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When Google released the first developer preview of Android 11 last month, researchers discovered a set of new gesture controls codenamed Columbus. It was found that double-tapping the back of the device can trigger Google Assistant, open the camera, and more. With the release of Android 11 Developer Preview 2, the list of available […]
Mozilla has decided to temporarily restore support for TLS 1.0/1.1 protocols, which were disabled by default in Firefox 74. Support for TLS 1.0/1.1 will be reinstated without releasing a new version of Firefox, through an experimentation system for testing new features. The reason given is that due to the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus pandemic, people are forced to work from home and cannot […]
A new version of the LV2 effects package LSP Plugins has been released, designed for sound processing during mixing and mastering of audio recordings. The most significant changes include: The collection of plugins has been expanded with multiband expanders (LSP Multiband Expander plugin series). The DSP code has been significantly optimized for the use of SSE/AVX (i386, x86_64), NEON (ARM-32), and ASIMD (AArch64) instructions. The user interface now integrates support for localization in various languages with the possibility of […]
The Purism project team announced the Librem Mini, a compact desktop computer that uses Intel's hardware platform and an operating system based on the Linux kernel. The device is encased in a housing that measures just 128 × 128 × 38 mm. It is equipped with an Intel Core i7-8565U Whiskey Lake processor, featuring four compute cores capable of processing up to eight instruction threads. The nominal clock frequency is 1.8 GHz, with a maximum […]
Zola Bridges from Google proposed a patch with an implementation of SESES (Speculative Execution Side Effect Suppression) protection for the LLVM compiler set, which helps block attacks on the speculative execution mechanism in Intel CPUs, similar to LVI. The protection method is implemented at the compiler level and is based on adding LFENCE instructions, which are inserted before each read instruction by the compiler during machine code generation […]
Due to the widespread coronavirus epidemic, many organizations are transitioning employees to remote work from home and limiting office activities. In this regard, NordVPN cybersecurity expert Daniel Markuson provided tips for securing remote workspaces. According to Daniel, the top priority when working from home is ensuring the security of corporate data. To this end, the expert advises […]
The Itch.io platform has launched the pages "Games to Help You Stay Home" and "Budget Self-Isolation." Here, the portal is giving away several dozen indie projects. Anyone registered on the site can receive them. This promotion is linked to the quarantine announced in many countries around the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At this time, it is unclear how long the giveaway will last, as representatives from Itch.io […]
At the beginning of this year, Microsoft released the final version of the Edge browser on the Chromium platform. However, both before and after that, the corporation was involved in development, actively adding new features and modifying existing ones. In particular, this concerns interface elements — buttons, switches, menus, and more. Last year, Microsoft introduced new controls in Chromium to […]
In addition to products like the new iPad Pro and MacBook Air, Apple today began selling the MacPro Afterburner Card as a standalone device. Previously, it was available only as an option when ordering the professional workstation Mac Pro, which could be added for $2000. Now, the device can be purchased separately for the same price, allowing any Mac owner […]
The release of the DXVK 1.6 layer has been formed, providing an implementation of DXGI (DirectX Graphics Infrastructure), Direct3D 9, 10, and 11, working through call translation to the Vulkan API. To use DXVK, drivers supporting API Vulkan 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 release of the alternative build of the Linux Mint distribution — Linux Mint Debian Edition 4, based on the Debian package base (the classic Linux Mint is based on the Ubuntu package base). Besides using the Debian package base, a key difference of LMDE from Linux Mint is the continuous package base update cycle (the continuous update model: partial rolling release, semi-rolling release), during which updates […]
ttf-parser is a library for parsing TrueType/OpenType fonts. The new version features full support for variable fonts and a C API, which is why I decided to promote it on the forum. Until recently, if there was a need to work with TrueType fonts, there were exactly two options: FreeType and stb_truetype. The former is a huge utility, while the latter supports a relatively small number of […]
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