Author: ProHoster

Square Enix has delayed the end of timed exclusivity for the Final Fantasy VII remake following the game's delay

The period of temporary exclusivity for the Final Fantasy VII remake was supposed to end in March 2021, however, due to the recent transfer of the game itself, the date of its appearance on other platforms has also been moved. This became known thanks to the updated cover of the Final Fantasy VII remake on the official Square Enix website. The corrected caption states that the project will remain a temporary PS4 exclusive […]

Google Maps is 15 years old. The service received a major update

The Google Maps service was launched in February 2005. Since then, the application has undergone significant changes and is now the leader among modern mapping tools that provide interactive satellite maps online. Today, the application is actively used by more than a billion people around the world, so the service decided to celebrate its 15th anniversary with a major update. Starting today, Android and iOS users […]

PS4 console sales reach 108,9 million

Sony announced financial results for its third fiscal quarter, ending December 31, saying that global PlayStation 4 shipments reached 108,9 million units. For comparison, the PlayStation 3 sold 2015 million units as of April 87. In just 3 months, 6,1 million of these consoles were shipped, […]

Artificial intelligence helped Twitter reach millions of users

At the end of 2019, the number of Twitter users was 152 million people - this figure was published in the company's report for the fourth quarter. The number of daily users grew from 145 million in the previous quarter and from 126 million in the same period a year earlier. This significant increase is reported to be largely due to the use of improved machine […]

Diagnostics of network connections on the EDGE virtual router

In some cases, problems may arise when setting up a virtual router. For example, port forwarding (NAT) does not work and/or there is a problem in setting up the Firewall rules themselves. Or you just need to get logs of the router, check the operation of the channel, and conduct network diagnostics. Cloud provider Cloud4Y explains how this is done. Working with a virtual router First of all, we need to configure access to the virtual […]

Photo of the day: Venus, Jupiter and the Milky Way in one shot

The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has released a stunning image of the vastness of our galaxy. In this image, the planets Venus and Jupiter flaunt low above the horizon. In addition, the Milky Way shines in the sky. ESO's La Silla Observatory can be seen in the foreground of the photo. It is located on the edge of the high Atacama Desert, 600 km north of Santiago […]

Reuters: Xiaomi, Huawei, Oppo and Vivo will create an analogue of Google Play

Chinese manufacturers Xiaomi, Huawei Technologies, Oppo and Vivo are joining forces to create a platform for developers outside of China. It should become an analogue and alternative to Google Play, since it will allow you to download applications, games, music and films to competing stores, as well as promote them. The initiative is called the Global Developer Service Alliance (GDSA). She must […]

Show developers the status of source code quality control in SonarQube

SonarQube is an open source code quality assurance platform that supports a wide range of programming languages ​​and provides reporting on metrics such as code duplication, coding standards compliance, test coverage, code complexity, potential bugs, and more. SonarQube conveniently visualizes analysis results and allows you to track the dynamics of project development over time. Task: Show developers the status […]

The Russian super-heavy rocket project requires significant improvements

The preliminary design of the Russian super-heavy rocket is not yet completely ready. TASS reports this, citing statements by Dmitry Rogozin, general director of the state corporation Roscosmos. Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke about the need to develop a super-heavy missile system back in 2018 at a meeting with the leadership of Roscosmos. The start of flight tests of this carrier is scheduled for 2028. New […]

Xiaomi: 100W Super Charge Technology Needs Improvement

Former president of Xiaomi Group China and head of the Redmi brand Lu Weibing spoke about the difficulties associated with developing Super Charge Turbo ultra-fast charging technology for smartphones. We are talking about a system that will provide power up to 100 W. This, for example, will completely replenish the energy reserve of a 4000 mAh battery from 0% to 100% in just 17 […]

Wulfric Ransomware is a ransomware that doesn't exist

Sometimes you really want to look into the eyes of some virus writer and ask: why and why? We can answer the question “how” ourselves, but it would be very interesting to find out what this or that malware creator was thinking. Especially when we come across such “pearls”. The hero of today's article is an interesting example of a cryptographer. He thought, throughout [...]