Vadym Karpus

News writer

Vadym graduated from the International Institute of Market Relations and Entrepreneurship with a degree in Finance in 2001, after he worked for a few years in finance and accounting.

Computers have been his passion since school and the days of the ZX Spectrum. Later on, his interest in information technology gradually increased, and he started assembling PCs for himself, his relatives, and customers. So over time, the hobby gradually turned into a job.

In 2007, he applied for the vacancy, completed the test tasks, and was among the three finalists. The other two finalists were invited to write for the magazine issued by ITC Publishing, and Vadym became part of ITC. Since then, he has been filling the news feed on the site with great pleasure, gradually covering new topics. His key interests include computers, smartphones, gadgets, and digital photography.

California proposes to label social media as dangerous to mental health

News Software 12-10-2024 comment
California’s Attorney General Rob Bonta and Assemblywoman Rebecca Bauer-Kagan have proposed a new bill, AB 56. It will require social media companies to add warning labels to their platforms to inform users about mental health risks.

Realme Note 60x: a budget smartphone with a large screen, 5000 mAh battery, and a price of about $80

News Devices 12-10-2024 comment
Realme has introduced a new smartphone in the Note series — Realme Note 60x. It has a lot in common with the Note 60 model, but differs in a camera with a lower sensor resolution.

Mercedes is working on «solar paint» for electric cars – it will add up to 12 thousand free mileage per year

News Auto 12-10-2024 comment
Mercedes-Benz is developing an innovative «solar paint» that can generate electricity when applied to the car body. This technology has the potential to provide enough energy for thousands of kilometers of driving per year, significantly increasing the range of electric vehicles and reducing the need for frequent charging during travel.

No more than UAH 100,000 of card transfers, limitation of the number of accounts and checks for individual entrepreneurs – new restrictions

News IT business 12-09-2024 comment
In the near future, 7 major Ukrainian banks intend to sign a memorandum to tighten restrictions on card transfers to individuals. It is also planned to limit the number of accounts in one currency. In addition, banks plan to strengthen financial monitoring of individual entrepreneurs. This is reported by Forbes Ukraine, citing the text of the…

Apple is sued for $1.2 billion for unfulfilled promises

News IT business 12-09-2024 comment
Apple was sued for failing to implement tools to detect child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) in iCloud. The company had announced plans to scan iCloud for CSAM materials, but later abandoned them.

Xiaomi YU7 – the second electric car of the company will be released in the summer of 2025 with two powerful motors and a speed of up to 253 km/h

News Auto 12-09-2024 comment
The automotive division of the Chinese tech giant Xiaomi has officially announced its second electric car model, the YU7. At the same time, the documentation submitted by the company to the regulatory authorities revealed the key characteristics of the new product.

Jason Statham joined the New Year’s Eve event in World of Tanks, and Ukrainian game designers created the «Winter Raid» mode

News Games 12-09-2024 comment
Wargaming has announced the launch of a major winter gaming promotion – «New Year’s Eve 2025». The famous actor Jason Statham joined this event. He starred in a promotional video for the promotion, and his digital character is available in the festive hangar.

Toyota postpones release of new generation electric vehicles, but promises a range of over 1000 km

News Auto 12-09-2024 comment
Automobile giant Toyota has decided to postpone the launch of its long-awaited next-generation electric vehicles. Initially, their presentation was planned for 2026, but now these models, including the Lexus LF-ZC and LF-ZL concepts presented at the Japanese Motor Show last October, will appear no earlier than mid-2027.

The compact flagship of OnePlus will receive 6.3-inch display and Snapdragon 8 Elite chip

News Devices 12-09-2024 comment
Compact flagship smartphones are not that common. However, they seem to remain popular. We are not talking about very small devices, but those that are slightly smaller than the standard size. For example, the iPhone 16 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro, Xiaomi 15, vivo X200 Pro mini — all have screens of about 6.3 inches. New rumors from China suggest that…

SBU Sea Baby maritime drones attacked Russian helicopters and airplanes – video

News Military Tech 12-09-2024 comment
Ukrainian Sea Babu maritime drones have learned to snap back. Russian aviation pilots and invaders from the Russian Navy experienced this and were delighted with the slap in the face.

3742 electric cars registered in November: what models do Ukrainians choose?

News Auto 12-09-2024 comment
In November 2024, 3742 electric vehicles (BEVs) were registered in Ukraine. Compared to the same period of the previous year, demand decreased by 13%.

