. Google Pixel 9 by 569.05 euros When registering in Mediamarkt, one of the best mobiles last year that has rarely been so cheap. Xiaomi Redmi Pad by 179 eurosan ideal tablet to see multimedia content that is offer in its 256 GB configuration. Xiaomi TV Box S (2nd gen) by 44.99 eurosa device that is the perfect partner to watch movies and series on TV or monitor. Sony Ult Wear by 129 eurossome Bluetooth top headphones that are offer at a very good price. TP-LINK TAPO P100 MINI by 9.90 eurosan intelligent plug that is very practical (and cheap). Google Pixel 9 Since its launch last year, the Google Pixel 9 He has received many offers. Now, Mediamarkt, you have one of the best: you can buy for 569.05 euros With the direct discount and the discount when registering in the store. This mobile remains interesting for its compact format (6.3 inch), for its rear cameras module and why He still has six years of software updates. * Some price may have changed from the last review Xiaomi Redmi Pad If you want a good tablet to see multimedia content, much eye because the English Court has the Xiaomi Redmi Pad 256 GB per 179 euros. It is a tablet with MicroSD card slot that mounts an 11 -inch screen with Full HD+resolution, Its quadruple speaker offers compatibility with Dolby Atmos and incorporates a headphones jack, something that is no longer usually seen too frequently. Xiaomi Redmi Pad SE (256 GB) * Some price may have changed from the last review Xiaomi TV Box S (2nd gen) If you have an old TV or look for a different operating system, the Xiaomi TV Box S (2nd gen) You can also find offer in Mediamarkt by 44.99 euros. Of course, pccomponentes has it for 39.99 euros. It is a device that connects to TV and that has the operating system Google TVoffers 4K resolution and compatibility with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos and includes a direct access to Netflix, Prime Video and YouTube. Xiaomi TV Box S (2nd gen) * Some price may have changed from the last review Sony Ult Wear Not all Sony headphones have prices by clouds: Sony Ult Wear Right now they are on offer in Mediamarkt by 129 euros. They are Bluetooth headphones of diadem that offer quite good ergonomics (they can be used for hours without creating fatigue), Its active noise cancellation is one of the best we have analyzed and its autonomy of up to 30 hours is outstanding. * Some price may have changed from the last review TP-LINK TAPO P100 MINI Finally, the English Court has a small device that is quite practical: the TP-LINK TAPO P100 mini by 9.90 euros. It is an intelligent plug that can be connected to an Echo Dot to make use of Alexa and allows you to match other brand plugs to turn them off or turn them on at the same time. Personally, I have several of this model and I use them, above all, in areas where I have strips, in order to turn them off from the mobile (through a widget) at night or when I go on a trip. * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Image | Mediamarkt, the English Court and Buying (header), Google, Xiaomi, Sony, TP-Link In Xataka | The best mobiles (2025), we have tried them and here are their analysis In Xataka | Best tablets (2025). Which to buy and 8 recommended models for all pockets and needs

