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Licence plate numbers 101 – who can look them up and how to block them
by Florian Bodoky
The week: Lots of figures, old findings
24.6.2023
Translation: machine translated
The tech editorial team has been struggling with many combinations of numbers and letters this week. Be it on car licence plates or in router tables. We also had to deal with cheap smartphones and MacBooks that are unsuitable for gaming.
You can use your licence plate number not only to identify you when parking illegally, but also to track down other people. Our colleague Florian reveals how this works in which canton and why it is legal in his article.
Martin also looked at numbers in his latest Wi-Fi test. Once again, he realises that it is not the Wi-Fi standard but the number of antennas that is decisive for speed. The tested mesh system from ROG sets new standards in terms of speed with nine antennas.
Our colleague Samuel's MacBook Pro is anything but fast when playing games. He tried out Apple's Game Porting Toolkit. Put simply, this is a translation programme that tells the Arm-based Apple chips how to play games. This only works satisfactorily in a few cases.
My colleague Jan was satisfied with the Samsung Galaxy A34. A few weeks ago, he set out in search of an affordable smartphone that met his minimum requirements. The device, which costs 350 francs, checks all the necessary boxes.
And in case you missed it: This week, my editorial colleagues have been grappling with old technology. You can find out more on the overview page.
Kevin Hofer
Senior Editor
kevin.hofer@digitecgalaxus.chFrom big data to big brother, Cyborgs to Sci-Fi. All aspects of technology and society fascinate me.
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