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.

Goodbye, old man: Microsoft advises scrapping PCs that can’t be upgraded to Windows 11

News Software 04-07-2025 at 15:59 comment
What should I do with old Windows 10 PCs that work fine but don’t support an upgrade to Windows 11? The logical thing to do is to continue using them with the current OS. But Microsoft has its own logic on this issue. The company advises to dispose of old devices, recycle them, and buy a new Windows 11 PC — preferably a Copilot+ PC, so as…

China’s GPMI standard knocks HDMI and DisplayPort out with up to 192Gbps of bandwidth and 480W of power

News Software 04-07-2025 at 13:00 comment
The Shenzhen 8K UHD Video Industry Cooperation Alliance, an organization of more than 50 Chinese companies, has introduced a new standard for wired media communication — General Purpose Media Interface (GPMI). This standard is designed to support 8K video and reduce the number of cables needed to transfer data and power between devices. There are…

Meta has launched the first two Llama 4 models: multimodal, fast and powerful — two more on the way

News Software 04-07-2025 at 11:55 comment
Meta presented the first two models from the Llama 4 multimodal family: Llama 4 Scout and Llama 4 Maverick. There will be four models in the family in total. Two of them have already been launched, and the rest will appear later. According to Meta, all of them were trained on a large amount of unannotated text, images, and videos to gain extensive…

Cybertruck is bursting at the seams: gaps in the body after official repairs and promises that disappear

News Auto 04-07-2025 at 09:40 comment
The Tesla Cybertruck, once hailed as a bold bid for leadership in the electric vehicle segment, is once again in the spotlight — and not for the better. After of the latest recallassociated with the a loose decorative panelThe situation became even worse. The repairs were not only imperfect, but also caused the owners to be even more indignant.

Microsoft launches Copilot search engine and makes Copilot for Windows native (yes, again)

News Software 04-04-2025 at 18:19 comment
Artificial intelligence is actually replacing traditional search engines. We can already see this in the example of AI reviews in Google Search, as well as the launch of SearchGPT by OpenAI. Even alternative search engines such as DuckDuckGo are starting to integrate AI into their platforms, and this trend is not slowing down.

Galaxy A gets Samsung’s smart features: what is Awesome Intelligence?

News Devices 04-03-2025 at 19:26 comment
Samsung is introducing a new series of artificial intelligence features called Awesome Intelligence. And the first smartphones to receive it will be Galaxy A series devices. The new set of features resembles the powerful Galaxy AI suite, providing A-series models with additional capabilities.

Tesla’s three-year record fall: Cybertruck failed, BYD became the market leader

News Auto 04-03-2025 at 17:41 comment
Tesla’s sales in the first quarter of 2025 suffered a serious drop of 13% compared to the same period of the previous year. This is the company’s worst result in almost 3 years.

WattWise automatically reduces your PC’s power consumption based on your electricity tariff

News Software 04-03-2025 at 15:31 comment
A robotics and machine learning engineer has developed a command-line interface (CLI) that monitors power consumption through a smart socket and adjusts system performance according to electricity tariffs.

OPPO Find N5 durability test – thin smartphone breaks easily

News Devices 04-03-2025 at 12:50 comment
When OPPO Find N5 has hit the marketIt was named the world’s thinnest foldable smartphone. Many may have wondered if OPPO sacrificed durability for a thin body. Now, Find N5 has been put to the test by JerryRigEverything to see if it can withstand harsh conditions.

Autopilot crashes Xiaomi SU7 due to unexpected lane change at high speed

News Auto 04-03-2025 at 10:12 comment
Xiaomi has expressed «deep regret» over the crash of its SU7 electric car that killed three people in China. Before the incident, the car’s automatic driving function was activated. The company has pledged to cooperate with the police investigating the incident.

Samsung unveils Galaxy Tab S10 FE in Ukraine – tablet with Android 15 for UAH 21.8 thousand

News Devices 04-02-2025 at 19:06 comment
Samsung has announced the imminent start of sales of new premium tablets Galaxy Tab S10 FE and Galaxy Tab S10 FE+ in Ukraine.

Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 – flagship features at a lower price

News Devices 04-02-2025 at 18:40 comment
In addition to flagship mobile processor Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm has introduced the new Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 system-on-chip. This chip enables smartphones to deliver premium performance and advanced features at a more affordable price.

