Letsplays on PS5. Sony’s new feature will automatically record video tips for other players
Sony announced update to the «Game Help» feature on PlayStation 5 — it will soon be expanded to include a Community section with video tips that will be automatically recorded to help other players.
Where are the electric cars, Nissan? How the manufacturer of the legendary Leaf failed electrification and fell hopelessly behind
Nissan introduced an updated strategy that provides for the electrification of 16 out of 30 cars by March 2027, while the rest will continue to use internal combustion engines. It is important to note that the Japanese auto giant includes both «electric» BEVs and PHEV hybrids on the e-POWER platform. This is another textbook example of…
lifecell has expanded the availability of 5G in roaming — the list includes 47 countries. When in Ukraine? Soon
lifecell announced the expansion of the list of countries where 5G is available to its subscribers. The list now includes 47 countries.
Chernivtsi resident who blew up postal machines «Nova Post» in 2021 will spend 4 years in prison
The bizarre story of the bombing of two «Nova Post» post offices in Kyiv and Odesa, which happened in 2021 and is well worthy of the Ukrainian GTA, has come to an end — the culprit was a resident of Chernivtsi, who received 4 years in prison and must compensate for all losses. Sentencing in two criminal cases related to the incidents, said…
StarCraft + Age of Empires in VR. Ukrainian sci-fi strategy game Expansion VR is now available on Steam Early Access
On March 22, Expansion VR — a sci-fi VR strategy game from Kharkiv-based developers 💔 was released on Steam in early access. To mark the launch of the game on Steam, Ukrainian-Maltese Plazma Studio has prepared a new gameplay trailer that demonstrates the current state and features of the game.
«Kyivstar» was the first to launch eSIM connection with an online contract (via BankID and «Diia»)
«Kyivstar» simplified eSIM connection — order an electronic SIM-map with contract connection is now available online (identification through the NBU BankID service or the «Diia» app). Previously, contract subscribers had to visit a store with a passport or sign documents via a courier to get an eSIM, so «Kyivstar» was the first to introduce…
Unreal Engine 5.4, Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra, and mobile EGS. What Epic Games showed at GDC
On the evening of March 20, Epic Games held its annual State of Unreal at GDC 2024 — during the hour-long presentation, they showed the trailer for Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra on UE5 and announced the launch of a mobile digital store on iOS and Android in 2024. We have collected the most interesting announcements and news.
PS5 Pro: what to expect from Sony’s new console
The recent leak of the PS5 Pro (codenamed Trinity) specifications finally dispelled all doubts — Sony’s new console will be released this fall. What exactly can gamers expect from the mid-gen?
Hi-Fi RUSH now available PS5 — got 91 on Metacritic compared to 87 on the Xbox Series version
On March 19, the acclaimed rhythm fighter Hi-Fi RUSH was released on PS5 — and it’s quite ironic that the second game from Microsoft’s internal studios to be released on PlayStation now has a higher rating on Metacritic than the Xbox Series X|S version (91/100 vs. 87 points).
Steam Family Groups. Valve announced the next major update [What’s new and how to test it]
On the evening of March 18, Valve released an update to the Steam beta, which introduced Family Groups with shared access to games.
Nova Post has launched delivery of goods (no more than UAH 1800) from Ukrainian OLX to Poland — from UAH 175
Nova Post announced the availability of a new service — Ukraine’s largest logistics provider has started delivering orders from the largest marketplace OLX Ukraine to Poland. You can order delivery to any Nova Post branch — you only need a Ukrainian phone number and a Ukrainian bank card.
Demand is declining, and inventories are getting higher. Sony suspends production of PS VR2
A month ago, Sony announced PS VR2 PC compatibility, which should be available this year and will be a lifeline for semi-failed VR headsets. To continue the story Bloomberg citing informed sources, reports that Sony has been forced to suspend production of the PS VR2 as demand is getting lower and stocks are getting higher.
