Author: ProHoster

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 - Winds of Magic Expansion Coming August 13th

Developers from the Fatshark studio have announced the release date for the Warhammer: Vermintide 2 – Winds of Magic expansion – it will be released on August 13th. And now you can place a pre-order. On Steam, you can make an early purchase for 435 rubles, which will give you instant access to the current beta version of the add-on. All progress made during testing will be saved and transferred […]

August 9 DuckTales: Remastered will disappear from digital shelves

Capcom has warned all fans of the game DuckTales: Remastered that sales will cease. According to Eurogamer, the project will be withdrawn from sale after August 8th. The reasons for the decision are not disclosed. Now there is a discount on the game: on Steam it costs 99 rubles, on Xbox One it will cost 150 rubles, on Nintendo Switch it will cost 197 rubles. The promotion does not apply to PlayStation 4, [...]

Introduced the first modern server platform based on CoreBoot

Developers from 9elements have ported CoreBoot for the Supermicro X11SSH-TF server motherboard. The changes are already included in the main CoreBoot codebase and will be part of the next major release. The Supermicro X11SSH-TF is the first modern server motherboard with an Intel Xeon processor that can be used with CoreBoot. The board supports Xeon processors (E3-1200V6 Kabylake-S or E3-1200V5 Skylake-S) and can […]

Google Chrome now has a system to protect against dangerous downloads

As part of the Advanced Protection program, Google developers are implementing a reliable system for protecting user accounts that are susceptible to targeted attacks. This program is constantly evolving, offering users new tools to protect Google accounts from various types of attacks. Already now, Advanced Protection program participants who have enabled synchronization in the Chrome browser will begin to automatically receive more reliable protection against […]

vGPU - cannot be ignored

In June-July, almost two dozen companies contacted us, interested in the capabilities of virtual GPUs. Graphics from Cloud4Y is already used by one of the large subsidiaries of Sberbank, but in general the service is not very popular. So we were very pleased with such activity. Seeing the growing interest in the technology, we decided to talk a little more about vGPU. “Data lakes” obtained as a result of scientific […]

Chaos Engineering: The Art of Deliberate Destruction

Note transl.: We are pleased to share the translation of wonderful material from senior technology evangelist from AWS - Adrian Hornsby. In simple terms, he explains the importance of experimentation to mitigate the effects of failures in IT systems. You've probably already heard about Chaos Monkey (or even used similar solutions)? Today, approaches to creating such tools and their implementation in a broader […]

Acquaintance with the PVS-Studio static analyzer when developing C++ programs in a Linux environment

PVS-Studio supports analysis of projects in C, C++, C# and Java. The analyzer can be used under Windows, Linux and macOS systems. This note will focus on analyzing code written in C and C++ in the Linux environment. Installation You can install PVS-Studio under Linux in different ways, depending on the type of distribution. The most convenient and preferred method is [...]

Qt 6 Feature Development Plan Published

Lars Knoll, creator of the KHTML engine, project manager of the Qt Project and technical director of the Qt Company, spoke about plans to create the next significant branch of the Qt framework. Once the functionality of the Qt 5.14 branch is complete, development will focus on preparing for the release of Qt 6, which is expected at the end of 2020. Qt 6 will be developed with […]

NVIDIA Releases GPU Interface Documentation to Simplify Open Driver Development

NVIDIA has begun publishing free documentation on the interfaces of its chips. The published manuals do not yet cover all capabilities and chips (for example, there is no information about the Turing family, frequency control tools and firmware verification using a digital signature), but publication work continues and the number of documents will increase. Published information includes heterogeneous data on the Maxwell, Pascal, Volta […]

Microsoft: Russian hackers use IoT devices to hack corporate networks

The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center, a cybersecurity unit, said a Russian hacker group believed to be working for the government is using Internet of Things (IoT) devices to infiltrate corporate networks. Microsoft said in a statement that such attacks are carried out by the Strontium group, which is commonly known as APT28 or Fancy Bear. In the message […]

The modder redesigned leveling in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, tying it to the choice of race

Interesting modifications continue to appear for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. A modder under the nickname SimonMagus616 released a modification called Aetherius, which significantly changed leveling in the game. She redistributed skills, tying them to the choice of race, and also introduced a new progression system. After installing the modification, all basic skills will be upgraded to level 5 instead of 15. Each individual nation receives the main […]

ASUS VL279HE Eye Care Monitor has a 75Hz refresh rate

ASUS has expanded its range of monitors by announcing the VL279HE Eye Care model on an IPS matrix with a frameless design. The panel measures 27 inches diagonally and has a resolution of 1920 × 1080 pixels - Full HD format. Horizontal and vertical viewing angles reach 178 degrees. Adaptive-Sync/FreeSync technology has been implemented, which is responsible for improving image smoothness. The refresh rate is 75 Hz, the time […]