Author: ProHoster

Unisoc prepares to produce 5G modems

The Unisoc company (formerly Spreadtrum) will soon organize the production of a 5G modem for next-generation mobile devices, as reported by the DigiTimes resource. We are talking about the IVY510 product, the first information about which was disclosed in February of this year. The solution is based on the international standard 3GPP R15. Provides support for fifth generation (5G) mobile networks with non-standalone (NSA) and […]

Apple: Fixing ZombieLoad Vulnerability Could Reduce Mac Performance by 40%

Apple has said that completely fixing the new ZombieLoad vulnerability in Intel processors could reduce performance by up to 40% in some cases. Of course, everything will depend on the specific processor and the scenario in which it is used, but in any case, this will be a pretty significant blow to system performance. To begin with, we recall that the other day it became known [...]

HiSilicon has long been ready for US bans

HiSilicon, a chip design and manufacturing company wholly owned by Huawei Technologies, announced on Friday that it has long been poised for an "extreme scenario" where a Chinese manufacturer could be banned from buying US chips and technology. In this regard, the company noted that it is able to ensure a stable supply of most of the products needed for Huawei's operations. According to Reuters, […]

Scientists from Russia propose using telemedicine during long space missions

Deputy Director of the Institute of Medical and Biological Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences Oleg Kotov spoke about the organization of medical care during long-term space missions. According to him, one of the elements of space medicine should be a ground support system. We are talking, in particular, about the introduction of telemedicine, which is currently actively developing in our country. “Issues of telemedicine arise, which is in demand in [...]

Intel takes the crown of the leader in the semiconductor market from Samsung

Bad events for users with memory prices in 2017 and 2018 turned out to be good for Samsung. For the first time since 1993, Intel lost its crown as the leader in the semiconductor market. In both 2017 and 2018, the South Korean electronics giant topped the list of the industry's largest companies. This lasted exactly until the moment when the memory began again [...]

SpaceX internet satellite launch delayed by about a week

Strong winds on Thursday prevented SpaceX's planned first launch of SpaceX's Starlink Internet satellites. Postponing the start for a day also did not lead to a result. On Friday, the launch of the first 60 devices for deploying the test Internet network was again postponed, now by about a week. The weather was no longer relevant to this event or turned out to be not the […]

How we make "Internet 2.0" independent, decentralized and truly sovereign

Hello community! On May 18, a meeting of system operators of points of the Medium network was held in the Moscow Tsaritsyno Park. This article provides a transcript from the scene: we discussed the long-term plans for the development of the Medium network, the need for HTTPS for eepsites when using the Medium network, deploying a social network inside the I2P network, and much more. All the most interesting is under the cut. 1) […]

Project Prelude Rune canceled following the closure of Tales of Producer's Studio Istolia

Square Enix has announced the closure of Istolia studio and the cancellation of the fantasy role-playing game Project Prelude Rune. “After evaluating various aspects of Project Prelude Rune, its development has been cancelled,” a Square Enix spokesperson said. “Studio Istolia is no longer in operation and we are taking appropriate steps to reassign studio staff to other projects within the Square Enix Group.” […]

U.S.-China friction risks dampening interest in DIY PC builds

Motherboard manufacturers, reports the popular Taiwanese Internet resource DigiTimes, have not experienced positive emotions in recent quarters regarding the current demand for components. The situation is not being helped at all by the shortage of Intel processors, and growing tensions between the US and China threaten to deepen and widen the decline in demand for boards. Until the first quarter of last year, manufacturers were greatly helped by the topic of cryptocurrency mining. After […]

VMware EMPOWER 2019 - the main topics of the conference, which will be held May 20-23 in Lisbon

We will broadcast live on Habré and in our Telegram channel. / photo Benjamin Horn CC BY EMPOWER 2019 is an annual meeting of VMware partners. Initially, it was part of a more global event - VMworld - a conference to get acquainted with the technological innovations of the IT giant (by the way, in our corporate blog, we analyzed some of the tools announced at past events). […]

The Spektr-RG space observatory is preparing for launch

The Roscosmos State Corporation reports that refueling of the Spektr-RG spacecraft with propellant components has begun at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Spektr-RG is a space observatory created as part of a Russian-German project. The mission's goal is to study the Universe in the X-ray wavelength range. The device carries on board two X-ray telescopes with oblique incidence optics - eROSITA and ART-XC. Among the tasks are: [...]