Category: Internet News

A new world record has been set for data transmission speed in fiber optics.

The Japanese National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) has long been engaged in enhancing communication systems and has set records multiple times. Japanese scientists first achieved data transmission speeds at the level of 1 Petabit/s as early as 2015. It took four years from the creation of the first prototype to testing a fully functional system with all necessary components, yet it is still far from widespread […]

Solaris 11.4 SRU 18 Update

An update to the Solaris 11.4 SRU 18 operating system (Support Repository Update) has been released, offering a series of fixes and improvements for the Solaris 11.4 branch. To install the recommended fixes in the update, simply execute the command ‘pkg update’. In this release: A new mod_wsgi module for Python 3.7 has been added; The ghostscript issue with xref table generation has been resolved; Network functionalities have been disabled […]

Firefox 73.0.1 Update

A corrective update for Firefox 73.0.1 has been released, which includes 5 fixes: The issue causing browser crashes on some Linux distributions while playing encrypted multimedia content has been resolved; An error that led to premature termination when exiting preview mode before printing has been fixed; Problems with connecting to the RBC Royal Bank site have been addressed; Crashes on Windows systems have been corrected that occurred when […]

Mozilla has launched an Android app for its VPN service

Mozilla, the company behind the popular web browser Firefox, has been working on its own VPN service for quite some time. It has now announced the launch of the beta version of the Firefox Private Network VPN client, available by subscription to users of Android devices. The developers claim that unlike free alternatives, their VPN service does not log user traffic and does not keep a history of visited […]

Android users will be able to start games before they are fully loaded

Google continues to enhance the Android user experience with mobile games. According to reports from various sources, soon Android device owners will be able to launch games without waiting for them to fully load. Despite the continually growing popularity of Android games, quality applications in this category often take up considerable space. This means users have to wait for a while before they can start interacting […]

The release of Microsoft Edge for Linux has been included in the list of planned features.

Microsoft has published an updated list of plans for the development of the Edge browser. The creation of a version for Linux is no longer just mentioned by Microsoft developers at conferences, but has been confirmed as a planned feature that has undergone discussion and review. The timeline for implementation has not yet been determined. Plans also include support for synchronization of extensions and history across devices, the ability to navigate through PDF file contents, and a mode […]

Release of network configurator ConnMan 1.38

After nearly a year of development, Intel has released the network configurator ConnMan 1.38. The package is characterized by low system resource consumption and flexible means for extending functionality through plugins, making ConnMan suitable for embedded systems. The project was originally founded by Intel and Nokia during the development of the MeeGo platform, and later the ConnMan-based network configuration system was […]

Google Chrome will improve password management for Windows 10

In Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and other Chromium-based browsers, to copy a password you need to click on the eye icon, and then you can view or copy the characters. Although this is a fairly obvious solution, it has its drawbacks. Specifically, someone could easily glance at the password, making it pointless. And now Google is working on adding […]

Проект Deno развивает защищённую JavaScript-платформу, похожую на Node.js

The release of Deno 0.33 is available, offering a Node.js-like platform for running applications written in JavaScript and TypeScript in isolation, which can be used to execute applications without being tied to a browser, for example, to create server-side handlers. Deno uses the V8 JavaScript engine, which is also used in Node.js and Chromium-based browsers. The project's code […]

Release of MX Linux 19.1 distribution

The release of the lightweight MX Linux 19.1 distribution has taken place, created as a result of the collaboration of communities formed around the antiX and MEPIS projects. The release is based on Debian's package base with improvements from the antiX project and numerous custom applications that facilitate the configuration and installation of software. The default desktop offered is Xfce. Both 32-bit and 64-bit builds are available for download, totaling 1.4 GB […]

Release of GNU Shepherd initialization system 0.7

The GNU Shepherd 0.7 service manager (formerly dmd) is now available, developed by the maintainers of the GNU Guix System as a supporting dependency alternative to the SysV-init initialization system. The managing daemon and Shepherd utilities are written in Guile (one of the Scheme language implementations), which is also used to define the settings and startup parameters for services. Shepherd is already implemented in the GuixSD GNU/Linux distribution and […]

Windows 10X will get a new voice control system.

Microsoft has gradually shifted its focus away from the Cortana voice assistant in Windows 10. Nevertheless, the company intends to continue developing the concept of voice assistance. According to recent information, Microsoft is looking for engineers to work on the voice control feature for Windows 10X. The company has not shared details about the new development; it is only known that this […]

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