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The release of the Firefox 68 web browser, as well as the mobile version of Firefox 68 for the Android platform, has been presented. The release is categorized as an Extended Support Service (ESR) branch, with updates released throughout the year. In addition, an update of the previous branch with a long period of support 60.8.0 has been created. In the near future, the Firefox 69 branch will enter the beta testing stage, the release of which is scheduled [β¦]
The AMD Ryzen 3000 family of processors hit the market the day before yesterday, and the first tests showed that they are quite good at work. But, as it turned out, they have their own problems. It is reported that the "three thousandth" has a flaw that causes a boot failure in the latest Linux distributions of the 2019 version. The exact reason has not yet been reported, but, presumably, the whole point is in the instructions [...]
A year after the release of 11.2 and 7 months after the release of 12.0, the FreeBSD 11.3 release is available, which is prepared for the amd64, i386, powerpc, powerpc64, sparc64, aarch64 and armv6 architectures (BEAGLEBONE, CUBIEBOARD, CUBIEBOARD2, CUBOX-HUMMINGBOARD, Raspberry Pi B, Raspberry Pi 2, PANDABOARD, WANDBOARD). Additionally, images have been prepared for virtualization systems (QCOW2, VHD, VMDK, raw) and Amazon EC2 cloud environments. [β¦]
Huawei intends to hold the Worldwide Developers Conference (HDC) in China. The event is scheduled for August 9, and it looks like the telecom giant is planning to unveil its own operating system HongMeng OS at the event. Reports about this appeared in the Chinese media, which are confident that the launch of the software platform will take place at the conference. This news cannot be considered unexpected, since the head of consumer [β¦]
Pre-orders for Cyberpunk 2077 were opened along with the announcement of the release date at E3 2019. The PC version of the game appeared in three stores at once - Steam, Epic Games Store and GOG.com. The latter is owned by CD Projekt itself, and therefore it has published some statistics regarding pre-purchases on its own service. Company representatives stated: βDid you know that the preliminary [β¦]
The latest build of the Google Chrome Canary browser has a new feature called Global Media Controls. It is reported that it is designed to globally control the playback of music or video in any of the tabs. When you click on the button located near the address bar, a window appears that allows you to start and stop playback, as well as rewind tracks and videos. About the transition [β¦]
Mail.ru company shared its successes in the fight against dishonest players in the shooter Warface. According to published information, in the first two quarters of 2019, developers banned more than 118 thousand accounts for using cheats. Despite the impressive number of bans, their number decreased by 39% compared to the same period last year. Then the company blocked 195 thousand accounts. [β¦]
The Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Communications of Russia has developed a draft law that involves the creation of a βnationwide interactive encyclopedic portal,β in other words, a domestic analogue of Wikipedia. They plan to create it on the basis of the Great Russian Encyclopedia, and they intend to subsidize the project from the federal budget. This is not the first such initiative. Back in 2016, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev approved the composition [β¦]
International antivirus company ESET warns of a new malware that threatens users of torrent sites. The malware is called GoBot2/GoBotKR. It is distributed under the guise of various games and applications, pirated copies of films and TV series. After downloading such content, the user receives seemingly harmless files. However, in reality they contain malicious software. The malware is activated after pressing [...]
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces that the advanced SuperCam instrument has been installed on board the Mars 2020 rover. As part of the Mars 2020 project, we would like to remind you that a new rover is being developed on the Curiosity platform. The six-wheeled robot will be engaged in astrobiological research of the ancient environment on Mars, studying the surface of the planet, geological processes, etc. Plus, the rover [β¦]
Online sources have obtained live photographs of a mysterious Nokia smartphone, which HMD Global is allegedly preparing for release. The device captured in the photographs is designated TA-1198 and codenamed daredevil. As you can see in the photographs, the smartphone is equipped with a display with a small teardrop-shaped cutout for the front camera. In the rear part there is a multi-module camera with elements organized in the form of [...]
KAMAZ announced the signing of an agreement with the Moscow Government, which will help develop the production of electric buses. The document was signed by KAMAZ General Director Sergei Kogogin and Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin. The document provides for the opening of a large engineering and production center in the Russian capital, the main tasks of which will be the development and production of electrical components, as well as the assembly of electric buses. On the territory of the new [β¦]
