Slow-scan CRTs were never exactly common compared to their faster cousins, but given the popularity of Slow Scan TV (SSTV) amongst hams and NASA broadcasts, many of you are probably familiar with them. The slow scan rate of SSTV meant it required much less bandwidth, but in the early days you needed a CRT with a long-persistence phosphor to hold onto the image. [AJRussell]’s Glow Engine works much the same, with one key difference — instead of cathode rays, he’s using a frikkin laser beam.
In this case, the phosphor is Strontium Aluminate, the same stuff that gives most glow-in-the-dark toys and filament its kick. Energized by a 405 nm laser of questionable wattage, the phosphor will glow for several seconds, allowing the creation of an image. So while this is a laser projector, it works more like a CRT than most galvo projectors, which rely on Persistence of Vision to create an image. Here it’s persistence of fluorescence.
Because the phosphor is so slow, you don’t need the rapid scan rate you would with a laser projector, so [AJRussel] can skip the mirror drum and just mount the mirror on a gimbal motor. Field Oriented Control makes the precise sweeping of the gimbal possible, via a hall-effect sensor and the SimpleFOC library that we featured last year. The other axis just moves the laser and gimbal assembly on a big stepper. The whole thing is driven via an ESP32. The biggest downside is that the short focus range of the repurposed engraving laser means it’s smack dab in front of the screen.
This is a work in progress and still changing, so it’s not clear which — if any — of the various SSTV modes the Glow Engine can handle. Given the number of scanlines in the photos it looks like a good use case, and without trying it the timing might work, too: [AJ] reports scanning left-to-right to generate a frame takes about eight seconds, depending on the resolution, and depending on the PWM power setting on the laser the image can last up to a minute.
Through research, innovation and determination, these six women exemplify success in the Industry 4.0 space.
If you are in an Industry 4.0 career then you know just how quickly the sector can transform and change. Some of the ways people in this area stay up to date include making an effort to attend industry events, engaging with learning opportunities via online courses, shadowing more experienced colleagues, and carrying out personal research and projects to advance skill.
Another useful and highly effective method of staying clued in is following the careers of talented, skilled and notable professionals who have played a role in making the ecosystem what it is today through their contributions and insights.
If you intend to move into an Industry 4.0 role, or want to better understand the potential of committing to a career in this area, then make sure you are following the careers of these six women.
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Jennifer Kelly
With more than 20 years of experience as an international director and senior manager across a range of multinational companies and sectors, Jennifer Kelly is the co-founder and COO of WrxFlo, an Irish SaaS platform tailored for manufacturing and logistics operations.
She has significant experience working within the global supply chain space, with large teams, top multinationals and SMEs. She has worked globally throughout Europe and the US on acquisitions and on multi-complex projects and has significant insight into the key challenges and opportunities that often arise in the industry.
Cynthia Breazeal
Considered by many to be a pioneer of social robotics and human-robot interaction, Cynthia Breazeal is a professor of media arts and sciences at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the founder and director of the Personal Robots group at MIT’s Media Lab. She is the dean for digital learning at MIT, with vast experience leveraging emerging digital technologies, business, research and strategic initiatives.
With a deep interest in AI literacy, she is the founding director of MIT’s Initiative on Responsible AI for Social Empowerment and Education, which is a research and outreach effort that aims to improve opportunities and education in AI for young people and adults in the workplace. Her ‘Day of AI’ programme has brought AI literacy education to more than 1m students in 170 countries. She also co-founded the consumer social robotics company Jibo, where she served as chief scientist and chief experience officer.
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The recipient of multiple commendations for her work, she is also an author, has sat on several high-profile boards and has vast experience speaking at key industry events such as TED, the World Economic Forum, the UN, SXSW, CES and top academic conferences.
Dr Sabina Jeschke
Dr Sabina Jeschke is the CEO of KI Park, a Berlin-based organisation that aims to accelerate AI innovation across Germany and wider Europe, with the larger goal of making the continent a global leader in AI by 2030.
Jeschke’s primary focus is in the areas of highly innovative technologies such as AI, digital twins, 5G and 6G applications and quantum computing software. She is a consultant and a non-executive board member for several organisations supporting companies in their digital transformation. She also develops automation strategies for robots and cobots, in a landscape that is changing globally.
Jeschke has been recognised by her peers and been the recipient of a number of commendations and awards, including from the German Informatics Society and the International Society for Engineering Education.
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Dr Tara McGuire
An emerging figure in the Industry 4.0 space, Dr Tara McGuire is a postdoctoral fellow at University College Dublin (UCD).
She was actively involved with a team of researchers from the RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences that recently developed a new 3D implant solution to help heal spinal cord injuries. At the time, McGuire was a member of RCSI’s Tissue Engineering Research Group.
Currently, as a postdoctoral researcher in UCD’s neuromuscular systems and neural engineering group, her work focuses on the computational modelling of deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease, with the goal of creating better simulations and treatment strategies. McGuire’s work has led to high-impact publications in the bioinformatics and bioengineering spaces and she has been recognised for her insights at both national and international conferences.
Bronagh Riordan
An AI and data partner at EY, Bronagh Riordan helps deliver data, analytical and AI-powered strategies and solutions to help users meet global business needs. Before joining the organisation, she held senior roles across the industry at companies such as Primark, Evanta and Deutsche Bank, where she was largely responsible for developing strategies, transforming data, analytics and AI capabilities and delivering impactful technology products.
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In 2023 and 2024, she was recognised as a Global Data Power Woman, which acknowledges the recipient as a successful woman holding a leadership position in a prominent global organisation. She also featured in the Top 100 Influential Women in Irish Tech in 2025 and was named the Analytics & AI Data Leader of the Year in 2023.
