Author: ProHoster

Chrome Release 79

Google has unveiled the release of the Chrome 79 web browser. At the same time, a stable release of the free Chromium project, which serves as the basis of Chrome, is available. The Chrome browser is distinguished by the use of Google logos, the presence of a system for sending notifications in case of a crash, the ability to download a Flash module on request, modules for playing protected video content (DRM), a system for automatically installing updates, and transmitting RLZ parameters when searching. The next release of Chrome 80 […]

Web users in Russia risk personal data on public Wi-Fi networks

Research conducted by ESET suggests that approximately three-quarters (74%) of Russian web users connect to Wi-Fi hotspots in public places. The survey found that users most often connect to public hotspots in cafes (49%), hotels (42%), airports (34%) and shopping malls (35%). It should be emphasized that when answering this question, one could choose several [...]

Release of virtualization system VirtualBox 6.1

After a year of development, Oracle has published the release of the VirtualBox 6.1 virtualization system. Ready-made installation packages are available for Linux (Ubuntu, Fedora, openSUSE, Debian, SLES, RHEL in builds for the AMD64 architecture), Solaris, macOS and Windows. Main changes: Added support for hardware mechanisms proposed in the fifth generation of Intel Core i (Broadwell) processors for organizing nested launch of virtual machines; The old […]

Parable about the mind and the meaning of life The Talos Principle came out on Nintendo Switch

Devolver Digital and studio Croteam have released puzzle game The Talos Principle: Deluxe Edition on Nintendo Switch. The Talos Principle is a first-person philosophical puzzle game from the creators of the Serious Sam series. The game's story was created by Tom Hubert (Faster Than Light, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzis (Infinite Ocean). You, as a conscious artificial intelligence, will take part in […]

Remember everything: a new section has appeared on VKontakte

The social network VKontakte continues to expand its functionality: the next innovation is a section called “Memories”. Through the new section you can see posts and photographs posted on your personal page on the same day a year or several years ago. “Memories” will tell about friendship anniversaries, the date of registration on a social network and other memorable events in the user’s life. The section is available in all [...]

AMD Videos Promoting New Features in Radeon Driver 19.12.2

AMD recently introduced a major graphics driver update called Radeon Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition and it is now available for download. After that, the company shared videos on its channel dedicated to the key innovations of Radeon 19.12.2 WHQL. Unfortunately, the abundance of innovations also means an abundance of new problems: now specialized forums are inundated with complaints about certain difficulties with the new […]

AMD Re-Releases Radeon Software Driver 19.12.2 Adding Support for RX 5500 XT

AMD today unveiled the inexpensive mainstream graphics accelerator Radeon RX 5500 XT, which in a 4 GB version at a recommended price of $169 is designed to replace the Radeon RX 580 and challenge the GeForce GTX 1650 Super 4 GB. And the version with 8 GB of RAM at a recommended price of $199 will give additional scope for performance in high resolutions with increased […]

Details about the VIA CenTaur processor, the upcoming competitor of Intel Xeon and AMD EPYC

At the end of November, VIA unexpectedly announced that its subsidiary CenTaur was working on a completely new x86 processor, which, according to the company, is the first CPU with a built-in AI unit. Today VIA shared details of the internal architecture of the processor. More precisely, processors, because the mentioned AI units turned out to be actually separate 16-core VLIW CPUs with two independent DMA channels for accessing […]

Detroit: Become Human Free Demo Now Available on EGS

Developers from the Quantic Dream studio have published a free demo of the game Detroit: Become Human on the Epic Games Store. Thus, those interested can try the new product on their hardware before purchasing, because David Cage’s studio recently revealed the system requirements for the computer port of its game - they turned out to be quite high for an interactive movie. You can try a free demo of Detroit: Become Human now by downloading […]

New article: Review of the Realme X2 Pro smartphone: flagship hardware without overpaying for the brand

At one time, Xiaomi offered the world smartphones with top-end technical characteristics at the price of budget A-brand handsets. This tactic worked and quickly bore fruit - in many countries, including Russia, the company is loved very much, loyal fans of the brand have appeared, and in general, Xiaomi has successfully made a name for itself. But everything is changing - modern Xiaomi smartphones […]

Introduction to SSD. Part 2. Interface

In the last part of the “Introduction to SSD” series, we talked about the history of the appearance of disks. The second part will talk about interfaces for interacting with drives. Communication between the processor and peripheral devices occurs according to predefined conventions called interfaces. These agreements regulate the physical and software level of interaction. Interface is a set of tools, methods and rules of interaction between system elements. […]