An article about how to create a programmable logic controller from a cheap Chinese device. Such a device will find its use both in home automation and as practical classes in school computer science. For reference, by default, the Sonoff Basic program works with a mobile application via a Chinese cloud service; after the proposed modification, all further interaction with this device will […]
Patriot Memory has announced a new series of Signature Premium RAM modules. The new family features fairly affordable DDR4 UDIMM modules, which, although they do not have a very high clock frequency, are highly reliable and stable. At least, that's what the manufacturer claims. The new series is presented as single modules with a capacity of 4, 8 and 16 GB, […]
According to RBC and Tenzor, in 2019 Russia will issue 4,6 million certificates of qualified electronic signatures (QES) that meet the requirements of 63-FZ. It turns out that out of 8 million registered individual entrepreneurs and LLCs, every second entrepreneur uses an electronic signature. In addition to CEP for EGAIS and cloud-based CEP for reporting issued by banks and accounting services, […]
Last month, we reported that the launch of the first satellites as part of the large-scale Russian Sphere project is scheduled for 2023. Now this information has been confirmed by the state corporation Roskosmos. Recall that after deployment, the Sphere space system will be able to solve various problems. This, in particular, provides communication and high-speed Internet access, remote sensing of the Earth, etc. The basis of the "Sphere" will […]
Another new product from ASUS in the motherboard segment is the ROG Strix B365-G Gaming model, made in the Micro-ATX form factor. The product uses the Intel B365 logic set. Support is provided for eighth and ninth generation Intel Core processors, as well as DDR4-2666/2400/2133 RAM with a maximum capacity of up to 64 GB (in a 4 × 16 GB configuration). Two PCIe 3.0 slots are available for discrete graphics accelerators […]
At Seagate's quarterly reporting conference, the head of the company admitted that deliveries of 16 TB hard drives began at the end of March, which are now being tested by partners and clients of this manufacturer. Drives using laser-assisted magnetic wafer heating (HAMR) technology, as Seagate's executive director noted, are perceived positively by customers: “They just work.” But just a few years ago around [...]
The smallest magnetic vortex structures, skyrmions (named after the British theoretical physicist Tony Skyrme, who predicted this structure in the 60s of the last century) promise to become the basis of the magnetic memory of the future. These are topologically stable magnetic formations that can be excited in magnetic films and then their state can be read. In this case, writing and reading occur using spin currents […]
In anticipation of the announcement of new 7-nm processors, AMD increased marketing and advertising costs by 27%, justifying such expenses by the need to promote new products to the market. The company's chief financial officer, Devinder Kumar, expressed hope that increased revenue in the second half of the year will help offset rising costs. Some analysts, even before the publication of the quarterly report, expressed concerns that […]
At the end of February, the Taiwanese company AU Optronics (AUO), one of the island's largest manufacturers of LCD panels, announced its intention to expand its production base for the production of screens using OLED technology. Today, AUO has only one such production facility - a 4.5G generation plant located in Singapore. At that time, the company's management did not provide any details about expansion plans […]
Not long ago, we reported that the first Huawei smartphone with a retractable camera would be the P Smart Z model. And now, thanks to a leak from the Amazon store, detailed specifications, images and price data for this device have been revealed to web sources. The device is equipped with a 6,59-inch Full HD+ display with a resolution of 2340 × 1080 pixels. Pixel density is 391 PPI (dots per inch). […]
The smartphone market this year has already been replenished with bright new products, among which devices with flexible displays occupy a special place. Folding smartphones are being developed by many manufacturers, and some of them have already introduced the first devices in this category. The Sharp company, which is developing a gaming folding smartphone, does not remain aloof from this process. Images of a smartphone have appeared on the Internet [...]
Western Digital has already begun trial shipments of customer solid-state drives (SSDs) using 96-layer BICS4 3D NAND flash memory. Western Digital, we recall, announced BiCS4 3D NAND three-dimensional flash memory with 96 layers back in the summer of 2017. Toshiba specialists took part in the development of products. It was reported that mass production of next-generation multi-layer 3D NAND memory will begin within […]
