2020, for good and (especially) for bad, has finally come to an end, replaced immediately by 2021. A new year, of hope, of change, of Announcements. In order not to arrive unprepared for the next 365 days, we have collected for you all the Tech 2021 news currently known. Let's find out together what the world of technology has in store for us in this new year.
- All the Tech news coming in 2021
- Tech news 2021: the (real) end of Adobe Flash Player
- Technology and innovation: Facebook launches Diem (formerly Libra)
- Technology news 2021: goodbye to FM radio on smartphones
- Tech news 2021: OnePlus throws itself into the world of smartwatches
- Twitter news 2021: goodbye to Periscope, but not to direct
- Tech news 2021: no more unlimited space on Google Photo
- 2021: the beginning of the end for Hangouts
- Tech news 2021: the (alleged) arrival of Windows 10X
- Technology and innovation: Android app on Windows 10 from 2021
- Technology news 2021: goodbye Internet Explorer
- In 2021 Wikipedia changes its appearance
- Tech 2021: The paid version of Telegram is here
- Technology and innovation: in 2021 (perhaps) we will see Tesla's Cybertruck
- Innovations of 2021: the second generation of Digital Terrestrial
All the tech news coming in 2021
Tech news 2021: the (real) end of Adobe Flash Player
If in the modern web the use of Flash Player has now been overcome, only with 2021 will its official end come. In fact, at the beginning of December, Adobe released the latest Flash update, which will be followed by:
- la end of official support the 31 December 2020
- il blocking of all content Flash the January 12 2021
If for the modern functioning of the Internet this change will not be particularly significant, thousands of games and animations website and also newspaper archives they still rely on this technology to work. Some of these have been rescued through projects such as The Internet Archive, but others risk simply disappearing into digital oblivion.
Technology and innovation: Facebook launches Diem (formerly Libra)
After announcing it in the 2019, and changing her name from Libra a Diem, Facebook is finally ready to launch its own criptovaluta. The departure, scheduled for January 2021, will see the currency initially linked to the performance of the american dollar.
As in the original plans, the instrument will be controlled by a consortium (before Libra Association, Now Diem Association) and manageable through a digital wallet (before Calibra, Now Novi).
Technology news 2021: goodbye to FM radio on smartphones
If already many phones no longer provide the ability to listen to the FM radio, from January 1 2021 all smartphones still equipped with this service will have to disable it. The reason is the new one law n. 205/2017 which requires, for all devices with FM radio, the reception of Dab + digital radio services.
This functionality requires the use of a suitable antenna and cannot therefore be added later via software update. Its mandatory nature is therefore the coup de grace to the possibility of using FM radio on phones, given that by now most users have moved towards the streaming via internet and there is therefore no incentive on the part of manufacturers to adapt the next models to this functionality.
Tech news 2021: OnePlus throws itself into the world of smartwatches
After several generations of successful smartphones and some “minor” accessories, such as various models of wireless headphones, OnePlus is ready to enter the world of w with one of his SmartWatch. He confirmed it all the same Pete Lau, CEO of the company, promising a launch "early next year", or 2021.
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Twitter news 2021: goodbye to Periscope, but not to direct
After a few years of decline in users and the integration of its features directly on the social network, Twitter has finally decided that a March 2021 will close Periscope, your live video service. Purchased in 2015, for several years it was evident that the service could not compete with other giants of direct, such as Twitch e Youtube.
The social network will still allow its users to start direct through the Twitter Live, integrated into the application.
Tech news 2021: no more unlimited space on Google Photo
As we told you some time ago, From June 2021, Google Photos will no longer offer unlimited storage for photos and videos in high quality.
The change will affect only content uploaded from this date onwards, which will be counted in 15 GB free included in each account Google. The material uploaded before, on the other hand, will continue to enjoy the unlimited free space in the cloud, at least until its possible removal by the user.
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Owners of a telephone will be exempt from this rule Google Pixel, who will still see the quality of their images and videos reduced by original ad high.
2021: the beginning of the end for Hangouts
Still talking about things that end up in Google, in 2021 the company will begin to "push" its users away from Hangouts and towards Chat, its free communication app (at least for 2021). To facilitate the transition, Google will include the transfer of all chats.
