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Firefox 68 will offer a new implementation of the address bar

Firefox 68, scheduled for release on July 9, will replace the Awesome Bar with a new address bar implementation, the Quantum Bar. From the user's point of view, with a few exceptions, everything remains as before, but the internals have been completely redone and the code has been rewritten, replacing XUL/XBL with a standard Web API. The new implementation significantly simplifies the process of expanding functionality (creating […]

Red Hat intends to stop the development of the X.Org server

Christian Schaller, who leads the desktop development team at Red Hat and the Fedora Desktop Team, in reviewing plans for desktop components in Fedora 31, mentioned Red Hat's intention to stop actively developing X.Org server functionality and limit it to only maintaining the existing code base and eliminating errors. Red Hat is currently contributing […]

In the universe of PUBG will be a story game from the author of the original Dead Space

PUBG Twitter posted some unexpected news regarding the next game in the series. The project is plot-oriented and created in the universe of the popular battle royale. Development was led by Glen Schofield, the author of the original Dead Space and one of the founders of the Sledgehammer Games studio. Today we're excited to introduce Striking Distance, a brand new game development studio headed by […]

Google improves Maps and security

Google has announced a brand new feature for Android users in India. This feature will reportedly allow it to automatically track route changes and notify the driver if he deviates from the course. This will be implemented within Google Maps. To enable this feature, after searching for your destination and getting directions, you need to select the “Stay Safe” and “Get Alerts […]

Huawei invites developers to join the HongMeng OS community

At the China Open Source 2019 event in Shanghai, Huawei Vice President of Strategy and Development Xiao Ran announced that the Huawei Ark compiler will be available in August of this year. Mr. Ran announced that Huawei invites developers and partners to become part of the “Ark of Friends Circle” community to […]

Bitcoin soared to $12 five days after $500 milestone

The Bitcoin price rose above $12, reaching its highest level in 500. The new milestone came just five days after the price of Bitcoin rose above $2019. Bitcoin's value has nearly quadrupled since December last year, when its price bottomed out at around $10. However, the price of Bitcoin is still much lower [...]

Websites of financial organizations are one of the main targets of cybercriminals

Positive Technologies has published the results of a study that examined the security situation of modern web resources. Web application hacking is reported to be one of the most commonly used methods of cyber attacks on both organizations and individuals. At the same time, one of the main targets of cybercriminals is the websites of companies and structures involved in financial transactions. These are, in particular, banks, [...]

Shooter Project Boundary is now simply called Boundary and may be released on multiple platforms

Studio Surgical Scalpels announced that the tactical shooter Project Boundary has acquired an official name - Boundary. It will go on sale for PlayStation 4 in 2019. Boundary was the first game to receive support from the China Hero Project. The project is conceived as a tactical shooter with a slight touch of MOBA. Surgical Scalpels has also explored virtual reality in […]

Two games for PS Plus subscribers in July: PES 2019 and Horizon Chase Turbo

Recently, PlayStation Plus began distributing only two games per month to subscribers - for PlayStation 4. In July, players will be invited to take to the field and compete for the championship title in the football simulator PES 2019 or enjoy the classic arcade racing game in Horizon Chase Turbo. Subscription owners will be able to download these games starting July 2. […]

Record number of hacker attacks on Direct Line recorded in 2019

The number of hacker attacks on the website and other resources of the “Direct Line” with Russian President Vladimir Putin turned out to be a record for all the years of this event. This was reported by representatives of the press service of Rostelecom. The exact number of attacks, as well as from which countries they were carried out, was not said. Representatives of the press service noted that hacker attacks on the main website of the event and related […]

Half-Life remake: beta testing of the world of Zen from Black Mesa has begun

14 years of development for the updated 1998 cult classic Half Life are coming to an end. The Black Mesa project, with the ambitious goal of porting the original game to the Source engine while preserving the gameplay but deeply rethinking the level design, was carried out by a team of enthusiasts, the Crowbar Collective. In 2015, the developers presented the first part of the adventures of Gordon Freeman, releasing Black Mesa into early access. […]