Author: ProHoster

120 Hz screen and 4500 mAh battery: Xiaomi Mi Mix 4 smartphone equipment revealed

Information has already appeared on the Internet that the Chinese company Xiaomi is designing a powerful Mi Mix 4 smartphone based on the Snapdragon 855 processor. And now a photo of the alleged poster has been published, revealing the characteristics of the named device. According to recent information, the novelty will be equipped with a 2K AMOLED screen with a refresh rate of 120 Hz. HDR10+ support mentioned. The given size information […]

New Xiaomi combines a backup battery, a flashlight and a bag handle

A rather interesting novelty has appeared in the Xiaomi assortment - a three-in-one pocket device called LOVExtend. The gadget, made in a cylindrical body, combines the functionality of a backup battery, a flashlight and a special handle for carrying packages. The capacity of the built-in battery is 3000 mAh: this is enough for a one-time replenishment of the energy reserve of the average smartphone. By opening the LOVExtend case, you can thread handles through it […]

In August, TSMC will dare to look beyond one nanometer

For AMD CEO Lisa Su, this year will be a period of some professional recognition as she is not only elected Chair of the Global Semiconductor Alliance, but also regularly gets the opportunity to speak at the opening of various industry events. Suffice it to recall Computex 2019 - it was the head of AMD who had the honor to make a speech at the opening of this major industry exhibition. […]

John the Ripper 1.9.0-jumbo-1 with FPGA support

A new version of the oldest supported password cracker John the Ripper 1.9.0-jumbo-1 has been released. (The project has been developing since 1996.) On the project page, sources are available for download, as well as ready-made assemblies for Windows. It is noted that 1.8.0 years have passed since the release of version 1-jumbo-4.5, during which more than 6000 changes (git commits) from more than 80 developers have been made. During […]

FSF certifies new sound cards and WiFi adapters

The Free Software Foundation has certified new ThinkPenguin sound cards and WiFi adapters. Such a certificate is received by pieces of iron and devices that meet the requirements for ensuring the security, privacy and freedom of users. They do not have hidden surveillance mechanisms and built-in backdoors. List of new products: Sound card TPE-PCIESNDCRD (PCI Express, 5.1 channel sound, 24-bit 96KHz). External sound card Penguin TPE-USBSOUND (USB 2.0). […]

Stacer 1.1.0 optimization and monitoring tool release

After a year of active development, the system optimizer Stacer 1.1.0 was released. Previously created in Electron - now rewritten in Qt. This made it possible to add new useful features and increase the speed of work several times, as well as to use many native Linux features. The main purpose of the program: Component cleaning of the system. Monitoring of system resources. System tuning and optimization. Periodic maintenance and […]

John the Ripper 1.9.0-jumbo-1 release with FPGA support

A new version of the oldest supported password cracker John the Ripper 1.9.0-jumbo-1 has been released (the project has been under development since 1996). 1.8.0 years have passed since the release of the previous version 1-jumbo-4.5, during which more than 6000 changes (git commits) from more than 80 developers were made. Thanks to continuous integration, which includes a preliminary check of each change (pull request) on many platforms, during this […]

Cloudflare, Mozilla and Facebook develop BinaryAST to speed up JavaScript loading

Engineers from Cloudflare, Mozilla, Facebook and Bloomberg have proposed a new BinaryAST format to speed up the delivery and processing of JavaScript code when opening sites in a browser. BinaryAST takes the parsing phase to the server side and supplies an already formed Abstract Syntax Tree (AST). Upon receiving BinaryAST, the browser can immediately go to the compilation stage, bypassing the parsing of the JavaScript source code. […]

Effie 3D Platformer - Magic Shield, Cartoon Graphics, and a Return of Youth Story

Developers from the independent Spanish studio Inverge presented their new game Effie, which will be released on June 4 exclusively on PS4 (a little later, in the third quarter, it will also come to PC). This, we are promised, will be a classic 3D adventure platformer. The main character Galand, a young man cursed by an evil witch to premature old age, strives to regain his youth. In the adventure, a big […]

Video: World War 3's major update brings new maps, weapons and tons of improvements

We already wrote about update 0.6 for the multiplayer shooter World War 3, which was originally scheduled for release in April and was delayed during testing. But now the independent Polish studio The Farm 51 has finally released a major update, Warzone Giga Patch 0.6, to which it dedicated a cheerful trailer. The video demonstrates the gameplay on the new maps “Polar” and “Smolensk”. These big and [...]

Sony Xperia 20: a mid-range smartphone appeared in renderings

High-quality renderings of the mid-range smartphone Sony Xperia 20 have been published on the Internet, the official presentation of which is expected during the IFA 2019 exhibition in Berlin. It is reported that the new product will have a 6-inch screen. The aspect ratio of this panel will apparently be 21:9. The front camera will be located in a fairly wide area above the display. At the back of the case you can see a dual main camera [...]

$450: First 1TB microSD card goes on sale

The SanDisk brand, owned by Western Digital, has begun selling the most capacious microSDXC UHS-I flash memory card: the product is designed to store 1 TB of information. The new product was presented at the beginning of this year during the mobile industry exhibition Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2019. The card is designed for top-level smartphones, 4K/UHD video recorders and other devices. The solution complies with the App Performance Class specification […]