VOLKSWAGEN Golf, RENAULT Megane and others: what used cars from abroad are chosen by Ukrainians

News Auto 12-06-2024 comment
In November 2024, Ukraine’s car fleet expanded by 14.7 thousand used passenger cars imported from abroad. This marks the lowest monthly figure of registered imported used cars recorded this year. Compared to October, the number of registrations of imported used cars decreased by 10%, and compared to November 2023, it almost dropped by a…

The Armed Forces of Ukraine received the latest drone missiles «Hell»: what is known about them

News Military Tech 12-06-2024 comment
On December 6, on the Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy solemnly handed over the first batch of the latest «Hell» drone missiles to the Defense Forces.

«Nova Poshta» in the United Kingdom: delivery and dispatch of parcels through the network to more than 7000 InPost post offices

News IT business 12-06-2024 comment
“Nova Poshta” shared updates on the operation and expansion of its network in the United Kingdom. It is noted that there are currently more than 7000 InPost parcel lockers across the country.

Realme 14x: a budget ruggedized smartphone with a large 6000 mAh battery

News Devices 12-06-2024 comment
Back in March this year, Realme introduced the Realme 12x smartphone. Looks like they decided to skip the “unlucky” number 13, as rumors are swirling that the next model will be dubbed Realme 14x and is set to drop this month.

OnePlus Pad tablet will have 11.6-inch display, Dimensity 8350 chip and 9520 mAh battery

News Devices 12-06-2024 comment
Earlier this year, OnePlus launched its first flagship Android tablet in China called the OnePlus Pad Pro. Later, this device appeared in international markets under the name OnePlus Pad 2. According to an insider at Digital Chat Station, the company is currently preparing to introduce a new tablet without the Pro prefix.

China captures 76% of the global electric vehicle market

News Auto 12-05-2024 comment
The rapid growth of the electric vehicle market in China is not losing momentum. In October, the country captured an impressive 76% of the global electric vehicle market, despite trade tensions and duties imposed by Western countries.

The only successful attempt: humanity has tried to domesticate wolves several times, and modern dogs are the only successful result

News Science and space 12-05-2024 comment
For thousands of years, the line between wolves and dogs has been blurred. Groups of people in different parts of the world, independently of each other, have repeatedly tried to domesticate wild wolves. However, we can see the result of only one such attempt today. A recent study shows that even after dogs spread across Eurasia and the Americas,…

The share of electric vehicles in new cars has decreased – What types of engines did Ukrainian drivers choose in November?

News Auto 12-05-2024 comment
In November 2024, cars with traditional internal combustion engines accounted for more than 64% of the new passenger car market. For comparison, in November of the previous year, this figure was 66%. Thus, Ukrainians are very slowly switching to new electric powertrains.

Google launches new AI models for image and video creation: Imagen 3 and Veo

News Software 12-05-2024 comment
Google’s Vertex AI platform has received two new artificial intelligence models – Imagen 3 and Veo. The first one generates images based on a text description, and the second one animates images using a text description. They can work independently or together.

TP fines of «Reserve+» can be paid even abroad – Who will be affected

News Software 12-05-2024 comment
Ukrainians who are abroad and have violated the rules of military registration will be able to pay fines through the «Reserve+» application if the Verkhovna Rada adopts draft law No. 12093. This was announced by Deputy Minister of Defense for Digitalization Kateryna Chernogorenko.

Bitcoin price breaks the $100k barrier for the first time – the cost of the legendary pizza reaches $1 billion

News Crypto 12-05-2024 comment
Tonight, at approximately 04:39 Kyiv time, the price of bitcoin reached the six-figure mark for the first time in its almost 16-year history, breaking the $100,000 mark.

Samsung to unveil XR glasses at Unpacked event in January – pictures only

News Devices 12-04-2024 comment
Samsung has long been rumored to be working on XR glasses, and a new piece of information from Korea suggests that a prototype will be unveiled during the Galaxy S25 series launch in January.

Aptera is creating a solar electric car: up to 17,700 km of free travel per year from the sun or up to 643 km from the battery

News Auto 12-04-2024 comment
California-based startup Aptera is working on a three-wheeled solar-powered electric vehicle. In May, the startup launched a crowdfunding campaign to finance its development, during which it raised $135 million from 19 thousand investors. Now the company needs another $60 million to complete development and start assembling production-ready models.

