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Beta version release of Protox v1.5, a Tox client for mobile platforms.

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A new version of the client for the decentralized Tox protocol (toktok) has been released. Currently, only Android OS is supported, but since the application is written using the cross-platform framework Qt, porting to other platforms is possible. The project's code is distributed under the MIT license. Application builds are distributed under the GPLv3 license. Change log: Avatars have been added. Support for streams for file transfers has been added, which […]

The FreeBSD project is conducting a survey to prioritize development.

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FreeBSD developers announced a survey for users and developers of the project to help prioritize development and identify areas needing special attention. The survey consists of about 50 questions and takes approximately 15 minutes to complete. Responses will be accepted until June 16. Topics include application areas, tool preferences in […]

FreeNAS developers introduced the TrueNAS SCALE distribution based on Linux.

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iXsystems, the company behind the rapid deployment distribution FreeNAS and its commercial products TrueNAS, has announced the launch of a new open project called TrueNAS SCALE. A key feature of TrueNAS SCALE is the use of the Linux kernel and a Debian 11 (Testing) package base, while all previously released products from the company, including TrueOS (formerly PC-BSD), […]

Release of Stratis 2.1, a toolkit for managing local storage.

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After seven months of development, version 2.1 of the Stratis project has been released, developed by Red Hat and the Fedora community to unify and simplify the configuration and management of pools of one or more local storage devices. Stratis offers features such as dynamic storage allocation, snapshots, data integrity assurance, and layer creation for caching. The project's code is written in Rust […]

Update of the Elementary OS 5.1.5 distribution

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The release of Elementary OS 5.1.5 has been announced, marketed as a fast, open-source, and privacy-respecting alternative to Windows and macOS. The project focuses on high-quality design aimed at creating a user-friendly system that consumes minimal resources and ensures fast boot times. Users are offered a custom desktop environment called Pantheon. Bootable ISO images (1.5 GB) are prepared for download […]

Release of the Nextcloud Hub 19 collaboration platform

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A new version of the Nextcloud Hub 19 platform has been unveiled, providing a self-contained solution for the collaboration of enterprise and project teams. At the same time, the cloud platform Nextcloud 19, which underpins Nextcloud Hub, has been released, enabling the deployment of cloud storage with synchronization and sharing capabilities, allowing data viewing and editing from any device at any location […]

Google will highlight parts of content on pages based on text from search results.

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Google has added an interesting option to its trademark search system. To help users navigate the content of the web pages they are viewing and quickly find the information they are looking for, Google will highlight snippets of text that were displayed in the answer block in the search results. Over the past few years, Google developers have been testing the content highlighting feature on web pages based on clicking on a snippet of text, […]

Dangerous vulnerabilities in QEMU, Node.js, Grafana, and Android.

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Several recently discovered vulnerabilities: Vulnerability (CVE-2020-13765) in QEMU, which could potentially lead to code execution with the rights of the QEMU process on the host system when loading a specially crafted kernel image in the guest system. The issue is caused by a buffer overflow in the code copying ROM contents during the system boot and manifests when loading the contents of a 32-bit kernel image into memory. The fix […]

Corrective update Firefox 77.0.1

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A corrective update Firefox 77.0.1 has been released, which disables the automatic selection of the DNS over HTTPS (DoH) provider during testing for a gradual rollout to avoid peak loads on DoH providers. The testing check for DoH implemented in Firefox 77, which sends 10 trial requests from each client, turned into a sort of DDoS attack on the NextDNS service, which could not handle it.

Results of reassembling the Debian package base using Clang 10

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Sylvestre Ledru has published the results of rebuilding the Debian GNU/Linux package archive using the Clang 10 compiler instead of GCC. Out of 31,014 packages, 1,400 (4.5%) failed to build, but by applying an additional patch to the Debian toolchain, the number of unbuilt packages was reduced to 1,110 (3.6%). For comparison, when building with Clang 8 and 9, the number of packages that could not be built was higher.

Google has expanded the capabilities of its proprietary security keys on iOS.

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Today, Google announced the implementation of W3C WebAuth support for Google accounts on Apple devices running iOS 13.3 and above. This enhances the usability of Google’s encryption hardware keys on iOS and allows for more types of security keys to be used with Google accounts. With this innovation, iOS users can use the Google Titan Security key.

The Chromium-based Edge browser is now available through the Windows Update center.

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The final version of the Edge browser, based on Chromium, became available back in January 2020. However, to install the application, users had to manually download it from the company's website first. Now, Microsoft has automated the process. During the installation, the previous version did not replace the old Microsoft Edge (Legacy). Additionally, it lacked some basic elements that were planned to be included in the final build.

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