Author: ProHoster

Co-op robo-adventure Biped is out on PS4

Developers from NExT studio and META Publishing have announced that the cooperative adventure about two robots Biped has become available on PS4. Let us remind you that PC users were the first to receive the game on March 27. You can make a purchase on Steam for only 460 rubles. Well, from April 8, you can purchase the platformer in the digital PS Store. True, there is a price [...]

Google distributes AI-powered virtual agents to answer questions about COVID-19

Google's cloud technology division announced the release of a special version of its Contact Center AI service, powered by AI, to help businesses create virtual support agents to answer questions about the COVID-19 pandemic. The program is called Rapid Response Virtual Agent and is intended for government agencies, healthcare organizations and other sectors seriously affected by the global crisis. According to developers from [...]

Xiaomi starts updating Mi A3 to Android 10 again

When Xiaomi released the Mi A1 smartphone, many called it the “budget Pixel”. The Mi A series was launched as part of the Android One program, which meant the presence of “bare” Android, and promised quick and regular updates to the operating system. In practice, everything turned out to be completely different. In order to get the update to Android 10, owners of the relatively new Mi A3 […]

Xbox Game Bar on Windows 10 adds support for XSplit, Razer Cortex and more widgets

Microsoft has expanded the capabilities of the Xbox Game Bar on PC. Now users have access to third-party application widgets and fast broadcasting using XSplit. Xbox Game Bar is a game center built into Windows 10. You can open it with the Win+G combination. Today's update adds the ability to connect controls to broadcast tools like XSplit GameCaster. At the same time, Xbox Game […]

Smartphone Redmi K30 Pro Zoom Edition appeared in the top version

In March, the Redmi brand, formed by the Chinese company Xiaomi, announced the K30 Pro Zoom Edition smartphone, equipped with a quad camera with 30x zoom. Now this device is presented in a top-end configuration. Let us remind you that the device is equipped with a 6,67-inch Full HD+ display with a resolution of 2400 × 1080 pixels. The “heart” is the powerful Snapdragon 865 processor, working in conjunction with the Snapdragon X55 modem, which is responsible for […]

Samsung Electronics to increase revenue and profit in the first quarter

The South Korean giant will be one of the first to report its first quarter results; so far we can only judge preliminary results, but they also give reason for optimism. The company's operating profit was better than expected, with revenue also up 5% year-over-year. Samsung Electronics will publish more detailed financial statistics later, but for now the expected […]

Crytek engineer interview removed. He refused to comment on his words about the superiority of the PS5

Yesterday we published clippings from an interview with Crytek visualization engineer Ali Salehi, who criticized the Xbox Series X and highlighted the advantages of the PlayStation 5. After heated discussions about the news began online, the developer refused to comment on his statements for “personal reasons.” The interview from the Vigiato website was also removed. In addition, in the news topic on [...]

Simply Linux 9 distribution release

The Basalt open source software company announced the release of the Simply Linux 9 distribution kit, built on the basis of the ninth ALT platform. The product is distributed under a license agreement that does not transfer the right to distribute the distribution kit, but allows individuals and legal entities to use the system without restrictions. The distribution comes in builds for x86_64, i586, aarch64, mipsel, e2kv4, e2k, riscv64 architectures and can run on […]

Chrome Release 81

Google has unveiled the release of the Chrome 81 web browser. At the same time, a stable release of the free Chromium project, which serves as the basis of Chrome, is available. The Chrome browser is distinguished by the use of Google logos, the presence of a system for sending notifications in case of a crash, the ability to download a Flash module on request, modules for playing protected video content (DRM), a system for automatically installing updates, and transmitting RLZ parameters when searching. Chrome 81 was originally planned […]

Tails 4.5 distribution release with UEFI Secure Boot support

The release of a specialized distribution kit Tails 4.5 (The Amnesic Incognito Live System), based on the Debian package base and designed to provide anonymous access to the network, has been presented. Anonymous access to Tails is provided by the Tor system. All connections other than traffic through the Tor network are blocked by the packet filter by default. To store user data in the user data saving mode between launches, […]

Why there are so many data centers in Amsterdam

In the capital of the Netherlands and within a radius of 50 km, 70% of all data centers in the country and a third of all data centers in Europe are located. Most of them opened literally in the last five years. This is really a lot, considering that Amsterdam is a relatively small city. Even Ryazan is bigger! It got to the point that in July 2019, the authorities of the Dutch capital, having concluded that […]

Big and small data tester: trends, theory, my story

Hello everyone, my name is Alexander, and I am a Data Quality engineer who checks data for its quality. This article will talk about how I came to this and why in 2020 this area of ​​testing was on the crest of a wave. Global trend Today's world is experiencing another technological revolution, one of the aspects of which is […]