Realme Neo 7 specifications revealed before launch: Dimensity 9300 Plus chip and 7000 mAh battery

News Devices 12-04-2024 comment
Realme is preparing to launch its affordable flagship smartphone, Realme Neo 7. In the run-up to the launch, the company is gradually revealing key details about the device to increase interest. So far, it has emphasized durability, battery capacity, and heat dissipation. However, the TENAA certification in China has revealed almost the full…

Honor Magicbook X16 Plus 2025 and X14 Plus 2025: lightweight laptops with Intel Core i5, up to 32 GB of RAM, NFC, and prices starting at $675

News Devices 12-04-2024 comment
Honor has announced two new laptops of the Magicbook series for the 2025 model year. These are the X16 Plus and X14 Plus models equipped with 13th-generation Intel Core i5-220H processors.

«Reserve+» will be able to track the status of the subpoena ─ no more fines for missed subpoenas

News Software 12-04-2024 comment
Thanks to modern technology, the Ministry of Defense is considering simplifying the process of controlling summonses through «Reserve+».

OnePlus 13R: Budget flagship with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip and 6000 mAh battery

News Devices 12-04-2024 comment
The new flagship smartphone OnePlus 13 is expected to be officially announced next month. At the same time, a more affordable OnePlus 13 device will be presented. Judging by the leaked specifications, it will be a renamed version of the OnePlus Ace 5 for the global market, which will be released in China in December.

Toyota bZ3C: an electric crossover with a range of 630 km and an autopilot based on lidar and AI

News Auto 12-03-2024 comment
The Toyota bZ3C mid-size crossover is expected to be released in early 2025. Knowledgeable sources claim that this car will be the smartest FAW Toyota model, thanks to advanced intelligent driving and an innovative cockpit.

It didn’t work: the court blocked $56 billion in payments to Elon Musk from Tesla. Again!

News IT business 12-03-2024 comment
It looks like Elon Musk will still be left without a $56 billion compensation package from Tesla. The court has blocked these payments. Again.

What could be Google Pixel Tablet 2: characteristics of the canceled tablet leaked online

News Devices 12-03-2024 comment
Google has most likely canceled the release of the Pixel Tablet 2. First was reported about canceling the release of the Pixel Tablet 3 successor, but later it turned out that the second version of the tablet was still canceled. And now we have information about the characteristics of the Pixel Tablet 2, which tells us what this canceled device…

Renault Duster, Toyota RAV4, Toyota Land Cruiser Prado and others: the most popular cars in Ukraine in November

News Auto 12-03-2024 comment
In November more than 5.2 thousand new passenger cars were registered in Ukraine. Traditionally, the bestseller of the month was the RENAULT Duster crossover, which is far ahead of its closest competitor. However, other models also demonstrated good sales performance.

Xiaomi 15 Ultra: the new flagship will have a giant camera, but a smaller battery than its competitors

News Devices 12-03-2024 comment
The new flagship smartphone Xiaomi 15 Ultra is expected to be released soon. However, thanks to an insider at Digital Chat Station, we can already get acquainted with some of the characteristics of this device.

OPPO Enco Air4 in Ukraine: ANC up to 32 dB, up to 43 hours of battery life, and a price of 3499 UAH

News Devices 12-03-2024 comment
OPPO AED Ukraine has introduced the new OPPO Enco Air4 TWS headphones equipped with active noise cancellation to the Ukrainian market.

Tesla suspends production of the Cybertruck: is the much-hyped electric car not in demand?

News Auto 12-03-2024 comment
Tesla has informed employees involved in the production of the Cybertruck that they should not go to work for three days. This is another signal of possible problems with the demand for the car, which once collected millions of pre-orders.

Car preferences of Ukrainians: which brands were the most popular in November (the leader changed again)

News Auto 12-02-2024 comment
In November, Ukrainians registered more than 5.2 thousand new passenger cars. This is 3% less than in November 2023. Compared to October of this year, consumer activity in the Ukrainian car market decreased by 10%.

Toyota is in the lead, BYD is growing rapidly, BMW is not doing well – a new rating of car brands

News Auto 12-02-2024 comment
The resource fus2mоve has published a rating of the most popular car brands as of October 2024. It was compiled using data from local ministries of transportation and relevant agencies. The rating is based on statistics on the registration of new passenger cars in 159 countries.

Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2: the next top processor is predicted to increase performance by 20% and become more expensive

News Devices 12-02-2024 comment
The new Snapdragon 8 Elite mobile processor was launched only a few weeks ago, making a big step forward in smartphone technology, as leaks about Qualcomm’s next flagship chip have already begun to appear.

