Author: ProHoster

Xiaomi is preparing a mouse with voice input

The Chinese company Xiaomi is preparing to release a new wireless mouse. Information about the manipulator with the code XASB01ME appeared on the website of the Bluetooth SIG organization. It is known that the new product carries on board an optical sensor with a resolution of 4000 DPI (dots per inch). In addition, a four-way scroll wheel is mentioned. The mouse will be released on the commercial market under the name Mi Smart Mouse. Her […]

The chief designer for the development of the Oryol manned spacecraft has been appointed

The State Corporation Roscosmos announces the appointment of the chief designer for the development of a new generation manned transport spacecraft - the Orel vehicle, which was previously known as the Federation. Let us recall that the ship is designed to deliver people and cargo to the Moon and to near-Earth orbital stations. When developing the device, innovative technical solutions are used, as well as modern systems and units. […]

Release of cppcheck 2.1 static analyzer

A new release of the free static analyzer cppcheck 2.1 is available, which allows you to identify various classes of errors in code in the C and C++ languages, including those using non-standard syntax typical for embedded systems. A collection of plugins is provided through which cppcheck is integrated with various development, continuous integration and testing systems, and also provides such features as compliance checking […]

CudaText code editor update 1.105.5

An update has been released for the cross-platform free code editor CudaText. The editor is inspired by the ideas of the Sublime Text project, although it has many differences and does not support all Sublime features, including Goto Anything and background file indexing. The files for defining the syntax are implemented on a completely different engine, there is a Python API, but it is completely different. There are some features of the integrated development environment implemented in [...]

hashcat v6.0.0

In release 6.0.0 of the hashcat program for selecting passwords using more than 320 types of hashes (using the capabilities of video cards), the developer introduced many improvements: A new interface for plugins with support for modular hash modes. New API supporting non-OpenCL APIs. CUDA support. Detailed documentation for plugin developers. GPU emulation mode - to run kernel code on the processor (instead of […]

Stellarium 0.20.2

On June 22, the anniversary version 0.20.2 of the popular free planetarium Stellarium was released, visualizing a realistic night sky as if you were looking at it with the naked eye, or through binoculars or a telescope. The anniversary of the release lies in the age of the project - 20 years ago Fabien Chéreau was puzzled by the issue of loading a new discrete video card. In total between [...]

Cordless phone made from cans

A new take on an old toy, the tin can cordless phone takes last year's technology and pushes it into the present! Just yesterday I was having a serious phone conversation, when suddenly my banana phone stopped working! I got very upset. Well, that's it - the last time I miss a call because of this stupid phone! (Looking back, I have to admit that I […]

WiFi + Cloud. History and development of the issue. The difference between Cloud solutions of different generations

Last summer, 2019, Extreme Networks acquired Aerohive Networks, whose main products were wireless network solutions. At the same time, if everything is clear with the generations of 802.11 standards (we even analyzed the features of the 802.11ax standard, aka WiFi6 in our article), then the fact that clouds are different from clouds, and Cloud Management platforms have their […]

The new standard 802.11ax (High Efficiency WLAN), what's new in it and when to expect it?

The working group started working on the standard back in 2014 and is currently working on draft3.0. Which is somewhat different from previous generations of 802.11 standards, because there all the work fit into two drafts. This happens due to a fairly large number of planned complex changes, which, accordingly, require more detailed and complex compatibility testing. Initially, the group faced […]

Smartphone Honor 30 Lite 5G with a processor Dimensity 800 appeared in the photo

The announcement of the new Honor 30 Youth smartphone is expected in early July. They are going to introduce the new product for the Chinese market. However, the device will also appear on international sale, but with a different name - Honor 30 Lite 5G. The resource GSMArena reports that it came into possession of the first “live” photo of this smartphone, which, as indicated, was provided by a reliable source. In the photo of Honor […]

Apple plans to build iPhone SE in India

iPhone SE, introduced in mid-April, is Apple's most affordable device. In the US, the cost of the basic configuration starts at $399, while in many other regions the price of a smartphone is much higher due to local taxes. For example, in India, the iPhone SE sells for $159 more. The situation may change in the near future, as […]

Samsung won't move display production from China to Vietnam

Troubles in the form of a trade war with the United States and the coronavirus outbreak have been plaguing China for some time, but electronics manufacturers are trying to locate new plants outside the country, driven by purely economic factors. Samsung has long relied on Vietnam for the production of smartphones, and now the company is concentrating display production there. This year, Samsung Electronics intends to place additional […]