New MacBook Air on M3 in Ukraine — 53 499₴ for 13-inch 8/256 GB
Ukrainian retailers have opened pre-orders for the latest processor-based MacBook Air M3 (previously received it MacBook Pro), which revealed the prices in hryvnia and the date of the start of sales in Ukraine. We are talking about the official sales of Apple’s new ultra-compact laptops.
Valve has published the top 100 most popular games on Steam Deck for the second year in a row. The leader is — Baldur’s Gate 3
Valve simultaneously with the annual spring sale on Steam published the most popular games on Steam Deck for the year (March 2023 to March 2014) — Baldur’s Gate 3, a sensational blockbuster and one of the most titled games from the Belgian studio Larian by Sven Winke, topped the top 100.
Starship reaches orbit for the first time, but fails to «land» in the ocean — SpaceX loses spacecraft on approach
Today’s third test flight of SpaceX’s super-heavy Starship booster (IFT-3 mission) ended in partial success (more than the previous ones) — in fact, the team managed to «go further than ever before». The launch was broadcast live on in the SpaceX account on X/Twitter.
Ukrainian Fractured Byte and 4A Games (Metro) goes to russians. Embracer confirms sale of Saber Interactive for $247 million
Embracer is officially confirmed a partial sale of Russia’s Saber Interactive, and at the same time, details emerged about the future of the Ukrainian studio 4A Games (creators of Metro) — one of the first to report the deal in late February was well-known gaming journalist Jason Schreier from Bloomberg.
Tesla vs BYD. Top 10 largest electric car manufacturers in 2023 [world ranking]
At the end of last year, the global electric vehicle market a historic event has taken place: Tesla, which has been confidently holding the lead for years , lost for the first time to the Chinese auto giant BYD. It was this event that Visual Capitalist dedicated a new infographic, so keep in one image […]
2024 Oscars were watched by 19.5M viewers — new record since 2021
The «Oscar» award ceremony on the night of March 11 was watched by 19.5 million viewers, which is the best result in the last 4 years, according to Deadline with reference to Nielsen analysts.
The victory of «20 Days in Mariupol» and the triumph of «Oppenheimer». Who won the Oscar 2024 and how’d it go
«Oscar» has taken place: On March 11, early in the morning Kyiv time, the 96th ceremony of the main film award ended in Los Angeles. Traditionally, the Academy Awards were handed out at the «Dolby Theater. We summarize how it went, who won and who left empty-handed.
The first trailer for the Fallout series from Amazon — premiere on April 11th via Prime Video
After a short teaser, Amazon has released a full trailer for the upcoming Fallout series — the highly anticipated TV adaptation of the famous post-apocalyptic RPG series from the showrunners of «The Wild West» will be released on Prime Video on April 11.
In two months of 2024, Ukrainians imported more than 8K EV — eight times more than the pre-war level
In the first two months of 2024, Ukrainians imported almost 60 thousand cars (58,593 units) and 14% (8,026 cars) of them — were EVs, which is almost 8 times more than in the same period in 2021 (only 1,040 «electric cars» were imported then), according to a new study OpenDataBot.
Horizon Forbidden West for PC: system requirements for the sensational PlayStation exclusive (March 21 release)
On March 21, Guerrilla’s next sensational PlayStation exclusive — Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition will be released on PC. The port was announced at the beginning of the year, and now Sony shared system requirements and new release details.
Valve updates Steam — improved shopping cart and ability to hide games from friends
On the night of March 5, Valve released a Steam update that brought several new features. It was tested in the Steam beta from the end of December and now it has become accessible to all on the desktop client, mobile app, and Steam Deck.
Ukrtelecom in 2023: revenues over UAH 5 billion and almost 11,000 km of fiber laid (2022-2023)
«Ukrtelecom» reported for 2023 and announced further investments in the development of the FTTH/P network using GPON technology. We have selected the main points from the report of one of the largest Ukrainian fixed-line Internet providers.
