Author: ProHoster

One of the actors of Death Stranding let slip about filming in the new PlayStation project

American actor Tommy Earl Jenkins, who played the director of the Bridges organization Diehardman in Death Stranding, let slip in his microblog about his participation in the new PlayStation project. The artist posted a photo from the set, accompanying the image with the caption: “On the set for PlayStation today. I won’t say anything more!” Shortly after publication, the tweet was deleted, so the photo could not be saved. […]

Vulnerability in NPM allowing modification of arbitrary files during package installation

The NPM 6.13.4 package manager update, included with Node.js and used to distribute JavaScript modules, eliminates three vulnerabilities (CVE-2019-16775, CVE-2019-16776 and CVE-2019-16777) that allow modification or overwrite arbitrary system files when installing a package prepared by an attacker. As a workaround for protection, you can install it with the “-ignore-scripts” option, which prohibits the execution of built-in handler packages. NPM developers […]

Microsoft closed the digital content store for Windows Phone 8.1

About a year and a half has passed since Microsoft stopped supporting the Windows Phone 8.1 mobile platform. Now the official application store for this operating system has stopped working. Users will be able to work with applications that are already installed on devices with Windows Phone 8.1, but they will no longer be able to download any new content from the official store. The only way to […]

Chrome 79 update for Android causes WebView-based app data to disappear

Android application developers have noticed a serious flaw in Chrome 79 that leads to the loss of user data in third-party applications that use the WebView browser engine. In Chrome 79, the location of the user profile directory has been changed, which also stores data saved by web applications using the localStorage or WebSQL API. When updating from previous releases [...]

Microsoft brings Bing visual search to the Windows desktop

The Bing search engine, like its many analogues, can recognize objects in photos and search for data on them. Now Microsoft has brought the image search function to the Windows desktop. The innovation allows you not to waste time uploading photos to the service through a browser, but to work directly. It is noted that the function is available in the Photos application and […]

Video: Spectacular trailer for Star Wars Battlefront II content for the upcoming film The Rise of Skywalker Sunrise"

Starting December 17, the shooter Star Wars Battlefront II will begin to feature content dedicated to the premiere of JJ Abrams' Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Rise" (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker) - the ninth episode of the film saga, which will be released on American screens on December 20. In anticipation of the release of the first batch of updates, Electronic Arts published a trailer featuring […]

Found vulnerability in WhatsApp leads to failures in group chats

Group chats are one of the popular features of WhatsApp, which allows you to create general conferences for different occasions and groups of interlocutors: friends, family members, colleagues, etc. However, research firm Check Point Research has identified a vulnerability that may make it difficult to use this feature. The problem is that one user in a group chat can trigger a situation in which the app […]

10th anniversary of the public services portal: more than 100 million users and almost 30 thousand services

December 15, 2019 marks exactly ten years since the launch of the unified government services portal - a platform that is currently one of the most popular government web systems in the world. It is noted that ten years ago, on December 15, 2009, the day of the official opening, the portal posted information about 110 federal-level services and more than 200 […]

Obsidian to release The Outer Worlds expansion in 2020

Obsidian Entertainment thanked fans for their support at The Game Awards 2019 and announced The Outer Worlds expansion, which will be released in 2020. The Outer Worlds is a role-playing shooter from the creators of Fallout: New Vegas. Despite the fact that Obsidian Entertainment is part of Xbox Game Studios, the game was released on PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and […]