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.

Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 — mid-range with flagship capabilities

News Devices 05-16-2025 comment
The Snapdragon 7 series of mobile processors is a kind of «golden mean» for those who want modern flagship features, but without the sky-high price. Qualcomm does not change this approach and presents Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 — a new mobile platform that combines performance, multimedia capabilities and powerful artificial intelligence.

MediaTek introduces Dimensity 9400e, a sub-flagship chip with ray tracing and Wi-Fi 7

News Devices 05-14-2025 comment
The world of mobile processors has a new powerful contender for leadership in the pre-top segment — MediaTek Dimensity 9400e. The company has officially introduced at the OnePlus Game Strategic Communication Conference in China. Judging by the characteristics and capabilities, this is a slightly improved version of last year’s Dimensity…

DJI unveils Mavic 4 Pro with 6K 100/48/50 MP cameras and longer flight time for $2100

News Devices 05-14-2025 comment
The world of personal drones has a new contender for leadership — DJI Mavic 4 Pro. The company has made a significant step forward compared to its predecessor, by offering an improved camera, longer flight time, higher speed, and a unique 360-degree rotating Infinity Gimbal. Let’s take a closer look.

Meizu doesn't give up: Note 16 Pro smartphone gets 144Hz AMOLED and Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 for $200

News Devices 05-14-2025 comment
Meizu hasn’t been pampering its fans with new smartphones very often lately. There was even information that the company will refuse to produce mobile devices at alland will focus on artificial intelligence. But it didn’t work out as expected, and Meizu officially introduced Note 16 series smartphones in China.

Lenovo unveiled Legion RTX 5060 Ti and 5070 — but you can't just buy video cards

News Devices 05-13-2025 comment
Lenovo has developed new video cards GeForce RTX 5060 Ti and RTX 5070which are designed exclusively for Legion-branded gaming PCs. They won’t be available on the retail market, so gamers won’t be able to buy them to install in their systems. It’s a shame, because these new products may be of interest to users.

Sony Xperia 1 VII is out - a camera phone with Snapdragon 8 Elite and 2 days of battery life for €1500

News Devices 05-13-2025 comment
Sony has prepared a new generation of its flagship camera phone – Xperia 1 VII. The novelty looks very similar to the last year’s versionalthough it does offer some updated hardware components. In addition, the device has two new colors: Moss Green and Orchid Purple.

An alternative to Windows: Huawei introduces HarmonyOS for PCs

News Software 05-12-2025 comment
In a world where geopolitics is increasingly intersecting with technology, Huawei continues to move towards technological independence. The next step on this path was the presentation of its own full-fledged operating system for computers — HarmonyOS PC (or Hongmeng Computer for the Chinese market).

Realme has shown a smartphone with a 10,000 mAh battery and 320 W charging

News Devices 05-08-2025 comment
In the world of mobile technology, innovation is often measured in terms of megapixels, hertz, or cores. Recently, this list has been expanded to include battery life and charging speed. Realme is actively developing this area and has a new achievement.

Nvidia and MediaTek to show off joint N1 processor at Computex 2025

News Devices 05-07-2025 comment
The Computex exhibition is approaching, during which companies usually present their new products and interesting developments in the field of computer hardware. This year, we can expect an interesting surprise from Nvidia and MediaTek. The companies are expected to present their jointly created PC processors based on the Arm architecture. This was…

Google releases Gemini 2.5 Pro — AI model creates web applications from simple ideas

News Software 05-07-2025 comment
Google continues to develop and improve its Gemini AI assistant. After the release of the model Gemini 2.0 Flash optimized for daily activities and other tasks, the company announced about the launch of Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview for developers. Interestingly, it was announced ahead of schedule.

Google accidentally showed the Android 16 interface — what is Material 3 Expressive?

News Software 05-07-2025 comment
Google has accidentally revealed details of the new Android 16 — Material 3 Expressive interface, which is being prepared for an official presentation at the I/O conference. In a blog post that quickly disappeared from public access (but a copy remained in the Internet Archive), the company talked about the redesign of the system, based on…

Hacker breaches Signal client used by the US government in just half an hour

News Software 05-06-2025 comment
It seems that the new administration of US President Donald Trump has picked up the idea that the «role of cybersecurity in the modern world is exaggerated». In March, a secret chat between the Trump team accidentally added a journalist by The Atlantic. And now the messenger used by the Trump administration has been hacked.

Android without Google — Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, and OnePlus plan to get rid of American services

News Software 05-05-2025 comment
After Donald Trump became president of the United States for the second time, a trade war between America and China has reignited. Trump imposed incredibly high duties on Chinese products and may impose other restrictions. Chinese smartphone manufacturers have already begun to prepare for possible problems.