Tesla has released a «simplified» version of Full Self-Driving v13 – many of the announced improvements will appear «in the future»

News Auto 12-02-2024 comment
Tesla has started distributing a simplified version of Full Self-Driving (FSD) v13 to some external customers. The company is doing this in order to avoid a two-month delay in the schedule, although many of the promised features have not yet been implemented in this update.

«Zelensky’s Thousand»: more than 2.5 million applications in the first day (for more than 2.5 bln payments), the average age of applicants is 30-40

News Software 12-02-2024 comment
Government officials continue to report on the high popularity of the «Winter is Support» program, also called «Zelensky’s Thousand». How said Mykhailo Fedorov, Minister of Digital Transformation, said that over 2.5 million applications for UAH 1000 were received in the first day of the service’s availability in «Diya».

Chevrolet Equinox outperforms Tesla Model Y in real-world tests in terms of range, but costs less

News Auto 11-29-2024 comment
The 2025 Chevrolet Equinox delivers superior autonomy, which contributes to its popularity in the affordable electric vehicle segment. Recent independent tests conducted by Edmunds have confirmed that this electric crossover delivers outstanding range, exceeding even its official EPA estimates.

Realme V60 Pro – a ruggedized smartphone with a 5600 mAh battery and a price of $221

News Devices 11-29-2024 comment
Realme has officially announced its new budget smartphone V60 Pro. It looks similar to the recently introduced Realme C75 model, but is equipped with a more powerful MediaTek Dimensity 6300 processor.

Rivian to become Volkswagen’s technology partner for the electric Golf and the flagship Project Trinity electric vehicle

News Auto 11-29-2024 comment
Rivian’s technologies will gradually appear in Volkswagen’s electric vehicles. First, they will be used in Audi and Porsche, and later they will even find a place in Volkswagen’s flagship model, known as Project Trinity.

The Toyota Supra A90 Final Edition is the swan song of the current generation Supra series with increased power up to 429 hp

News Auto 11-29-2024 comment
Toyota has prepared for release a new version of the Supra A90 Final Edition sports car. It offers more power for those who love speed and thrills. But on the other hand, the A90 Final Edition marks the beginning of the end of the current generation Supra.

Light of Motiram – a free Horizon clone? A game about robots in the form of ancient animals and people with primitive weapons

News Games 11-29-2024 comment
The developers have shared details about the new sci-fi adventure game Light of Motiram, which looks quite epic. Images and a teaser trailer show a post-apocalyptic world where people in primitive-style clothing fight giant dinosaur robots to the sound of majestic orchestral music. It seems to be something very familiar. But no, this is not the…

vivo S20 and S20 Pro: up to 6500 mAh battery, fast charging, 50 megapixel cameras, and price from $317

News Devices 11-29-2024 comment
vivo has introduced a new S20 series of smartphones aimed at the mid-range price segment. The main differences between vivo S20 and S20 Pro are processors, cameras, and battery capacity.

Electric cars imported to Ukraine this year cost almost $1 billion: most of them are used

News Auto 11-28-2024 comment
In the first 9 months of 2024, Ukraine imported 45,361 battery electric vehicles (BEVs). This data is provided by the State Statistics Service. The total customs value of these vehicles amounted to $989 million.

Mercedes-Maybach and Rolls-Royce, move over: Huawei has announced a luxury sedan Maextro S800 of D+ class with a price starting from €124.3 thousand.

News Auto 11-28-2024 comment
Huawei has unveiled the first electric vehicle under its new Maextro brand. This luxury sedan, created in collaboration with Huawei and JAC, is designed to compete with leading players in the D+ class sedan segment, such as Mercedes-Maybach and Rolls-Royce.

New Renault Duster in Ukraine: more space, 3 engines and price from UAH 830 thousand

News Auto 11-28-2024 comment
The updated third-generation Renault Duster crossover was officially presented in Ukraine. The current version is in high demand among Ukrainians and confidently leads the monthly ratings of new car sales.

Chinese ship deliberately damaged submarine cables in the Baltic Sea — investigators. Is there a Russian trace here?

News Technologies 11-28-2024 comment
European investigators believe that a Chinese commercial vessel deliberately extended its anchor to damage two undersea telecommunications cables that were cut in the Baltic Sea this month. However, Western law enforcement and intelligence agencies do not believe the Chinese government was involved in the operation. The investigation now focuses on…

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