Author: ProHoster

Google, Nokia and Qualcomm invest $230M in Nokia smartphone maker HMD Global

HMD Global, which produces smartphones under the Nokia brand, has attracted $230 million in investment from its main strategic partners. This stage of attracting external financing was the first since 2018, when the company received $100 million in investments. According to available data, Google, Nokia and Qualcomm became HMD Global's investors in the completed funding round. This event became interesting immediately [...]

France launches TikTok investigation

Chinese short video publishing platform TikTok is one of the most controversial companies right now. This is largely due to the actions of the US government directed against it. Now, according to the latest information, French regulators have launched an investigation into TikTok. It is reported that the review is related to privacy issues of platform users. A representative of the French National Commission for Information Freedom (CNIL) said […]

Release of nginx 1.19.2 and njs 0.4.3

The main branch of nginx 1.19.2 has been released, within which the development of new features continues (in the parallel supported stable branch 1.18, only changes related to the elimination of serious errors and vulnerabilities are made). Main changes: Keepalive connections now begin to close before all available connections are exhausted, and corresponding warnings are reflected in the log. When using chunked transmission, optimization of reading the client request body has been implemented. […]

Remote Vulnerability in Intel Server Boards with BMC Emulex Pilot 3

Intel announced the elimination of 22 vulnerabilities in the firmware of its server motherboards, server systems and computing modules. Three vulnerabilities, one of which is assigned a critical level, (CVE-2020-8708 - CVSS 9.6, CVE-2020-8707 - CVSS 8.3, CVE-2020-8706 - CVSS 4.7) appear in the firmware of the Emulex Pilot 3 BMC controller used in Intel products. The vulnerabilities allow […]

Release of the QEMU 5.1 emulator

The release of the QEMU 5.1 project has been presented. As an emulator, QEMU allows you to run a program compiled for one hardware platform on a system with a completely different architecture, for example, run an ARM application on an x86-compatible PC. In virtualization mode in QEMU, the performance of code execution in an isolated environment is close to the native system due to direct execution of instructions on the CPU and […]

Typical situations in continuous integration

Have you learned Git commands but want to imagine how continuous integration (CI) works in reality? Or maybe you want to optimize your daily activities? This course will give you practical skills in continuous integration using a GitHub repository. This course is not intended as a wizard that you can simply click on; on the contrary, you will perform the same actions [...]

Will Cisco SD-WAN cut off the branch that DMVPN sits on?

Since August 2017, when Cisco acquired Viptela, Cisco SD-WAN has become the main technology offered for organizing distributed enterprise networks. Over the past 3 years, SD-WAN technology has gone through many changes, both qualitative and quantitative. Thus, the functionality has significantly expanded and support has appeared on classic routers of the Cisco ISR 1000, ISR 4000, ASR 1000 and […]

Realme's new 5G smartphone will have a dual battery and a 64-megapixel quad camera

Several online sources have immediately released information about a mid-level Realme smartphone designated RMX2176: the upcoming device will be able to operate in fifth-generation (5G) mobile networks. The China Telecommunications Equipment Certification Authority (TENAA) reports that the new product will be equipped with a 6,43-inch display. Power will be provided by a two-module battery: the capacity of one of the blocks is 2100 mAh. Dimensions are known: 160,9 × 74,4 × 8,1 […]

Huawei Mate X2 flip screen smartphone poses in concept renders

Ross Young, founder and chief executive of Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC), presented concept renderings of the Huawei Mate X2 smartphone, created based on available information and patent documentation. As previously reported, the device will be equipped with a flexible screen that folds inside the body. This will protect the panel from damage during wearing and everyday use. It is claimed that the display size will be [...]

After the release of new gaming consoles, demand for NVIDIA Turing graphics cards will also increase

Very soon, if you believe NVIDIA's hints on social networks, the company will introduce new gaming video cards with Ampere architecture. The range of Turing graphics solutions will be reduced, and supplies of certain models will cease. The release of new gaming consoles from Sony and Microsoft, according to Bank of America analysts, will spur demand not only for new Ampere video cards, but also for more mature Turing. On […]