Category: Internet News

Chrome release 83

Google has released version 83 of the Chrome web browser. At the same time, a stable release of the open-source Chromium project, which underpins Chrome, is also available. The Chrome browser features the use of Google logos, a crash notification system, the ability to download the Flash module on demand, support for playing protected video content (DRM), an automatic update installation system, and the transmission of RLZ parameters during searches. Due to the developers' transition to […]

Proxmox 6.2 «Virtual Environment»

Proxmox is a commercial company offering specialized products based on Debian. The company has released Proxmox version 6.2, based on Debian 10.4 "Buster." New features include: Linux kernel 5.4, QEMU 5.0, LXC 4.0, ZFS 0.8.3, and Ceph 14.2.9 (Nautilus). Built-in domain validation for Let’s Encrypt certificates is supported. Full support for up to eight Corosync network channels. Zstandard support for backups and […]

Remotely exploitable vulnerability in the qmail mail server

Security researchers from Qualys have demonstrated the exploitation of a vulnerability in the qmail mail server, known since 2005 (CVE-2005-1513), which remained unfixed because the author of qmail claimed that creating a working exploit that could be used to attack systems in default configuration was unrealistic. At Qualys, they managed to prepare an exploit that contradicts this assumption and allows initiating […]

Electron Release 9.0.0, an application development platform based on the Chromium engine

A release of Electron 9.0.0 has been prepared, providing a self-sufficient framework for developing cross-platform user applications based on components of Chromium, V8, and Node.js. The significant version change is due to the update to the Chromium 83 code base, Node.js 12.14 platform, and V8 8.3 JavaScript engine. In this release: Enhanced capabilities related to spell checking and an API has been added for […]

The epilogue of Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition could have been paid.

The developers of Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition shared fresh details about Future Connected — an additional story chapter serving as an epilogue to the main storyline in the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu. To recall, the events of Future Connected will unfold a year after the final battle and will tell the adventures of the main character Shulk and Princess Melia on the left shoulder of the frozen titan Bionis.

Quality has improved: journalists compared the remaster of Mafia II with the classic version of the game

VG247 published a video comparing the classic version of Mafia II with Mafia II: Definitive Edition. Journalists took the same locations from both projects and showcased the differences between the original and the remaster. The updated version of the crime drama excels in all aspects, which is evident in almost every shot shown. The video features the opening episodes of the game: the family's move of the main character.

The release of OpenBSD 6.7

The release of the free cross-platform UNIX-like operating system OpenBSD 6.7 has been announced. The OpenBSD project was founded by Theo de Raadt in 1995 after a conflict with the developers of NetBSD, which resulted in Theo being denied access to the NetBSD CVS repository. Following this, Theo de Raadt and a group of like-minded individuals created a new […]

Q4OS 3.11

Q4OS is a Linux distribution for desktop computers based on Debian, designed to provide a classic user interface (Trinity) or a more modern Plasma desktop. It is not demanding on system resources. Q4OS releases based on Debian Stable are LTS versions and receive updates for 5 years. The new 3.11 series receives all fixes and features from the recent update […]

Microsoft plans to unify UWP and Win32 applications

Today, during the Build 2020 developer conference, Microsoft announced Project Reunion — a new initiative aimed at unifying UWP and classic Win32 applications. The company has faced the reality that UWP apps are not as popular as originally planned. Many users still rely on Windows 7 and 8, which means most developers are focused on creating Win32 applications. Microsoft with […

Microsoft has introduced an updated package manager for Windows 10.

Today, Microsoft announced the release of a new package manager for the Windows 10 operating system, which will simplify environment setup for developers. In the past, Windows developers had to manually download and install all necessary programs and tools, but thanks to the package manager, this process has become much easier. The new version of the Windows Package Manager will allow developers to configure their development environments using commands […]

Microsoft is implementing a graphical server and GPU acceleration in WSL.

Microsoft has announced significant improvements to the WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux), which enables the execution of Linux binaries on Windows: Support has been added for running Linux applications with graphical interfaces, eliminating the need for third-party X servers. This support is implemented through GPU access virtualization. An open driver, dxgkrnl, has been prepared for the Linux kernel, providing the device /dev/dxg with […]

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