Riordan regularly speaks at industry events and is particularly passionate about serving as a role model for other women in the space.
In 2022, she became the first female board chair of any technology centre in Ireland after being appointed to the Industry Steering Board at CeADAR – Ireland’s Centre for Applied AI. She is also a member of the Government of Ireland’s Artificial Intelligence Advisory council.
Emma McKenna
Emma McKenna is the head of sustainable manufacturing at the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre.
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She has a wide range of experience working within the public and private sectors with the goal of accelerating the shift to a circular economy, working towards net zero and tackling real-world challenges to achieve a sustainable and inclusive future.
Her previous experience includes work as the head of net zero at Innovate UK Business Connect, a circular economy business adviser at ReLondon and a sustainable cities engagement project officer for the Peterborough Environment City Trust. In 2025 McKenna, alongside colleague Dr Lauren McGarry, was recognised at the 2025 Northern Ireland Women in Tech Awards for her work and leadership in manufacturing innovation.
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An e-reader and tablet hybrid that solves a couple of issues of Kindles and their contemporaries, while introducing a few issues of its own.
Far better motion than E Ink ereaders
Can run (almost) any Android app
Neat anti-reflective glass screen
Low-contrast display
Fairly weak processor
Relatively low screen resolution
Key Features
Introduction
The Hannspree Lumo is a different kind of reader. At a glance, it looks like a larger Amazon Kindle Colorsoft, but it uses entirely different screen technology.
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Instead of E Ink, found in most conventional readers, the Hannspree Lumo uses a kind of LCD with some of E Ink’s properties. It uses a front light rather than an intense backlight, so it’s easier on your eyes, and since it doesn’t have a clunky “flash” screen refresh, it handles motion well too.
Best of all worlds? Not quite, as there are significant compromises too. Sharpness and contrast are actually significantly worse than a Kindle’s — or a rival Boox or Kobo reader — which has a real impact on the good old reading experience.
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As such, it’s best to think of this as an unusual tablet-reader hybrid. It limits the Hannspree Lumo’s appeal, but certainly doesn’t get rid of it entirely.
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Design
Matte glass screen
Aluminium body
Included case
The Hannspree Lumo is larger than most ereaders, and uses somewhat more upmarket materials than plenty of them too. This is a 7.8-inch screen device, making it potentially a better fit for graphic novels than a Kindle Paperwhite or Colorsoft.
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It also has a metal casing and a glass screen. The vast majority of ereaders have plastic bodies and plastic screens — the old Kindle Voyage is an outlier here, as it had a lovely etched-glass display. But presumably that was a bit too costly, as it was certainly more scratch-resistant than plastic.
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As such, the Hannspree Lumo can come across as much like a small tablet as an e-reader. However, I do find its body a little on the sharp side. E-readers tend to have rounded sides and corners for a reason — they are more comfortable to hold for extended periods. Hannspree does offer a case, though, which will solve that problem. It’s even included.
And for all its glass-and-metal glitz, the Hannspree Lumo has no water-resistance rating, so it should be used with caution in the bath or by the poolside.
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Screen
LCD screen
60Hz refresh
Front light
The display is the most interesting part of the Hannspree Lumo. It’s a 7.8-inch “sunlight readable” LCD, recreating one of the top features of E Ink tech, that direct sunlight makes it clearer. Ambient light is not something a backlight has to fight against, which is a win for battery life and for making the screen less of an eye-strainer.
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This is combined with radically better motion handling than any E Ink ereader. In an E Ink screen, black and white microcapsules are pulled to the front of the screen to create the image, which leaves ghosting residue until the screen is “flashed” to reset it.
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There’s no such ghosting in the Hannspree Lumo, and its motion appears far smoother and more responsive. It’s a better e-reader for video than one of the Android-based Boox models that can also, for example, run YouTube.
My issue is that I don’t find the Hannspree Lumo nearly as good as a classic Kindle Paperwhite for actual reading. 1024 x 768 pixels spread over 7.8 inches leads to a pixel density of 164ppi, where a Kindle Paperwhite has a pixel density of 300ppi.
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The small fonts of novels here appear quite soft and pixellated, and I find the lower pixel density look of the Hannspree Lumo’s LCD more distracting than that of an old low-res E Ink reader.
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There’s more too. Even in a bright environment, I still feel I need to use the Hannspree Lumo front light to boost visibility as contrast is quite low and the “white” of the page is quite grey — even more so than the recent colour E Ink readers that sacrifice contrast for colour. Doing so also lightens up the screen’s blacks, so there’s no way to make contrast appear that satisfying.
I don’t love reading books on the Hannspree Lumo. And that is clearly a bit of a problem.
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As in the colour E Ink crowd, like the Kindle Colorsoft, colour depth and punch are quite limited too, although the number of colours this can display is an order of magnitude greater. Current colour E Ink tech can reproduce around 4000 colours, whereas the Hannspree Lumo can recreate 16.7 million, which will lead to far better-looking gradients and transitions.
One of the key things I wanted to try first-hand with the Hannspree Lumo was comics and graphic novels. I think most ereaders are far too small to do the job well. The same is really true here for larger format comics that fit a lot of panels and text onto a page, but there’s one key difference.
E Ink ereaders make flicking and zooming around pages feel bad, while the Hannspree Lumo does not. The Lumo makes a pretty good comic book reader as a result.
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Performance and software
Plain Android 14 software
(Almost) no non-Google apps preinstalled
Low-end MediaTek G99 processor
Hannspree has put almost comically little effort into customising the Lumo’s software. But I don’t actually think that’s necessarily a problem.
The Hannspree Lumo runs a plain version of Android 14, and fresh out of the box, it only has Google apps preinstalled, plus a basic camera app and sound recorder. There’s no Hannspree ebook reader app or app store. It’s up to you to head into Google Play and find your own e-reader interface.
