GitHub published a report analyzing statistics for 2023. Main trends: In 2023, 98 million new projects were created on GutHub (in 2022 - 85.7 million, in 2021 - 61 million, in 2020 - 60 million). The total number of projects reached 420 million (+27%), and the number of publicly accessible repositories reached 284 million […]
According to information obtained by LowPass from insider sources, Amazon is developing a Vega environment based on the Linux kernel, which they plan to use on Fire TV set-top boxes, smart screens and other Amazon consumer devices instead of the currently used Fire OS firmware based on the Android platform (current release of Fire OS 7 is based on Android 9). The first devices based on the new […]
After a year of development, the release of the Linux distribution BackBox Linux 8.1 has been published, based on Ubuntu 22.04 and supplied with a collection of tools for checking system security, testing exploits, reverse engineering, analyzing network traffic and wireless networks, studying malware, stress testing, identifying hidden or lost data. The user environment is based on Xfce. The iso image size is 4.2 GB (x86_64). The new version notes […]
Back in 2021, the dire financial situation of the Newport Wafer Fab in Wales forced the owners to agree to a deal with the Chinese-controlled Dutch company Nexperia, but by November 2022, British authorities ruled that the deal had to be terminated for political reasons. The new owner of the long-suffering enterprise will be the American Vishay Intertechnology. Image source: NexperiaSource: 3dnews.ru
Back in October last year, it became known that Apple planned to use solid-state memory produced by the Chinese company YMTC in its iPhone smartphones, but changes in export control rules deprived it of this opportunity. But now South Korean sources report that 232-layer 3D NAND memory from the YMTC brand was installed in the Xiaomi 14 smartphones, presented at the end of October. Source […]
Blackview has announced the upcoming start of global sales of the Blackview Tab 18 tablet with a large 12-inch display and speakers from Harman Kardon. The Blackview Tab 18 will be launched for the global market at the Double 11 Global Shopping Festival, also known as Singles' Day on AliExpress. Blackview Tab 18 is equipped with a large 12-inch screen with […]
The GNOME Foundation announced it has received one million euros from the Sovereign Foundation, a German-based foundation to stimulate the development of open digital infrastructure and open-source ecosystems. The fund was created with funds provided by the German Ministry of Economic Affairs and is supervised by the Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation SPRIND. They plan to use the money received to modernize the GNOME platform, improve tools, expand tools for people […]
When using a smartphone, we often perform the same actions on the mobile device, the execution of which can be delegated to specialized programs. They are able to replace a person in some routine tasks and free up time for more important matters. Source: 3dnews.ru
Philips has introduced a large 48,8-inch curved office monitor 49B2U5900CH. The new product is based on a VA matrix with an aspect ratio of 32:9 and support for a resolution of 5120 × 1440 pixels. As a result, the new product is equivalent to two 27-inch monitors with a resolution of 2560 × 1440 pixels each. Image source: Philips Source: 3dnews.ru
The July 2020 decision of the European Court of General Jurisdiction to overturn Apple's record fine of €14,3 billion imposed by the European Commission for violating laws on taxes and government subsidies may be invalidated. Giovanni Pitruzzella, advocate general of the European Court of General Jurisdiction, said the lower court's decision in favor of Apple "must be set aside" […]
General manager of the PvPvE shooter Hunt: Showdown, David Fifield, said in an interview with PC Gamer that Crytek will not follow the path of Valve and Blizzard when updating the game globally. Image source: CrytekSource: 3dnews.ru
Trendfocus, according to Forbes, has summed up the results of a study of the global HDD market in the third quarter of 2023. In unit terms, sales amounted to approximately 28,6 million units, which is 8,2% less than in the second quarter, when 31,2 million discs were sold. A downward trend in supplies has been observed since the beginning of this year. However, in terms of total […]
