The game Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (in Russian localization - “Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020”) will be released on November 8 exclusively on Nintendo Switch. Two of the most recognizable Japanese characters from the world of video games, together with their enemies and allies, will compete in a variety of sports disciplines. On this occasion, presented […]
This spring, the Chinese company Huawei announced its first smart glasses, Smart Eyewear, which were developed in collaboration with the popular South Korean brand Gentle Monster. The glasses were supposed to go on sale by the end of the summer, but for some reason their launch was delayed. Now Huawei Smart Eyewear can be purchased in more than 140 stores located in China. […]
According to online sources, yesterday the orbit of the International Space Station was adjusted. According to a representative of the state corporation Roscosmos, the flight altitude of the ISS was increased by 1 km. The message states that the start of the engines of the Zvezda module took place at 21:31 Moscow time. The engines operated for 39,5 s, which made it possible to increase the average altitude of the ISS orbit by 1,05 km. […]
According to online sources, the South Korean company LG is preparing to launch a new tablet computer. We are talking about the G Pad 5 (LM-T600L), which has already been certified by Google. The hardware of the tablet is not impressive, since it is based on a single-chip system released in 2016. The device will have a 10,1-inch display that supports a resolution of 1920 × 1200 pixels […]
American Casey Viner received 15 months in prison for conspiracy to participate in swatting due to a conflict in the shooter Call of Duty. According to PC Gamer, he will also be banned from playing online games for two years after his release. Casey Weiner admitted to being an accomplice of Tyler Barriss, convicted of a fatal swatting case […]
During gamescom 2019, Sony announced the acquisition of Insomniac Games. Then the question arose about who now owned the studio's intellectual property. At that time, there was no clear answer from the Japanese company, but now the head of Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios, Shuhei Yoshida, has clarified the situation. In an interview with the Japanese resource Inside Games, which […]
Developers from the Bungie studio presented a new video diary, in which they talked about how they are preparing for the big changes that will happen in Destiny 2 on October 1. Let us remind you that on this day the large addition “Destiny 2: Shadowkeep” will be released. According to the authors, this will be only the first step towards turning the game into a full-fledged MMO project. Plan for […]
At the CppCon 2019 conference taking place these days, Microsoft announced the open source of the code for its implementation of the C++ Standard Library (STL, C++ Standard Library), which is part of the MSVC toolkit and the Visual Studio development environment. The library implements the capabilities described in the current C++14 and C++17 standards, and is also evolving towards supporting the future C++20 standard, following changes […]
After six months of development, Oracle released Java SE 13 (Java Platform, Standard Edition 13), which uses the open-source OpenJDK project as a reference implementation. Java SE 13 maintains backward compatibility with previous releases of the Java platform; all previously written Java projects will work without changes when run under the new version. Ready-to-install assemblies […]
September continues on a wave of enthusiasm after Knowledge Day. In the second half of the month, we expect a whole scattering of events of various sizes dedicated to specific languages, frameworks and platforms, a balance of mobile and web development, as well as unexpectedly close attention to the problems of beginning developers and team leads. Microsoft IoT/Embedded When: September 19 Where: St. Petersburg, st. Mayakovskogo, 3A, Novotel Hotel Conditions of participation: free, required […]
There is a powerful stereotype about the backwardness of the African continent. Yes, there really are a huge number of problems there. However, IT in Africa is developing, and very rapidly. According to venture capital firm Partech Africa, 2018 startups from 146 countries raised US$19 billion in 1,16. Cloud4Y made a short overview of the most interesting African startups and successful companies. […]
Each year, Blissfully analyzes an anonymized set of customer data to identify trends in SaaS spending and usage. The final report examines data from nearly a thousand companies in 2018 and makes recommendations for how to think about SaaS in 2019. SaaS spending and adoption continues to rise In 2018, spending and adoption […]