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I’ve mostly used the Amazon Kindle app during testing, but you could just as easily use Libby, Kobo, or a plain e-reader app geared up to let you use your own digital files.
I wouldn’t like to see a super-standard Android interface in an E Ink reader as the display tech’s clunky motion calls for something simplified. But here? The Hannspree Lumo basically feels like a tablet so plain Android fits perfectly.
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It doesn’t have a whole heap of power, though. The Hannspree Lumo has a MediaTek G99 processor, which was released back in 2022. It has 64GB storage and a lowly 4GB RAM.
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It scores just 2006 points in Geekbench 6, equivalent to flagship Android device performance from 2018. A Lumo is still a bunch more powerful than a Kindle Paperwhite, but it’s also based around software that presumes such greater performance.
For fun, I tried out Fortnite on the Hannspree Lumo. It managed a frame about every five seconds initially. Toning down the visuals as much as possible didn’t really help much, and not only do matches take an eternity to load, but the game also crashes to the home screen before you get into gameplay more often than not.
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The Lumo feels just fine for the basics, but come with realistic expectations.
Cameras, speakers and battery life
Modest dual 5/8MP cameras
Optional stylus
Single speaker
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The Hannspree Lumo has most of the features usually associated with tablets, including plenty generally missing from ereaders. There are front and rear cameras, with 5MP and 8MP sensors.
Neither one is particularly good, but either can capture serviceable photos with one annoying caveat. The front camera lacks autofocus, and the lens’s focal plane means you have to hold the Hannspree Lumo at full arm’s length, or your face will appear slightly out of focus.
Do that, though, and the results can be pretty respectable given this is a device that, let’s be honest, doesn’t really require a camera.
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The higher expectations of rear cameras mean it’s this higher-spec 8MP that actually disappoints. Even when shooting in daylight, the detail looks fuzzy up close, there are not masses of it, and image integrity drops off dramatically in the corners of the frame. The Hannspree Lumo doesn’t need any better cameras than it has, though, and you need to transfer the images to another device to see them at their best anyway.
Similarly, the Hannspree Lumo’s speaker array isn’t great by tablet standards either. There’s a single speaker on the right side when the Lumo is held upright. It can’t produce any bass, and the treble is a bit insistent, but it will do the job for the occasional YouTube video. For longer-term audiobook listening, I’d consider using wireless headphones or a Bluetooth speaker, which the Hannspree Lumo can stream to.
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And battery life? Hannspree claims the relatively small 3000mAh battery lasts up to 6.5 hours of use.
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I tried playing a video with the front night at a very low setting, then at max. At the low setting, the Lumo can last up to around 10 hours. And even at max brightness, 93 minutes of video playback only took 18 per cent off the battery, suggesting stamina of up to 8.5 hours rather than 6.5. A conservative battery estimate is a rarity these days.
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You can also get an active stylus for the Hannspree Lumo, available for a very reasonable £30-ish. It has a rechargeable battery and a replaceable nib, just like the more expensive digital pens from the bigger brands. It’s a fully pressure-sensitive pen with tilt sensing too, making it a solid option for digital artwork. It feels perfectly good in use.
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Should you buy it?
You want an e-reader with far better motion handling
If you want the low eye strain look of an e-reader but can’t put up with the jerky, clunky-looking motion of E Ink, a Lumo is one of the better options out there right now. Great for scrolling through large PDFs.
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You want a peak reading experience
We prefer classic E Ink readers for actual reading of novels, as they provide better contrast, higher sharpness and an all-round clearer representation of small fonts.
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Final Thoughts
The Hannspree Lumo is an interesting tablet that doesn’t quite achieve its goal of merging the best bits of tablets and ereaders, like those in the Amazon Kindle range.
Yes, it does have a screen that can draw on ambient light and dramatically outclasses Kindles in motion and refresh. But few, if any, are going to argue that the Hannspree Lumo is better for reading plain old novels than a classic ereader.
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There’s a decent argument, however, that its superior motion, navigation, and colour fidelity make the Hannspree Lumo a solid option for those more interested in comics and PDFs than in novels. For more options, take a look at our selection of the best E Ink tablets.
How We Test
We test every tablet we review thoroughly. We use industry-standard tests to compare features properly and we use the phone as our main device over the review period. We’ll always tell you what we find and we never, ever, accept money to review a product.
Used as main E Ink tablet for over a week
Read multiple books
Taken a lot of notes
FAQs
Is the Hannspree Lumo E Ink?
The tablet uses an LCD screen, not an E Ink one.
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Is the Hannspree Lumo waterproof?
It has no water resistance rating, so it should be used carefully around liquids.
Aerodynamics are complicated, even at the level of pickup trucks. At first glance, it seems pretty straightforward — the less “stuff” is fighting the wind, the more slippery the vehicle becomes and, thus, the more efficient it is at highway speeds. Automakers have taken this into consideration since the early days of motoring, with today’s cars being so aero-conscious that many don’t even have traditional door handles anymore. It’s a little trickier with pickup trucks, though, because of that cargo-carrying bed. So how do you, as the owner, squeeze out some extra MPG?
One might assume that fitting something over the bed, whether it be a tonneau cover or bed cap, would improve fuel efficiency, and in a lot of cases that’s true. The key phrase here being “a lot of cases.” Covering the bed changes the aerodynamic profile of a pickup truck; that much is obvious. Unlike driving with the tailgate down, which is commonly accepted as being a negative, a tonneau cover or bed cap allows the air somewhere to “touch down” and flow off the back. Aerodynamics dictate that stagnant air in the back of a pickup bed creates drag and tries to suck the vehicle backwards. Tonneau covers keep the air from entering the bed, thus eliminating that void.