Significant changes in Apple iPhone 18: different design and launch in two stages

News Devices 05-05-2025 comment
With the launch of the next iPhone 18 line, Apple may make significant changes to its usual smartphone strategy. According to the resource The InformationApple plans to split the release into two parts. In this case, some of the models will be shown traditionally in the fall, and the rest — in the spring of next year.

DOOM: The Dark Ages as a gift for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 graphics cards - a promotion has started in Ukraine

News Devices 04-30-2025 comment
NVIDIA has announced the release of a special promotional set DOOM: The Dark Ages + GeForce RTX 50 Series. When purchasing certain devices, you can get a valuable gift.

A signal for investors? Tesla's CEO has sold off almost all of her shares

News Auto 04-30-2025 comment
Tesla has not been doing well lately Cybertruck was not so successfulas Elon Musk said, Consumers in Europe are refusing to buy electric cars from an American company in favor of Chinese models, and The latest financial report shows a drop in profits. Against this backdrop, another piece of news about the automaker looks very telling. Robin…

Xiaomi 16 smartphone will be the first to receive Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 and the largest battery among 6.3" models

News Devices 04-29-2025 comment
It seems like only recently that a smartphone was introduced Xiaomi 15. Nevertheless, the Chinese company is already actively working on the next-generation model – Xiaomi 16, and the first rumors about it are already appearing on the Internet.

The new Nissan N7 provides 510-625 km of range at a price of $16500

News Auto 04-29-2025 comment
Nissan has prepared its new N7 electric car for release. This model combines an affordable price with a considerable range.

Onyx Boox unveils 25.3-inch Mira Pro Color E Ink monitor at a high price

News Devices 04-29-2025 comment
Onyx Boox is actively promoting E Ink technology in the monitor segment. The company already offers a 25.3-inch black-and-white E Ink monitor Mira Pro, and now Onyx Boox has prepared a color version of Mira Pro Color for release.

Xiaomi has introduced one of the most expensive monitors in its history — Redmi Monitor G Pro 27U

News Devices 04-25-2025 comment
In addition to the new smartphone Redmi Turbo 4 Pro Xiaomi has also pleased its fans with the release of the Redmi Monitor G Pro 27U gaming monitor. This model replaced the previous Redmi Display G Pro 27 and is now one of the most expensive gaming monitors in the Xiaomi lineup. The novelty has received several significant improvements, but the…

Garmin releases Instinct 3 Tactical Edition - a military smartwatch with ballistics from $500

News Devices 04-25-2025 comment
Garmin has pleased its fans with the release of a new «spy» gadget – the Instinct 3 Tactical Edition smartwatch. Compared to the standard Garmin Instinct 3The Tactical version has a reinforced metal frame for better durability. The case is completely black — no neon inserts like the regular model.

Xiaomi unveiled Redmi Turbo 4 Pro — the first smartphone powered by Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, with a 7550 mAh battery and a price starting at $274

News Devices 04-25-2025 comment
Xiaomi continues to churn out new smartphones under its various brands. This time we are offered the semi-flagship Redmi Turbo 4 Pro. This novelty complements the series Redmi Turbo 4, which was released earlier this year.

Tesla tests FSD Supervised — a “self-driving” robotaxi, but with a driver behind the wheel

News Auto 04-25-2025 comment
Despite the criticism of Full Self-Driving (FSD), which often causes accidents and finesTesla has started testing its autonomous taxi service. Initially, the testing program will involve the company’s employees in Austin and the San Francisco Bay Area. The full launch of the service is scheduled for the summer of 2025.

A hybrid that an electric car would envy: Zeekr 9X travels over 380 km on electric power

News Auto 04-25-2025 comment
While Tesla is treading water and releases new models every few years, Chinese manufacturers are churning out new products almost every week. Just last week, we talked about a new Zeekr 007 GT electric station wagon. And today, the Chinese brand has announced a new crossover with a hybrid powertrain – Zeekr 9X.