Tesla and BYD, move over: ZEEKR announces 1.2 MW car charging station

News Auto 04-01-2025 at 19:51 comment
Two weeks after the BYD presented a new charging station for electric vehicles with a capacity of 1 MW (1000 kW)Chinese automaker ZEEKR has unveiled its own ultra-fast charger that delivers up to 1.2 MW of power. ZEEKR’s vice president shared details of the new charging technology ahead of its official debut in a few weeks.

New ChatGPT image generator creates incredibly realistic fake checks

News Software 04-01-2025 at 18:51 comment
Last month OpenAI has added improved image generation to GPT-4o, which allows you to create realistic images. Among other things, the generation of text on images has been significantly improved. People have already started using this feature to create fake restaurant receipts, which may become another tool in the already wide arsenal of AI…

iOS 18.4 is out — Apple Intelligence gets new features and conquers the world

News Software 04-01-2025 at 17:12 comment
Apple has released iOS 18.4, which expands the availability of Apple Intelligence to new regions, including the European Union and India. How we and promisedThe update also adds support for new languages, including French (France, Canada), German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish (Spain, Latin America, USA), Japanese, Korean, Simplified…

GMKtec presents mini-PC with AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ 395 and 128 GB of RAM for $2000

News Devices 04-01-2025 at 15:23 comment
Recently, the Chinese company GMKTec announced EVO-X2, which it calls «the world’s first AI mini-PC equipped with a processor AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395». AMD CEO Lisa Su even signed these PCs. Now, the company has announced that this Strix Halo chip mini-PC will be available for pre-order in China on April 7 and has announced its price.

OpenAI will release a model with open scales – what does this mean?

News Software 04-01-2025 at 10:23 comment
Sam Altman announced on X (formerly Twitter) that OpenAI plans to release an open-weights model within a few months. This is different from the company’s previous approach, when models such as GPT-3.5 and GPT-4 were only available through the API. Until now, users could only work with these models through the OpenAI interface or by…

Pixel 10 Pro Fold in official renders – yes, this is definitely a new smartphone

News Devices 04-01-2025 at 09:45 comment
Official renders of the Pixel 10 Pro Fold appeared on the web a few months before the smartphone was announced. The novelty looks almost identical to the Pixel 9 Pro Fold and retains the same design.

Tesla store burns down in Rome: 17 cars destroyed

News Auto 03-31-2025 at 20:00 comment
On March 31, a large-scale fire broke out in a Tesla store in Rome. The fire destroyed 17 cars and part of the building. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, but the possibility of arson is not ruled out.

Microsoft tests Windows 11 remote recovery if PC won’t boot

News Software 03-31-2025 at 18:15 comment
Microsoft has begun testing Quick Machine Recovery, a feature that should prevent incidents like last year’s Crowdstrike disaster. The feature appeared in the latest Windows Insider Preview test build (6120.3653) and allows IT professionals to remotely restore Windows 11 devices even if they can’t boot.

NVIDIA Project G-Assist «AI assistant puts slideshows on» RTX 5080 — blades instead of games

News Software 03-31-2025 at 16:23 comment
Recently, NVIDIA introduced Project G-Assist as part of an update to its NVIDIA App. As the company explains, G-Assist is a local small-scale artificial intelligence model that runs locally directly on RTX graphics cards. The first reviews of this innovation have already appeared online.

The electronic cabinet of the HCPC will be launched in April ─ data from medical examinations will be entered into Oberig without a visit to the TCC

News Software 03-31-2025 at 12:27 comment
Starting April 1, an electronic office of the Military Medical Commission (MMC) will be launched in Ukraine. This means that all conclusions on fitness (or unfitness) for service will now be issued only in digital format. This was stated by Deputy Minister of Defense for Digitalization Kateryna Chernogorenko.

New Samsung patent «breaks the brain» — Rubik’s Cube instead of a smartphone

News Devices 03-31-2025 at 10:11 comment
Most modern folding smartphones have an inward-folding design. In this case, the main screen is protected by an external case, and a smaller external display is used for notifications and basic tasks.

AMD to introduce Ryzen 9000G processors at the end of 2025, insider says

News Devices 03-31-2025 at 09:23 comment
At the exhibition CES 2025 AMD introduced the Ryzen 8000G series of APUs for the AM5 platform. This line combines the high-performance Zen 4 cores with the first RDNA-based graphics for desktop PCs, replacing its Vega predecessors. A well-known HXL insider suggests that their successor is likely to be called Ryzen 9000G and will debut in the fourth…

Google Chrome gets multitasking mode: how to enable and use it?

