Author: ProHoster

GNU Guile 2.9.5 (beta)

Guile 2.9.5 is the fifth beta release of GNU's Scheme programming language implementation in preparation for the stable 3.x branch. Guile supports many SRFIs, provides a modular system, full access to POSIX system calls, networking support, dynamic linking, external function calls, and powerful string processing. Guile can interpret code interactively, compile it into virtual machine bytecode, and connect it with the […]

Common Desktop Environment 2.3.1

Quietly and unnoticed on November 16, the release of the classic desktop environment CDE took place. The project initially worked only on commercial UNIX systems, but since 2012 it has become open and available on modern Linux, *BSD and Solaris systems. A short list of changes: All supported languages ​​are again built by default Fixed hundreds of compiler warnings Thousands of fixes after running the code […]

37 vulnerabilities in various VNC implementations

Pavel Cheremushkin from Kaspersky Lab analyzed various implementations of the VNC (Virtual Network Computing) remote access system and identified 37 vulnerabilities caused by problems when working with memory. Vulnerabilities identified in VNC server implementations can only be exploited by an authenticated user, and attacks on vulnerabilities in client code are possible when a user connects to a server controlled by an attacker. The largest number of vulnerabilities discovered [...]

Google Releases Mendel Linux 4.0 Distribution for Coral Boards

Google has introduced an update to the Mendel Linux distribution, designed for use on Coral boards such as the Dev Board and SoM. The Dev Board is a platform for rapid development of hardware system prototypes based on the Google Edge TPU (Tensor Processing Unit) to accelerate operations related to machine learning and neural networks. SoM (System-on-Module) is one of the ready-made […]

Mozilla developers have added an option to control access to about:config

James Wilcox from Mozilla proposed a change to implement the general.aboutConfig.enable parameter and the GeckoRuntimeSettings aboutConfigEnabled setting, which allows you to control access to the about:config page in GeckoView (a variant of the Firefox engine for the Android platform). The setting will enable creators of embedded browsers for mobile devices using an engine based on GeckoView, if necessary, to disable access to about:config by default, and […]

The RFU will hold eFootbal PES 2020 qualifiers to form the national team

The Russian Football Union will hold a qualifying tournament for eFootbal PES 2020 to form the country's national e-football team. The winners of the qualifiers will be able to participate in the UEFA eEURO 2020 Championship, which will be hosted by Konami and UEFA. Qualifying competitions will take place in December 2019. The exact dates of the event have not yet been disclosed. Based on their results, the team will include four people, of which two […]

Facebook Messenger beta with a number of new features is now available in the Microsoft Store

We previously reported that Facebook is working on some new and useful features for its Messenger app for Windows 10 operating system. And now, the latest update has become available in the Microsoft store. It is reported that the assembly now allows you to delete correspondence without going to the main Facebook page through a browser or mobile application. In addition, other […]

OnePlus reported a leak of client data

A message was published on the official OnePlus forum stating that customer data had been leaked. An employee of the Chinese company's technical support service reported that the customer database of the OnePlus online store was temporarily accessible to an unauthorized party. The company claims that payment information and customer credentials are secure. However, telephone numbers, addresses [...]

The developers have published the system requirements of Darksiders Genesis

The developers have revealed the system requirements of the new “diabloid” Darksiders Genesis. To run the game you will need an Intel i5-4690K processor, a GeForce GTX 960-level video card and 4 GB of RAM. Minimum requirements: Processor: AMD FX-8320/Intel i5-4690K or better RAM: 4 GB Video card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 15 GB available hard drive space Recommended requirements: Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K/AMD Ryzen […]

An attack of nostalgia: Wrath: Aeon of Ruin on the Quake engine from 3D Realms has been released into early access

1C Entertainment and 3D Realms have announced that their dark fantasy horror first-person shooter Wrath: Aeon of Ruin, powered by the original Quake engine, is now available on Steam Early Access. To celebrate, 1C Entertainment has released a new trailer for this nostalgic project. Wrath in Early Access will offer the first of three non-linear hub worlds and […]

Worst Pokémon Pokemon Sword and Shield refer to real paleontological bug

Even before the release of Pokemon Sword and Shield, players discovered many references to British culture in the project. One of them has recently emerged, and it is particularly interesting. The reference is related to ugly Pokemon and the real history of Great Britain. Most Pokemon games have the ability to resurrect Pokemon from fossils you find somewhere in the region. Even in Pokemon Red and […]