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The Loon project, aimed at providing broadband Internet access using balloons, has found substantial support in the tech sector. It is worth noting that the implementation is being handled by Loon LLC, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., and HAPSMobile, part of SoftBank Group Corp. By the end of this week, a group of telecommunications, technology, aviation, and aerospace companies, including Airbus Defence and Space and […]
The release of Manjaro Linux 19.0 has been announced, built on Arch Linux and aimed at beginner users. This distribution is notable for its simplified and user-friendly installation process, automatic hardware detection, and installation of the necessary drivers. Manjaro is available as live builds with graphical environments KDE (2.8 GB), GNOME (2.5 GB), and Xfce (2.6 GB). At […]
Testing of the beta version of openSUSE Leap 15.2 has begun, formed from the base package set of SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP2, on top of which newer versions of desktop and user applications are supplied from the openSUSE Tumbleweed repository. A universal DVD image, sized at 3.9 GB (x86_64), is available for download. The release of openSUSE Leap 15.2 is expected on May 7. Features of openSUSE Leap 15.2 include […]
Firefox developers have announced the inclusion of DNS over HTTPS (DoH) by default for users in the United States. Encrypting DNS traffic is viewed as a fundamentally important factor in protecting users. Starting today, DoH is activated by default for all new installations performed by users in the U.S. Existing users in the U.S. are expected to be switched to DoH over the next […]
Developers have released a new version of the Opera browser, version 67. With the tab grouping feature called 'spaces', it will help users stay more organized. Up to five spaces can be created, each assigned a unique name and image. This approach allows users to keep tabs for work, relaxation, home, hobbies, and more within different windows. The Opera company conducted research showing that […]
Ignoring reports about issues requesting the ability to use GitLab without providing access to JavaScript, GitLab continues to tighten its reliance on JavaScript. The server no longer returns the file list as HTML but instead adds an element with the id 'js-tree-list' to the page, with items inserted via JavaScript. This behavior is controlled by the variable vue_file_list_enabled, which itself […]
A distribution release for creating routers and firewalls IPFire 2.25 Core 141 is now available. IPFire features a straightforward installation process and organizes settings through an intuitive web interface filled with clear graphs. The size of the installation ISO image is 290 MB (x86_64, i586, ARM). The system is modular, with additional modules available for IPFire beyond basic packet filtering and traffic management for […]
Microsoft has released another update for its Edge browser in the Apple App Store. The new version 44.13.1 introduces two fresh features aimed at increasing the product's appeal to iOS users. First, iPhone and iPad users who prefer Microsoft's creation over Apple's Safari browser now have the option to enable tracking prevention, with the ability to choose between basic, balanced, or maximum blocking. […]
Qualys has discovered yet another critical remote vulnerability (CVE-2020-8794) in the OpenSMTPD mail server developed by the OpenBSD project. Just like the vulnerability identified at the end of January, the new issue allows remote execution of arbitrary shell commands on the server with root user privileges. The vulnerability has been patched in OpenSMTPD release 6.6.4p1. The problem is caused by an error in the code responsible for delivering mail to the remote mail […]
Aaron Griffin has stepped down as the leader of the Arch Linux project. Griffin has held the leadership position since 2007, but his activity has recently decreased significantly, and he has decided to hand over his role to another member capable of making tough decisions and guiding the project's development in the right direction. The new project leader was selected through a vote among developers […]
Blue Systems, the company providing funding for the development of KWin and Kubuntu, has released the Netrunner 2020.01 distribution featuring the KDE desktop. Unlike the versions developed by the same company, Netrunner Rolling and Maui, this release adopts a traditional approach to building and Debian-based package management, without using a rolling update model based on Arch/Kubuntu. Netrunner differs from Kubuntu in its approach […]
The concept of the RX100 series, the first camera of which was released in 2012, can be described as follows: maximum functionality in minimal dimensions. Significant changes were seen in the previous model, the RX100 VI: the company altered the concept of the built-in lens, stepping towards increasing the focal range while reducing aperture. The new model features the same lens, so […]
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