This is how they do not bother me

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The most anticipated moment of the year is approaching: the holidays. We use Apps and websites to organize themalso We ask the AIus We download VPN and We configure Google Maps. Sometimes we forget the most important and is that The holidays are to disconnectthat’s why for years I have on my mobile a “vacation mode” with which I make sure I have the minimum interruptions in my rest time. My vacation mode Creating holiday mode on the iPhone I have iPhone, so I have a specific mode for the holidays and when the day comes I simply have to activate it. Within this way there are several areas that I have configured as follows: Silenced applications The most important thing is to silence work -related notifications. In my case they are mainly Slack, Todoist and Google Drivebut I also add any other app that I don’t want me to bother these days. There is also the option to do it in reverse and only choose which apps you can send you notifications. Allowed people Another key aspect It is not what, but who can interrupt you While you are on vacation. In my case I have a group of five people whose notifications will always arrive. In addition, I limit calls so that they can only call me who are in my contacts. At first I gave me a certain repair in case I missed any important call, but in these years I have not had to regret, what I have achieved is to end the Telephone spam. Personalized screens My first screen on the iPhone has work apps, but during the holiday Personal use apps and widgets with useful information Like time. In addition, change the wallpaper and configure the Apple Watch with a Watchface Minimalist that only shows me the time, without more information. Concentration filters Finally, in my vacation I have added two concentration filters. One of them is to put the mobile in silence. I usually have it like that, but I don’t want carelessness. The second filter is to deactivate the always on the screen. While work is good for me to see if I have any important notification, but on vacation I do not want to look at the mobile because I see a notification, but only when I want to look at something. In addition, I save the extra battery expense. Extras There are a couple of things that I cannot configure from the mode of concentration and that for me They are unnegociable: mail and calendar. Gmail and calendar use, but if silence both apps, I would also miss the notifications of my personal accounts. What I do is silence only the job account. Specifically, in Gmail Silence notifications and configure the automatic response for the days I will be out. In Calendar, Marco the days that I will be out of the office so that no one can summon a meeting and also reject those that are already scheduled. Create your own vacation mode Each person will decide to silence different apps and people. The advantage of concentration modes is that you can configure it to your liking. In iPhone you can do it from Settings – concentration modes. Once created, to activate it, it is enough to display the control center and choose it from the ‘Modos’ button. In the event that you have Android you can also configure a vacation mode from adjustments – digital well -being and parental controls. You have the “no distractions” mode option, but you can only choose apps that will not send you notifications. My advice is to configure the “Do not bother” mode since it also allows you to choose which people can interrupt you. Cover image | Mockup of Freepikbackground Pexels In Xataka | My concentration ability takes a long time. Working in a laptop almost 15 years ago has saved me

We already know who is going to drink all the coffee that Brazil will not export to the US for the tariffs: China

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If we do not count the water, coffee would be the most consumed drink in the world. It is for his benefits in the agencyby him Caffeine contribution And even for Psychological effects. And a country that has “discovered” coffee is recently China. In fact, consumption has shot in such a way that, in the United States Tariff Vorágineit has become the lifeguard for the main coffee producer worldwide. Brazil. Short. In recent months, the coffee segment has lived A ‘perfect storm’ that has significantly raised the price of the Arabica and Robust varieties. Reasons? Several: storms and droughts that have affected the harvest, difficulties in transport and a demand that could not be satisfied. The last factor to join has been Donald Trump with his tariffs. The threat of tariffs To the main coffee producers, the table has been flying over, but, as he points out Reutersfinally on August 6, a 50% tariff to some Brazilian products. Currently, Brazil sells about eight million sacks annually to the US, assuming a third of the world demand in the North American country each year in a trade valued at 4.4 billion dollars. And we will have to see what happens now that it will be more expensive to buy that coffee. Approaching China more. Brazil not only sells -Mucho- coffee to the United States: it also exports orange juice and a large amount of vaccine meat, among other products, but China is not really so far from the South American country in commercial terms. In fact, in general, it is its main commercial partner. They buy soybeans (70% of the soy that exports Brazil goes to China), vital iron minerals for the huge steel industry and construction of the ‘Asian giant’, oil, meat, cellulose and other products such as sugar, wood or cotton. In June of this year, Brazil exported 440,034 coffee bags to the US for the 56,000 bags exported to China, but the figure will change from now on because, as Reuters confirms, China has approved 183 new Brazilian coffee companies to export their product to the Chinese market. Thirst for coffee. It is something that will come well to Brazil, but that should also influence The cup price In a China where coffee consumption has shot this last decade. It is estimated that its consumption has grown at double -digit rates since 2010, with a growth Annual average of more than 20% that is well above a world average that barely reaches 2%. In 2023, se They consumed Some 5.8 million bags and it is estimated that this 2025 will rise to 6.3 million, a figure that doubles the consumption of 2019 and, although consumption per person is less than in other countries, the calculation is that there are about 400 million people who drink coffee regularly. And growing. Coffee shops like mushrooms. Most of these new consumers are young adults between 25 and 44 years who turn Series of common characteristics. They are inhabitants of large cities with high levels of both education and income. And that popularity that is gaining coffee is due, in large part, to the opening of Thousands of new coffee shops and coffee shops. It is estimated that that Cafeteria boom in China It was more than 50% these last two years, being Shanghai the world capital of coffee shops with about 9,500 shops. And all this translates into a market whose value Keep growingmoving from 38,000 million dollars in 2023 to 43,000 million in 2024. It could be a Starbucks bar, but it’s from Luckin Coffee Changing tastes. There is Other factors that influence that growth of the industry, such as urbanization, the increase in middle class and western influence, with brands such as Starbucks and national competition such as Luckin Coffee turning the drink into a kind of “trend” between new generations. And the “coffee culture” is also planting its seed. It is estimated that instant coffee and drink consumed with others still predominates, as if it were a combined, but the specialty coffee and the consumption of newly ground grain beverages are also making its way to elbows, becoming with more than 40% of the Chinese coffee market in 2023. In short, the ‘thirst for coffee’ in China not only redefines consumption habits, but can also be economic lifeguards for Brazilian producers before an uncertain international scenario. We will also have to see if US consumers will be willing to pay more for coffee or if, as industry personalities such as the Mandamases of the Lavazza group, that consumer, that consumer is already drowned by the price of the cup. Images | Shwangtianyuan, Takeoway, Poon Shuishou Simmonz In Xataka | This Japanese coffee costs the same as a month of rent in many cities. But it is not about the price, but what it represents

