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TON Labs has announced TON OS — an open infrastructure for launching applications on the blockchain platform TON (Telegram Open Network). So far, not much is known about TON OS, except that it is expected to be available soon in the Google Play Market and App Store. It is likely to be a virtual Java machine or a software shell that implements application launches for […]
Another release of the Qmmp player has been presented. The player is developed using the Qt library, features a modular structure, and comes with two user interface options. The new release mainly focuses on enhancing existing capabilities and supporting new versions of libraries. Key changes include code adjustments in line with updates in Qt 5.15; sleep mode blocking; and transitioning ListenBrainz support to a 'native' API with […]
The release of the QEMU 5.0 project has been announced. As an emulator, QEMU allows you to run a program compiled for one hardware platform on a system with an entirely different architecture, for example, running an application for ARM on an x86-compatible PC. In virtualization mode, the performance of code execution in an isolated environment approaches that of a native system due to direct execution of instructions on the CPU and utilizing […]
The elementary OS project provided users, who subscribed through GitHub Sponsors for $50 a month, the opportunity to request personal assistance from lead developers once a month to address their queries. However, if the solution takes more than one hour, the developers will only provide some output and express gratitude for the sponsorship. Up to this point, the monetization of elementary […]
The first version of the cross-platform dual-pane file manager Camelot, codenamed 'Tintagel', has been released. The application is written in C# 8 (.Net Core 3.1) and supports Linux, macOS, and Windows. This version implements basic functionality: core file operations, support for multiple tabs on the pane, clipboard operations, and more. Plans for further development of the project can be viewed here. Source: […]
It has previously been reported that Microsoft has slowed the pace of development for the Windows 10X OS and postponed the release of the folding tablet Surface Neo and other dual-screen devices (running Windows 10X) to 2021. However, according to the same sources, Microsoft plans to use Windows 10X for traditional single-screen devices. Recently, such "traditional" devices […]
The new release of the decentralized file system IPFS 0.5 (InterPlanetary File System) has been introduced, creating a global versioned file storage network in the form of a P2P network made up of participating systems. IPFS combines ideas previously implemented in systems like Git, BitTorrent, Kademlia, SFS, and the Web, and resembles a unified BitTorrent "swarm" (peers participating in the sharing), exchanging Git objects. To access the global FS […]
The developers of the JavaScript engine V8 have introduced the wasm-decompile utility, which allows for the decompilation of the intermediate binary representation of WebAssembly into a readable pseudo-language resembling JavaScript and C. The proposed pseudo-language is significantly easier to understand and more suitable for manual analysis than the text representation of WebAssembly in the ".wat" format, which is closer to assembly than to high-level languages. This decompilation fully reflects the Wasm representation where possible. […]
The release of the web browser qutebrowser 1.11.0 has been announced, providing a minimal graphical interface that does not distract from content viewing, and a navigation system in the style of the Vim text editor, entirely based on keyboard shortcuts. The code is written in Python using PyQt5 and QtWebEngine. The source code is distributed under the GPLv3 license. The use of Python does not affect performance, as rendering and content parsing […]
The Debian project developers have warned of a significant failure in the infrastructure that supports the development and maintenance of the distribution. Due to issues in the storage system, several dozen project servers hosted at UBC have gone offline. The preliminary list includes 44 servers, but this list is not complete. Restoration requires power cycling manipulations, but attempts to access the storage system have so far […]
For a long time, some users have faced the challenge of installing drivers for integrated graphics (iGPU) in Intel processors. This issue is most common with laptops from OEM manufacturers that operate on 'blue' chips. This is linked to the manufacturer verification system for portable systems, which allows only drivers from the OEM manufacturer to be installed, while blocking the installation of official drivers from Intel's website. Until today, OEM manufacturers […]
The release of the Linux distribution Fedora 32 has been announced. Products such as Fedora Workstation, Fedora Server, CoreOS, as well as a set of 'spins' with live builds of desktop environments KDE Plasma 5, Xfce, MATE, Cinnamon, LXDE, and LXQt are prepared for download. Builds have been created for x86_64, Power64, ARM64 (AArch64) architectures and various devices with 32-bit ARM processors. The publication of Fedora Silverblue and Fedora IoT Edition builds is delayed. Most […]