Author: ProHoster

MindFactory: The first full month of sales of Intel Comet Lake did not shake AMD's position

Intel Comet Lake-S processors in the LGA 1200 version went on sale at the end of May; in some places there was a shortage of some models, so it was possible to judge the first full month of sales only based on the results of June. Statistics from the German online store MindFactory showed that AMD’s position was almost not shaken by the debut of its competitor’s new processors. This online store is characterized by a high degree of loyalty of the consumer audience [...]

Motorola One Fusion features HD+ display and Snapdragon 710 processor

The mid-level smartphone Motorola One Fusion has been officially presented, rumors about the preparation of which have been circulating on the Internet for some time now. Sales of new items have already begun in some countries. The device is equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 processor. This solution combines eight Kryo 360 cores with a clock speed of up to 2,2 GHz, an Adreno 616 graphics controller and an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engine. […]

Sendmail SMTP Server 8.16.1 Release

Five years after the last release, the Sendmail 8.16.1 SMTP server release was created. The new version includes a large portion of improvements related to STARTTLS support (for example, adding the ability to use elliptic curve encryption algorithms), improved logging, added new SSLEngine and SSLEnginePath options for using OpenSSL engines, and added initial support for DANE (DNS-based Authentication of Named […]

Reset settings and force firmware update of Snom phones

How to reset Snom phone to factory settings? How to force update the phone firmware to the version you need? Resetting your phone You can reset your phone in several ways: Through the phone's user interface menu - press the settings menu button, go to the Maintenance submenu, select Reset Settings and enter the Administrator password. Through the phone web interface - go to the phone web interface to […]

Save on Kubernetes Cloud Costs on AWS

The translation of the article was prepared on the eve of the start of the course "Infrastructure platform based on Kubernetes". How to save on cloud costs when working with Kubernetes? There is no one right answer, but this article outlines a few tools to help you manage your resources more efficiently and reduce cloud computing costs. I wrote this article with Kubernetes for AWS in mind, […]

NewNode - decentralized CDN from FireChat developer

The other day I came across a mention of a certain NewNode: NewNode is an SDK for mobile development, which makes any application unkillable for any censorship and DDoS, and dramatically reduces the load on the server. P2P network. Can work in theory without internet. It looked rather chaotic, but interesting, and I climbed to understand. There was no place in the repository for the description of the project, so […]

Samsung ITFIT UV Sterilizer Wireless Charging Case Disinfects Gadgets

Samsung has released an interesting accessory for mobile devices - the ITFIT UV Steriliser wireless charging case, which is already available for order at an estimated price of $50. The new product is a white box with dimensions 228 × 133 × 49,5 mm. There's plenty of room inside for large smartphones like the Galaxy S20 Ultra. You can also wirelessly charge other gadgets – [...]

Kolink Observatory Lite cases are endowed with four ARGB fans

The Taiwanese company Kolink has expanded its range of computer cases by announcing the Observatory Lite Mesh RGB and Observatory Lite RGB models, which are already available for order at an estimated price of $70. The new items, completely made in black, are equipped with a side wall made of tempered glass. The Observatory Lite RGB version also has tempered glass installed in the front, while the modification […]

Release of the MaXX 2.1 desktop, an adaptation of IRIX Interactive Desktop for Linux

The release of the MaXX 2.1 desktop has been introduced, the developers of which are trying to recreate the user shell IRIX Interactive Desktop (SGI Indigo Magic Desktop) using Linux technologies. Development is carried out under an agreement with SGI, which allows for the complete re-creation of all functions of IRIX Interactive Desktop for the Linux platform on x86_64 and ia64 architectures. The source texts are available upon special request and represent […]

The information security community refused to change the terms white hat and black hat

Most information security experts opposed the proposal to move away from using the terms 'black hat' and 'white hat'. The proposal was initiated by David Kleidermacher, Google's vice president of engineering, who refused to give a presentation at the Black Hat USA 2020 conference and suggested that the industry move away from using the terms “black hat”, “white hat” and MITM (man-in -the-middle) in favor of […]

Linux kernel developers consider moving to inclusive terms

A new document has been proposed for inclusion in the Linux kernel, mandating the use of inclusive terminology in the kernel. For identifiers used in the kernel, it is proposed to abandon the use of the words 'slave' and 'blacklist'. It is recommended to replace the word slave with secondary, subordinate, replica, responder, follower, proxy and performer, and blacklist with blocklist or denylist. The recommendations apply to new code being added to the kernel, but […]