Author: ProHoster

Olympus is preparing an off-road camera TG-6 with support for 4K video

Olympus is developing the TG-6, a rugged compact camera that will replace the TG-5, which debuted in May 2017. Detailed technical characteristics of the upcoming new product have already been published on the Internet. It is reported that the TG-6 model will receive a 1/2,3-inch BSI CMOS sensor with 12 million effective pixels. The light sensitivity will be ISO 100–1600, expandable to ISO 100–12800. The new product will be […]

So what will happen to authentication and passwords? Part XNUMX of the Javelin Strong Authentication Status Report

Recently, research company Javelin Strategy & Research published a report, “The State of Strong Authentication 2019.” Its creators collected information about what authentication methods are used in corporate environments and consumer applications, and also made interesting conclusions about the future of strong authentication. We have already published the translation of the first part with the conclusions of the authors of the report on Habré. And now we present [...]

Video: American Warden will join the ranks of the defenders in Rainbow Six Siege

We recently wrote that in the coming days, a new operative Nøkk of the assault force will appear in the tactical shooter Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege. The defense team will also receive additions as part of the second season of the 4th year of support for the game. Ubisoft presented a teaser about an American fighter with the call sign Warden. Colin McKinley is from Kentucky and has had a good career in the Navy […]

Vivo is thinking about smartphones with a "reverse notch"

We have already told you that Huawei and Xiaomi are patenting smartphones with a protrusion at the top for the front camera. As the LetsGoDigital resource now reports, Vivo is also thinking about a similar design solution. A description of the new cellular devices was published on the website of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Patent applications were filed last year, […]

Made in Russia: a new heart rate sensor will allow you to monitor the condition of astronauts in orbit

The Russian Space magazine, published by the state corporation Roscosmos, reports that our country has created an advanced sensor to monitor the body condition of astronauts in orbit. Specialists from Skoltech and the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) took part in the research. The developed device is a lightweight wireless cardiac sensor designed to record heart rhythm. It is alleged that the product will not restrict the movement of astronauts […]

Release of the distribution kit for creating firewalls IPFire 2.23

A distribution kit for creating routers and firewalls has been released - IPFire 2.23 Core 131. IPFire is distinguished by an extremely simple installation process and organization of configuration through an intuitive web interface, replete with visual graphics. The size of the installation iso image is 256 MB (x86_64, i586, ARM). The system is modular; in addition to the basic functions of packet filtering and traffic management, modules with […]

Release dates for PC versions of Detroit: Become Human and other Quantic Dream games have been revealed

The release of Detroit: Become Human, Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls on PC exclusively on the Epic Games Store became known during the GDC 2019 conference. At the same time, pages for games from the Quantic Dream studio appeared in the Fortnite developer service. And now the authors have released a video in which they announced the release dates of the projects. The video shows footage from the PC versions of three games […]

Products from AliExpress can be received in Pyaterochka and Karusel stores

According to Interfax, goods purchased on the AliExpress platform can be received in the stores of the X5 Retail Group company. Let us remind you that X5 Retail Group is one of the leading Russian multi-format food retail companies. She manages the Pyaterochka stores, as well as the Perekrestok and Karusel supermarkets. So, it is reported that a cooperation agreement has been concluded between X5 Omni (a division of X5 that develops […]

Why CFOs are moving to an operating cost model in IT

What to spend money on so that the company can develop? This question keeps many CFOs awake. Each department pulls the blanket over itself, and you also need to take into account many factors that affect the spending plan. And these factors often change, forcing us to revise the budget and urgently seek funds for some new direction. Traditionally, when investing in IT CFOs, […]

PostgreSQL 11: Partitioning evolution from Postgres 9.6 to Postgres 11

Great Friday everyone! There is less and less time left before the launch of the Relational DBMS course, so today we are sharing the translation of another useful material on the topic. During the development of PostgreSQL 11, impressive work has been done to improve table partitioning. Table partitioning is a feature that has been around in PostgreSQL for quite some time, but it is, so to speak, essentially […]

FastCGI Implementation in Modern C++

A new implementation of the FastCGI protocol is available, written in modern C++17. The library is notable for its ease of use and high performance. It is possible to connect both in the form of a statically and dynamically linked library, and through embedding into an application in the form of a header file. In addition to Unix-like systems, support is provided for use on Windows. The code is supplied under the free zlib license. Source: opennet.ru

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 has temporarily disappeared from the Epic Games Store due to a sale

Yesterday, a major sale started on the Epic Games Store, which even includes projects that have not yet been released. The list also included Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, which some users managed to purchase at a price of 435 rubles. instead of 1085 rub. Shortly after the promotion was announced, the project page disappeared from the service. The DTF portal received a comment from Epic Games regarding […]