Author: ProHoster

QA: Hackathons

The final part of the hackathon trilogy. In the first part, I talked about the motivation to participate in such events. The second part was devoted to the mistakes of the organizers and their results. The final part will answer questions that did not fit into the first two parts. Tell us how you started participating in hackathons. I studied for a master's degree at the University of Lappeenranta while simultaneously solving competitions in […]

Silicon Power Bolt B75 Pro Pocket SSD Features USB 3.1 Gen2 Port

Silicon Power has announced the Bolt B75 Pro, a portable solid-state drive (SSD) designed in a sleek yet rugged design. It is alleged that when creating the design of the new product, the developers drew ideas from the designers of the German Junkers F.13 aircraft. The data storage device has an aluminum case with a ribbed surface. MIL-STD 810G certification means the drive boasts increased durability. […]

Since last year, US intelligence agencies have been warning companies about the dangers of cooperation with China.

According to a publication by the Financial Times, since last fall, heads of American intelligence agencies have been informing the heads of technology companies in Silicon Valley about the possible dangers of doing business in China. Their briefings included warnings about the threat of cyber attacks and intellectual property theft. Meetings on this matter were held with various groups, which included technology companies, universities […]

Photo of the day: an unusual look at the galaxy Messier 90

The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) continues to publish stunning images from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. The next such image shows the object Messier 90. This is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo, located approximately 60 million light years away from us. The released photo clearly shows the structure of Messier […]

Two in one: tourist data and tickets for cultural events were in the public domain

Today we will consider two cases at once - the data of clients and partners of two completely different companies turned out to be freely available “thanks to” open Elasticsearch servers with logs of information systems (IS) of these companies. In the first case, these are tens of thousands (or maybe hundreds of thousands) of tickets for various cultural events (theaters, clubs, river walks, etc.) sold through the […]

Vivo announces iQOO Space Knight Limited Edition gaming smartphone

The iQOO gaming smartphone from Vivo was introduced on March 1, 2019. Buyers can choose between two body color options. We are talking about the colors Electro-optic Blue and Lava Orange. Later, the Chinese manufacturer announced a limited series of iQOO smartphones, which were released with the support of Monster Energy. The devices of this series were distinguished by the presence of 12 GB of RAM, as well as […]

TSMC will continue to supply Huawei with mobile chips

The US sanctions policy puts Huawei in a difficult position. Against the background of the refusal of a number of American companies from further cooperation with Huawei, the vendor’s position is worsened even more. The advantage of American companies in the field of semiconductor and software technologies does not allow manufacturers around the world to completely abandon supplies from the United States. Huawei has a certain stock of key components that should […]

ID-Cooling DK-03 RGB PWM: Low Profile Illuminated CPU Cooler

ID-Cooling has introduced the DK-03 RGB PWM processor cooling system, designed for use in computers with limited internal space. The new product includes a radial radiator and a fan with a diameter of 120 mm. The rotation speed of the latter is controlled by pulse width modulation (PWM) in the range from 800 to 1600 rpm. The air flow reaches 100 cubic meters per hour, [...]

Karmic retribution: the hacker community was hacked, and the data was made public

OGusers, a forum popular among people who hack online accounts and conduct SIM swapping attacks to seize control of other people's phone numbers, has itself been hit by a hacker attack. Email addresses, hashed passwords, IP addresses and private messages for nearly 113 forum users were leaked online. It is likely that some of this data will be very […]

How we tried to teamwork and what came of it

Let's go through what this picture means a little later, but now let me start with the introduction. On a cold February day there were no signs of trouble. A group of innocent students came for the first time to take a class on a subject that they decided to call “Methodology for organizing the design and development of information systems.” There was a regular lecture, the teacher talked about flexible […]

Colorful iGame G-One: gaming class all-in-one computer

Colorful has unveiled the iGame G-One all-in-one gaming desktop that will retail for an estimated $5000. All the electronic “stuffing” of the new product is enclosed in the body of a 27-inch monitor. The screen has a resolution of 2560 × 1440 pixels. 95% DCI-P3 color space coverage and 99% sRGB color space coverage are claimed. It talks about HDR 400 certification. The viewing angle reaches […]

"Picasso": the codename of the future flagship smartphone Samsung Galaxy S11

Blogger Ice universe, who has previously repeatedly published accurate data about upcoming new products from the mobile world, has released information about the future flagship smartphone Samsung Galaxy S11. It is alleged that the new product is being designed under the code name “Picasso”. Note that the upcoming Galaxy Note 10 phablet is codenamed “Da Vinci”. Thus, it can be assumed that in the future [...]