Ookla: Vodafone pushed Kyivstar aside and became the new leader in mobile Internet speed in Kyiv and Ukraine
«Vodafone Ukraine» has overtaken «Kyivstar» to become the leader in terms of mobile Internet speed in Ukraine in Q3-Q4 2023, testifies updated Speed Score rating from Ookla (developer of Speedtest).
Bloomberg: Embracer to sell russia’s Saber Interactive for $500 million. Most likely, to the russians — with the ukrainian 4A Games
The Swedish gaming holding company Embracer Group AB («Embracer») has reached an agreement to sell Russia’s Saber Interactive «to a group of private investors». It would seem that we are in favor of the Russians, but not everything is so simple in this potential deal.
Rozetka now charges 35 UAH for delivery of all orders under 700 UAH
Ukraine’s largest online store Rozetka has recently set the minimum order value for free delivery to its own pickup points at UAH 700. Starting February 27, customers will have to pay an additional UAH 35 for delivery of each order below this threshold.
Bloomberg: GTA VI enters final stages of development, Rockstar returns employees to the office for five days
GTA VI development is nearing completion, and Rockstar is asking employees to return to the office for the usual five-day work week starting in April. An update on the status of one of the most anticipated games of our time was shared by Bloomberg who received a copy of the internal letter to employees.
The PlayStation Store’s March Sale — remake of The Last of Us, Lies of P and other 2500+ games with up to 75% off
The PS Store sale will last two weeks — ending on 14/3 at 01:59 GMT+2.
Intel’s new plan — to be inside 100 million AI PCs by next year
First Microsoft has confidently called 2024 the year of AI PCs, and now it’s time for a «astrology» session from Intel, which is targeting 100 million AI computers in two years.
Sony executive boasted of high demand for PlayStation Portal, but refused to reveal exact sales
From the beginning, Sony considered niche as one of the key advantages of the $200 PlayStation Portal. Now the company is extremely pleased with the sales and high demand for the portable device, which was created as a complement to PS5, not an alternative to PSP or PS Vita. These and other interesting details were revealed by Sony’s Vice…
Micron at MWC 2023 — smallest 1TB UFS 4.0 memory module for next top smartphones
Micron also distinguished itself at MWC 2024 — the leading US chipmaker announced The «smallest» UFS 4.0 flash memory module, which measures just 9×13 millimeters. The storage capacity is still up to 1 TB, and the maximum sequential read and write speeds are 4300 and 4000 MB/s, respectively.
Trojan horse from lifecell — new service for swappers: two numbers on one SIM at a single plan
It’s a new week and another lifecell initiative for MNP subscribers — a new service that allows you to use two numbers on one SIM for the price of one (single plan). The service is called uncomplicatedly «Phone number» and is already available to everyone.
NACP created a website about foreign equipment used by russia to produce weapons
NACP has launched a single open database of foreign equipment used by Russia to produce its own weapons — a special website directory «Instruments of War» is already available as a separate section of the site at this link.
Huang is on a roll. The NVIDIA CEO gained $9.6 billion in one day and is about to enter the top 20 richest people
Together with capitalization of NVIDIA the unstoppable growth of the capital of the permanent captain of the «green» chipmaker and the most influential people — 61-year-old Jensen Huang with 3.5% of NVIDIA shares and a fortune of almost $70 billion is preparing to enter the top 20 richest according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Microsoft boosts Windows Photos with Generative Erase — AI-powered eraser analog of Google Magic Eraser
The much-hyped «Magic Eraser» for easily erasing unwanted objects (objects, people) in photos will not remain the prerogative of Google and Samsung smartphones — soon a similar AI tool called Generative Erase will be available to Windows computer owners. Microsoft has just announced Generative erase — a new AI feature that will provide the…
Sony now allows sign into your PlayStation account without a password and testing PSVR 2 support for PC
Sony, following Google, Apple, Microsoft, and many others, has taken a step towards a password-free future — PlayStation owners have been given the opportunity to log in to their PSN accounts using Passkeys , which should eventually completely replace classic passwords and less secure two-factor authentication (2FA) technology.
