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Sharp Aquos Zero: smartphone with Snapdragon 845 processor and Android 9 Pie OS

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Sharp Corporation has announced the powerful Aquos Zero smartphone, equipped with a 6.2-inch diagonal display. The new device features a WQHD+ display with a resolution of 2992 × 1440 pixels. At the top of this panel, there is a cutout for the 8-megapixel front camera. Protection against damage is provided by durable Corning Gorilla Glass 5. The "heart" of the smartphone is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor (SDM845). The product […]

Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 is available for download

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The development of Visual Studio 2019 began last summer, and the first preview version was released in December 2018. Finally, Microsoft proudly announced that the final version of VS 2019 is now available for download and use by anyone, both for Windows and macOS. Moreover, Visual Studio 2019 for Mac comes with a refreshed branding […]

Quality Deception: 'NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2090' Ignites During Testing

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On April 1st, many information resources dedicated to IT topics, including ours, publish both genuine and humorous news. Such materials can vary widely in quality, from outright fantasies to quite plausible reports. Occasionally, however, there are very unusual "news items" that would merit coverage even after April 1st. For instance, this year, there was a "news item" about […]

The first computer genome could lead to the creation of synthetic life forms.

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All DNA sequences of the life forms studied by scientists are stored in a database owned by the National Center for Biotechnology Information in the USA. On April 1, a new entry appeared in the database: "Caulobacter ethensis-2.0." This is the world's first fully computer-simulated and then synthesized synthetic genome of a living organism, developed by scientists from ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich). However, […]

Windows 10 partially launched on a smartphone

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The marathon of launching Windows 10 on various devices continues. This time, enthusiast Bas Timmer from the Netherlands, known by the nickname NTAuthority, managed to run the desktop OS on the OnePlus 6T smartphone. Naturally, this concerns the edition for ARM processors. He described his developments on Twitter, publishing brief messages with photos and videos. He noted that the system managed to […]

Microsoft plans to 'kill' regular PCs with Windows Virtual Desktop

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Microsoft has long been developing alternatives to traditional PCs. And now the next step has been taken. Recently, the beta version of Windows Virtual Desktop was presented, which is expected to lead to the demise of regular computers. What's the essence? Essentially, it's a sort of response to Chrome OS, where the user only has a browser and web services. Windows Virtual Desktop works differently. The system virtualizes […]

News at 11

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It was pouring outside like from a bucket. All the channels were buzzing about the superstorm gathering strength. It was supposed to pass a hundred kilometers to the north. We would have a regular storm with flooded streets, downed power lines, and fallen trees. I was occupied with everyday tasks. I worked in the morning and then spent the whole day flying over the desert on a military drone. I shot down an enemy […]

The moment we started believing in innovations

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Innovations have become commonplace. And it's not about modern “innovations” like ray tracing technology in Nvidia's RTX graphics cards or the 50x zoom in Huawei's new smartphone. These things are more useful to marketers than to users. We're talking about real innovations that have fundamentally changed our approach and outlook on life. For the past 500 years, especially […]

Magnetically loaded nanotubes can increase the recording density on hard drives

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Carbon nanotubes have found yet another application. A few days ago, a paper was published in Nature Scientific Reports that for the first time discusses the possibility of using multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) in magnetic recording on hard drives. These are various complex CNT structures in the form of “matryoshkas,” “bundles,” and other configurations. The task in all cases comes down to one—filling […]

The Operating System 'Elbrus' is Available for Download

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The section of the company JSC 'MCST' dedicated to the 'Elbrus' operating system has been updated. This OS is based on various versions of the Linux kernel with built-in information security features. The page features: OP 'Elbrus' - general software based on Linux kernels version 2.6.14, 2.6.33, and 3.14; OS 'Elbrus' - a ported version of Debian 8.11 based on the Linux kernel version 4.9; […]

Google has begun shutting down the social network Google+

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According to online sources, Google has initiated the process of shutting down its social network, which involves deleting all user accounts. This means the developer has abandoned attempts to compete with Facebook, Twitter, and others. The Google+ social network had a relatively low popularity among users. There are also reports of several major data breaches resulting in information about […]

Minecraft Added 'Path Tracing'

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User Cody Darr, also known as Sonic Ether, has released an update for his shader pack for Minecraft, introducing a rendering technology called "path tracing." Visually, it appears almost like the trendy ray tracing featured in Battlefield V and Shadow of the Tomb Raider, but it's implemented differently. Path tracing implies that light is emitted from a virtual […]

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