The Chinese industry has been pulling the prices of solar panels for years. Now 30% of its workers are on the street

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Chinese solar panel manufacturers achieved a crushing domain of the industry with a relentless recipe: mass production, constant improvements and increasingly low prices. Now that they have left out European and American competitors, The whole world depends on its technology. However, this apparent success story hides an internal crisis with serious consequences: a INSUSTANIBLE PRICE WARmillionaire losses and the silent dismissal of tens of thousands of workers. An unprecedented overproduction. Between 2020 and 2023, the Chinese government redirected huge resources of the real estate sector, then in decline, towards what it called the “three new growth industries”: solar panels, electric cars and batteries. This bet unleashed a fever of new factories and Colossal dimensions solar parks. The result was an unprecedented overproduction. According to Reutersthe world now produces twice as much solar panels it needs, most manufactured in China. This market saturation caused a collapse of prices to the point that many companies They started selling below their costs To give out to the stock, a situation that has been aggravated by the war of tariffs with the United States. The Chinese solar industry lost the amazing figure of 60,000 million dollars last year. The human invoice. The least known consequence of this crisis, despite the fact that companies They asked the government for a rescueIt has been a drastic reduction of personnel. The financial reports of the five largest photovoltaic companies in China (Longi Green Energy, Trina Solar, Jinko Solar, Ja Solar and Tongwei) reveal a 31% reduction of their templates, which means that they left 87,000 employees on the street. This figure is a mixture of direct layoffs and non -renovations due to salary or hours cuts. Diseases are a politically very sensitive issue in China, where employment is seen as the key to social stability. Therefore, none of the big companies have officially announced these massive template reductions. With the exception of Longi, who recognized a 5% cut of the template. Beijing tries to stop the bleeding. The main producers created an entity similar to OPEC to control prices and offer, But it didn’t go well. Before the disaster, the Chinese government took action on the matter. In early July, President Xi Jinping asked for the end of the price war. In addition, a fund of 7,000 million dollars was created to buy and close about a third of the lower quality solar panels in the industry. Is it enough? According to a Jefferies analysis, it would be necessary to eliminate at least one 20-30% capacity manufacturing for companies to be profitable again. However, many Chinese provincial governments, evaluated for their ability to create employment and economic growth, are reluctant to apply drastic cuts that affect their local companies. Image | Jinko Solar In Xataka | Neither in Taiwan, nor in China: the plan to manufacture the purest semiconductors in the world is to go to space

