Category: Internet News

The W3C and WHATWG organizations have agreed to develop common specifications for HTML and DOM

The W3C and WHATWG organizations have signed an agreement for further joint development of the HTML and DOM specifications. The signing of the agreement marked the conclusion of the rapprochement process between W3C and WHATWG, initiated in December 2017 after the introduction of some shared workflows in WHATWG and the approval of uniform rules regarding intellectual property. A new working group has been created in W3C for collaborative work on the specifications […]

Plans to strengthen the W^X protection mechanism in OpenBSD

Theo De Raadt shared plans to enhance the W^X (Write XOR Execute) memory protection mechanism. The essence of the mechanism is that the memory pages of a process cannot be accessible for both writing and execution at the same time. Thus, code can only be executed after writing is prohibited, and writing to a memory page is possible only after execution is prohibited. The W^X mechanism helps protect […]

Bittium announced the 'ultra-secure' Tough Mobile 2 smartphone.

The Finnish company Bittium has announced the release of the 'ultra-secure smartphone Bittium Tough Mobile 2.' According to the press release, 'the core of the information security of Bittium Tough Mobile 2 is a multi-layer security structure based on an enhanced Android 9 Pie operating system, unique hardware solutions, and security and software protection features integrated into the source code.' Multi-layer information protection, as claimed […]

Krita 4.2 has been released — HDR support, over 1000 fixes, and new features!

The new release of Krita 4.2 has been released — the world's first free editor with HDR support. In addition to increased stability, this new release added many new features. Key changes and new capabilities include: HDR support on Windows 10. Improved support for graphic tablets across all OS. Enhanced support for multi-monitor systems. Improved monitoring of RAM consumption. The ability to undo operations […]

Release of self-sufficient Flatpak packages 1.4.0

A new stable branch of the Flatpak toolkit 1.4 has been published, which provides a system for building self-contained packages that are not tied to specific Linux distributions and run in a special container, isolating the application from the rest of the system. Support for running Flatpak packages is provided for Arch Linux, CentOS, Debian, Fedora, Gentoo, Mageia, Linux Mint, and Ubuntu. Flatpak packages are included in the Fedora repository and are supported […]

Release of Mir Display Server 1.2

The release of the Mir 1.2 display server has been introduced, with ongoing development by Canonical, despite the abandonment of Unity shell development and the Ubuntu edition for smartphones. Mir remains in demand for Canonical projects and is now positioned as a solution for embedded devices and the Internet of Things (IoT). Mir can be used as a compositing server for Wayland, enabling operation in environments […]

ARM has introduced a new powerful CPU core — Cortex-A77

ARM has introduced its latest processor design — the Cortex-A77. Similar to last year's Cortex-A76, this core is aimed at high-end tasks in smartphones and various devices. The developer is focused on increasing the number of instructions executed per clock cycle (IPC). The clock speeds and power consumption remain roughly at the level of the Cortex-A76. Currently, ARM is rapidly working to boost the performance of its cores. […]

AMD reveals details about the X570 chipset.

With the announcement of the Ryzen 3000 desktop processors based on the Zen 2 microarchitecture, AMD officially unveiled details about the X570 — a new chipset for flagship Socket AM4 motherboards. The main innovation in this chipset is support for PCI Express 4.0, but other interesting features have also emerged. It is worth emphasizing that the new motherboards […]

The program operates

He tirelessly wrote about his program on various forums and websites. He was avoided like a leper, downvoted, and banned. But he persisted. A simple search revealed that he has been roaming forums with his program almost since the inception of the Russian Internet. He has been writing about his amazing program nearly round the clock without breaks […]

The Allwinner V316 processor is aimed at action cameras supporting 4K.

Allwinner has developed the V316 processor, designed for use in sports cameras with the capability to record high-definition footage. The device includes two ARM Cortex-A7 processing cores with clock speeds of up to 1.2 GHz. It features the HawkView 6.0 image processing chip with intelligent noise reduction capabilities. Support for H.264/H.265 material is included. Video can be recorded in 4K format (3840 × 2160 […]

Release of MX Linux 18.3

A new version of MX Linux 18.3 has been released, a Debian-based distribution aimed at combining elegant and efficient graphical environments with simple configuration, high stability, and high performance. Change list: Updated applications, package base synchronized with Debian 9.9. The Linux kernel has been updated to version 4.19.37-2 with patches for the zombieload vulnerability (linux-image-4.9.0-5 from Debian is also available, […]

PCMark 10 has introduced two new tests: battery life and Microsoft Office applications.

As expected, at Computex 2019, UL Benchmarks introduced two new tests for PCMark 10 Professional Edition. The first pertains to laptop battery life testing, while the second evaluates performance in Microsoft Office applications. Battery life is one of the most important factors when choosing a laptop. However, measuring and comparing it can be challenging because it depends on […]

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