Except, that’s not how it works. It actually depends on what kind of bed cover you use, versus whether you have one or not. Believe it or not, in some cases, it’s actually better to run without a bed cover.
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The aerodynamics of tonneau covers
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Most trucks offer a wide variety of covers, even for trucks with bed rails, so we’re not spoiled for choice here. But which cover you select makes a difference; there are three main types of tonneau cover that we’ll look at. There are lightweight, flexible coverings like those made of vinyl, rigid structures made of fiberglass or aluminum, and fastback-style covers. The latter group are those slanted covers that look like the back of a Humvee or a Cybertruck, a relatively recent innovation that’s been patented by Ram but is also available as an aftermarket add-on.
The actual percentages of fuel savings one could expect from a tonneau cover vary from study to study, with one verified by Motor Trend claiming a 4 to 10 percent boost in economy with a hard cover on a third-gen Dodge Ram. Moreover, their test truck was faster with the cover on than off. A finding by Consumer Reports contradicts this, however, with a similarly shaped fourth-gen Ram actually getting worse MPG with a soft cover fitted, dropping from 22.3 to 21.4.
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The point is to prevent the air from stagnating and pulling the truck back like a parachute, so providing a surface for it to run along is ideal. That’s why the more aerodynamic slanted cover provides the greatest drag reduction while flexible covers offer the least, as you can see in a recent study at Research Gate. This is further substantiated by a 2007 study analyzing 13 different cover types on yet another Dodge Ram, to keep the data consistent.
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How this affects your real-world MPG
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Obviously, we’re not all driving around at the same speed or with the same trucks, so comparing one result to another in the real world is more case-by-case. In other words (no pun intended) your mileage may vary. Online discussion forums and long-term reviews often praise the tonneau cover and/or bed cap for its ability to provide substantial benefits to your MPG (along with weatherproofing your cargo), but there are a few factors to consider.
First and foremost, these benefits will only apply at highway speeds. Drag increases with velocity-squared, so the faster you’re going, the more effective it’ll be. At low speeds, especially with bed caps or larger rigid covers over full-size beds, you’ll be weighing down your truck; in this case, something like a flexible cover would work best. Just make sure to properly adjust the tension; you want the vinyl to be as tight as possible to prevent the cover from flapping like a sail and ruining the aerodynamic benefits.
Next, if you want the most improvements, you want a nice, gentle curve from the roof to the tailgate; that’s why big rigs have those devices on the back of trailers, to reduce the wake they leave and, thus, improve efficiency. That’s why a slanted bed cover is so effective, but again, this comes at the penalty of weight. While no studies exist (yet) concerning these weight penalties versus highway gains, the bottom line is this: if you do more highway driving, invest in even a basic tonneau cover. If you do city driving, get something lightweight to avoid dragging around unnecessary mass.
Want to shift your databases from one server to another? But don’t know how? Don’t worry! In this blog, you will learn what is server migration, its benefits, and its importance. Along with this, I’ll show you the steps used for server migration and the tools that will help you smooth this process. Let’s start!
Server Migration Meaning
You can understand the meaning of server migration by simply separating the words. Here, server means browser, and migration means shifting; they together become shifting from one server to another.
In simple words, the process of moving files, applications, emails, and databases from one server to another is called server migration. It is like changing an older mobile phone with a newer one. It is the same as if you transfer all your photos, videos, and documents to the new mobile. However, for server migration, it is not just about copying and pasting the files, but it is used for transferring complete database, which includes user accounts, configuration files, and security settings. Server Migration aims to switch to a new server with minimal or no interruption for a smooth transfer process.
Benefits of Server Migration
It is like shifting from an older house to a newer one with updated facilities. Server migration helps in adapting to new technologies and ensures the smooth running of the functions. Let me tell you some of the key benefits of server migration.
Performance enhancement: As the older server slows over time, upgrading to a newer version will help increase performance. This results in faster app loading and more memory.
Cost reduction: The old server needs regular maintenance and repair, which increases the investment cost. New cloud servers like Google Cloud and AWS provide you with the facility of paying only for what you use. It cuts infrastructure costs by up to 40%.
Increased security: The updated server provides better security than the older ones. It helps with data encryption, virus scanning, and firewalls. It reduced the risk of hacking and data loss.
Updated technology: The new version of the servers provides automatic backups and quick recovery of the data, as older versions crash more often than the latest versions.
Smarter maintenance: Many new providers come with automated systems that don’t need frequent updates. This means less time wasted on updating and fixing the old hardware problems.
Improve Business value: These new servers are made based on the newer government rules and regulations. It helps in meeting the government rules and policies.
Challenges in Migrating the Server
Migrating the server looks easy, but it is a challenging process. These are some of the biggest and most frequent challenges faced by the users.
Website’s Downtime: When all the database and security configurations are being moved from one server to another, it slows down the website. This results in a website or app crash. For e-commerce businesses, a short downtime can cause customer and financial loss.
Data Loss: While moving a large set of data, records, and documents, some of the data and information can get damaged or lost. It is very risky for customers or finance-based companies.
Compatibility Issue: One software, website, or application that was working perfectly on the older server may not be compatible with the newer version.
Expenses: You may need to pay more than expected based on the data transfer fees, expert help, time required, and tools.
Complexity: Shifting everything without damaging any connection is very risky, as the server is made using many connected parts like databases, user logins, security, and emails.
Security: While migrating, hackers can steal your data if you are not using proper protection and security encryption.
Insufficient Planning: Many people waste huge amounts of money because of mistakes and delays. A person needs to understand the time, money, and other expertise required to execute a proper implementation.
