Geekbench lifts the veil on the performance of the Galaxy A55, Euro NCAP expects car manufacturers to return to physical buttons, a database containing around 13 million French identifiers discovered on the Dark Web, this is the summary of the week.
While Euro NCAP intends to put an end to all-touch technology in electric cars, justice continues its fight against pirate IPTV services and UFC-Que Choisir expects more transparency from the government on the reform of the Internet market. electricity in France. The Galaxy A55 should be more powerful than its predecessor. Only SaxX discovers a database on the Dark Web containing nearly 13 million French identifiers and passwords.
Galaxy A55 performance tested
Geekbench has lifted the veil on the tests carried out on the Exynos 1480 processor equipped with the Galaxy A55. The benchmarks site revealed that the scores were higher than those of the Exynos 1380. Samsung’s new mid-range smartphone is therefore more efficient than its predecessor, both in terms of graphics and in terms of power and performance. temperature management.
Read: Galaxy A55: it’s more powerful than the A54, but how much? These benchmarks meet
Your credentials may be on the Dark Web
Internet user Only SaxX made a worrying discovery on the Dark Web and shared information about X. The publication reveals that there is a database containing nearly 1.5 billion logs, including 13 million identifiers French approximately. Among the sites affected, we can cite Amazon, La Redoute, Sportify, SNCF and EasyJet. We strongly recommend that you change your passwords as your email address may well be part of this database.
Read: 13 million French identifiers have been on the Dark Web for months, almost all services are affected
The reform of the electricity market in France angers the UFC-Que Choisir
The UFC-Que Choisir continues its fight against electricity price increases and demands more transparency from the government. Indeed, the opaque negotiations between the government and EDF are not to the taste of the association which considers that the 66% increase in the nuclear price does not take French users into consideration. The UFC-Que Choisir expects a fair, clear and appropriate reform from the government.
Read: UFC-Que Choisir denounces this law which is causing your electricity bill to skyrocket
Physical buttons should be back in electric cars soon
Euro NCAP explained that all-touch in electric cars was not a good idea and that it was time for manufacturers to once again offer physical buttons for certain functions. The European body specializing in the evaluation of safety systems will therefore introduce new requirements from 2026 and expect car manufacturers such as Tesla to return to classic methods for indicators, hazard lights, windshield wipers and horns. For example.
Read: Electric cars: manufacturers will have to return to physical buttons, here’s why
IPTV: justice attacks companies
Justice continues its fight against IPTV piracy and a recent sentence proves that no one is safe anymore. Indeed, individuals are always in the crosshairs of justice, but also businesses. The judgment of the company Engel Systems SL which sold illegal decoders between 2010 and 2016 has finally fallen and the sanctions are heavy, including several fines of up to 673,000 euros and the ban on managers from managing a company for seven years.
Read: IPTV: justice multiplies record fines, no one is safe anymore
Our tests of the week
Razer Blade 16 OLED 2024: a champion for big wallets
Razer offers here a very quality computer with an impeccable design, a pleasant keyboard and equipped with complete connectivity. We love its 16-inch format, its perfectly calibrated OLED screen, its impressive power and its very successful audio part. For players, note that the heating management is excellent but that a hiss is present with a nuisance which rises to 58 decibels. The Razer Blade 16 OLED is almost perfect, but not everyone will be able to afford it because it is sold from 3499 euros.
Read: Razer Blade 16 OLED 2024 review: the best of the best laptop PC, but at a stratospheric price
Xiaomi Redmi Buds 5 Pro: excellent value for money
The Redmi Buds 5 Pro have nothing to envy of the competition and combine many qualities for headphones for less than 70 euros. The ANC is very effective, the acoustics are superb, the audio balance is pleasant and charging from the case is very fast. We regret that the immersive sound is not up to standard and we would have appreciated a more precise charge indication. That being said, Xiaomi offers a quality product here for a very reasonable price.
Read: Xiaomi Redmi Buds 5 Pro review: But what’s left of the high-end headphones?
Poco C65: a satisfactory smartphone for small budgets
Poco offers here a device with good value for money that has no reason to be ashamed of the competition. If you want to buy a smartphone for less than 150 euros without making too many concessions on the size of the screen, the refresh rate or the photo part (daytime), the Poco C65 could appeal to you. For comparison, it dethrones the Samsung Galaxy A14 4G in terms of storage and power.
Read: Poco C65 test: simple, basic… but very economical