Sam Altman, after reactions to GPT-5 launch

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Some changes arrive as an improvement and end up breaking what was already working. It happened when Microsoft eliminated the classic Windows 8 start menu, generating rejection in part of its users. Also when Instagram replaced its classic grid with vertical miniaturesaltering profiles designed at the millimeter. GPT-5 It adds to that list. It is not a debate about whether it is better or worse than the above, but about how it has arrived sweeping with dynamics that many had perfectly refined. The community’s response was swift. In Reddit, the community went from the surprise to the open complaint in a matter of hours. Reddit complaints mark the GPT-5 premiere A user described their situation: “For months I was in perfect tune by changing between O3, O3-Pro, 4.5 and 4th, depending on the task. I knew exactly what each model could offer. Now they have gone and it is my turn to readjust myself to GPT-5” Another, used by GPT-4OIt was more direct: “They just removed the best model so far to write fiction.” The messages are repeated: “RIP GPT-4O“,”Bring GPT-4o back”A coral lament that marks the tone of this weekend. What has changed for so many users to feel? The answer is in the way Openai reordered chatgpt. The arrival of GPT-5 is not a simple addition: it is the withdrawal of eight models in a single movement. OpenAi eliminates GPT-4O, GPT-4.1, GPT-4.5GPT-4.1-mini, O4-mini, O4-mini-high, O3 and O3-Pro, redirecting all the activity towards GPT-5 and its variants. It should be noted that GPT-4O has not completely disappeared. Openai keeps it operational in the chatgpt voice mode and in the integration of the application with macOS, iOS and ipados, although outside the model selector and with a much more limited use than before. The migrations were automatic. If a conversation was in GPT-4O, 4.1, 4.5 or its mini versions, it now opens in GPT-5. Those used by O3 go to GPT-5 Thinking, and those in O3-PRO move to GPT-5 Pro, accessible only for Pro and Team users. The impact depends on the plan: the free level is limited to GPT-5 with 10 messages every five hours and a daily use of Thinking; Plus goes up to 80 messages every three hours and 200 per week with Thinking; Pro and Team maintain unlimited access and the option of activating “legacy” models temporarily. With noise already on, Sam Altman went out to explain the situation. He acknowledged that the launch had been “more rugged than expected” and explained that, during part of the previous day, a failure in the Autoswitcher He prevented GPT-5 from alternating between fast responses and GPT-5 Thinking when the task required it, which caused it to seem less capable of the usual. Among the immediate measures, he announced adjustments in the way in which the system decides when to activate its way of deep reasoning and greater transparency so that the user knows which model is responding at all times. He also advanced a change in the interface to manually activate GPT-5 Thinking and double the use limits for Plus plans once the deployment ends. “We are studying allow PLUS users to continue using 4th. We want to collect more data on the commitments/costs of that decision” In addition, he opened the door to a possible return of GPT-4O for Plus users, although he warned that the decision will depend on the data they collect in the coming weeks. Beyond the controversy, Openai insists that GPT-5 represents an important leap for Chatgpt. For Openai, GPT-5 is not just a new model: it is the centerpiece of a simplified chatgpt. Replace the list of models with a system capable of deciding for yourself when to give a quick response and when to activate your deep reasoning mode, GPT-5 Thinking. The company ensures that this architecture allows you to pay better in all types of scenarios, from complex works – code, data analysis, information synthesis – to daily writing or search tasks. With support for all Chatgpt tools, the goal is to be the fastest, most precise and versatile model they have launched. The bet fits with an idea that Altman had been defending time: simplify access to models. The change that GPT-5 brought responds to an idea that Sam Altman had been defending time: simplify chatgpt. The model selector, with names and versions that for many were cryptic, was a recurring complaint among users. It was not always clear if a model was faster, more precise or more creative, and the experience varied even with similar tasks. GPT-5 intends to end that uncertainty. A single system automatically decides when to respond instantly and when to activate your deep reasoning. However, this order comes to the cost of limiting control to those who used the selector as a strategic tool. That is why the discussion has not closed. The community pressure has already caused an official response and some adjustments in record time. It remains to see if OpenAi will go further and allow GPT-4O to return, at least for part of the users. Meanwhile, the debate is still open: better a single model that decides everything or the freedom to choose according to the task? Tell us: Do you miss the model selector? Images | OpenAI | Xataka screen capture In Xataka | Good news, you don’t have to choose model using GPT-5. Bad news, it is GPT-5 who chooses it without notifying you

The Hubble has just taken the best picture of the interstellar comet. Makes it clear that we were totally wrong about its size

