Author: ProHoster

Testing of the landing platform of the ExoMars 2020 mission begins

The state corporation Roscosmos announces that the Kazachok landing platform of the ExoMars-2020 mission, manufactured and assembled at NPO Lavochkin, has been delivered to Turin. ExoMars-2020 is the second stage of the joint project of Roscosmos and the European Space Agency to study the surface and subsurface layer of the Red Planet. As part of the mission, a Russian landing platform with a European robotic rover on board will go to Mars. […]

Soyuz-5 rocket to be adapted for Sea Launch

The state corporation Roscosmos is ready to adapt the Soyuz-5 launch vehicle for the Sea Launch project. This is reported by TASS, citing information received from sources in the rocket and space industry. “Roscosmos is ready to support the development of the Sea Launch project by adapting the Soyuz-5 rocket to be launched from the Odyssey floating platform as part of this program,” people with knowledge said. Recall that in 2009 the company "Morskoy […]

Smartphone Vivo V15Pro with a retractable camera comes out in Russia at a price of 33 rubles

The Chinese company Vivo has officially introduced on the Russian market a productive smartphone V15Pro, equipped with a frameless Super AMOLED Ultra FullView screen. At the heart of the device is the Snapdragon 675 processor, which functions in tandem with 6 GB of RAM. The flash drive is designed to store 128 GB of information. The display measures 6,39 inches diagonally and has a resolution of 2340 × 1080 pixels. This panel does not have […]

Xiaomi may release a smartphone with a 6,8″ screen and a 5500 mAh battery

The resource Igeekphone.com has published conceptual renderings of a new smartphone that the Chinese company Xiaomi may release. According to available data, the device will receive a Samsung AMOLED screen measuring 6,8 inches diagonally. The resolution of this panel will be 2340 × 1080 pixels, the aspect ratio is 19,5:9. The device is credited with having a 24-megapixel front camera, which will be located in a small hole in the display. In addition, directly to the […]

Photo of the day: close-up of asteroid Bennu

The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has released new high-quality photos of the asteroid Bennu. The named object is a relatively small body that is part of the Apollo group. The average diameter of the asteroid is 510 meters or slightly more. To study Bennu in 2016, the OSIRIS-REx apparatus, or Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security, was launched - […]

HP ProDesk 405 G4: AMD Compact Desktops

Gradually, AMD Ryzen processors are being used in an increasing number of computers, including ultra-compact form-factor (UCFF) desktop systems. Another novelty of this kind was the mini-PC HP ProDesk 405 G4, designed for office use. The novelty has dimensions of 177 × 175 × 34 mm and weighs 1,26 kg. The basic version of the ProDesk 405 Mini PC […]

Frameless: Meizu 16s smartphone poses in a new "live" photo

A few days ago, we reported that the flagship smartphone Meizu 3s received 16C certification (China Compulsory Certificate). Now this device appeared on a "live" photo. As you can see, the device is equipped with a display with very narrow bezels. The panel size will supposedly be 6,2 inches diagonally, the resolution is Full HD +. It also talks about the possibility of a Plus modification with a 6,76-inch screen. IN […]

Yandex.Market: Apple devices are leading in the categories of tablets and wireless headphones

The Yandex.Market platform investigated the demand for Apple tablet computers and wireless headphones on the eve of the presentation, which the "apple" empire scheduled for March 25. It is noted that wireless headphones are gaining popularity: if in mid-March 2018 they accounted for 51% of demand in the category “Headphones and Bluetooth headsets”, then in the same period of 2019 - already 69%. And the number of transitions [...]

Samsung Galaxy S10 5G smartphone will go on sale on April 5

Samsung, according to online sources, will begin sales of the flagship smartphone Galaxy S10 5G in about two weeks - on April 5. The key feature of the device is reflected in its name: the device supports operation in fifth generation mobile networks (5G). The Snapdragon X50 5G modem is responsible for the corresponding functionality. The "heart" of the smartphone is the Snapdragon 855 processor, which contains eight processing cores […]

Hyperledger Fabric for Dummies

A Blockchain Platform for the Enterprise Good afternoon, dear readers, my name is Nikolai Nefedov, I am an IBM technical specialist, in this article I would like to introduce you to the blockchain platform - Hyperledger Fabric. The platform is intended for building enterprise-level business applications (Enterprise class). The level of the article is for unprepared readers with basic knowledge of IT technologies. Hyperledger […]

Micron predicts memory market will stabilize no later than August

Unlike analysts, memory manufacturers are less prone to ostentatious pessimism, and there is something to worry about. Starting around the third quarter of 2018, the DRAM memory market began to quickly enter the overproduction stage. Moreover, this process accelerated long before the start of post-New Year's apathy, which is usually characteristic of the first quarter of each new year. Server manufacturers and cloud service providers […]