Author: ProHoster

Four out of five companies expect 5G to have a strong business impact

A study conducted by Accenture analysts suggests that most IT companies have high hopes for fifth generation (5G) mobile communication technologies. The 5G network market is, in fact, just beginning to develop. Last year, about 19 million 5G smartphones were sold worldwide. This year, as expected, deliveries of such devices will increase by an order of magnitude - [...]

The quality of MTS 4G communication in the Moscow region is comparable to the capital level

The MTS operator reported on the development of mobile communications infrastructure in the capital region in 2019: it is reported that 4G network coverage in the Moscow region has reached the level of Moscow. It is said that last year MTS built more than 3,2 thousand base stations, the vast majority of which operate in the 4G/LTE standard. A third of the “towers” ​​were launched in Moscow, the rest - in the Moscow region. Behind […]

IDC: the market for personal computing devices will suffer due to coronavirus

International Data Corporation (IDC) has presented a forecast for the global personal computing device market for the current year. The published figures take into account the supply of desktop systems and workstations, laptops, two-in-one hybrid computers, as well as ultrabooks and mobile workstations. It is reported that in 2020, total shipments of personal computer devices will be at the level of 374,2 million units. If this […]

Release of document-oriented DBMS Apache CouchDB 3.0

The distributed document-oriented database Apache CouchDB 3.0, which belongs to the class of NoSQL systems, was released. The source code of the project is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license. Improvements implemented in Apache CouchDB 3.0: Improved security in the default configuration. When starting, the admin user must now be defined, without which the server will terminate with an error (allows you to solve problems with […]

Fuchsia OS enters testing phase on Google employees

Google has made changes indicating the transition of the Fuchsia operating system to the stage of final internal testing "dogfooding", which involves using the product in the daily activities of employees, before bringing it to ordinary users. At this stage, the product is in a state that has already passed basic testing by special quality assessment teams. Before delivering the product to the general public, a final check is carried out [...]

Technologies for Computing: From Call-Only Phones to the Cloud and Linux Supercomputing

This is a digest of analytical and historical materials about various technologies for computing - from open source software and the cloud to consumer gadgets and supercomputers running Linux. Photo - Caspar Camille Rubin - Unsplash Will the cloud save ultra-budget smartphones? Phones for those who just need to make calls - without amazing cameras, three compartments for SIM cards, a fantastic screen and […]

Making Python and Bash friends: release of python-shell and smart-env v. 1.0.1

Good day everyone! On February 29, 2020, the official micro-release of the smart-env and python-shell libraries took place. For those who are not in the know, I suggest you read the first post first. In short, the changes include command completion, expanded capabilities for running commands, some refactoring and bug fixes. For details please see cat. What's new in python-shell? I'll start right away with dessert. […]

Fuzzy induction method and its application for modeling knowledge and information systems

This article proposes the method of fuzzy induction developed by the author as a combination of the provisions of fuzzy mathematics and the theory of fractals, introduces the concept of the degree of recursion of a fuzzy set, and presents a description of the incomplete recursion of a set as its fractional dimension for modeling the subject area. The management of life […]

Rumors: Capcom has canceled the new Dino Crisis, but is preparing several blockbusters

An authoritative insider, known under the pseudonyms Dusk Golem (ResetEra) and AestheticGamer (Twitter), shared information about the behind-the-scenes processes at Capcom on his microblog. According to AestheticGamer, a new game in the Dino Crisis universe (either a remake or a full-fledged release, it is not specified) has been in development for the past few years, but was eventually canceled: “At the moment, the franchise is still extinct.” […]

Game sales in Britain: console Two Point Hospital debuted in second place

GamesIndustry shared information on physical game sales in the UK last week. During this period, the console version of Two Point Hospital debuted on the market, taking second place. At the same time, sales of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare grew by 30% over the same period, allowing the shooter to surpass Sega's hospital simulator. Of course, if you add [...]

“There was no incentive at all”: developers and publishers explained the reluctance to release their games in Stadia

Despite the fact that the official launch of Google Stadia took place back in November last year, the cloud service still has only 28 games. Business Insider journalists asked developers and publishers why this happened. As it turns out, a key factor in the lack of projects for the streaming service is weak financial motivation. According to a representative of an unnamed publisher, Google's offer was […]