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When astronomers announced the finding of an third interstellar object In the solar system, the first thing that caught attention was its size. There was talk of a core of up to 20 kilometers in diameter, colossal dimensions that fed all kinds of hypotheses, including that it was an extraterrestrial ship. Now, the most clear image of the kite, obtained by the old Hubble space telescope, has reduced expectations. It is much smaller than it seemed. The detailed new image of 3i/Atlas, Published by NASA Hubble teamhas allowed astronomers to limit the size of the comet with much greater precision. According to an analysis presented to The Astrophysical Journal Lettersthe icy nucleus of this object of another star system has a maximum diameter of 5.6 kilometers, but it could be much smaller, just about 320 meters. This new estimate is between four and 60 times smaller than the initial figures. The reason for the initial confusion is that, even for the Hubble, the code core is invisible. What we see is a brilliant “comma”, a dust and gas -shaped gas envelope that is expelled from the nucleus as the first observations from the earth could not distinguish the small nucleus of the huge halo of dust that surrounds it. It is getting rid of on the one hand. The image of the Hubble space telescope not only corrects the size of the kite, but also reveals important details of its behavior, such as an asymmetric dust ejection. The kite expels most of the material from the side that looks towards the sun, forming a kind of bright fan. This is a typical behavior in the comets of our own solar system: the heat of the sun causes the surface ice (pass from gas solid to gas) with more force on the daytime side of the nucleus. In addition, a very weak dust tail is distinguished in the direction opposite to the sun, formed when solar radiation pressure pushes the finest particles. This structure confirms that 3I/Atlas behaves as A classic cometand not as an anomalous object. According to the study, the kite loses between six and 60 kilograms of dust per second, a rate that, although it seems high, is consistent with that of other comets observed at a distance to the similar sun. Goodbye to speculation. This drastic readjustment in the size and behavior of the comet has important implications. A smaller core, similar to that of the other known interstellar comet, 2i/Borisovit fits much better in the cosmological models than one of 20 kilometers, which helps to explain that we have not yet seen more than three objects of other solar systems in our neighborhood. As for its shape, the brilliant cloud of gas and dust makes it impossible to detect if 3i/Atlas has an elongated shape as 1i/’oumuamuathe first known interstellar object. What we do know is that this traveler, which moves at the incredible speed of 209,000 km/h, will continue to be a priority objective for more modern telescopes, such as James Webb. Each new observation helps us better understand these fascinating cosmic tourists and, as it has been clear, to correct some precipitated hypotheses. In Xataka | NASA ignores Harvard’s study on an alleged extraterrestrial ship: “It is an interstellar kite”

After weeks of concern, the Mediterranean is very close to normal. The heat wave threatens to throw everything into the fret

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Something has changed sharply in the Mediterranean Sea: its temperature. If a few weeks ago the sea that unites Europe, Africa and Asia burning, now the surface temperature of the sea has plummeted to almost normal values, only slightly above what we could expect during these summer dates A few tenth. The latest data on the surface temperature in the Mediterranean Sea have given us good news in the form of stabilization. According to the data Of the coastal observation and prediction system of the Balearic Islands (Socib), as of August 7, the Mediterranean surface is, on average, at 26.03º Celsius. This implies an anomaly was 0.54º Celsius, that is, the sea is more than half a hot than what would correspond at this time. As a contrast, in the middle of June We reported that this anomaly was 2.26º. East to the west. The sea temperature has decreased on average, but has also changed in its distribution. A few weeks ago the focus of the heat was in the Western Mediterranean, while to the east the temperatures were warm but more moderate. Now it happens just the other way around. According to the Socib datathe average west temperature of the Mediterranean is 25.01º, which implies a thermal anomaly of 0.29º. Meanwhile, the eastern side is at 27.06º, 0.81º more than what would be normal in that area and on these dates. A very diverse sea. The data allow us to analyze the change in different regions and, perhaps the area where this change is most palpable, the Northwest Mediterranean. Here, at the beginning of July the thermal anomaly was around four degrees. Now is the most “normal” area of the sea, with a positive anomaly of only 0.17º. Another of the spotlights a few weeks ago was in the surroundings of the Balearic Islands, especially in the waters of the National Park of the Cabrera Archipelago. In these areas, thermal anomaly on June 12 was 3rd and 3.18º respectively. Now, the environment of the Balearic archipelago is only 0.36º above the average, while the waters of the Cabrera archipelago have an anomaly of 0.35º. What happened? June was an extremely warm month in Spain, but it was also hotter than normal in other areas. The absence of section of section and high insolation made the Mediterranean a boiling pot, but the month of July was different. The arrival of a time less torrid in a month of July in which the storms took the prominence in the Mediterranean basin changed this. “Thanks to the dynamics of atmospheric circulation in recent weeks, with the passage of different troughs, the surface waters of the Mediterranean already draw a panorama with a more normal spatial variability,” explained on social networks The physicist, disseminator and researcher at Aemet JJ German. Without throwing the bells on the flight. The descent of temperatures is great news: a Mediterranean too warm increases the risk of storms and copious rainfall like the ones we see in Danas and in episodes of “cold drop”. The question now is to know if this stabilization will be lasting or if we will see a new thermal rebound in marine waters. August has started with a heat wave in Spain with reach beyond the peninsula. June’s thermal rest has ended and we do not know how this change to the waters of the Mediterranean will affect. The issue is relevant due to the environmental and meteorological problems that this overheating would imply. In Xataka | “The Mediterranean already has only three stations”: the European Observatory of the drought confirms that winter is dying Image | Valentin Perret / ECMWF

