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A collection of charts and results from various studies with brief annotations by the author of the Telegram channel Groks.

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MediaTek has announced the Helio G80 processor, designed for use in relatively affordable smartphones with gaming capabilities. The chip features an octa-core configuration, including two ARM Cortex-A75 cores clocked up to 2.0 GHz and six ARM Cortex-A55 cores clocked up to 1.8 GHz. The graphics subsystem includes an ARM Mali-G52 MC2 accelerator. It supports operation with […]

Collection of Interesting Statistical Facts #4

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A collection of graphs and results from various studies with short annotations from the author of the Telegram channel Groks. Engaging infographics about the trillion-dollar smartphone economy. Sales of the phones themselves account for nearly half of all revenue. Purchases of applications make up a quarter of that amount, with advertising accounting for even more. Accessories add 16% to their cost. The share of music exceeds that of video. A couple of […]

Translation errors that led to catastrophic consequences

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A correct and accurate translation is a complex and responsible task. The more critical the translation, the more catastrophic the consequences a translator's mistake can lead to. Sometimes such an error costs a human life, and among them, there are those that have cost tens of thousands of lives. Today, we will discuss translation errors that have proven to be too costly for history. In light of […]

Release of Chrome 80

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Google has released the Chrome 80 web browser. A stable version of the open-source Chromium project, which underpins Chrome, is also available. The Chrome browser is distinguished by the use of Google logos, a notification system in case of crashes, the ability to load Flash modules on demand, modules for playing protected video content (DRM), an automatic update installation system, and the transfer of RLZ parameters during searches. The next release, Chrome 81 […]

Chrome 80 has been released: new policy for cookies and protection against intrusive notifications

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Google has released the final version of Chrome 80, which includes a number of new features. This build has introduced a tab grouping function, allowing users to collect tabs with a common name and color into groups. By default, it is enabled for some users, while others can activate it via the option chrome://flags/#tab-groups. Another new feature is a stricter cookie policy if […]

The OpenWifi project develops an open Wi-Fi chip based on FPGA and SDR.

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At the recent FOSDEM 2020 conference, the OpenWifi project was introduced, which develops the first open implementation of the complete 802.11a/g/n Wi-Fi stack, where the signal shape and modulation are defined programmatically (SDR, Software Defined Radio). OpenWifi allows for the creation of a fully controllable implementation of all components of a wireless device, including low-level layers typically implemented in standard wireless adapters at the level of chips that are not auditable.

The Notepad app will become optional in Windows 10 20H1

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The upcoming Windows 10 20H1 build will bring many new features. Not long ago, it was announced that the Paint and WordPad applications would be classified as optional but still available. Now, sources indicate that a similar fate awaits the basic text editor Notepad. All three applications, which have long been essential for operating systems, may soon become non-mandatory.

The cloud gaming service GeForce Now is now available to everyone

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Three years after its announcement at CES 2017 and two years of beta testing on PCs, NVIDIA's GeForce Now cloud gaming service has made its debut. The GeForce Now offering appears significantly more attractive compared to what Google's Stadia streaming game service has to offer its users, at least on paper. Interaction with GeForce Now is expected to provide a different experience.

The TFC Project develops a paranoid secure messaging system.

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As part of the TFC (Tinfoil Chat) project, an attempt has been made to create a prototype of a paranoid-secure messaging system that would maintain the confidentiality of correspondence even when end devices are compromised. To simplify auditing, the project's code is written in Python and is available under the GPLv3 license. Currently popular messaging systems using end-to-end encryption allow for protection against interception on intermediate servers.

Mozilla has removed 200 potentially dangerous extensions for the Firefox browser

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Mozilla continues its active fight against potentially dangerous extensions for the Firefox browser, which are created by third-party developers and published in the official store. According to available data, just in the past month, Mozilla removed about 200 potentially dangerous extensions, most of which were created by a single developer. The report states that Mozilla removed 129 extensions created by the company 2Ring.

Chrome will introduce 'percentage' scrolling and improve sound

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Microsoft is developing not only its Edge browser but also contributing to the Chromium platform. This contribution has equally benefited both Edge and Chrome, and the company is currently working on several other enhancements. In particular, this includes 'percentage' scrolling for Chromium on Windows 10. At present, all 'chrome' web browsers scroll the visible part of the web page at […]

Root vulnerability in sudo affecting Linux Mint and Elementary OS

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A vulnerability has been discovered in the sudo utility, which is used to execute commands on behalf of other users (CVE-2019-18634). This vulnerability allows users to escalate their privileges to the root user. The problem exists starting from sudo version 1.7.1 only when using the 'pwfeedback' option in the /etc/sudoers file, which is disabled by default but enabled in some distributions, such as Linux Mint and Elementary OS. […]

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