The superflagship Honor GT Pro — Galaxy S25 Ultra «on steroids» for half the price has been released

News Devices 04-24-2025 comment
Honor has unveiled its new flagship smartphone, the GT Pro, and in terms of specs «on paper» it seems to be better than most other top phones. At first glance, it resembles Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultrabut it’s even more powerful. And what’s most interesting is that it’s much cheaper, even though it has the latest hardware…

Scythe is on the verge of bankruptcy due to low-cost cooler clones

News Devices 04-23-2025 comment
It seems that the well-known computer cooling systems manufacturer Scythe is in a difficult situation. Its European division is potentially on the verge of closure, and there is a shortage of CPU coolers on the market. The main reason for this situation is that Scythe’s European division has exhausted its working capital and filed for…

The US imposes duties of up to 3521% on solar panels from Asia — the region accounted for 75% of total imports

News Technologies 04-23-2025 comment
US President Donald Trump’s administration continues its tariff war, which in some cases seems to be hurting the Americans themselves more than other countries. Another such example was the newly imposed tariffs on solar cells from four Southeast Asian countries that were major suppliers to the United States. In some cases, the duties…

The Vivo X200 Ultra — 200 megapixel camera phone, zoom up to 8.7x and accessories like a «DSLR»

News Devices 04-22-2025 comment
In addition to the updated slim flagship with a large battery Vivo X200s The Chinese company also offered the Vivo X200 Ultra cameraphone. This model is aimed at digital photo fans who, for some unknown reason, do not want to buy a full-fledged digital camera with interchangeable lenses. This new product also supports a variety of accessories, just…

Is 8 GB not enough anymore? The newer NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti loses up to 30% FPS and can't handle DLSS 4

News Devices 04-21-2025 comment
After announcement of a new line of mid-range GeForce RTX 5060 graphics cards NVIDIA’s marketing efforts have focused on the RTX 5060 Ti version with 16 GB of memory The company banned the 8 GB model from being available for reviewand the base RTX 5060 with 8GB of memory has no independent review sessions scheduled at all. This behavior has…

China launches 10G internet — 4K movies download in seconds

News Software 04-21-2025 comment
Imagine: you press «download movie in 4K» — and instead of waiting for several minutes, you wait only a few seconds. Now add to this a dozen more connected gadgets, a smart home, online games, 8K video — and no network lag. Does it sound like a fantasy? But in China, it’s already a reality.

Microsoft «kills a feature that protected «older» versions of Windows 11 — and no one knows why

News Software 04-17-2025 comment
Microsoft is planning to remove a security feature in older versions of Windows 11 — all versions before 24H2. Support for VBS enclaves (virtualization-based security enclaves) will be discontinued in Windows 11 23H2 and 22H2. The same applies to server versions: Windows Server 2022, 2019, and 2016. This effectively means that older versions of…

Motorola's first laptop: Moto Book 60 debuts with Intel Core 7/5 chips, 14" OLED chips and price from $782

News Devices 04-17-2025 comment
Motorola has entered a new market for personal computers with the launch of its first laptop — Moto Book 60. This new product combines premium design with high performance, targeting professionals, students and content creators.

The flagship OnePlus 13s will be released in June — with AMOLED, Snapdragon 8, supercharging and a price of €565

News Devices 04-17-2025 comment
OnePlus is preparing to launch the new OnePlus 13T smartphone on April 24, which will be a more compact flagship. At the same time, the company is working on the mid-range Nord CE5 model. And now there is information about another upcoming one: the company is also preparing a smartphone called OnePlus 13s.

First reviews of GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB: almost up to RTX 4070 and «miraculous» DLSS 4

News Devices 04-17-2025 comment
The other day NVIDIA introduces new GeForce RTX 5060 series graphics cards. Some media outlets were lucky enough to get their hands on the new products and conduct detailed reviews. However, it should be emphasized that only different models of GeForce RTX 5060 Ti with 16 GB of memory were reviewed NVIDIA has banned partners from providing a junior…

All friends could disappear from Facebook — inside «Zuckerberg's crazy» plan

News IT business 04-16-2025 comment
Social networks need more and more users to increase revenue or attract new advertisers by demonstrating engagement rates. But in 2022, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was considering an idea so absurd that the board of directors might be glad it wasn’t implemented. Internal correspondence presented during the antitrust trial shows: Zuckerberg…

Gemini has learned to generate 720p video, but with a limit of 8 seconds

News Software 04-16-2025 comment
Gemini Advanced users can now generate videos using the Veo 2 model. To do this, just make a text request and describe your idea.

NVIDIA unveils mobile RTX 5060: 3328 CUDA cores, desktop performance, release in May

News Devices 04-16-2025 comment
After announcement NVIDIA has also introduced a mobile version of the GeForce RTX 5060 desktop line of graphics cards. Currently, it is the youngest model among the RTX 50 series of mobile GPUs, although the RTX 5050 is also expected to appear in the future.

