Author: ProHoster

MegaFon increases quarterly revenue and profit

The MegaFon company reported on its work in the last quarter of 2019: the key financial indicators of one of the largest Russian cellular operators are growing. Revenue for the three-month period increased by 5,4% and amounted to 93,2 billion rubles. Service revenue increased by 1,3%, reaching 80,4 billion rubles. Adjusted net profit increased by 78,5% to RUB 2,0 billion. OIBDA indicator […]

Cloudflare has prepared patches that dramatically speed up disk encryption in Linux

Developers from Cloudflare talked about their work to optimize the performance of disk encryption in the Linux kernel. As a result, patches were prepared for the dm-crypt subsystem and the Crypto API, which made it possible to more than double the read and write throughput in the synthetic test, as well as halve the latency. When tested on real hardware […]

First release of OpenRGB, a toolkit for managing RGB devices

After a year of development, the first release of the OpenRGB project has been published, aimed at providing a universal open toolkit for controlling devices with color backlighting, allowing you to do without installing official proprietary applications tied to a specific manufacturer and, as a rule, supplied only for Windows. The code is written in C/C++ and distributed under the GPLv2 license. The program is multi-platform and available for Linux and Windows. […]

Cloud gaming: a first-hand assessment of the possibilities of services for playing on weak PCs

I present a continuation of my article “Cloud services for gaming on weak PCs, relevant in 2019.” Last time we assessed their advantages and disadvantages using open sources. Now I have tested each of the services that were mentioned last time. The results of this assessment are below. I would like to note that to evaluate absolutely all the capabilities of these products for a reasonable price [...]

About one vulnerability in…

A year ago, on March 21, 2019, a very good bug report from maxarr came to the Mail.Ru bug bounty program on HackerOne. When introducing a zero byte (ASCII 0) into the POST parameter of one of the webmail API requests that returned an HTTP redirect, pieces of uninitialized memory were visible in the redirect data, in which fragments from GET parameters and headers of other requests to also […]

Beginner's Guide to Aircrack-ng on Linux

Hi all. In anticipation of the start of the Kali Linux Workshop course, we have prepared a translation of an interesting article for you. Today's tutorial will walk you through the basics of getting started with the aircrack-ng package. Of course, it is impossible to provide all the necessary information and cover every scenario. So be prepared to do your homework and research on your own. The forum and Wiki have […]

Colorful action-platformer Shantae and the Seven Sirens will be released on May 28 on major platforms

WayForward has announced that Shantae and the Seven Sirens will be released on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch on May 28. The game is already available on the Apple Arcade mobile service. Additionally, Limited Run Games has announced plans to print a limited number of Standard and Collector's Editions of Shantae and the Seven Sirens. Their details are still [...]

Warframe Coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X, Leyou Has Several More Games in Production

Video game holding Leyou Technologies revealed in its financial report that the free-to-play action game Warframe continues to attract many players. According to annual data, the project registered 19,5% more users in 2019 compared to 2018. However, revenue declined 12,2% over the same period. The company attributes this to three main factors: competition; decrease in influx [...]

'Unusual' musical adventure No Straight Roads Coming to PS4 and PC June 30th

Sold Out and Metronomik have announced that No Straight Roads will be released on PlayStation 4 and PC on June 30th. Last year it became known that the game would be a temporary Epic Games Store exclusive. In addition to the release date, the publisher announced a collector's edition of No Straight Roads. It will cost €69,99 and for this amount will include […]

Metro Management Simulator STATIONflow Coming April 15th

DMM Games has announced that the metro simulator STATIONflow will be released on PC on April 15. The game is being created with the support of Japanese producer Tak Fujii, known for the action game Ninety-Nine Nights II and the musical arcade game Gal Metal. “I’m excited to share our latest project with you,” said STATIONflow producer Tak Fujii. — This is a game created by a small team [...]

Huawei is designing a smartphone with an unusual camera

The Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei is thinking about a new smartphone that will be equipped with an unusual multi-module camera. Information about the device, according to the LetsGoDigital resource, was published on the website of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). As you can see in the images, the rear camera of the smartphone will be made in the form of a round block with a truncated left side. Throughout […]

Coronavirus will not affect the timing of the return of the ISS crew to Earth

The state corporation Roscosmos does not intend to delay the return of the ISS crew to Earth. RIA Novosti reports this, citing information received from representatives of the state corporation. Until now, the current crew of the International Space Station was scheduled to return from orbit on April 17. However, recently there have been rumors that this may not happen due to the spread of the new coronavirus. […]