Author: ProHoster

Assessing Permission Request Abuse in Flashlight Apps for Android

The Avast blog published the results of a study of the permissions requested by applications presented in the Google Play catalog with the implementation of flashlights for the Android platform. In total, 937 flashlights were found in the catalogue, of which elements of malicious or unwanted activity were identified in seven, and the rest can be considered “clean”. 408 applications requested 10 or fewer credentials, and 262 applications required […]

Mail.ru Group launched a corporate messenger with an increased level of security

Mail.ru Group launches a corporate messenger with a high level of security. The new MyTeam service will protect users from possible data leakage, as well as optimize business communication processes. With external communication, all users from client companies are verified. Only those employees who really need it for work have access to the internal data of the company. After dismissal, the service automatically closes former employees […]

Video: AMD on Gears 5 Radeon Optimizations and Best Settings

To coincide with the launch of projects with the developers of which AMD actively cooperates, the company began to release special videos talking about optimizations and the most balanced settings. There were videos dedicated to Strange Brigade, Devil May Cry 5, the remake of Resident Evil 2, Tom Clancy's The Division 2 and World War Z. The newest one is dedicated to the fresh action game Gears 5. Microsoft Xbox Game Studios and […]

Release of the GNOME 3.34 User Environment

After six months of development, the release of the GNOME 3.34 desktop environment is presented. Compared to the last release, about 24 thousand changes were made, in the implementation of which 777 developers took part. To quickly evaluate the capabilities of GNOME 3.34, specialized Live builds based on openSUSE and Ubuntu have been prepared. Key innovations: In overview mode, it is now possible to group application icons into folders. For creating […]

VKontakte finally launched the promised dating app

VKontakte has finally launched its dating application Lovina. The social network opened applications for user registration back in July. You can register by phone number or using your VKontakte account. After authorization, the application will independently select interlocutors for the user. The main methods of communication in Lovina are video stories and video calls, as well as the “video call carousel”, which allows you to communicate with random interlocutors who change […]

One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 will include a plot about the country of Wano

Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe has announced that the storyline of the action role-playing game One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 will include a story about the country of Wano. “Since these adventures began in the animated series only two months ago, the plot of the game is based on the events of the original manga,” the developers clarify. — The heroes will have to see the country of Wano with their own eyes and face […]

Mad artificial intelligence, battles and space station compartments in the gameplay of System Shock 3

Studio OtherSide Entertainment continues to work on System Shock 3. The developers have published a new trailer for the continuation of the legendary franchise. In it, the audience was shown part of the compartments of the space station, on which the events of the game will take place, various enemies and the results of the action of Shodan, an out-of-control artificial intelligence. At the beginning of the trailer, the main antagonist states: "There is no evil here - only change." Then in […]

Declassified smartphone ZTE A7010 with triple camera and HD + screen

The website of the Chinese Telecommunications Equipment Certification Authority (TENAA) has published detailed information about the characteristics of the inexpensive ZTE smartphone designated A7010. The device is equipped with an HD+ screen measuring 6,1 inches diagonally. At the top of this panel, which has a resolution of 1560 × 720 pixels, there is a small cutout - it houses a front-facing 5-megapixel camera. In the upper left corner of the rear panel there is a triple […]

Google Chrome can now send web pages to other devices

This week, Google began rolling out the Chrome 77 web browser update to Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS platforms. The update will bring many visual changes, as well as a new feature that will allow you to send links to web pages to users of other devices. To call the context menu, just right-click on the link, after which all you have to do is select the devices available to you […]

Video: An interesting video about the creation of the Cyberpunk 2077 cinematic trailer

During E3 2019, developers from CD Projekt RED showed off an impressive cinematic trailer for the upcoming action RPG Cyberpunk 2077. It introduced viewers to the brutal world of the game, the main character is the mercenary V, and for the first time showed Keanu Reeves (Keanu Reeves) as Johnny Silverhand. Now, CD Projekt RED, along with visual effects studio Goodbye Kansas, have […]