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The release of CoreBoot 4.10 has been published, a project focused on developing a free alternative to proprietary firmware and BIOS. A total of 198 developers contributed to this new version, preparing 2,538 changes. Key innovations: Support added for 28 motherboards: ASROCK H110M-DVS ASUS H61M-CS, P5G41T-M-LX, P5QPL-AM, P8Z77-M-PRO FACEBOOK FBG1701 FOXCONN G41M GIGABYTE GA-H61MA-D3V GOOGLE BLOOG, FLAPJACK, GARG, HATCH-WHL, HELIOS, KINDRED, KODAMA, […]
The main branch release of nginx 1.17.2 is now available, continuing the development of new features (the parallel stable branch 1.16 only includes changes related to fixing serious bugs and vulnerabilities). Key changes include: Support for switching named "location" blocks using the $r->internal_redirect() method provided by the built-in Perl interpreter. This method now expects to handle URIs with escaped characters; Requirement […]
The developers of the Exim mail server have warned administrators about their intention to release update 4.92.1 on July 25, which will address a critical vulnerability (CVE-2019-13917) that allows remote code execution with root privileges under specific configuration settings. Details about the issue have not yet been disclosed, and all mail server administrators are advised to prepare for the emergency update on July 25. In […]
An unusual smartphone on the Android Go platform has been presented on Xiaomi's crowdfunding platform Youpin — a device called Qin 2. The device features a 5.05-inch touchscreen display with an unusual resolution of 1440 × 576 pixels. This makes the smartphone significantly elongated vertically, with a screen aspect ratio of 22.5:9. The type of processor used is […].
I've had very bad luck in life. Throughout my life, I've been surrounded by people who are engaged in something real. And I, as you might guess, am a representative of two of the most pointless, contrived, and unreal professions that can be imagined — a programmer and a manager. My wife is a school teacher. Plus, of course, she is also a homeroom teacher. My sister is a doctor. Her husband, of course, is one too. […].
At the end of last year, Microsoft decided to replace its EdgeHTML rendering engine with the more widely used Chromium. The reasons cited included the latter's higher speed, support for various browsers, fast updates, and so on. Notably, the ability to update the browser independently of Windows itself became one of the decisive factors. According to researchers from Duo, the ‘classic’ […].
Not long ago, we published a semi-serious forecast titled ‘What You Will Pay For in 20 Years’. These were our own expectations based on emerging technologies and scientific achievements. But in the U.S., they went further. A whole symposium was held there, including discussions on predicting the future awaiting humanity in 2050. The organizers approached the issue with utmost seriousness: […].
Quietly and unnoticed, a minor release of Wire version 3.35 for Android occurred just a few minutes ago. Wire is a free cross-platform messenger with end-to-end encryption (E2EE) by default (which means all chats are secret), developed by Wire Swiss GmbH and distributed under GPLv3 (clients) and AGPLv3 (server) licenses. Currently, the messenger is centralized, but there are plans for future federation […].
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The release of the minimalist cross-platform web browser NetSurf 3.9 has occurred, capable of running on systems with just a few dozen megabytes of RAM. The release has been prepared for Linux, Windows, Haiku, AmigaOS, RISC OS, and various Unix-like systems. The browser's code is written in C and is released under the GPLv2 license. This new release is notable for its support of CSS Media Queries, improvements in JavaScript handling, and fixes for accumulated bugs. The browser […]
Once, Parallels decided to accommodate those employees who had long been with the company and did not want to change it, but wanted to relocate to be closer to the West, obtain an EU passport, and become more mobile and independent in their movements. Thus, the idea was born to expand the geographical presence and open the Parallels R&D center […]
The vulnerability reward program for discovering vulnerabilities in the Google Chrome browser was launched in 2010. To date, thanks to this program, developers have received about 8,500 reports from users, and the total amount of rewards has exceeded $5 million. It has now been reported that Google has increased the bounty for discovering serious vulnerabilities in its own browser. In the program […]