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LG XBoom AI ThinQ WK7Y: smart speaker with Alice voice assistant

The South Korean company LG presented its first device with the intelligent voice assistant “Alice” developed by Yandex: this gadget was the “smart” speaker XBoom AI ThinQ WK7Y. It is noted that the new product provides high quality sound. The speaker is certified by Meridian, a well-known manufacturer of audio components. The “Alice” assistant living inside the speaker allows you to control music playback using voice commands, remembers the user’s preferences and recommends […]

New recruitment to the cosmonaut corps will open in 2019

The Cosmonaut Training Center (CPC) named after Yu. A. Gagarin, according to TASS, will organize a new recruitment into its squad before the end of this year. The previous recruitment to the cosmonaut corps was opened in March 2017. The competition included a search for specialists to work on the International Space Station (ISS) program, as well as to train to pilot a new Russian spacecraft […]

Moto Z4 smartphone specs leak: Snapdragon 675 chip and 25MP selfie camera

The Moto Z4 mid-range smartphone, which is expected to be announced in the coming months, has been revealed in some detail. The published data, according to the 91mobiles resource, was obtained from Motorola marketing materials that are directly related to the upcoming device. So, it is said that the smartphone will be endowed with a 6,4-inch Full HD OLED display. Renders indicate the presence of a small cutout at the top of the screen - […]

The creators of Crackdown 3 have added squads to the Wrecking Zone mode and are giving away DLC for old games

In the action Crackdown 3, in addition to the single player campaign, there is also a Wrecking Zone mode. Thanks to a fresh update, it will become much more fun. After some testing, Sumo and Microsoft have released an update that brings squad support to multiplayer. Heads up, Agents! Today, we're releasing an update that brings Squad-support to Wrecking Zone! We're also making CD1's “Getting Busy” DLC as […]

"Raphael" and "da Vinci": Xiaomi designs two smartphones with a periscope camera

Information has already appeared on the Internet that the Chinese company Xiaomi is designing a smartphone with a retractable front camera. New data on this subject have now been released. According to XDA Developers, Xiaomi is testing at least two devices with a periscope camera. These devices appear under the code names "Raphael" (Raphael) and "da Vinci" (Davinci). Information about the technical characteristics of smartphones, […]

HP Chromebook 15 provides up to 13 hours of battery life

HP has launched the Chromebook 15 laptop with an Intel processor and Chrome OS. The laptop is equipped with a 15,6-inch display with narrow side bezels. A Full HD panel with a resolution of 1920 × 1080 pixels has been applied. The device supports touch control. The Chromebook, depending on the modification, carries an eighth-generation Intel Pentium or Core processor. The amount of operational [...]

China invites other countries to join lunar exploration project

The Chinese side continues to implement its own project aimed at exploring the moon. This time, all interested countries are invited to join Chinese scientists in order to jointly implement the mission of the Chang'e-6 spacecraft. This statement was made at the presentation of the project by the deputy head of the Chinese lunar program Liu Jizhong. Proposals from interested parties will be accepted and considered until August 2019. […]

Xiaomi is credited with the intention to release a smartphone with a 7″ screen with a hole

Online sources have published concept renderings of a new productive smartphone with a large screen, which the Chinese company Xiaomi may allegedly release. The device is credited with having a 7-inch Full HD+ display with a resolution of 2340 × 1080 pixels. The front camera with a 20-megapixel sensor will be located in a small hole in the screen - this design will allow for a completely frameless design. The characteristics of the main camera are revealed: it will be made [...]

id Software: RAGE 2 is not a service game, but will be supported after launch

id Software studio head Tim Willits, in an interview with GameSpot, briefly explained what type of content should be expected after the release of RAGE 2, and also commented on the project in the context of the concept of a service game. Tim Willits said that id Software and Avalanche Studios will support RAGE 2 after release. If you have an Internet connection, you will be able to participate in online events, […]

Implementation of LoRaWAN in an agricultural enterprise. Part 2. Fuel accounting

Hello dear readers! Since the publication of the first article, we have grown up, our favorite LoThings developers have done a lot of painstaking work, and the day has come when there is something to tell and show! Having launched our first LoRaWaN, we immediately determined what tasks we want to close through its capabilities. One of them was the control of fuel accounting at gas stations. In general, we […]

New Debian Project Leader Elected

The results of the annual election of the leader of the Debian project have been summed up. 378 developers took part in the voting, which is 37% of all participants with voting rights (last year the turnout was 33%, the year before 30%). This year, four candidates for leadership took part in the elections. Sam Hartman won. Sam joined the project in 2000 […]

English Accents in Game of Thrones

The eighth season of the cult series "Game of Thrones" has already started and very soon it will become clear who will sit on the Iron Throne and who will fall in the struggle for it. In big-budget series and films, special attention is paid to the little things. Attentive viewers who watch the series in the original have noticed that the characters speak with different accents of the English language. Let's see what accents […]