Testing: Once everything is completed, the final step required is testing. This is needed to find and fix the issues for the smoother functioning of the server.
What is the Server Migration Process? Step-by-Step
Let’s understand the step-by-step process of server migration.
Step 1: Planning and assessing
Cross-check everything present on your older server, like websites, databases, emails, files, and apps.
Choose what features you are looking for.
The best time to migrate is usually in the evening or on weekends.
Make a list of the estimated time and possible risks that you can face.
Step 2: Backup
Complete your backup on your old server. This is an important step so that you can restore everything without leaving anything behind.
Step 3: Prepare your new server
Purchase and create a new server on the cloud.
Install the plugin software that will help in configuring your server.
Customize the settings according to the operating system, software, and security settings.
Take an overview of the rules, storage, and networking.
Step 4: Transfer the data
Copy all the database, files, applications, and security settings from the old server.
Use tools like Robocopy and rsync for migrating the data. This process can take time depending on your file size.
Step 5: Migration and configuration
Shift your certificates, user accounts, websites, and apps to the new server.
Update the database based on your new location.
Step 6: Testing
Test your new server by running your app or website.
Check if everything is done as you wanted. Run a speed test, login, emails, payments, and other additional features.
Fix any problems that have occurred before starting to operate the server.
Step 7: Go live
Switch the traffic from the old server to the new one.
Use a DNS setting or a load balancer for this. Focus on minimizing the server downtime.
Using these steps effectively and efficiently will help you to onboard to the new server, that too without any problem and data loss.
Server Migration Checklist
Here, in this section, I have mentioned the checklist for every stage of server migration. Check before proceeding.
Phase 1: Planning (Before Migration)
Make a list of all the data, websites, files, emails, applications, and more from the old server.
Decide on the new server. It can be Google Cloud, AWS, Azure, and more.
Check the functionality and compatibility, such as the operating system, version, and hardware requirements.
Take a full backup of the server and test the backup for any flaws.
Set up the new server
Phase 2: Migration and Configuration (During Migration)
Transfer the files, databases, and security settings.
Sync after the last changes.
Phase 3: Testing
Test apps and websites on the new server.
Check the login process, payment, emails, and file loading speed.
Test the speed and performance of the new server.
Most important thing! Check the security system of the server.
Phase 4: Live
Update your old DNS to point to your new server for the customers.
Send a notification to the team and the customer about the shift.
Phase 5: Post Migration
Monitor your website for the first 24 hours.
Check for any issues or missing data.
Test the speed and resources.
Update details like passwords, security, and documents.
Teach your team and customers to use the new server.
Turn off the old server after 5-7 days of moving to another server.
Server Migration Tools
There are many server migration tools available in the market. I have mentioned some of the best ones for your website or application.
AWS Application Migration Service (AWS MGN)
It is an Amazon tool for automatically transferring the migration of the server and application to AWS. It is easier for beginners. AWS works by regularly replicating the servers. It also helps in running the server efficiently on an AWS server.
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Features of AWS
Built-in testing skills
Support on both Windows and Linux
Replication of the server data
Lesser cutover
Pricing
It provides both free and paid plans. You can enjoy 30 days free trial before getting charged $30 per month.
Pros
Cons
It is useful for medium to large-scale migration.
Expensive for the smaller teams.
Helps in transferring data from one server to another with ease.
Need technical experts to configure.
Users appreciated its database for complicated applications and websites.
A large volume of data transfer can increase the cost
Azure Migrate
It is Microsoft’s platform, which is used for assessing, discovering, and migrating the server. It works best for firms using Microsoft or Windows technologies. Some of its key features include:
Enable depending mapping
Provides .NET support
Makes assessment reports
Has strong Windows support
Pricing
Azure provides various plans. Its basic plan is free forever. You need to request a quote to know the exact price. You can select a customized plan, for which you can pay according to your usage.
Pros
Cons
It offers free server migration.
Less effective for Linux and PHP-based apps.
Best for Windows and Microsoft users.
Its interface is technical for a smaller business and requires developer guidance.
Pricing based on your usage is the best feature that reduces the cost if not used.
Sometimes lags behind its competitors because of its slow replication.
Google Cloud Migrate to Virtual Machines
It is a simple and easy-to-use tool that offers free server migration. It is a lift-and-shift tool that enables you to shift to another server with minimal changes to your application. These are some of the key features of Google Cloud Migrate:
It provides agentless migration.
Comes with built-in testing, so you can test before going live.
Provides pre-migration and post-migration features.
Pricing
Google Cloud Migrate provides 300 credits for 90 days; after this, you will be charged. Its migration service is completely free, but you need to pay the fees for the additional resources you avail.
Pros
Cons
It is cost-effective as no money is required for migration if no additional resources are used.
Limited automation features are available.
Comes with a simple and easy-to-use interface.
Best for standard VM workload. Need to hire more for extra manual tasks.
90-day free offers with $300 free credit are useful for startups and small businesses.
Conclusion
In this blog, I have given a detailed overview of your question: What is server migration? Here, we also learn about some of the best affordable and free tools for server migration with their unique features, pros, and cons. Want more information about the tools? Comment below.
Server migration costs range from $1,000 to up to $10,000 for a website. However, there are several free tools that you can try to get an affordable price range.
What is server migration?
It is a simple process in which a business or organization transfers its data, emails, documents, and security settings to another server to give a smoother experience to its customers.
What ties the roster together more than any title or office is a shared preoccupation with artificial intelligence, longevity, and the near future. Asked on a sign-up form to predict the future, registrants returned again and again to the same theme: that AI will reorder work, war, education, and belief within a few years. Several foresee mass labor displacement and a swing back toward unions and government programs; others predict an “AI winter,” domestic terrorism targeting data centers, criminal defendants choosing AI lawyers over public defenders, or religious revival provoked by the disruption.
“Societal degeneration,” predicted one person, “will continue to accelerate.”
Members also list talents like “funhouse construction,” accent imitation, backcountry skiing, urban exploration, and “meditative and psychedelic inquiry into the nature of reality”; one offers “compassion and existential dread,” another “dinner parties, keeping secrets, remembering birthdays.” Their book recommendations skew toward the canonical and optimization-minded, Marcus Aurelius and Milan Kundera alongside Annie Duke’s Thinking in Bets, Peter Attia’s Outlive, and, from at least one attendee, Thiel’s own Zero to One.
Dialog also plays matchmaker. Its participant form asks registrants whether they are “looking for love” and offers to include “Single Man,” “Single Woman,” or “Other” respondents in “future matchmaking.” A separate site, dating.dialog.org, hosts an app pitched as “meaningful connections for exceptional people.”
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The form also gathers sensitive answers, including each registrant’s “political leaning,” which Dialog promises “WILL NOT be shared in the app or with other participants, ever.” That data, and the matchmaking responses, were exposed in the leak.
The records sit in Airtable, a commercial database. For each participant, Dialog logs a membership status, every retreat the person has attended, a biography, a home city, and a private access token. WIRED is not publishing the tokens, which function as login credentials, or the personalized account links that contain them.
The leaked registration list also names senior figures absent from the public directory of 113: Randy Kroszner, a former governor of the Federal Reserve who now serves on the Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee; Hallie Hoffman, a former general counsel and acting chief of staff of the Drug Enforcement Administration; Jonathan Greenblatt, the chief executive of the Anti-Defamation League; Peter Goettler, the president of the Cato Institute; Ryan Stowers, the executive director of the Charles Koch Foundation; and Roger Myerson, a Nobel laureate economist at the University of Chicago.
It also lists a cluster of Google and Google DeepMind executives, among them Tom Lue, who leads global affairs for the company’s frontier AI division, and one working journalist, Souad Mekhennet, a national security correspondent for The Washington Post. (She is listed as running an event called “Ulysses Book Club.”)
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The rest of the membership spans hedge fund and private equity billionaires, current and former foreign officials, network television actors, best-selling authors, and religious leaders.
One of several internal documents Dialog left exposed on the same online database that held its registration records is a guide for event moderators, urging them to remind participants that everything is “off the record” and that comments should be concise and “nonobvious.” It also coaches them to model brief introductions to “avoid status signaling” in a room full of senators, dignitaries, and tycoons.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is not having a particularly good time of being the UK’s leader. Basically everyone thinks he’s doing a terrible job and it seems unlikely that he’ll be in the role much longer. Apparently desperate to turn the tide on being historically disliked, he’s decided to grab the most reliable life preserver in modern politics: the techlash. Over the last few weeks, everything he’s done can be summarized in a single sentence: “let’s blame the internet for everything bad.”
It started a week ago with an announcement that if internet social media companies didn’t wave a magic wand and make all sexting disappear… he would start putting tech execs in prison.
“Today I’m calling on tech companies operating in this country to introduce device controls that prevent children from sending and receiving sexually explicit images,” Starmer said in a speech at London Tech Week. “This is not an impossible challenge.”
Under the new plans, firms like Apple and Google would have to build or activate technical solutions on smartphones and tablets to detect and block nude images for children. Adults would still be able to take, share or view nude content through an age verification process.
If companies did not act within three months, the government said it would bring forward legislation to force them to do so or risk facing fines or, as a last resort, the threat of criminal liability for bosses.
This is very much the magical “nerd harder” thinking by a technologically clueless bureaucrat who thinks that societal problems can be solved by making tech companies do the impossible: stopping humans from doing stupid things.
The U.K. plans to follow the same model for a social media ban as Australia, which last year became the first country to bar under-16s from holding social media accounts. Platforms that fail to take reasonable steps to exclude children younger than 16 could be punished with multimillion-dollar fines.
The U.K. said its ban will apply to platforms including Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and X, but not YouTube Kids or messaging services like WhatsApp and Signal. Starmer stressed that enforcement action will target tech companies, not children.
The prime minister also said he will go further than Australia’s measures.
He said the government will act to prevent strangers from contacting children on gaming and livestreaming platforms. Authorities are also considering additional measures including overnight curfews and breaks in infinite scrolling for those under 18. More details are expected next month.
This is more nerd harder nonsense. Again, Australia’s ban has been a total joke, with the vast majority of kids figuring out how to get around the ban, and the ones most hurt by the ban being teens who have lost access to the communities that were most important to them. Again, every detailed study on the subject has found that the number of teenagers who have negative experiences on social media is tiny.
But the media and politicians absolutely love to blame the internet for any sort of societal problem, and it makes a wonderful scapegoat for their own policy failures.
Even Ian Russell — a prominent UK child safety activist who has spent years blaming social media for anything bad that happens to children — finds this whole thing particularly pointless. Russell, who became an activist after his daughter died by suicide (which he blames on her social media experience), has pointed out that these kinds of teen bans are the kinds of headline grabbing measures politicians love, but do nothing to actually help kids.
Starmer also promised me personally that he would implement effective measures to strengthen regulation and finally address the harm caused by social media. He has failed to keep either promise.
He also promised bereaved parents after the recent consultation on children’s social media use that he would follow the evidence and take the time to consider his response then act decisively. Instead, he has rushed out a ban.
Indeed, the evidence has long suggested that these kinds of bans actually can make things worse by isolating kids who are at most at risk and who need support. At a time when fear mongering and moral panics have cut off basically everywhere that kids can be kids with each other and without adults hovering over them at every moment, social media became that kind of digital third space. Social media didn’t become the default digital third space because it’s uniquely ‘addictive’ — it became the default because adults have spent decades overreacting and shutting down every other place kids could gather and communicate without supervision.
And that’s not even getting into the fact that pretty much all experts agree that age verification technology itself makes kids way less safe online.
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But, even more to the point, the UK spent years supposedly crafting what they insisted was a very balanced policy in the Online Safety Act. We always found those claims to be ridiculous as the bill seemed bad from the very start, but if they spent all these years crafting this policy, which only just went into effect, it seems pretty ridiculous to then immediately jump to a way more extreme and less carefully thought out plan.
However, that’s what we should expect for every single nonsense bit of internet regulation that is being pushed for by a political class “for the children.” Because the bills misrepresent the real problems they do nothing to solve them. Rather than admit that their policies were misguided and a kneejerk reaction to a moral panic, politicians will always blame others: in this case the tech companies, and immediately come up with more draconian regulations that serve no purpose other than to get flailing politicians headlines for “doing something.”
Perhaps the perfect encapsulation of how stupid all this is was the question of how Bluesky would be handled (disclaimer: I am on the board of Bluesky). When the ban was first announced, the government had said it would apply to sites that meet the following description:
This would capture user-to-user platforms, whose purpose is to enable social interaction and which allow users to post material, alongside algorithms. The ban will therefore include platforms like Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and X. We do not intend for messaging services like WhatsApp and Signal to be included in the social media ban.
Some right wing nonsense peddler sites absolutely lost their shit at the lack of Bluesky being mentioned, claiming that the extremely centrist Starmer was somehow creating an exemption for the supposedly “left-leaning” Bluesky. However, when asked about it, the UK government apparently said that Bluesky was covered and would be required to ban teens like those other platforms.
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But does that even make sense? If the supposed problem with all these sites is that they allow for the sharing of content “alongside algorithms,” Bluesky doesn’t actually do that. There are recommendation algorithms, but they are totally in the control of users themselves. They don’t need to use them. Or they can use one of the over 100k feeds that others have created. Or they can easily create their own feeds. It’s wholly different than all the other platforms named, which focus on telling you what they think you’ll want to see (or what maximizes their own profits).
Either way, this shows how random this policy is. Bluesky either does or doesn’t meet the requirements (depending on how you read “alongside algorithms” which is already painfully vague), but as soon as there was a right wing freakout about it, the UK government said “oh, yeah, sure, them too.”
This is not thoughtful policy. This is not considered policy. This is not protecting children. This is a desperate politician with no clue how any of this works announcing nonsense to grab headlines.
2026 hasn’t been the year we all hoped it would be. Thanks to our beloved AI companions, smartphone prices are just insane, meaning value-for-money phones have almost disappeared. To help fix this mess, somewhat, Redmi has just launched the Turbo 5 in India to much fanfare. That’s because it runs on the latest MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra processor and is paired with a massive 7,540mAh battery. All this for ₹35,999 (including all discounts) could make the Turbo 5 a serious contender for performance enthusiasts in the country. Here’s what you need to know about it.
Power Packed Performance
With the Dimensity 8500 Ultra, the Turbo 5 includes LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 4.1 storage, promising faster app launches, smoother multitasking, and quicker loading times. The company is also pushing gaming as a major selling point. According to Xiaomi, the phone can support 120 fps gameplay on over 20 popular titles. To keep temperatures under control, the device uses a 3D IceLoop cooling system alongside Game Turbo Wild Boost optimizations.
Battery life has become one of the biggest battlegrounds in the smartphone market, and Xiaomi is going all-in here. The REDMI Turbo 5 features a 7,540mAh silicon-carbon battery, which is significantly larger than the 5,000mAh batteries commonly found in this segment. Xiaomi claims the phone can comfortably handle multiple days of usage depending on your workload. When it’s time to recharge, the included 100W HyperCharge adapter can reportedly take the battery to 51% in just 30 minutes. Interestingly, the phone also supports 27W reverse wired charging, allowing it to act as a power bank for accessories and even other smartphones.
What About the Rest?
On the camera front, Xiaomi has equipped the REDMI Turbo 5 with a 50MP Sony IMX882 primary sensor featuring both OIS and EIS stabilization. The camera supports 4K 60 fps video recording and includes Xiaomi’s Turbo Snap mode, which captures up to 100 consecutive photos in 4.4 seconds. Xiaomi is also bundling several AI-powered editing tools designed to simplify post-processing. While the camera setup isn’t trying to compete with dedicated camera phones, it appears capable enough for everyday photography and content creation.
The REDMI Turbo 5 features a 6.59-inch 1.5K AMOLED display with a 120Hz adaptive refresh rate and a claimed peak brightness of 3,500 nits. The panel also supports Dolby Vision, 12-bit color, and 3,840Hz PWM dimming. Xiaomi says it’s the brightest display ever used on a REDMI smartphone. As for durability, the phone comes with Gorilla Glass 7i protection, a metal frame, and premium glass on both sides. Xiaomi is also including IP66, IP68, IP69, and IP69K ratings, making this one of the most durable phones in its class on paper.
The phone will go on sale in India starting June 19 via Amazon, Mi.com, and Xiaomi retail stores.
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12GB + 256GB: ₹40,999 (₹38,999 with launch offers)
In a nutshell: Noctua has introduced its first ever all-in-one, closed-loop liquid CPU cooling solution. The NL-LC1 is based on Asetek’s Emma V2 platform and features a custom-engineered pump noise absorber to keep sound to a minimum without sacrificing performance.
Noctua has built a three-layer acoustic soundproofing structure into its pump, which it claims reduces both air-borne noise and structure-borne vibrations. There’s also a switch to toggle between three different pump speed profiles. The unit ships with the pump in quiet mode; balance mode is said to provide additional performance headroom, and manual mode gives enthusiasts complete control over the pump’s full RPM range for maximum cooling performance.
An optional auxiliary cooling fan can be attached to the pump should you need extra airflow around near-socket components like VRMs, memory modules, or M.2 SSDs. Otherwise, a magnetic faceplate attaches to the pump.
The AIO kit is offered in three radiator sizes: 240mm, 360mm, and 420mm. The 240mm unit (model NL-LC1-24) includes a pair of NF-A12x25 G2 cooling while the 360mm variant (model NL-LC1-36) comes with three. The bigger 420mm version (model NL-LC1-42) trades in the 120mm fans for a trio of NF-A14x25 G2 fans.
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The kit utilizes Noctua’s SecuFirm2+ mounting system for easy installation and broad socket support. Aesthetics stay true to Noctua’s signature love-it-or-hate-it brown color scheme.
Noctua CEO Roland Mossig said the performance headroom of liquid cooling has always been tempting, but they had to first ensure that acoustics and reliability met the strict standards that customers have come to expect from them. With this kit, they’ve achieved those goals, Mossig said.
Noctua’s AIO cooler is available from today over on Amazon and as you might have guessed, it doesn’t come cheap. Pricing starts at $219.90 for the 240mm kit, scaling up to $249.90 for the 360mm variant and $279.90 for the 420mm model. The optional NL-ACF1 auxiliary fan for the pump will set you back an additional $19.90. All kits come backed by a six-year warranty and include Noctua’s NT-H2 thermal paste.
Google Pixel phones and watches start receiving Android 17 today through the regular system update process. The release focuses on several practical additions that address everyday friction rather than delivering a complete visual overhaul. Owners of Pixel 6 series devices and newer can install it now through the settings menu, while phones from other manufacturers will follow over the coming months.
Long-pressing any app icon on the home screen now displays an option in the upper corner to turn the app into a floating bubble. Once everything is open, the bubble may be dragged about or enlarged while remaining on top of everything else. You can close it by simply sliding it to the bottom edge. Larger screens, such as the Pixel Fold or tablets, get a tiny bubble bar down the bottom that allows you to keep an eye on multiple floating windows at the same time. This makes it quite useful to keep your notes or a web browser open right next to whatever you’re viewing, allowing you to check a live score or a message thread without leaving the primary screen.
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Screen recording now uses a revised flow that begins in the quick settings panel and allows you to control the recording with a little floating pill. Once you’ve started recording, you may flick a switch to record your own short video at the same time, and when it’s finished, you’ll be taken to a preview screen where you can clip, delete, review, or share it without using any additional editing software. Background apps cannot consume excessive memory under the new rules, and any app that becomes overly greedy will be automatically terminated by the system. This improves the performance of your phone while also reducing battery consumption.
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If you register your smartphone as missing on Find My Device, you must now use your biometric data to authenticate it, in addition to providing your password. This makes it far more difficult for anyone who has your passcode to disable tracking or gain access. App requests for location permission now provide explicit alternatives for granting permission to use your location exactly or approximately, as well as a one-time precise option for apps that want it for a fast job. Also, when you share your contacts, the app just receives the ones you select, not your whole address book.
Pixel phones also gain expanded Quick Share support on more models in the current lineup. Voice translation during phone calls is now available on even more devices. Photo editing in Google Photos allows you to discuss which modifications to make, and this feature is now available in a number of new countries. Generative capabilities in the Gemini app, such as converting text into a short film or creating music from a prompt, are now available on Pixels running Android 17. A few more AIy features, which were previously mentioned, will be available to qualified devices later this summer.
TL;DR: Microsoft is working on a new “location check-in” feature for its AI-powered collaboration platform. Organizations will be able to gain clearer visibility into what their employees are doing, while tenants can better organize team collaboration. The privacy concerns? Largely overblown.
Microsoft first introduced its location detection feature in December 2025. Now, the company has detailed how the capability will actually work and how users can control it. Employees concerned about a new “surveillance” layer in the corporate world can take a step back: in most cases, organizations already know a great deal about what their workers are doing during office hours and beyond.
The location detection feature is officially known as workplace check-in via Wi-Fi. Microsoft says the option will become part of the Teams collaboration platform, further enhancing AI-powered capabilities in Microsoft Places. Workplace check-in is designed to improve employee coordination, Microsoft said, by providing a more accurate way to keep a worker’s location “current” when they are in the office.
Location check-in uses several presence signals from Microsoft 365, including calendar availability and Teams status. The feature can automatically update an employee’s location based on their wireless connection, but only when the device is connected to a properly configured, company-managed network.
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Microsoft highlights how location check-in eliminates the need to manually change status in Teams. The new “experience” essentially expands existing workplace check-in options – from physical peripherals or desk terminals to wireless connectivity. Workers can get a clearer picture of where their colleagues are and what they are doing, helping them organize meetings and streamline collaboration.
The company also notes that the new location feature is built on the principle that employees remain in control. While it must be properly configured by an organization’s IT team, location check-in must also be enabled on the end user’s device. The feature does not retain location information over time, cannot store historical data, and does not function outside the corporate network infrastructure.
“Sharing workplace presence and using workplace check-in are separate decisions, so employees can choose whether their workplace presence is visible to others when working from the office,” Microsoft explained.
When it was first introduced, location check-in raised concerns among some users about its potential privacy implications. Now, many more users are arguing that privacy is largely a non-issue here. Enterprise organizations already have access to a wide range of tools and methods to monitor employee activity during office hours. The location check-in feature simply integrates this type of existing functionality into Teams and Places and is expected to arrive later this year.
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