Great maneuvers in Italy, trouble for Apple in the key moment | hdrewind (47)

Here we are with a new one hd rewind, the appointment in which we tell you the most significant news and curiosities of the week. Although it is a summary, the resulting article is often not short. So here is an index, so as to comfortably juggle the various topics.

Various “Italian” news of the week on our fields of interest, a good part of which coming from the maneuvers in parliament for the first budget law of the Meloni government. On Monday, before the maneuver was approved, it seemed that the cabinet would insert one home delivery tax to encourage local activities and hit deliveries with polluting vans.

The press rushed to label her Amazon Tax, but the orange giant has also been using electric vehicles in Italy for some time, so it would probably have only been touched by the Government’s idea. We cannot and will not be able to say, because the green taxwhich had triggered reactions from the supply chain and from those who frequently buy remotely, has not passed, just as new funds have not been allocated for the TV/set top box bonus. Away – unfortunately I add – the obligation for merchants to accept digital payments under 30 eurosnew rules for those with a swollen wallet cryptocurrencies.

The Government’s economic measures have also caused discussion on the front of transport. The cut in fuel excise duties primarily, which the executive has reduced to about 18 euro cents per liter (from the current 30) starting from December 1st, not good news especially for carriers and for those who, perhaps for work, travel a lot. Another risk, thwarted this time, was that of a sting for the fineswhich would have increased with inflation since Januarytherefore not a little especially for the heavier penalties, but the FdI traction executive has prepared a two-year stop to the adjustment to the Istat rate.

Who instead has decided (for the first time, I would say) to introduce the concept of inflation-linked prices in the communications sector is WindTre. TIM in recent weeks had aired the hypothesis and was subjected to criticism, WindTre, while the Italians reflected on the explanations of TIM’s CEO Pietro Labiola, he prepared in silence the clause linking the monthly payments of the new contracts to the increase in consumer prices according to the rate measured by Istat.

There beating which will start in 2024 has been inserted in all contracts signed since 21 November onwards, a couple of days later it was extendedalong with a couple of remodulations, to some existing customers who thought they had escaped. To learn more, I invite you to read the respective articles where there are all the details. If you’ve already felt like looking around, I suggest you take a look at the latest offer from CoopVoce: unlimited calls, 1,000 text messages and Unlimited GB for 9.90 euros per month, for activation there is time until Monday 28.

In a panorama in which various operators are looking with interest at the initiatives of the competition, TIM has “followed” Iliad on switching off some frequencies zero impact for customers as a way to reduce costs: for now the goodness of the algorithm is being tested in two regions, the aim is to do the same in the rest of Italy in 2023. Meanwhile, the front of domestic connections is destined to expand rapidly in fiber with speeds up to 10 Gbps. Dimensione is the first reseller to have launched an Open Fiber infrastructure plan: others will follow soon.

Keep an eye out for the messages you may receive in the coming months on WhatsApp: a huge database of numbers phone is finished for sale on the web, available to marketers with few scruples and scammers that they could buy it and use it for their purposes. Of the 487 million active mobile numbers on WhatsApp, 35.7 million are Italian (second country with the most numbers ever, only Egypt is ahead of us). Also watch out for fake reviews, a scourge for businesses in the web age. Google in recent days it was taken back by the Court of Genoa for not having been diligent enough with the reviews – fake – received from a well-known restaurateur in the Ligurian capital, and it seems that she will be forced to pay compensation for damages.

I close with Samsungwhich on Tuesday announced plans to shut down the One UI 5.0 e Android 13 by the end of 2022. Judging by pace at which it also runs in Italy the goal seems within reach. Samsung’s parable is incredible, which until a few years ago was among the slowest manufacturers even just to deliver security patches to its Galaxy and now, despite a boundless range of products to be updated, between more and less recent generations and segments of different markets, could close the Android 13 practice in two months.

On the pure hardware front, although the highlights of the week have been monopolized by Black Friday deals (and Monday is Cyber ​​Monday, last call for discounts on holiday gifts), manufacturers have not remained silent. Tuesday I live made it official in China X90 line, demonstrating the maximum that it is currently able to offer with the Pro+ variant. The three will almost certainly arrive in Europe, but we don’t know when and at what price.

She didn’t stay silent either Honorwhich also made its second leaflet official in China Magic vs: remarkable showdown by a brand that has put behind it the vicissitudes suffered due to the misfortunes of Huawei has returned in full force with an interesting product which – it’s official – will arrive in Europe during 2023. For the curious, we advise you to see the preview we dedicated to him.

And again in China they met for the first time the Oppo Reno9a trio of medium-high-end smartphones that use chips from MediaTek and Qualcomm, powerful but not very recent to hit a price point that could be attractive when distribution in Europe will start.

An innovation potentially game changer for the automotive world by LG comes from Asia, which at CES 2023 in Las Vegas will let the world touch its “invisible” speakers: they weigh 70% and are 90% less thick than a traditional speakerand they can place anywhere, even behind the displays. And the system that from 2024 will be used in UK airports for i liquid safety checks: a 3D system will support the operators, speeding up checks and the departure of the planes. Arguments with passengers are among the main causes of flight delays at major British airports.

Apple that she would like to make a film about FTX disasterthe platform driven into bankruptcy by founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Amazon instead it would have already passed on to the facts: reliable sources consider the agreement concluded with AGBO, the production company of Joe and Anthony Russo, for a series of eight episodes about the bankruptcy of FTX.

Sail away from failure though certainly not in good waters Twitter, which has been talked about a lot during the week. In the opening Musk has readmitted Donald Trump and Kanye Westthen in the wake of the inevitable discussions that ensued, it called a survey to understand directly from users if they considered it right an amnesty which also involved accounts banned for reasons of thought.

Should Twitter offer a general amnesty to suspended accounts, provided that they have not broken the law or engaged in egregious spam?

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 23, 2022

It was a plebiscite: over 70% of the 3 million voters voted yes, for readmission, and Musk’s move was not long in coming. Yesterday he tweeted: “People have spoken out. The amnesty starts next week. Vox Populi, Vox Dei”. A great way to relieve yourself of responsibility for controversial choices. In Europe, it was another social network that tickled public opinion, TikTok: The European Commission has its eye on some unclear practices, in particular on the management of data subject to the GDPR. The investigation has started.

We close HDrewind with the 10 most talked about news of the week. You may find some “duplicate” of those listed above, but in case you missed them here is a list of immediate consultation.