Author: ProHoster

Coronavirus: Traditional Microsoft Build Conference canceled

The annual conference for programmers and developers, Microsoft Build, fell victim to the coronavirus: the event will not be held in its traditional format this year. The first Microsoft Build conference was organized in 2011. Since then, the event has been held annually in various cities in the United States, including San Francisco (California) and Seattle (Washington). The conference was traditionally attended by thousands [...]

Wasteland 3 Closed Beta Begins March 17th

The studio inXile Entertainment from the Wasteland 3 page on the Fig crowdfunding service website announced the imminent start of beta testing of the game, in which only investors will be able to take part. Tests will begin on March 17 at 19:00 Moscow time. Everyone who donated at least $3 to the creation of Wasteland 25 will receive an email with a Steam code to the beta client (alpha participants will be allowed […]

Kaspersky Lab reported new malware that steals cookies on Android devices

Experts from Kaspersky Lab, which works in the field of information security, have identified two new malicious programs that, acting in pairs, can steal cookies stored in mobile versions of browsers and social networking applications. Cookie theft allows attackers to take control of victims' social media accounts in order to send messages on their behalf. The first malware is a Trojan program […]

NGINX Unit 1.16.0 Application Server Release

The NGINX Unit 1.16 application server was released, within which a solution is being developed to ensure the launch of web applications in various programming languages ​​(Python, PHP, Perl, Ruby, Go, JavaScript/Node.js and Java). NGINX Unit can simultaneously run multiple applications in different programming languages, the launch parameters of which can be changed dynamically without the need to edit configuration files and restart. Code […]

ALT p9 starterkits quarterly update

The fourth release of starter kits is available on the Ninth Alt platform, prepared for the i586, x86_64, aarch64 and armh architectures (torrents for i586, x86_64 and aarch64). Additionally, assemblies for the mipsel architecture are proposed in versions for the Tavolga and BFK3 systems on the Baikal-T1 CPU (20190703). Owners of the Elbrus VC based on 4C and 8C/1C+ processors also have access to a number of starter kits (20190903). […]

GCC 9.3 Compiler Suite Update

A corrective release of the GCC 9.3 compiler suite is available, with work to fix bugs, regressions, and compatibility issues. Compared to GCC 9.2, there are 9.3 fixes in GCC 157, mostly related to fixing regressions. Source: opennet.ru

8K TV shipments to nearly quintuple in 2020

This year, shipments of ultra-high-definition 8K TVs are expected to surge. This was reported by the DigiTimes resource, citing information received from industry sources. 8K panels have a resolution of 7680 x 4320 pixels. This is four times higher than 4K (3840 x 2160 pixels) and 16 times higher than Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels). TVs of standard […]

The first completely Russian thermal imager with a cooling system has been developed

The Rostec State Corporation announces the development of the first completely domestic thermal imager equipped with a cooling system. As of today, a serial sample of the new product is ready. Cooled thermal imagers provide higher accuracy than uncooled devices. Such devices are used in a variety of fields - from scientific research and process control to security systems and military equipment. Before […]

Lighting apartments the right way: Samsung introduces 'human-centric' LED lighting

That all are greenhouses and hotbeds, people! This is who we should target for the production of LEDs with a selective spectrum. Samsung was the first to begin mass production of LED lighting both to suppress the production of the hormone melatonin and to stimulate it. The production of the hormone melatonin, according to modern human health science (but there are also opposing opinions), is suppressed under the influence of […]

The Debian 11 "Bullseye" package database will be frozen next spring

The distribution developers have published the timing of the planned freezing of the eleventh version of the Debian 11 “Bullseye” distribution. The release date for the stable version is set for mid-2021. Approximate freeze plan: January 12, 2021 - the first stage, during which package updates will be stopped that require changes to the dependencies of other packages, resulting in the temporary removal of packages from the test branch. It will also stop updating packages […]

Corrective release of GCC 9.3

On March 12, GCC 9.3 was published. GCC (GNU Compiler Collection) includes compilers and standard libraries for the languages ​​C, C++, Objective-C, Fortran, Ada, Go, and D. The release contains more than 157 fixes, including 48 fixes for the C++ compiler, 47 for Fortran and 16 compiler for libstdc++. List of changes Source: linux.org.ru

DataMatrix or how to properly label shoes

From July 1, 2019, mandatory labeling of a group of goods was introduced in Russia. From March 1, 2020, shoes were supposed to fall under this law. Not everyone had time to prepare, and as a result, the launch was postponed to July 1. Lamoda is among those who made it. Therefore, we want to share our experience with those who have yet to label clothes, tires, […]