Author: ProHoster

Lenovo Z100 Pro '6MP' unveiled with 4 rear cameras

As expected, Lenovo unveiled the new flagship Z6 Pro at a special event in China. Powered by the 7nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SoC, this second phone from the company was unveiled just four months after the Lenovo Z5 Pro GT. The phone received a screen with a drop-shaped cutout, up to 12 GB of RAM and up to 512 GB of high-speed UFS memory […]

Huawei reveals 5G plans and confirms Mate X release in June

At an international conference held by Huawei for analysts, the Chinese giant announced its plans to release 5G-enabled devices. According to them, Huawei Mate X - the company's first curved smartphone (and at the same time the first with support for 5G networks) - is still scheduled for release in June this year. The report also states that the Chinese company plans to release more […]

In a number of Russian regions, the use of cryptocurrency will be allowed

Russian media reports that soon the use of blockchain and cryptocurrency will be officially allowed in Moscow, Kaliningrad, the Kaluga region and the Perm region. Izvestia reports on the implementation of a test project in this direction, citing a well-informed source in the Russian Ministry of Economic Development. The project will be implemented within the framework of a regulatory sandbox, due to which it will be possible to […]

About the weak-blooded in the world of Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2

Paradox Interactive has revealed details about low-ranking vampires in Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 - thin-blooded. In Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, you start the game as a newly converted Thinblood. This is a group of low-ranking vampires that has the weakest abilities and is significantly inferior in strength to representatives of the clans. But you will remain among the weak-blooded [...]

Random oracle based on digital signature in blockchain

From idea to implementation: we modify the existing elliptic curve digital signature scheme so that it is deterministic, and based on it we provide functions for obtaining pseudo-random numbers verifiable within the blockchain. Idea In the fall of 2018, the first smart contracts were activated on the Waves blockchain, and the question immediately arose about the possibility of obtaining pseudo-random numbers that can be trusted. Puzzling over this question, [...]

All your own: the first SSD-controller on the Chinese Godson architecture is presented

For China, mass production of controllers for the production of SSDs is as important as the organization of home production of NAND flash and DRAM memory. Limited production of 32-layer 3D NAND and DDR4 chips has already started in the country. What about controllers? According to the EXPreview website, about ten companies are developing controllers for SSDs in China. They all use one or […]

AT&T and Sprint settle dispute over 'fake' 5G E branding

AT&T's use of the "5G E" icon instead of LTE to display its networks on smartphone screens has sparked outrage among rival telecom companies, who rightly believe it is misleading to their customers. The "5G E" ID appeared on AT&T customers' smartphone screens earlier this year in select regions where the operator intends to roll out its 5G network later this […]

Release of OpenBSD 6.5

The release of the free, cross-platform UNIX-like operating system OpenBSD 6.5 has been released. The OpenBSD project was founded by Theo de Raadt in 1995, after a conflict with the NetBSD developers that denied Theo access to the NetBSD CVS repository. After that, Theo de Raadt with a group of like-minded people created NetBSD […]

Artificial intelligence OpenAI beat almost all live players in Dota 2

Last week, from the evening of April 18 until April 21, the non-profit organization OpenAI temporarily opened access to its AI bots, allowing everyone to play Dota 2 with them. These were the same bots that had previously defeated the team of world champions in this game. The artificial intelligence has reportedly beaten the humans by a landslide. It has been played […]

From $ 160: the debut of new Xiaomi Mi TVs with a diagonal of up to 65″

The Chinese company Xiaomi, as promised, today introduced new Mi TV smart TVs, orders for which will begin in the very near future. Four models debuted in the family - with a diagonal of 32 inches, 43 inches, 55 inches and 65 inches. They are endowed with a quad-core 64-bit processor, and the proprietary PatchWall system is used as a software platform, which […]

Acer's new 4-inch 43K monitor supports HDR10

Acer has announced a giant monitor with the designation DM431Kbmiiipx, which is based on a high-quality IPS matrix measuring 43 inches diagonally. The novelty uses a 4K format panel with a resolution of 3840 × 2160 pixels. Declared support for HDR10 and 68 percent coverage of the NTSC color space. The monitor has a brightness of 250 cd/m2, a contrast ratio of 1000:1 and a dynamic contrast ratio of 100:000. The matrix response time is 000 […]

The commercial 5G network launched in South Korea did not meet consumer expectations

Earlier this month, the first commercial fifth-generation communications network was launched in South Korea. One of the disadvantages of the current system lies in the need to use a large number of base stations. At the moment, an insufficient number of base stations have been put into operation in South Korea that could ensure stable operation of the network. Local media reports that […]