Author: ProHoster

Radeon Driver 19.4.3 brings support for Mortal Kombat 11

Following on from Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.4.2 for World War Z and Anno 1800, AMD has released the third driver for April, continuing the tradition of releasing fresh graphics drivers for major and upcoming games. Its main innovation is support for the Mortal Kombat 11 fighting game from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and developer studio NetherRealm. In addition, AMD has only fixed one […]

Wi-Fi Hotspot Search App Reveals 2 Million Network Passwords

A popular Android app for finding Wi-Fi hotspots has revealed the passwords of more than 2 million wireless networks. The program, which has been used by thousands of people, is used to search for Wi-Fi networks within the range of the device. In addition, users have the ability to download passwords from access points known to them, thereby allowing other people to interact with these networks. It turned out that the database […]

.NET Core on Linux, DevOps on horseback

We developed DevOps as best we could. There were 8 of us, and Vasya was the coolest in Windows. Suddenly Vasya left, and I had the task of launching a new project that was supplied by Windows development. When I poured the entire Windows development stack onto the table, I realized that the situation was a pain... Thus begins the story of Alexander Sinchinov at DevOpsConf. When the leading Windows specialist left the company, Alexander wondered what to do now. Switch to Linux, […]

Video: Behind the Scenes at Bend Studios and Days Gone Gameplay Trailer

The post-apocalyptic thriller Days Gone (in Russian localization - "Life after") will be released on April 26, so the creators are trying to maintain interest in the project and share the details. In particular, another short trailer was presented, in which in half a minute we are shown a lot of gameplay fragments and various picturesque places of the dead world of people. At the same time, a longer […]

Russians will be able to remotely vote at a digital polling station

The Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation reports that digital services for voters will soon appear on the State Services portal. It is expected that the set of new functions will include the selection of a convenient polling station, targeted information to users about election campaigns, candidates, electoral associations and election results. In addition, it is planned to implement the possibility of remote voting [...]

The new BQ e-warranty service is simple and without warranty cards

Founded in 2013, the largest Russian smartphone manufacturer BQ was able to take a strong position in the Russian market in just a few years. Among its partners are the largest federal networks, including M.Video, Svyaznoy, Eldorado, DNS, MegaFon, Beeline, Tele2, KNOW-HOW, etc. BQ devices can be purchase both in offline retail and online stores. In an effort to improve the level of customer service, the company [...]

With a beard, in dark glasses and in profile: difficult situations for computer vision

Technologies and models for our future computer vision system were created and improved gradually and in different projects of our company - in Mail, Cloud, Poisk. Ripened like a good cheese or cognac. Once we realized that our neural networks show excellent results in recognition, and decided to combine them into a single b2b product - Vision - which we now use […]

The sequel to Rune will not be released in early access — the authors promised a full version this year

Action role-playing in the Scandinavian entourage Rune, a sequel to the 2000 slasher of the same name (formerly Rune: Ragnarok), was scheduled to be released on Steam Early Access in September last year. However, the release was postponed, and recently the authors unexpectedly announced that they had decided to completely abandon early access. Instead, the game will immediately be released in the full version, but you will have to wait a bit. Anyway, this […]

Video: AMD on Radeon Optimizations in World War Z and Best Settings

For the launch of new games, with the developers of which AMD has actively collaborated, the company has recently released special videos talking about optimizations and balanced settings. Previous videos have focused on Devil May Cry 5 and Capcom's Resident Evil 2 remake - both projects using the RE Engine - as well as Tom Clancy's The Division 2 from Ubisoft. […]

HTC smartphone with 5G support spotted in official documents

The Bluetooth Launch Studio documentation revealed information about a smartphone that has not yet been officially presented, which is being prepared for release by the Taiwanese company HTC. The device has the code designation 2Q6U. It is alleged that this particular device will be the first HTC smartphone to support fifth-generation (5G) mobile communications. Unfortunately, there is no information about the technical characteristics of the upcoming novelty yet. But it is reported that the announcement […]

"Music of Pulsars", or How Fast Rotating Neutron Stars Sound

The State Corporation Roscosmos and the P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (FIAN) presented the project “Music of Pulsars”. Pulsars are rapidly rotating ultra-high-density neutron stars. They have a rotation period and a certain modulation of the radiation coming to the Earth. Pulsar signals can be used as time standards and reference points for satellites, and by converting their frequency into sound waves, […]