Apple Vision Pro in Ukraine: price plummets below $4,400 for 256GB
It is still unknown when Apple Vision Pro will appear in official retailers, so the ball is in the court of «gray» sellers who bring the «technology of the future» closer (© Tim Cook) as best they can.
lifecell launches new bundles with unlimited internet for YouTube, Spotify, Telegram and other services — up to 37% off
lifecell in unbridled pursuit poach Kyivstar and Vodafone Ukraine are trying to come up with new offers for their subscribers. In a new attempt to do so, the operator has launched a range of services with conditionally unlimited internet for certain popular services — social networks, messengers and streaming media. These are separate packages…
NovaPay launches bond sales in the app — entry threshold UAH 1000 and yield up to 18%
The financial company «Nova Poshta» — NovaPay — has opened up the opportunity for ordinary Ukrainians to buy their own bonds. The securities can already be purchased in the NovaPay app on iOS and Android.
Helldivers 2 breaking records on Steam, reached nearly 460K CCU and now in the top 20 of all time
Helldivers 2 servers are bursting at the seams due to excessive load — despite the new Arrowhead game remains in the top of sales continues to set records on Steam. Thus, on the night of February 21, the project reached 457.6 thousand simultaneous players and entered the top 20 games in the history of Steam.
ITC.ua launched an English-language version of its site
Hi, we’d like to share an important update — Anglo-Saxons have taken over ITC.ua today launched the English-language interface of the site, which some particularly attentive readers have probably already noticed. It should allow us to actively continue developing the site and create even more interesting content.
Netflix posted on YouTube full version «Nimona» — Oscar nominees 2024
The full version of the acclaimed animated film «Nimona» / Nimona (10+) by Annapurna Pictures, who this year received an Oscar nomination in the relevant category now available for free on the online cinema’s YouTube channel — including in Ukraine. This promotion is temporary — it’s free for one week only, until February 26.
Meizu is leaving the smartphone market — goes all-in on AI instead
Meizu Technology following the example of LG is winding down its smartphone business (or rather, what’s left of it) — once one of the largest smartphone manufacturers, now owned by Chinese automaker Geely, saidThe company believes that the future belongs to artificial intelligence and will invest «everything in AI».
Google has allocated another $10 million in grants for Ukrainian startups — up to $100K for each project, Cloud loans and product support
Google announced launching the second stage of financing of the special Startup Support Fund in Ukraine in the amount of $10 million to allocate grants (not required to be returned if all the conditions are met within a certain period of time) in 2024.
Helldivers 2 surpasses GTA V on Steam, reached over 400K CCU and now in the top 25 of all time
The acclaimed game Helldivers 2 continues to set records — last weekend, Sony’s cooperative shooter has once again updated its peak online on Steam, reaching almost 410 thousand players.
Microsoft announce new «Xbox hardware» this holiday, teases ultrapowerful next-gen Xbox and (likely) handheld Steam Deck-style
In December 2024, Microsoft promises to showcase new gaming hardware, both consoles and controllers. Phil Spencer, the leader of the gaming business, shared his plans, discussing further (multi-platform) strategy of Xbox, which includes the release of some Xbox ecosystem exclusives on PS5 and Nintendo Switch.
Lenovo laptop concept with a transparent screen and touch instead keyboard resurfaces ahead MWC 2024
No one is surprised by laptops with flexible screens that fold in half or stretch, so Lenovo, searching for new ideas, has imagined a futuristic mobile PC with a transparent display and a massive touchpad instead of a traditional keyboard. The images of the potential novelty, which is currently only a concept, are as follows, shared by famous…
Kyivstar launches GPON home internet in Dnipro — 7 more cities to follow
“Kyivstar is gradually building its optical Internet network – Dnipro is another city where GPON coverage has been launched. So far, the connection is available only to business customers: a little more than 10 locations have been connected – office and shopping malls, and industrial facilities.