Author: ProHoster

Catch Me If You Can. Birth of a King

Catch Me If You Can. That's what they say to each other. Directors catch their deputies, they catch ordinary employees, each other, but no one can catch anyone. They don't even try. For them, the main thing is the game, the process. This is the game they go to work for. They will never win. I will win. More precisely, I have already won. AND […]

Google justified the limitation of the webRequest API used by ad blockers

The developers of the Chrome browser tried to justify the cessation of support for the blocking mode of operation of the webRequest API, which allows you to change the received content on the fly and is actively used in add-ons for blocking advertising, protection against malware, phishing, spying on user activity, parental controls and ensuring privacy. Google's motives: The blocking mode of the webRequest API leads to high resource consumption. When using this […]

Release of atomically updated native Endless OS 3.6 distribution

The Endless OS 3.6.0 distribution kit has been prepared, aimed at creating an easy-to-use system in which you can quickly select applications to suit your taste. Applications are distributed as self-contained packages in Flatpak format. Suggested boot images range in size from 2GB to 16GB. The distribution does not use traditional package managers, instead offering a minimal, atomically updated base system […]

Vivo to Launch Snapdragon 845 iQOO Youth Edition Smartphone

Network sources report that the Vivo iQOO line of gaming smartphones may soon be replenished with another representative. We are talking about the iQOO Youth Edition (iQOO Lite), some details about which have become known. According to an image that recently appeared on the Internet, the new product will operate on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chip. In addition to a fairly powerful processor, the device […]

The flagship tablet Samsung Galaxy Tab S5 appeared in the benchmark

Information about the powerful Galaxy Tab S5 tablet has appeared in the Geekbench database: the device is expected to be presented soon by the South Korean company Samsung. The test talks about using the msmnile base board. It uses a high-performance Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor, which combines eight Kryo 485 processing cores with a clock speed of 1,80 GHz to 2,84 GHz, as well as graphic […]

The truth about contactless payments in fitness bracelets

Hey Habr. Recently, I quite often encounter a misunderstanding of Russian users regarding contactless payments in cheap wearable electronics and the role of the NFC chip in this functionality. All sorts of news resources play a big role in this, the authors of which mindlessly (or on purpose, as a victim of clickbait) copy-paste each other, thinking out interesting tricks. The situation is exacerbated with the announcement of new […]

Understanding Machine Learning in the Elastic Stack (aka Elasticsearch, aka ELK)

Recall that the Elastic Stack is based on the non-relational database Elasticsearch, the Kibana web interface and data collectors (the most famous Logstash, various Beats, APM and others). One of the nice additions to the entire product stack listed is data analysis using machine learning algorithms. In the article we understand what these algorithms are. Please under cat. Machine learning […]

Internet for summer residents. Part 3. The Russians are coming

Some time ago I wrote a comparative test of 4G routers for summer cottages. The topic turned out to be in demand, and a Russian manufacturer of devices for working in 2G/3G/4G networks approached me. The more interesting it was to test the Russian router and compare it with the winner of the last test - Zyxel 3316. I must say right away that I do my best to support the domestic […]

Rostelecom and Mail.ru Group will help develop digital school education

Rostelecom and Mail.ru Group announced the signing of an agreement on cooperation in the field of digital school education. The parties will develop information products designed to modernize the educational process in Russian schools. These are, in particular, communication services for schools, teachers, parents and students. In addition, there are plans to develop a new generation of digital diaries. As part of the agreement, Rostelecom […]

Corporate wars: Beeline subscribers complain about the low speed of access to Mail.ru Group services

Today, information appeared on Beeline’s VKontakte page that the company’s subscribers have problems accessing Mail.ru Group services. They began on the 10th and were expressed in a decrease in the speed of access to VKontakte, Odnoklassniki, Yulia, Delivery Club, and so on. The operator suggested that users change services, and Mail.ru Group advised them to change the operator and […]

Trailer and details of Sniper Elite VR for virtual reality helmets

In March, the British Rebellion Developments announced its plans to develop the Sniper Elite series, announcing four projects at once. Among other things, a game for virtual reality helmets from the Just Add Water studio (known for Oddworld and Gravity Crash) was mentioned. During the E3 2019 gaming exhibition, the developers shared details and presented a trailer. The game will focus on [...]

Telegram Blames China for DDoS Attack During Hong Kong Protests

Telegram founder Pavel Durov suggested that the Chinese government may be behind the DDoS attack on the messenger, which was carried out on Wednesday and led to disruptions in the service. The founder of Telegram wrote on Twitter that Chinese IP addresses were predominantly used for the DDoS attack. He also emphasized that traditionally the largest DDoS attacks on Telegram coincide in time with protests in […]