Nintendo is an expert in squeezing the market. With switch is leaving a huge hole and people are looking for life

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The launch of the Nintendo Switch 2 It has been a success. The console is a switch in steriors, one “If it works, don’t touch it“. And the market, which He has not always treated him wellis approving that vision: He made history forks The fastest console has been sold in Japan. But that does not mean that the new model has covered all the gaps left the previous one. The problem. The original Nintendo Switch was an ideal console for travel through its “portable” factor. The second edition continues that legacy, but also maintains one of his problems for those who want to go further. There are situations where we want to play on a TV while traveling or at the home of a friend or family. And Nintendo forces us to use a spectacular and not very comfortable dock. Unlike other portable consoles, which we can connect to monitors with a simple USB-C cable to HDMI, to remove image from the switch screen we need to connect the console to your dock, which also feeds the switch with current. The great absent. Nintendo has a great ELENCH OF ACCESSORIES FOR SWITCH 2: Pro control, loading supports, steering wheel, camera, case and protector, found everything in one, MicroSd Express cards … and yet it does not market a small size dock or adapter to use while we are traveling. What opens the doors to third brands to take over. The (sometimes unreliable) alternative market. Today there is a market that promises This of Antank and even more versatile, with interesting additions such as PowerBank. However, a Review by Reddit indicates that several are not sewing and singing, or Plug & Play. They have problems such as being bkeful with televisions, not supporting the HDR, partially blocking ventilation grilles, require firmware update for the new model, have PowerBank but do not load it while we use the console, limited availability according to markets, etc. In short, you have to look very well before buying. Makers to the rescue. Before the hole left by Nintendo and the problems or price of the third -party market, the makers do not disappoint, and there are already those He has designed bases For the Switch 2 printed on 3D that fit even in transport covers and include the cooling fan. The paste? In addition to requiring a 3D printer or knowing someone who prints the model, they involve disassembling Nintendo’s original dock to use its components in the printed piece. With some complication. Change from one structure to another is not difficult, apparently. But there are components such as flexible cables Ribbon that can suffer in the exchange, and the responsibility is of the user. Once everything is mounted, the operation is simple. From the Switch 2 a USB-C cable comes out that is connected to the printed base. From it, in turn, an HDMI comes out that goes to the screen we want to connect, and its side there is another USB-C port that feeds the console. There are also ideas for the original switch. Logic is similar: from 3D printed bases reuse the components of Nintendo’s original to others that They involve disassembling third -party docks To take advantage of space. It seeks comfort and ease of transport, and there is little that resists modern 3D impression. Image | Xataka and Makeworld In Xataka | This is what I would have liked to know before I started in the 3D printing world

This is how AI has impacted in the medical sector, analysis of the BYD Seal U DM-I and much more in 1×18 crossover

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We have a new episode of Crossover, 1×18and this time he presents it alone Jaume Lahoz, who has no problem in taking the reins alone. In fact you will see as not only presents, but also has its own section. The central theme of this episode is an interview with a Top guest: Esther Gómez, known in networks such as @mienfermerafavorita. This disseminator and university professor tells us about present and future of AI applied to health. That gives us the opportunity to talk about some promising advances in this area, as is the case of Alphafold or Immunoscore. But we also chatthe long and laid about ethics, privacy and the role of health professionals in the digital age. But we are not there, and in this episode of Crossover we also commented the most prominent technological news of recent days and we have a section specially dedicated to gamers: What are the candidates for Goty in 2025? There is a lot and good (and very good) to what to get hooked. The last section makes Jaume even more protagonist than ever: he presents an analysis of his experience with one of the most popular SUVs of the moment, The Byd Seal U DM-I that too We were able to analyze in Xataka. We hope you enjoy the episode! On YouTube | Crossover

