Author: ProHoster

Japanese Rapidus will master the production of 1nm chips with the help of the French research institute Leti

Not only the American corporation IBM and the Belgian research organization Imec, but also French specialists from the Leti Institute are involved in the revival of the Japanese semiconductor industry in its best form, as Nikkei explains. They will help the Japanese consortium Rapidus master the production of 1-nm semiconductor components by the beginning of the next decade. Image source: CEA-LetiSource: 3dnews.ru

The giant SpaceX Starship rocket will not fly anywhere today - the launch was postponed for a day for an emergency replacement of one part

Elon Musk on the social network X reported that the launch of a giant rocket with the Starship ship has been postponed to the morning of November 18. The maintenance team identified a problem with one of the components of the first stage (Super Heavy). We are talking about the need to replace the drive of the so-called fin - a lattice wing that stabilizes the descent of the return stage to the ground. Image source: SpaceX Source: 3dnews.ru

Experimental builds of ALT Linux for Loongarch64 processors and the Pinephone Pro smartphone

After 9 months of development, testing of experimental builds of ALT Linux for Chinese processors with the Loongarch64 architecture, which implements a RISC ISA similar to MIPS and RISC-V, began. Options with user environments Xfce and GNOME, collected on the basis of the Sisyphus repository, are available for download. It includes a typical set of user applications, including LibreOffice, Firefox and GIMP. It is noted that “Viola” has become [...]

Linux kernel 6.6 is classified as a long-term support release

The Linux 6.6 kernel has been assigned the status of a long-term support branch. Updates for branch 6.6 will be released at least until December 2026, but it is possible that, as in the case of branches 5.10, 5.4 and 4.19, the period will be extended to six years and maintenance will last until December 2029. For regular kernel releases, updates are released […]

New article: PCCooler RZ620 cooler review: the dark knight

It would seem that another cooler has come out with a two-section radiator and a pair of fans - so what is there to test in this invasion of clones? But, as they say, the cooler is in the details. And these details of the new PCCooler RZ620 are interesting enough to test them in practice, comparing the new product with the best representatives of air cooling systems for processorsSource: 3dnews.ru

OpenWrt update 23.05.2

An update to the OpenWrt 23.05.2 distribution has been published, aimed at use in various network devices such as routers, switches and access points. The OpenWrt 23.05.1 release was not generated due to a bug. OpenWrt supports many different platforms and architectures and has a build system that makes it easy and convenient to cross-compile by including different components into the build, making it easy to […]

Release of EuroLinux 9.3 distribution compatible with RHEL

The release of the EuroLinux 9.3 distribution kit took place, prepared by rebuilding the source codes of the packages of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3 distribution kit and completely binary compatible with it. The changes boil down to rebranding and removal of RHEL-specific packages, otherwise the distribution is completely similar to RHEL 9.3. The EuroLinux 9 branch will be supported until June 30, 2032. Installation images have been prepared for downloading, [...]

HandBrake 1.7.0 video transcoding program available

After 11 months of development, the release of a tool for multi-threaded transcoding of video files from one format to another has been published - HandBrake 1.7.0. The program is available both in command line mode and as a GUI interface. The project code is written in C language (for Windows GUI implemented in .NET) and distributed under the GPL license. Binary assemblies are prepared for […]

Oppo introduced the ColorOS 14 shell with economical caching, smart charging and other improvements

Oppo introduced the ColorOS 14 shell and began distributing its global version in certain regions. The manufacturer has published a plan for distributing software updates for its smartphones. Basically, a beta version of the platform will be distributed in the near future. The Oppo Find N2 Flip is not included in the beta skin release schedule. This device will be the first smartphone to receive a stable version of the […]