News Software 03-28-2025 at 20:12 comment
Google is working on a new feature called Split Tabs, which is similar to Split Screen, which is already available in Microsoft Edge and Vivaldi. Currently, this feature is available in Chrome Canary and allows you to split and merge tabs through the right-click context menu using the Show side by side option.

Windows 11 has received an official roadmap — when new features will be released

News Software 03-28-2025 at 18:30 comment
Keeping track of new features in Windows 11 test builds was difficult, even for enthusiasts. Innovations appeared in different channels without a clear system, and their launch was gradual. Now, in the fourth year of Windows 11, Microsoft is finally launching an official roadmap site – Windows Roadmap.

Samsung Neo QLED 2025 has been released – what TVs for $40 thousand are capable of.

News Devices 03-27-2025 at 19:34 comment
Samsung has announced the global launch of the 2025 Neo QLED 8K TV series, which includes the QN990F and QN900F models. The new products are equipped with Samsung Vision AI, a system that combines adaptive picture and sound with various artificial intelligence tools.

Microsoft fixes «printer uprising» in Windows 11 and remote desktop

News Software 03-27-2025 at 17:47 comment
Microsoft has finally confirmed that Windows 11 24H2 has a problem with RDP (Remote Desktop Platform). The company has begun an emergency rollout of a server update that will fix the problem, but it may take 24-48 hours before remote sessions are back to normal.

Xiaomi has shown the YU7 – a new electric crossover with a range of up to 760 km and a power of up to 508 kW

News Auto 03-27-2025 at 17:28 comment
After the successful launch of the SU7 electric sedan, Xiaomi is approaching the presentation of its next electric vehicle – the of the YU7 crossover. The latest images shared by the company’s CEO Lei Jun gave a better look at the new model, revealing its design and key features.

Xiaomi POCO F7 Pro and F7 Ultra debuted in the world and in Ukraine at a price starting from UAH 23 thousand

News Devices 03-27-2025 at 14:53 comment
Sales of the flagship POCO F7 smartphone series have started in Ukraine. Ukrainian fans of the brand are offered POCO F7 Pro and POCO F7 Ultra models. The smartphones have IP68 dust and moisture protection. The new products run on Xiaomi HyperOS 2 and offer additional AI-based features, including the pre-installed Google Gemini generative AI…

Fraudsters are selling fake NVIDIA RTX 4090 with Ampere GPU — fakes are almost impossible to distinguish

News Devices 03-27-2025 at 12:32 comment
The sale of fake RTX 4090s with previous-generation GPUs is becoming a new fraudulent scheme. A user on the Bilibili platform has exposed another such fake video card.

It’s a war: Qualcomm files antitrust complaint against ARM in the US, EU and Korea

News IT business 03-27-2025 at 10:38 comment
Qualcomm accused its longtime partner, Arm Holdings, of unfair business practices. It has filed complaints with regulators in the US, Europe and South Korea. Qualcomm claims that Arm is restricting access to its technology and changing licensing models, which could harm competition. Arm denies these allegations.

Europeans are giving up on Tesla. Sales fell by 43%, although demand for electric cars is growing

News Auto 03-26-2025 at 17:08 comment
The Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) has published a report on vehicle registration in Europe. It contains great news for the electric vehicle market, but bad news for Tesla.

Apple iOS 19: Jon Prosser is in trouble again, Mark Gurman refutes him «leak»

News Software 03-26-2025 at 16:24 comment
The images of iOS 19 concepts shared by insider John Prosser do not reflect the real design of the future OS. This was stated by Mark Gurman of Bloomberg.

Microsoft won’t refund Skype without a paper letter from the subscriber

News Software 03-26-2025 at 15:46 comment
Microsoft plans to close Skype in Mayso anyone who hasn’t used their Skype subscriptions or credit yet should do so by the deadline.

OpenAI added improved image generation to GPT-4o — now in ChatGPT by default

News Software 03-26-2025 at 13:42 comment
OpenAI has introduced a long-awaited improvement in image generation. Now, instead of a separate model like DALL-E, the new and improved image generator is part of the GPT-4o.

Major update to Windows Photos ─ Copilot, search for recognized text, new formats and tools

News Software 03-26-2025 at 10:58 comment
Microsoft has released a major update to Windows Photos for Windows Insider program members. Users of Windows 10 and 11 test versions can now try out new features, including OCR web search, improved context menus, support for nested folders, a dedicated Copilot button, support for JXL format, and other improvements.