A popular Chinese brand in Ukraine launches a new model — ZEEKR 007 GT

News Auto 04-16-2025 comment
It took ZEEKR only 4 months to move from the first teaser of a new electric vehicle to the full launch of a commercial model. The Chinese manufacturer has officially unveiled the new ZEEKR 007 GT electric station wagon in the shooting brake style (a type of car body that combines elements of a sports coupe and station wagon with an extended trunk).…

NVIDIA, move over: AMD's Radeon RX 9060 XT will have 2048 cores and up to 16 GB of memory

News Devices 04-15-2025 comment
Recently, most of the news has been about GeForce RTX 5060 Ti — NVIDIA’s new mid-range graphics card. But AMD is also not sitting idle and is preparing its answer — a very similar video card in the Radeon RX 9060 XT class.

Tesla has found a worthy use for Cybertruck - to transport other cars for advertising

News Auto 04-15-2025 comment
Tesla has finally found a use for its Cybertruck, which has been selling poorly: it now carries mobile billboards with the new Model Y electric car.

The first GeForce RTX 5060 Ti is in stores: starting price — from €489

News Devices 04-14-2025 comment
The first NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti graphics cards available for pre-order have started to appear online. One of the retailers operating in France already has two ASUS RTX 5060 Ti models listed, although they are currently out of stock. The 8GB model is listed at €489, while the 16GB version is listed at €735.

Ukrainian laser «Trident» destroys drones and missiles at a distance of up to 5 km: first demonstration in action

News Military Tech 04-14-2025 comment
During the conference «European Defense Industry: Prospects for Cooperation with the Ukrainian Defense Industry», the Ukrainian laser system «Tryzub» was demonstrated for the first time. The event was attended by Vadym Sukharevskyi, Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who showed footage of the laser weapon.

Mazda showed the EZ-60 (CX-6e) electric crossover: cameras instead of mirrors and a range of up to 628 km

News Auto 04-11-2025 comment
Mazda is expanding its electric vehicle lineup by presenting a new electric crossover, the EZ-60. The first official images and some likely characteristics of this novelty are already available.

NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti almost catches up with 3070 Ti — Geekbench benchmark leak

News Devices 04-10-2025 comment
A new leak has appeared online shedding light on the performance of the upcoming NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti graphics card. According to Geekbench benchmarking results, the RTX 5060 Ti demonstrates slightly higher performance than the previous generation of Nvidia — and is actually on par with the old RTX 3070 Ti.

TSMC may pay $1 billion to the US for inadvertent supply of Huawei chips

News Devices 04-10-2025 comment
TSMC, the world’s largest chipmaker, may face a fine of more than $1 billion, according to knowledgeable sources. Although this amount is not critical for TSMC, it is hardly a trifle.

RTX 5060 Ti will be cheaper than RTX 4060 Ti: from $379

News Devices 04-09-2025 comment
The official announcement of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti graphics card is expected soon. As this event approaches, more and more rumors about this device appear on the web. Another batch of rumors sheds light on the price of RTX 5060 Ti with different memory sizes.

The budget Moto G Stylus 2025 has been released: waterproof, wireless charging and Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 for $400

News Devices 04-09-2025 comment
Motorola has updated its budget smartphone with stylus support. Fans of the brand are offered the new Moto G Stylus 2025 in two bright colors: blue and, to add some variety, another blue. Both variants have a back panel with «leather» coating and decent specifications.

Apple brought 5 iPhone planes to the US in 3 days — before new tariffs

News Devices 04-09-2025 comment
On the eve of the introduction of increased duties against goods made in China Americans began to buy up existing iPhone smartphones en masse. After all, the same models from future deliveries may cost much more. Apple is also actively preparing for the introduction of new duties and has accelerated the import of products from sanctioned countries.

Xiaomi is preparing to launch POCO F7: 6.83" OLED, Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 and 7500 mAh battery

News Devices 04-08-2025 comment
Recently, Xiaomi introduced POCO F7 Pro and F7 Ultra smartphones. However, the regular version of POCO F7 was not available at that time. The Chinese company is ready to fix this shortcoming and expand the line with a basic model. This device has already been certified by the Indian regulator BIS, which gives us the opportunity to get acquainted…

«NVIDIA's Worst Launch Ever»: New GeForce drivers cause games to crash and black screens

News Software 04-08-2025 comment
As part of their investigation, Gamers Nexus spent a lot of time looking into recent complaints about NVIDIA drivers. In fact, there are many issues with newer releases of NVIDIA graphics card drivers that are causing significantly more trouble for gamers than previous versions. This is especially true for previous generations of graphics cards,…

Spelling error report

The following text will be sent to our editors: