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Apple announces the new iPhone SE, its affordable smartphone at 489 euros

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Apple announces the new iPhone SE, its affordable smartphone at 489 euros      Smoothly, Apple has just renewed its entry-level by introducing a new iPhone SE , which should be powerful, since it will have the same processor as the iPhone 11 and will be sold from 489 euros for 64 GB of storage.      After the iPad Pro and MacBook Air, it's the iPhone's turn to be updated without any special conference, still because of coronavirus.      Anyway, the indiscretions were true. The iPhone SE launched in 2016 has finally been upgraded for the first time. An affordable price      Available in three finishes, black, white, and (Product)RED, this new smartphone retains its main asset: its price.      It is sold from 489 euros, without subsidy, for the 64 GB model. For the record and comparison, in 2016, it is the 16 GB model which was at this price ... The 128 Gb model is sold at 539 euros and the 256 Gb model will cos...

OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro officially presented: a serious step up the range

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OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro officially presented: a serious step up the range       OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro are the new premium smartphones from the Chinese manufacturer.      Improved design, wireless charging, new features, 5G compatibility... OnePlus wants more than ever to play in the big league, even if it means raising its prices once again.      We were expecting to discover three smartphones, OnePlus finally announced only two.            During a video conference broadcast online due to the coronavirus pandemic, the famous brand presented it's OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro, the respective successors of OnePlus 7T and OnePlus 7T Pro.      In addition to being the first OnePlus smartphones to carry the new brand logo, the OnePlus 8 is the first 100% 5G series from the Chinese manufacturer. Curved screen and sealing      Last year, the "Pro" model certainly made the owners of the cl...

iPhone 12: 4 new models, 5G and a new design

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iPhone 12: 4 new models, 5G and a new design      A fan rendering based on rumors            The next iPhone range is on the horizon in 2020, the iPhone 12 should be entitled to a new design and 5G.      Like every year, Apple is preparing a new generation iPhone for the start of the school year in September. This year is all the more important as we should see the 5G make its arrival on the iPhone.      This is confirmed by Bloomberg sources, always well informed when it comes to Apple's plans.      These sources indicate that the brand is not planning two or even three new iPhones, but four models. Four models of iPhone 12      For the first time, Apple should, therefore, launch 4 new smartphones at the end of the year. Two high-end models, probably the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max, and two more accessible models to replace the iPhone 11.      Both Pro models...

Define Agoraphobia: fear of public and isolated places

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Define Agoraphobia: fear of public and isolated places      Very crowded places closed or on the contrary large desert areas... The agoraphobic panics at the idea of being confronted with an uncontrollable situation from which he cannot escape.      Professor Antoine Pelissolo, a psychiatrist specializing in anxiety disorders , explains this phobia, which affects nearly 3% of the population, and gives us some tips on how to get out of it. define agoraphobia       Fear of overcrowded or confined places but also of vast and deserted places... The agoraphobe fears above all to lose control of a situation, not to be able to escape easily in case of attack or malaise.      A kind of "fear of being afraid", agoraphobia may only affect certain places (public places or busy places such as demonstrations or public transportation) or may extend to anything outside the home.      The resulting physical reactions - wobbly l...

Benzodiazepines: indications and side effects

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Benzodiazepines: indications and side effects       Benzodiazepines , such as Valium ® for example, have long been the most widely used sleeping pills , these psychotropic drugs are actually anxiolytics that also have an effect on sleep disorders .      Benzodiazepines owe their name to their common chemical structure: the benzodiazepine ring.      This barbaric term is the chemical name for a cyclic structure that combines a benzene molecule (benzo-) and a molecule containing two nitrogen atoms (-diaz-).      The names of the molecules in the benzodiazepine class (International Nonproprietary Names or INNs) all have the same suffix "-azepam". Indications for benzodiazepines      By binding to a specific receptor, benzodiazepines facilitate the action of a neurotransmitter, GABA (gamma-amino-butyric acid), on its receptor in the brain.      GABA decreases the excitability of the central nervous sy...

Anxiety and Depression in Confinement: 13 Tips

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In these times of confinement , anxiety and depression can affect you, here's some advice from mental health experts on how to cope with this unusual situation. Coronavirus and containment don't mix      Are you worried? You should know you're not alone. The outbreak of the coronavirus COVID-19 , first reported in Wuhan, China, has spread to more than 100 countries around the world in a short period of time.      To curb the contagion, the government has put in place many restrictive measures: school closures, compulsory teleworking and the closure of many services deemed non-essential are just a few examples.      Normal' life as we knew it has been confinement. The watchword is "social distancing". Most of the time, confined to the home. Extreme stress during confinement      " A significant percentage of the population suffers from mood or anxiety disorders : they are the most likely to have difficulty coping with ext...