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Android app developers have noted a serious flaw in Chrome 79 that leads to the loss of user data in third-party applications using the WebView browser engine. In Chrome 79, the location of the user profile directory, which among other things stores data saved by web applications through the localStorage or WebSQL APIs, was changed. Upon upgrading from previous releases […]
Creating a global brand that is sustainable and competitive is no easy task. The activities of IT corporations are leading to a rethinking of the very concept of 'competitive advantage'. By quickly responding to consumer demands and leveraging brand power, these companies continuously create scalable solutions to emerging challenges. The animation below shows the most valuable brands in 2019 compared to 2001, according to the annual ranking of 'The Best Global […]
The Bing search engine, like many of its counterparts, can recognize objects in photos and search for data based on them. Now, Microsoft has transferred the image search functionality to the Windows desktop as well. This innovation allows you to save time by not having to upload photos to the service through a browser, but to work directly. It is noted that the feature is available in the 'Photos' app and the […]
Even for those who are far from physics, it is known that the maximum possible speed of data transmission for any signal is equal to the speed of light in a vacuum. It is denoted by the letter 'c', which is almost 300,000 kilometers per second. The speed of light in a vacuum is one of the fundamental physical constants. The impossibility of achieving speeds greater than the speed of light in three-dimensional space is a conclusion from the Special Theory […]
The release of CrossOver 19.0 has occurred — a program developed by CodeWeavers that allows running many applications written for Microsoft Windows OS on Linux and macOS. CrossOver is based on the Wine project. Key changes: Wine 4.12-1 with 5,000 improvements and fixes; the ability to run 32-bit Windows programs in a 64-bit environment on macOS Catalina; FAudio 19.10; support for Python 3. Source: linux.org.ru
The author of the popular PPA repository set, jonathonf, which forms builds of new versions of various applications, has restricted access to some PPAs in protest against the policies of companies that exploit the work of enthusiasts to implement commercial projects, behaving as free-loaders that consume the results of others' work without giving anything back. Jonathon F is offended that he is being manipulated […]
In a conversation with a friend, I suddenly discovered that children in grades 8-10 at their school are not taught programming at all. Just Word, Excel, and that's it. No Logo, not even Pascal, nor even VBA for Excel. I was very surprised, opened the internet, and started reading — One of the tasks of a specialized school is to facilitate the upbringing of a new generation that responds to […]
The December issue of the Minimal Linux Live distribution has been released, with a bootable ISO image that is only 10 MB in size. To load it, 256 MB of RAM is required. The basic build includes only the Linux kernel, Glibc, and a set of utilities based on Busybox. This distribution allows users to expand the minimalist environment according to their needs using the project’s set of scripts. The content is formed based on a simple configuration file. […]
The code bases of the D9VK and DXVK projects have merged. Developments from D9VK have been integrated into the master branch of the DXVK repository. The developer assesses D9VK as ready for use and implementing nearly all the intended functionalities. Thus, all implementations of DXGI (DirectX Graphics Infrastructure), Direct3D 11, Direct3D 10, and Direct3D 9 on top of the Vulkan graphics API will now evolve within a unified code base. Information […]
In 2005, GNOME developers set an ambitious goal — to capture 10% of the global desktop market by 2010. Fourteen years have passed since this initiative was announced, and almost ten years since it was supposed to become a reality. Yet, GNOME still occupies a significantly smaller share than planned. What […]
A collection of charts and results from various studies with brief annotations. I spotted a chart by German Kaplun on Facebook titled "Online Supermarkets — It’s Just the Beginning." Russia is not listed, but if we compare the revenues of "Utkonos," Instamart, and iGooods with X5 Retail Group or "Magnit," it becomes clear that we are somewhere near Brazil and India. But […]
The release of the text editor Vim version 8.2 has been announced. One of the main features of this release is the much-anticipated support for pop-up windows (including for plugins). Other new features include: Dictionaries with the ability to use letter keys: let options = #{width: 30, height: 24} The const command, which is used to declare immutable variables, for example: const TIMER_DELAY = 400. Available […]
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