New 4K TVs Xiaomi TV A 2026 received Apple AirPlay and Game Boost mode

News Devices 03-25-2025 at 20:08 comment
Xiaomi has published a page on its global website for its Xiaomi TV A 2026 and Xiaomi TV A Pro 2026 series TVs, indicating a likely global release in the near future.

The State Tax Service allegedly exposed «Yabko» and Yabluka in tax evasion of UAH 286 million

News Devices 03-25-2025 at 17:23 comment
The State Tax Service has exposed a tax evasion scheme in two well-known electronics chains that sell Apple equipment. About said Head of the State Tax Service Ruslan Kravchenko.

Realme 14T is getting ready for release: leak reveals a waterproof smartphone with a large battery and fast charging

News Devices 03-25-2025 at 07:51 comment
The official Realme store on AliExpress has published a landing page for the unannounced Realme 14T smartphone, as well as some details about the phone. A third-party retailer has done the same and even included images.

Android 16 will allow you to unlock Google Pixel with your fingerprint with the screen turned off – previously they could not do this

News Software 03-24-2025 at 19:13 comment
Starting with the Pixel 6, all Pixel smartphones (except for the foldable models) come with a fingerprint scanner below the display. However, unlike many other smartphones, the Pixel only works when the screen is on. Luckily, this limitation will be addressed in the Android 16 update for Pixel.

Ukrainian app Saferoad helps drivers avoid potholes and dangerous roads in real time

News Software 03-24-2025 at 18:03 comment
A Ukrainian team has created a new app called Saferoad. According to the developers, this is the world’s first web application that helps drivers avoid dangerous road sections in real time.

What to expect in Windows 11: «Start» and «Explorer» menu improvements in the latest insider builds

News Software 03-24-2025 at 17:06 comment
Windows 11 has several new features. For example, the context menu in the «Start» menu has been updated to make it easier to locate pinned programs. Microsoft is also moving some old mouse control options from «Control Panel» to «Settings» and adding a new image editing tool to «Share». These changes are currently available in test builds.

New tax on OnlyFans, Glovo, and Uklon: how much will Ukrainians have to pay?

News Ukraine 03-24-2025 at 13:57 comment
Currently, Ukraine has the so-called «Google» tax. This is a VAT paid by foreign companies that provide electronic services in Ukraine. Its final payers are ordinary Ukrainians who use the relevant services and pay for subscriptions or other payments. But this is not enough for Ukrainian leaders. Therefore, government officials are considering…

Future Apple Watch will have cameras for artificial intelligence functions

News Devices 03-24-2025 at 12:29 comment
To make the Apple Watch a full-fledged wearable device with artificial intelligence support, Apple is working on several versions of the watch equipped with cameras. This will help the device «to see the world around it», according to Mark Gurman of Bloomberg.

Google Pixel update improves graphics performance by 60%

News Devices 03-24-2025 at 10:20 comment
As a rule, software updates do not provide a significant increase in smartphone performance. Usually, it can get worse due to the addition of new features. But Google decided to break this stereotype. The company has released updates for almost all Pixel models, starting with the 2022 devices, and the results are simply amazing. In Geekbench 6…

Marketing took Apple to court — Apple Intelligence does not work like advertising

News Software 03-21-2025 at 20:50 comment
Recently Apple is criticized for slow progress in everything related to artificial intelligence and Siri. The company postponed the release of Siri with improved Apple Intelligence and in general may switch to the competing Google Gemini AI model.

It’s a fiasco: Tesla Cybertruck sales are falling despite benefits, discounts and loans

News Auto 03-21-2025 at 19:24 comment
Tesla has disclosed information about Cybertruck deliveries in the United States and confirmed that the electric pickup truck is not selling even with federal tax credits and discounts.

The Ministry of Defense will award military inventors and protect their copyright

News Military Tech 03-21-2025 at 18:24 comment
During the war unleashed by Russia, Ukrainians are taking a creative approach to the task of defending their homeland and creating various means to more effectively clear their land of invaders. To further encourage inventors, the Ministry of Defense is proposing legislative changes that will allow the military to receive rewards for their…

We’ve made it: Solidigm introduces first liquid-cooled SSD for AI servers

News Devices 03-21-2025 at 14:30 comment
Solidigm, a subsidiary of SK hynix in the United States, has unveiled the world’s first liquid-cooled enterprise SSD (eSSD) for artificial intelligence servers. The new D7-PS1010 E1.S drive was presented at the GTC conference.

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