Author: ProHoster

Windows 10 Update (1903) pushed back to May due to quality testing

Microsoft has officially announced that Windows 10 update 1903 has been pushed back to May this year. As reported, next week the update will be available to members of the Windows Insider program. And at the end of May, a full-scale deployment is planned. However, it will be distributed through Windows Update. Rolling out updates Developers thus take a step towards users, […]

Foxconn Ready to Start Production of iPhone X and iPhone XS in India

Network sources report that Apple is preparing to expand production of its own products in India. With models like the iPhone 6S, iPhone SE and iPhone 7 already being made in the country, the launch of flagship devices should be seen as a major development. Foxconn intends to organize a trial production, which will be deployed at a factory located in […]

Roscosmos will help develop the Sea Launch project

The Roscosmos State Corporation intends to support S7 Group in the development of the Sea Launch project, as reported by TASS with reference to information aired on the Komsomolskaya Pravda radio station. In 2016, S7 Group, we recall, announced the signing of a contract with the Sea Launch group of companies, providing for the purchase of the Sea Launch property complex. The subject of the transaction was the ship Sea Launch Commander […]

Adventure detective Draugen from the authors of Dreamfall Chapters will be released in May

Red Thread Games, which created Dreamfall Chapters (and its founders are also responsible for the cult quest The Longest Journey), announced that the adventure detective Draugen will be released in May. For now we are talking only about the PC version, which will be sold on Steam and GOG. The latter, as usual, will offer the game without any DRM protection and with the ability to save your copy on any media. […]

Video about ray tracing support in the new Unreal Engine 4.22

Epic Games recently released the final version of Unreal Engine 4.22, which brings full support for real-time ray tracing and path tracing technology (Early Access). Both technologies currently require Windows 10 with the October RS5 update (it brought support for DirectX Raytracing technology) and NVIDIA GeForce RTX series cards (they […]

Samsung Space Monitor: panels with an unusual stand came out in Russia at a price of 29 rubles

Samsung Electronics has officially introduced the Space Monitor family of monitors to the Russian market, the first information about which was revealed during the January CES 2019 electronics exhibition. The main feature of the panels is a minimalist design and an unusual stand that allows you to save space in the workplace. Using an innovative solution, the monitor is attached to the edge of the table and then tilted at the desired angle. […]

Ubisoft admits Starlink: Battle for Atlas sales were lower than expected

The sci-fi action movie Starlink: Battle for Atlas had a number of interesting features, the main one being the use of physical toys in the gameplay. But publisher Ubisoft reported that sales were lower than expected, so models of new ships will no longer be released. “Thank you so much for the warm response to the new Starlink content shown during the February Nintendo Direct. Having announced […]

Machine learning without Python, Anaconda and other creeps

No, well, of course I'm not serious. There must be a limit to the extent to which it is possible to simplify the subject. But for the first stages, understanding the basic concepts and quickly “entering” the topic, it may be acceptable. And how to name this material correctly (options: “Machine learning for dummies”, “Data analysis from diapers”, “Algorithms for the smallest ones”), we will discuss at the end. TO […]

Do not open ports to the world - you will be broken (risks)

Time and time again, after conducting an audit, in response to my recommendations to hide the ports behind a white-list, I am met with a wall of misunderstanding. Even very cool admins / DevOps ask: “Why?!?” I propose to consider risks in descending order of likelihood of occurrence and damage. Configuration error DDoS over IP Brute force Service vulnerabilities Kernel stack vulnerabilities Increased DDoS attacks Configuration error The most typical and dangerous situation. How […]

Chinese IT giants block access to the “protest” 996.ICU repository at the browser level

Some time ago, it became known about the 996.ICU repository, where Chinese and not only developers collected information about how they have to work overtime. And if in other countries employers do not particularly pay attention to this, then in China there has already been a reaction. The most interesting thing is not from the government, but from the tech giants. The Verge reports that […]

Minecraft on PC has sold over 30 million copies

Minecraft was originally released for Windows computers on May 17, 2009. It attracted a lot of attention and revived interest in pixel art in all its diversity. Later, this sandbox from the Swedish programmer Markus Persson (Markus Persson) reached all popular gaming platforms, which was largely facilitated by the features of a simple graphic model, and even received a stereoscopic […]

A serious flaw was discovered in the security program of Xiaomi smartphones

Check Point has announced that a vulnerability has been discovered in the Guard Provider application for Xiaomi smartphones. This flaw allows malicious code to be installed on devices without the owner noticing. It’s ironic that the program was supposed to, on the contrary, protect the smartphone from dangerous applications. The vulnerability is reported to allow a MITM (man in the middle) attack. This works if the attacker is in that […]