Author: ProHoster

NASA invites people to share their memories of the first moon landing

NASA has taken the initiative to collect people's memories of the time when astronaut Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon and tell them where they were in the summer of 1969 and what they were doing. The space agency is preparing for the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, which begins July 20, and as part of that preparation is asking the public to submit audio recordings of memories of the historic event. NASA plans […]

Video: a few minutes of battles with Thanos' minions in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order

The Game Informer portal published a seven-minute video of the gameplay of Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order. In the video, journalists showed the characters of the game, their special and super-strong blows. Game Informer also noted that, unlike previous Marvel Ultimate Alliance titles, this one doesn't allow you to grab enemies and throw them off platforms. Over time, the characters […]

Beeline will help Internet companies deploy voice services

VimpelCom (Beeline brand) announced the launch of a specialized B2S platform (Business To Service), focused on various Internet services. The new solution will help web companies organize effective communication with clients. A set of APIs will allow developers to create voice services and mobile applications for business without capital infrastructure costs, allowing companies to save up to several million dollars. The platform provides the ability to use different scenarios [...]

Improving Wi-Fi performance. General principles and useful things

Everyone who collected, bought, or at least tuned a radio receiver probably heard such words as: sensitivity and selectivity (selectivity). Sensitivity - this parameter indicates how well your receiver can receive a signal even in the most remote areas. And selectivity, in turn, shows how well the receiver can tune to a particular frequency without the influence of other frequencies. […]

Four JavaScript sniffers that lie in wait for you in online stores

Almost all of us use the services of online stores, which means that sooner or later we run the risk of becoming a victim of JavaScript sniffers - special code that attackers implement on a website to steal bank card data, addresses, logins and passwords of users. Nearly 400 users of the British Airways website and mobile application have already been affected by sniffers, as well as visitors to the British sports website […]

Google Chrome 74 forgot how to delete history

Google recently released Chrome 74, which became one of the most controversial updates for the world's most popular web browser. This is especially true for Windows 10. As you know, this build introduced a dark design mode, which changed following changes in the OS theme. That is, installing a dark theme for “tens” and a light theme for the browser will not just work […]

Flexible and transparent: the Japanese introduced a "full-frame" fingerprint sensor

The annual Society of Information Display (SID) conference will be held May 14-16 in San Jose, California. For this event, the Japanese company Japan Display Inc. (JDI) has prepared an announcement of an interesting solution among fingerprint sensors. The new product, as reported in a press release, combines developments for fingerprint sensors on a glass substrate with a capacitive sensor and production technology on flexible plastic […]

Cooler Master SK621: $120 compact wireless mechanical keyboard

Cooler Master introduced three new wireless mechanical keyboards earlier this year at CES 2019. Less than six months later, the manufacturer decided to release one of them, namely SK621. The new product belongs to the so-called “sixty percent keyboards”, that is, it has extremely compact dimensions and lacks not only a number pad, but also a number of functional […]

Teasers confirm the presence of a quad camera in the smartphone Honor 20

On May 21, the Honor 20 family of smartphones will debut at a special event in London (UK). Huawei, the owner of the brand, has published a series of teaser images confirming the presence of a quad camera. The new products will provide the widest possibilities in terms of photo and video shooting. In particular, the macro mode is mentioned. Smartphones will receive an optical zoom system. According to unofficial information, the Honor 20 model will be equipped […]

Why you should participate in hackathons

About a year and a half ago, I started participating in hackathons. During this time period, I managed to take part in more than 20 events of various sizes and topics in Moscow, Helsinki, Berlin, Munich, Amsterdam, Zurich and Paris. In all events, I was engaged in data analysis in one form or another. I like to come to new cities for myself, […]

The dark side of hackathons

In the previous part of the trilogy, I discussed several reasons to participate in hackathons. The motivation to learn a lot of new things and win valuable prizes attracts many, but often, due to mistakes by the organizers or sponsoring companies, the event ends unsuccessfully and the participants leave dissatisfied. To make such unpleasant incidents happen less often, I wrote this post. The second part of the trilogy is dedicated to the mistakes of the organizers. The post is organized by the following […]

Video: puzzles, colorful world and plans for Trine 4 developers

The official Sony YouTube channel has released a developer diary for Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince. The authors from the independent studio Frozenbyte told us what their next game will be like. First of all, a return to the roots is emphasized - no more experiments, which marked the third part. The developers want to make Trine 4 a colorful platformer in the spirit of the first part, but on a larger scale. They approve, […]