Chinese company Byton, co-founded by former BMW and Nissan Motor executives, has begun testing its M-Byte all-electric crossover unveiled at CES 2018 in Las Vegas. The snow-covered Inner Mongolia was chosen for testing, where, far from outside observers, the M-Byte traveled thousands of kilometers on the roads. The vehicle has been tested for strength at low temperatures […]
KIA Motors introduced the ProCeed car in the original Shooting Brake version to the Russian market: sales of the car will begin on April 30. Russian buyers will be able to choose between two modifications of the novelty - ProCeed GT Line and ProCeed GT. The first version is equipped with a 1,4-liter T-GDI engine with turbocharging and direct fuel injection. The power of the unit is 140 horsepower. Such […]
ADATA Technology has announced the SD600Q family of portable SSDs, sales of which will begin in the near future. The devices received an original design. Buyers will be able to choose between three color options - blue, red and black. The drives are made in accordance with the American military standard MIL-STD-810G 516.6. This means increased resistance to external influences. For example, devices can withstand falls [...]
The Honor brand, owned by the Chinese company Huawei, took first place in the Russian smartphone market in unit sales in the first quarter of 2019 with a share of 27,1%. This was reported by the Kommersant newspaper with reference to a GfK study. The new leader pushed Samsung into second place (26,5%), Apple remained in third place (11%), fourth […]
The section dedicated to the Elbrus operating system has been updated on the website of MCST JSC. This OS is based on different versions of Linux kernels with built-in information security tools. The page presents: OPO "Elbrus" - general software based on Linux kernels versions 2.6.14, 2.6.33 and 3.14; Elbrus OS is a ported version of Debian 8.11 based on the Linux kernel version 4.9; […]
According to online sources, Google has begun the process of shutting down its own social network, which involves deleting all user accounts. This means that the developer has abandoned attempts to impose competition on Facebook, Twitter, etc. The Google+ social network had a relatively low popularity among users. Several large data breaches are also known, as a result of which information about […]
WhatsApp launches new Checkpoint Tipline fact-checking service in India ahead of upcoming elections. According to Reuters, from now on, users will forward messages through an intermediate node. The operators in it will evaluate the data, setting labels like "true", "false", "misleading", or "controversial". These posts will also be used to create a database to understand how disinformation is being spread. […]
HMD Global announced the start of Russian sales of an inexpensive Nokia 1 Plus smartphone running Android 9 Pie (Go version). The device is equipped with a 5,45-inch screen with a resolution of 960 × 480 pixels. On the front is a 5-megapixel camera. The main camera is endowed with a sensor with 8 million pixels. At the heart of the device is a MediaTek (MT6739WW) processor with four computing […]
We have already reported that Lenovo is working on smartphones with a flexible display. Now, network sources have unveiled the company's new patent documentation for the design of related devices. The LetsGoDigital resource has already published renderings of the gadget, created on the basis of patent documentation. As you can see in the images, the device is equipped with two displays. The main flexible screen is folded in such a way that its halves are inside the case. […]
The Shvabe holding organized mass production of an improved model of a SWIR camera of the short-wave infrared range with a resolution of 640 × 512 pixels. The new product can operate in zero visibility conditions. The camera is able to “see” hidden objects - in fog and smoke, and detect camouflaged objects and people. The device is made in a rugged housing in accordance with the IP67 standard. This means protection from water and […]
User Cody Darr, aka Sonic Ether, has submitted a shader pack update for Minecraft in which he adds a rendering technology called path tracing. Outwardly, it looks almost like the currently fashionable ray tracing from Battlefield V and Shadow of the Tomb Raider, but it is implemented differently. Path tracing implies that the illumination is emitted by a virtual […]
Studio Amplitude has released a visual novel, Love Thyself: A Horatio Story, set in the Endless universe. A year ago it was an April Fool's joke, which has now become a reality. Amplitude Studios usually deals with more serious games, such as Endless Legends or Endless Space 2. But last year on April 1, the studio joked that it was preparing a dating simulator with a narcissist and […]
