Author: ProHoster

Setting up BGP to bypass blocking, or "How I stopped being afraid and fell in love with RKN"

Well, okay, about “loved” is an exaggeration. Rather, “was able to coexist with.” As you all know, since April 16, 2018, Roskomnadzor has been blocking access to resources on the Internet in extremely broad strokes, adding to the “Unified Register of domain names, page indexes of sites on the Internet and network addresses that allow identifying sites on the Internet,” containing information, the dissemination of which [...]

Overwatch is giving away Bastion skin and other LEGO-themed content until September 30th

Blizzard decided to collaborate with LEGO and introduced the “Build Bastion” challenge in its competitive action game Overwatch. Until September 30, for playing and watching broadcasts, users can receive the legendary Bastion “Constructor” skin, five graffiti and six icons in the style of the famous designer. Wins in Quick Play, Competitive Play, and Arcade modes will reward players with these exclusive content. […]

Microsoft is seriously interested in AMD mobile processors

As already reported, in early October, Microsoft plans to introduce new versions of its Surface family of mobile devices, some of which will be quite unexpected in terms of hardware. Judging by the information reported by the German site WinFuture.de, among the new Surface Laptop 3 laptops there will be modifications with a 15-inch screen and AMD processors, while all previous […]

HTC will continue to release smartphones using a smart positioning strategy

HTC is not going to leave the smartphone market, despite the fact that this direction has been generating losses for a long time. Moreover, according to HTC Taiwan President Darren Chen, the company will continue to strengthen its deployment in its home country with a smarter positioning strategy as rival brands aggressively launch new models in already […]

Firefox Update 69.0.1

A corrective update for Firefox 69.0.1 has been published, which fixes several problems: Fixed a vulnerability (CVE-2019-11754) that allows you to seize control of the mouse cursor via the requestPointerLock() API without asking the user for confirmation; Fixed an issue that caused external handlers to launch in the background when clicking on a link in Firefox; Improved usability in the add-on manager when using a screen reader; Problem solved […]

League of Legends will celebrate its tenth anniversary in October

Riot Games has announced the date for a Russian-language broadcast on Live.Portal in honor of the tenth anniversary of League of Legends. The stream will take place on October 16 at 18:00 Moscow time. Viewers can expect details of the development of League of Legends, a show match, prize draws and much more. The broadcast will begin with a holiday episode of Riot Pls, where the presenters will remember their favorite moments associated with the game, and also share […]

IGN Reveals Where Apex Legends Can See The New Hero

The authors of the English-language resource IGN told how you can find a new hero in Apex Legends. A character named Crypto is found in one of the rooms of the Labs location. After the player appears, he runs away in an unknown direction. A white drone flies away with him, which is part of the character's set of abilities. This is not the first information about Crypto. The hero was first noticed during [...]

Patience snapped: Rambler Group sued Mail.ru Group for illegal football broadcasts on Odnoklassniki

Rambler Group accuses Mail.ru Group of illegally broadcasting English Premier League matches on Odnoklassniki. In August, the case reached the Moscow City Court, and the first hearing will be held on September 27. Rambler Group bought exclusive rights to broadcast the nuclear submarine back in April. The company instructed Roskomnadzor to block access to 15 pages that broadcast matches illegally. But according to Odnoklassniki PR director Sergei Tomilov, […]

Kaspersky Security Cloud for Android received advanced privacy protection features

Kaspersky Lab has released an updated version of the Kaspersky Security Cloud solution for Android, designed to comprehensively protect mobile device users from digital threats. A feature of the new version of the program is expanded privacy protection mechanisms, supplemented by the “Check Permissions” function. With its help, the owner of an Android gadget can obtain information about all potentially dangerous permissions that the installed software has. Under dangerous permissions […]

Psychological testing: how to go from a certified psychologist to a tester

The article by my colleague Danil Yusupov inspired me a lot. It's amazing how friendly and welcoming the IT industry is - learn and drop in, and always keep learning something new. Therefore, I want to tell my story about how I studied to be a psychologist and became a tester. I went to study as a psychologist at the call of my heart - I wanted to help people [...]

How an IT specialist can work and live in Switzerland

The future belongs to those who understand technology and move these same technologies into a bright and unpredictable future. And although it is believed that the bulk of IT specialists are “sucked in” by the United States, there are other countries where IT specialists are sent. In this material you will learn: Why is Switzerland an attractive jurisdiction for IT specialists? How to obtain a work permit and [...]

Huawei starts shipping laptops with Linux preinstalled

Huawei has launched a series of laptops with Deepin Linux pre-installed. Laptop models have entered the market: MateBook 14 2019, MateBook X Pro 2019, MagicBook Pro Ryzen (pre-order). The cost of devices with Deepin is 300 yuan (about 42 US dollars) lower than similar models with pre-installed Windows. Currently, Linux models are only available in Chinese […]