Author: ProHoster

AMD Threadripper Pro 7995WX overclocked to 4,8 GHz without liquid nitrogen - three new records in Cinebench and consumption of 980 W

As the first tests have shown, the latest 96-core AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 7995WX processor is capable of surpassing 100 Cinebench R000 points even without a forced increase in clock speeds. This week, American Sampson enthusiast managed to break three world records in the Cinebench benchmarks using such an air-overclocked processor, setting the bar unattainably […]

Vivaldi browser is now available on Flathub

An unofficial version of the Vivaldi browser, prepared by one of the company’s employees, has become available on Flathub. The package's unofficial status is dictated by various factors, one of which is uncertainty about how secure the Chromium sandbox is when running in a Flatpak environment. If no special security problems arise in the future, the browser will be transferred to official status. The appearance of Vivaldi Flatpak […]

Wireshark 4.2 network analyzer release

The release of a new stable branch of the Wireshark 4.2 network analyzer has been published. Let us recall that the project was initially developed under the name Ethereal, but in 2006, due to a conflict with the owner of the Ethereal trademark, the developers were forced to rename the project Wireshark. Wireshark 4.2 was the first release formed under the auspices of the non-profit organization Wireshark Foundation, which will now oversee the development of the project. Project code […]

Vivaldi browser appears on Flathub

An unofficial version of the Vivaldi browser in flatpak format, prepared by one of the company’s employees, has been published on Flathub. The unofficial status of the package is explained by various factors, in particular, there is still no complete confidence that the Chromium sandbox will be sufficiently safe when running in the Flatpak environment. If no special problems arise in the future, the package will be transferred to official status. […]

New article: Review of the HUAWEI WATCH FIT Special Edition smartwatch: three years is not a long time

Three years ago, HUAWEI finally blurred the line between smartwatches and fitness bracelets with the release of HUAWEI WATCH FIT. And although during this time a second, larger version was released - WATCH FIT 2, the original gadget has not yet become outdated. Today we are talking about the original WATCH FIT, which received a serious software upgrade - and the suffix […]

Toshiba suffers losses amid negative business performance from Kioxia and declining demand for HDDs

Toshiba Corporation announced its performance indicators for the first half of the 2023 financial year, which was closed on September 30. Revenue for the six months amounted to ¥1,5 trillion ($9,98 billion) versus ¥1,6 trillion a year earlier. Thus, the year-on-year decline was recorded at 6%. However, negative market trends also affected Seagate and Western Digital. During the period under review, the company […]