Although Google has not yet explicitly talked about closing Hangouts, the transition of many of its features towards Chat, Messages e Students' Testimonials, make it clear that the app will soon be superfluous.
Tech news 2021: the (presumed) arrival of Windows 10X
Se Windows 10 is now the final version of the operating system of Microsoft, for some time the Redmond company has been working on an alternative version, called Windows 10X, greatly simplified and designed to compete with Google ChromeOS. And, after many delays and postponements, Spring 2021 it could be time for his debut.
If the digital project saw the 10X as an exclusive version for dual-screen devices, such as the still unpublished Microsoft Surface Neo, its debut seems to be planned for classic single-screen laptops.
Technology and innovation: Android app on Windows 10 from 2021
Staying in the Microsoft world, 2021 could be the year of the arrival of apps Android su Windows 10. The company would in fact be working on support, through emulation, of the apps for the Google operating system. Apps should be republished by developers via the Windows Store, but would greatly expand the operating system's application park.
Windows 10 already partially supports Android applications, both via emulation, using programs such as BlueStacks, which through mirroring, via the application Your phone running them on a connected Android phone. A native support, however, would greatly increase the potential and synergy of this intersection.
Technology news 2021: goodbye Internet Explorer
Microsoft's news will unfortunately (or fortunately, in this case) also include some goodbyes. The August 17th, 2021In fact, the company will stop supporting its historic Internet Explorer browser. This will result in the inability to use on this one Office 365, OneDrive e Outlook, forcing many individuals and companies to switch to Microsoft Edge or a third-party alternative, such as Google Chrome o Mozilla Firefox.
Despite its almost comedic reputation, Internet Explorer has been an important piece of Microsoft and Internet in general. Born to compete against Netscape, in a short time it reached almost the size monopolistic, even landing on Mac di Apple, following an agreement between the latter and Microsoft. Today the most used browser is Google Chrome, and Edge itself is now based on the same graphics engine to ensure the widest possible compatibility with sites and extensions.
In 2021 Wikipedia changes its appearance
For the first time in 10 years, by the end of 2021 the Wikipedia graphics will be completely renewed. The change will aim to improve the experience of reading and usability, reducing the outline elements and navigation. A Tech novelty of 2021 that will certainly not go unnoticed.
Tech 2021: The paid version of Telegram is here
Along with some important technical innovations, such as the arrival of the vocal rooms for groups, Telegram announced that it will arrive in 2021 a paid version of the service. Pavel Durov, founder of the service, has in fact outlined in his last message the strategies to make the company profitable. If on the one hand they are foreseen discreet advertising in public channels and other indirect methods, on the other Durov spoke of "adding some [paid] features for business team and power user", while leaving those currently present free for everyone, forever.
Technology and innovation: in 2021 (perhaps) we will see Tesla's Cybertruck
2021, as announced in the 2019 by Tesla, it will be the year in which Cybertruck, an edgy and futuristic electric SUV, will hit the market.
The vehicle, at the moment still preorder with only $ 100 dollars (plus fully refundable), it will cost in its most basic version $ 39.900, or less than 33.000€. Although the period of "late 2021" is still heralded as that of arrival also on the Tesla website, it is possible, if not probable, that the pandemic has led to slowdowns compared to what is promised in 2019. This, combined with the promises usually all too optimistic of Elon Musk, could lead to a slip to at least 2022.
Innovations of 2021: the second generation of Digital Terrestrial
After the transition to the first generation in the 2012, 2021 will be the year of second generation of digital terrestrial, also known as Dvb-T2. While all the TV models released by January 2017 should already be compatible with the new standard, many people will have to equip themselves with a new decoder.
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The transition will not be fully completed in 2021: the definitive switch will in fact take place between 21 and June 30 2022. In September 2021, however, we will switch from coding mpeg-2 to that mpeg-4/h.264 for broadcasting channels in HD. All those without a non-HD TV or decoder will therefore already be cut off from traditional television channels.
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Here we are at the end of our list of Tech news planned, at least for now, for 2021. A year of changes, abandonments and new meetings is expected. We can't wait to experience it to the fullest and to discover and try all the technological innovations that will come with you.
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