Author: ProHoster

Truth first, or why the system needs to be designed based on the database device

Hey Habr! We continue to explore the topic of Java and Spring, including at the database level. Today we offer to read about why, when designing large applications, it is the database structure, and not the Java code, that should be of decisive importance, how this is done, and what are the exceptions to this rule. In this rather belated article, I will explain […]

35 Years Gone: 7's Overdrive Retro Racing May 80 Launch Trailer on Switch

80's Overdrive, a retro racing game first released on the 3DS handheld console in March 2017, will be coming to Nintendo Switch digitally on May 7th. This was announced by developers from the Insane Code studio, who also presented an incendiary trailer. According to the description, 80's Overdrive is a 2D pixel art racing game designed to take players back in time to […]

Corsight AI, which created masked facial recognition technology, received a $ 5 million investment

Israeli company Corsight AI received $5 million in investment from Canadian fund Awz Ventures, specializing in intelligence and security technologies. The company has developed technology for recognizing faces hidden under medical and other masks, as well as sunglasses and plastic shields - very relevant developments in the current environment, when masks complicate the operation of tracking systems. As reported by Reuters, Corsight […]

Progress Seems: Nintendo Switch Emulator Ryujinx Runs Yoshi's Crafted World, Pokemon Sword, and Astral Chain

The John GodGames Emus channel has shared several new videos showing the latest version of the Nintendo Switch emulator Ryujinx running with several games. Thus, those interested can familiarize themselves with the PC emulation of such hybrid platform exclusives as Yoshi’s Crafted World, Pokemon Sword, Astral Chain and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. As you can see, although Yoshi’s Crafted World is launching somewhat […]

You can now read your favorite manga on Nintendo Switch

InkyPen Comics and publisher Kodansha have teamed up to give Nintendo Switch owners the ability to read popular Japanese manga series directly on their handheld console. Fortunately, the device’s touch screen allows for this. Beyond its impressive library of games, the Nintendo Switch has little to offer users through its interface (there's not even a full web browser or Netflix). But the platform is rapidly growing its player base and […]

Coronavirus: Sony and Marvel have postponed a number of blockbusters, including two films about Spider-Man

Due to closed cinemas and ongoing quarantine measures against the COVID-19 pandemic, film studios are forced to incur losses and postpone a number of their high-budget premieres, including those scheduled for 2021 and even 2022. In particular, Sony and Marvel Studios announced the postponement of the release of the next Spider-Man film from July 16, 2021 to November 5 […]

Smartphones Huawei Nova 7 5G and Nova 7 Pro 5G received a quad camera with a 64-megapixel sensor

The Chinese company Huawei has officially introduced the flagship smartphones Nova 7 5G and Nova 7 Pro 5G, which, as reflected in the name, are capable of operating in fifth-generation mobile networks. The devices are equipped with a proprietary Kirin 985 5G processor. This chip contains one ARM Cortex-A76 core clocked at 2,58 GHz, three ARM Cortex-A76 cores at 2,4 GHz and […]

OWC Doubles SSD Capacity for Apple Mac

OWC has introduced a new version of the Aura P12 solid-state drive (SSD) with a capacity of 4 TB, which will enable the company to double the capacity of its external drives for Apple Macintosh computers and others. Thus, the flagship Accelsior 4M2 with a speed of more than 6 GB/s will receive 16 GB of NAND flash memory. OWC's products are aimed primarily at users of Apple computers […]

Tequila Works: PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X are very powerful, and DualSense will give a new experience

According to Tequila Works CEO Raul Rubio, the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X will demonstrate an exponential leap in hardware capabilities compared to the current generation. He discussed this with the Spanish website Meristation. Raul Rubio commented on the hardware of the next generation consoles, highlighting that they have very similar hardware, but the difference in capabilities compared to […]

Regolith 1.4 desktop release

The Regolith project, which develops a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu, has published a new release of the desktop of the same name. Regolith is based on GNOME session management technologies and the i3 window manager. The project's developments are distributed under the GPLv3 license. Both a ready-made iso image of Ubuntu 20.04 with pre-installed Regolith, as well as PPA repositories for Ubuntu 18.04 and 20.04 have been prepared for download. The project is positioned as a modern environment [...]

The founder of Void Linux changed the license for his fork XBPS

Juan Romero Pardines, after breaking ties with the other Void Linux developers, transferred his offshoot of the XBPS (X Binary Package System) package manager to a 3-clause BSD license. Previously, the project used a 2-clause BSD license, similar to the MIT license. Other plans include the launch of a new project and the intention to rewrite xbps-src. The new version of the XBPS license adds […]

R 4.0 programming language available

The release of the R 4.0 programming language and the associated software environment, aimed at solving problems of statistical processing, analysis and data visualization, is presented. More than 15000 extension packages are offered to solve specific problems. The basic implementation of the R language is developed under the GNU Project and is licensed under the GPL. The new release introduces several hundred improvements, including: Transition […]