Neither Devil, nor st. Nicholas did take us away and we can offer you an overview of the freshest, the most interesting and the most amazing in the IT world.
Qualcomm introduced a new processor Snapdragon 845
Snapdragon Tech Summit introduced the new processor made by Qualcomm. You would not have guessed it – its name is Snapdragon. And the label has 845. It is built on 10nm technology and its part is an X20 LTE modem with support for gigabit wireless connectivity. We’ll wait for a little more detail, but it definitely looks interesting, and it’s going to find its using into many servers. More information
Russia plans indepedent DNS backup
What can be better for a dictator rather than a fully independent Internet? Nothing. And Mr. Putin is also awared of it. Russia is preparing its own DNS system, which will be completely independent of the current one. The result will be a completely independent network, in fact, so such a Russian national intranet. The system should be in operation by mid-year, so let’s be surprised what kind of popularity it will get. More information
Bitcoin breaks 16.000 USD
Sure, it’s already funny. But you know, a few geeks will be interested, again. Bitcoin, the most popular cryptocurrency in history (perhaps because it was the first and quite good), overcame a border of thirteen, fourteen, fifteen and for a moment even sixteen thousand dolars. On some smaller markets it even got a thousand more. So, do not you regret that you did not buy some bitcoins for your lifetime savings five years ago? More information
Important security vulnerabilities
Leak in Compex
The Compex WP54AG routers contained a serious vulnerability in firmware versions 1.5, 2.a and 3.x. If you use this historic piece of hardware, you have to update, definitely! More information
Mirai aims on ZYXEL
The new Mirai variant has set a new target. The target is Zyxel devices, especially those in Argentina, but not just there. More information
News from Coolhousing
Professional Mining Colocation
The high performance, space, electricity and cooling in particular. These are basic, but not all variables that have to be taken into mind, when you want to mine any cryptocurrency. If you already invested a lot of money in the mining rig, then the mining machine care, services and an environment, where the machine is located, should be on the professional level. Only this way, all operating and maintenance costs can be optimized to bring the desired, invested fruit. More information
Author: Jirka Dvořák
