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For those who remember and miss Delphi, on April 16, a bugfix release of Lazarus 2.0.8 was quietly launched. It is built alongside fpc 3.0.4, just like the previous release. A release with fpc 3.2 will be available once fpc 3.2 is ready. The bug fixes mainly concern macOS, and the translations have also been updated. download the release: http://sourceforge.net/projects/lazarus/files/ download the build […]
Most modern high-end and mid-range smartphones have already received updates to Android 10. The latest version of Google’s operating system offers a wealth of improvements and new features designed to provide users with a significantly enhanced experience. Unfortunately, that experience has turned out to be an unfulfilled dream for many Android 10 users. According to Artem Russakovskii from Android Police, his Pixel 4 after […]
Corrective releases of the distributed version control system Git 2.26.2, 2.25.4, 2.24.3, 2.23.3, 2.22.4, 2.21.3, 2.20.4, 2.19.5, 2.18.4, and 2.17.5 have been published, addressing a vulnerability (CVE-2020-11008) that is reminiscent of the issue fixed last week. The new vulnerability also affects the 'credential.helper' handlers and is exploited when a specially crafted URL containing a newline character, empty host, or unspecified request scheme is transmitted. […]
The release of Scientific Linux 7.8 has been announced, built on the package base of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.8 and supplemented with tools aimed at use in scientific institutions. The distribution is available for the x86_64 architecture, in the form of DVD images (9.9 GB and 8.1 GB), and a minimal installation image for network installation (627 MB). The publication of Live images is delayed. The differences from RHEL mostly come down to […]
The latest final release of Python 2.7.18 has been presented, marking the complete end of support for the Python 2 branch. Updates for Python 2 will no longer be created, and all users are recommended to switch to using Python 3. The Python 2.7 branch was established in 2010, and its support was initially planned to be discontinued in 2015, but due to insufficient project migration activity […]
With the release of UNIGINE SDK 2.11, UNIGINE 2 Community has become available, a free version of this cross-platform 3D engine. Supported platforms include Windows and Linux (starting with Debian 8; including the domestic distribution Astra Linux, used in the defense industry). Compatibility with a variety of VR equipment is also supported. Both the engine itself and the accompanying […] work fully under Linux.
According to network sources, the South Korean company Samsung plans to launch its TV Plus streaming service on mobile devices. Development is currently underway on an application that will bring the features of TV Plus, available to owners of compatible Samsung smart TVs, to mobile gadgets. Recall that the streaming service TV Plus, launched last year, is free and available on smart TVs that were […]
The company Vivo is expected to unveil the iQOO Neo 3 smartphone on April 23. In anticipation of the device's launch, the manufacturer has been sharing information about some of its features for several days. Today, an image was published on the Chinese social network Weibo stating that the new smartphone will have stereo speakers. It is reported that the iQOO Neo 3 will be equipped with dual powerful stereo speakers and a Hi-Fi amplifier with a power of […]
The release of DXVK 1.6.1 has been finalized, providing the implementation of DXGI (DirectX Graphics Infrastructure), Direct3D 9, 10, and 11, working through call translation into the Vulkan API. To use DXVK, drivers supporting Vulkan API 1.1 are required, such as AMD RADV 18.3, NVIDIA 415.22, Intel ANV 19.0, and AMDVLK. DXVK can be used to run 3D applications and games in […]
The developers of OpenBSD have released the first public version of the portable rpki-client package with the implementation of the RPKI (Resource Public Key Infrastructure) mechanism for Relying Parties (RP), used for authenticating the source of BGP announcements. RPKI allows determining whether a BGP announcement comes from the network owner, utilizing a chain of trust built through a public key infrastructure for autonomous systems and IP addresses, which is established […]
A significant new release of the Pixman 0.40 library is now available, designed for efficiently performing pixel area manipulation operations, such as image compositing and various transformations. The library is used for low-level graphics rendering in many open-source projects, including X.Org, Cairo, Firefox, and Wayland/Weston. In Wayland/Weston, the backends for software rendering are organized based on Pixman. The code […]
Last week, Microsoft released update KB4549951 for Windows 10 versions 1903 and 1909. Previously, it was reported that the update broke Windows Defender for some users. Now, new problems have been identified that occur after the update installation. According to reports shared by Windows 10 users on forums and social media, the mentioned update package causes a range of issues. […]