Internet News Section
Services that provide a temporary number for receiving SMS online emerged after many social networks, marketplaces, and other internet resources shifted from user identification at registration through email addresses to identification via a code sent to a phone number, often requiring both a code sent to the phone and confirmation via email. Who are these services for, […]
March 31 is celebrated worldwide as International Backup Day, and this year we are conducting our fifth survey dedicated to backups. You can find the results on our website. Interestingly, according to the research, 92.7% of consumers back up their data at least once a year — this is 24% more than the previous year. At the same time, 65% […]
A radical design change is coming to the Google Chrome browser. Reportedly, two major updates have been made to the layout in Chrome Canary 75. This includes support for a dark theme on the home page and the ability to set wallpapers on it. Currently, in the latest builds of Chrome 73, the home page only has instructions for new users. […]
For two years now, 3DNews has featured a “Computer of the Month” column, where we explore the optimal hardware configuration according to the customer's requests and wallet thickness. However, our site has been around since 1997, and back then, we hadn’t invented any “Computer of the Month” yet. What if we mentally transported ourselves to the distant past of the IT industry (though not to the very beginning […]
The founder of Opera Software, Jon von Tetzchner, is currently developing the Vivaldi browser, which is positioned as a modern replacement for the classic “Opera.” Recently, the developers released version 2.4, in which you can move icons throughout the interface and set up various user profiles. The latter should help if multiple users are working with the same browser. However, von Tetzchner revealed something else […]
An example of calculating the thermal potential for the street network of Nizhny Novgorod. The city area is a complex, heterogeneous system that is constantly changing. The territory can be described and assessed using spatial objects (factors). Factors that describe the territory vary in their influence (positive, negative) and geometric configuration (points, lines, polygons). Often, it is difficult to determine the degree of influence of each individual object […]
This article is written specifically for Habr – the most advanced audience of tech enthusiasts in the RuNet. The sketch artist is illustrator Yu.M. Pak. One might wonder why a science fiction writer would need the help of a scientific consultant while working on a book. After all, paper can withstand anything. Need a cyborg girl? No problem! What’s trending these days? Sexual appearance? Easy! Unmatched […]
Habr already features quite a few articles by juniors and for juniors. Some are astonishing in their level of arrogance, as young specialists at the very beginning of their careers are already ready to advise corporations. Others, on the contrary, surprise with their youthful enthusiasm: 'Oh, I was hired by a real company as a programmer, now I am ready to work for free! Just yesterday, I […]
In December of last year, Wave Computing, which acquired the developments and patents of MIPS Technologies after the bankruptcy of Imagination Technologies, announced its intention to make the MIPS 32- and 64-bit instruction set, tools, and architecture open and free of licensing fees. Wave Computing promised to provide access to developer packages within the first quarter of 2019. And they made it […]
Google has simplified the task of photographing bills and other documents on a smartphone. Continuing the development of the intelligent feature introduced last year in Google Photos, which offers automatic image processing, the company has introduced a new capability called 'Crop and Adjust' for images of printed documents and text pages. The operation principle is very similar to recommended actions in Google Photos. After photographing, the platform will identify the document […]
In 2006, at a major Russian conference, a Doctor of Technical Sciences gave a presentation on the growing information space. Using beautiful diagrams and examples, the scientist explained that in 5-10 years, information in developed countries would be delivered to each person in quantities that they would not be able to fully comprehend. He spoke of wireless networks, available at every turn […]
On our blog on Habr, we not only share stories about the developments from the ITMO University community but also photo excursions — for example, to our robotics lab, cyber-physical systems lab, and DIY coworking FabLab. Today, we have gathered a selection of books that explore opportunities for enhancing work and study efficiency from the perspective of thinking patterns. Photo: g_u / Flickr / CC […]