Chinese manufacturers are eating historical brands

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Samsung carries 19 years being the manufacturer more televisions sell worldwide. In 2006 he snatched the leadership from LG, which years before had done the same with Sony. Since then, South Korea has sent in this market happening to what Japan was at the time. The situation is close to changing. What’s happening. The television market is moving like never before. In 2022, TCL surpassed LG as the second largest manufacturer in the world. Hisense managed to tie in market share and The following year he surpassed him. But LG is not the only South Korean who is feeling the power of Chinese manufacturers. According to Counterpoint data, Samsung had a 17% market share on televisions three years ago. Fell to 16% in 2023, and remained in those numbers in 2024. But. Tcl and Hisense are giving where it hurts the most. Samsung has managed to stay first, but the data is very clear about the path that the market is following. Samsung is falling 3.3% in distributed units In the first half of the year, while TCL and Hisense grow 6.3 and 2.6%. Both were about 10% three years ago, already at the end of 2024 they were already 14% and 12% share. And the problem for Samsung, despite being maintained, is that these manufacturers are taking away a lot of share on premium televisions, which are far away from the most profitable. Of 41% in this area at the end of 2023, Samsung fell to 29% at the end of 2023, while TCL and Hins fattened to forced marcheseven the first to overcome LG. They grow double digit in distributed units, but somewhat less in income, which indicates that they are flooding the market with cheaper televisions than competition. Samsung led in Minilad, last. The key, According to analyst Bob O’Brien From Counterpoint, it has to do with the choice: “Consumers have to choose between a smaller OLED TV or a larger minied television.” “An increasing number of consumers choose Minilad,” he says. According to Counterpoint, Samsung led in Minilad with his neo QLED from 2021 to 2024, until that year was surpassed by TCL and later by Hisense and Xiaomi. In 2025, Samsung is fourth in distributed units and third in income. They are not good news, but there are in regard to competitive technology. Samsung has put all the meat on the grill with its QD-OED, and is going very well. Samsung is beginning to dominate the juicy OLED market. The jewel of the crown in quality in the television market is the OLED and QD-OED panels. Until recently, LG was the absolute dominator on the market, marketing its best Woled matrices to rival companies such as Panasonic, Philips or Sony. However, in 2022, Samsung broke into the market with the innovation brought by nanoparticles to the market of self -subject panels. With the QD-Oled Samsung panels, it brought something even more important than its good extra shine, resistance and color volume. He brought competition. That caused Sony to choose him in front of LG as manufacturer of the panel of his best televisions, but he has also turned the televisions market: Samsung already sells more OLED teles than LG in the United Statesand already sells more oled teles than neo qledwhich is as they call his miniled. But there are more problems from China. The joy for the dominance of the OLED panels can last little. And it is that the Chinese company BOE, which is one of the largest OLED panel manufacturers on the planet, and that already supplies brands to brands like Apple, also It will enter the market for televisions components. Specifically, the DSCC consultant states that they are close to producing panels between 55 and 95 inches thanks to an investment of 9,000 million dollars in a new plant in Chengdú. The challenge is capital, but Samsung has been the first to demonstrate that the leader can be unbridled, as he did in 2006 with the sales of televisions in general, and in 2025 with the sale of OLED televisions in some regions, after having been outside the self -affair market for many years. The largest panel market, in the hands of TCL. After more than 30 years, Samsung He stopped manufacturing LCD panels in 2022 And he sold all his patents to CSOT, the panel manufacturing TCL subsidiary. The LG road has been the same: in 2024 they announced the sale of their division of LCD to CSOT, and This year they finished it. Although the OLED market is shooting in countries like China, standard LCD They continue to assume more than 88.45% of the market. A market that has remained TCL and BOE. And that in its most profitable part it will give them joys, because the estimates suggest that this year, the Minilad will exceed sales to the OLED of Samsung and LG. And despite LG and Samsung market, they do it with panels from Chinese manufacturers for the sale of their factories. The unexpected help from the United States. South Korea government is supporting Samsung and LG with subsidiesand the news that arrives from the United States favors them: there are American congressmen asking to include Boe in the “blacklist”. If the request thrives, lose the sale of panels to Apple and the possibility of entering the huge American television market can leave the company very touched. Outstanding | Samsung, Arthur Wang in Unspash In Xataka | If the question is how long the teles of our room will grow, the market speaks very clearly: until they do not

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