WhatsApp's new beta feature allows file sharing without the Internet — over a local network
WhatsApp developers are working on several updates to the messenger’s features. Among other things, they plan to give users the ability to share files via a local network without the Internet. They will also add a way to write notes for people in the contact list.
Billie Eilish will appear in the rhythm game Fortnite Festival — her game character «will take the main stage on April 23
Fortnite developers have announced their next major music collaboration. Starting April 23, Billie Eilish will become a playable character. She will be available in Victory Crown.
Apple has ordered capacitive button components, probably for iPhone 16 or iPhone 17
According to knowledgeable sources in Asia, Apple has ordered a large number of capacitive button components from a supplier in Taiwan. These components are allegedly intended for use in the upcoming iPhone 16 series of smartphones.
Copilot in Microsoft 365 will soon «speak» in Ukrainian
In a recent interview, Leonid Polupan, Director of «Microsoft Ukraine», spoke about some of the company’s features and new products. For example, he said that they are currently working on the Ukrainian localization of Copilot.
Ecosia search engine launches the world's first «energy-generating» browser
Today — on Earth Day — the nonprofit search engine Ecosia launched «the greenest browser on Earth». It aims to offer customers a more sustainable alternative to Google Chrome or Apple Safari.
Embracer Group will split into three companies — one of them will own Ukrainian 4A Games, which was supposed to be sold to the Russians
Embracer Group has announced its intention to split into three different publicly traded games and entertainment companies. The new companies will be called Asmodee Group, Coffee Stain & Friends, and Middle-earth Enterprises & Friends.
Samsung will replace displays on Galaxy smartphones that have encountered the green line problem for free
Recently, there have been more frequent notification of the appearance of a green line on the displays of Samsung smartphones. Most often it appears on devices from several years ago, for example, the Galaxy S21 series, with the Galaxy S21 Ultra and S21 FE models being mentioned most often. In many cases, the green line on the screen appears after…
Apple is likely to skip the Mac Mini with the M3 chip and immediately release a model with the M4 chip at the end of 2024
Apple is likely to refuse to release a version of the Mac mini with an M3 chip in favor of a more substantial update that will receive M4 chips and be released by the end of the year. Mark Gurman of Bloomberg reports.
Corporate cars worth more than $58 thousand in South Korea must have special license plates - this has collapsed the luxury car market
Sales of luxury cars in South Korea have dropped significantly after the government introduced new labeling rules for such cars. It is now required that all company cars worth more than $58 thousand have a neon green license plate. This is the government’s attempt to stop tax evasion.
Fraudsters selling counterfeit AirPods exposed in Lviv - they face 5 to 12 years with confiscation
Lviv law enforcement officers (police and prosecutors) exposed an organized criminal group of three young men. They were selling counterfeit headphones «of one of the world’s leading telecommunications equipment companies» on the Internet. Although this is not directly stated, judging by the photo, we are talking about fakes of Apple…
Windows 10 will have a new feature that promotes the creation of a Microsoft account for file archiving
With the release of the May update of Windows 10, the operating system will have a new feature that will strongly recommend that users create a Microsoft account. This feature will be activated by default in the update, which will start rolling out on May 14.
ASUS A3402WVA monoblock with Intel Core Series 1 processors and 23.8-inch IPS display is sold in Ukraine at a price of UAH 26 thousand
ASUS has announced the launch of ASUS A3402WVA all-in-one computer in Ukraine. This device is powered by Intel processors of the new Core Series 1 (Raptor Lake-U Refresh) line.
Apple removes Telegram, WhatsApp and Signal from the App Store in China at the request of local authorities
Apple has removed some social media apps from its Chinese App Store. This was the result of Beijing’s order to close additional loopholes in the long-standing Great Firewall.
Amazon's Fallout series has been officially extended for a second season
The Fallout series, which has just recently been released on Amazon Prime Video, has already received a second season extension. This announcement came shortly after it was reported that the second season was to receive $25 million in tax breaks due to the transfer of filming to the state of California.
TSMC will increase prices for chips made outside Taiwan - this is likely to lead to higher prices for end devices
TSMC is the world’s largest chipmaker, and its products are found in a wide range of devices, from phones to game consoles to computers. But soon, devices using TSMC chips may become more expensive if manufacturers decide to buy chips that the company produces outside its base in Taiwan.
The Nothing Ear and Nothing Ear (a) wireless headphones have ChatGPT integration, «smart» noise cancellation, and a price starting at $99
Nothing has prepared to release new wireless headphones. Users may be confused by the chosen naming system, so it should be emphasized that the Nothing Ear model is an update of the Nothing Ear (2), while the Nothing Ear (a) is rather the spiritual successor of the Nothing Ear Stick.
Some Samsung smartphones have started to experience a problem with a green line on the screen
Owners of some of the not-so-new Samsung Galaxy smartphones have begun to complain en masse about a problem with the display. It is called the green line» problem.
The test version of Hades II already has Ukrainian localization
Supergiant Games is ready to start technical testing of its upcoming game Hades II. What is interesting for us is the fact that the game has received Ukrainian localization, and it will already be available in the technical test version. Here are the screenshots with Ukrainian text shared Oleg Kulikov.
«Movies are coming home»: Sony announces 2024 lineup of Mini LED, OLED and LED TVs and speakers
Sony has updated its lineup of Mini LED, OLED, and LED TVs and offered several improvements to draw attention to the new products.
Energoatom and Holtec sign agreement to produce components of small modular reactors in Ukraine
NNEGC Energoatom and the American company Holtec International signed an agreement on the production of small modular reactor components.
«Boring phone» ─ a clamshell phone that doesn't distract from real life with social media
Heineken and retail marketplace Bodega have released «The Boring Phone». It was produced by Human Mobile Devices (HMD). This is a special limited edition of functional phones with limited specifications. It was created to encourage people to engage in live communication in their free time, disconnecting from their smartphones.
Ukraine launches educational campaign on personal cybersecurity for citizens
The Office of the U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation in Ukraine (CRDF Global in Ukraine), together with the National Coordination Center for Cybersecurity under the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, and other organizations, are launching an all-Ukrainian information…
Poe introduces chat with multiple AI bots to work with different models simultaneously
Poe, an artificial intelligence chatbot platform, has recently received new funding of $75 million and expanded its functionality. Its developers intend to offer a store for users that will provide access to a wide range of conversational AI models.
Twenty-second: Stories of Underground Kharkiv - a visual novel about survival in the Kharkiv subway in the first days of the war is out on Steam
The Ukrainian game Twenty-second: Stories of Underground Kharkiv by Brenntkopf Studio Kharkiv has been released on Steam. It is a quest and visual novel that tells the story of the events of 2022 in the Kharkiv subway, during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine and the Russians’ attempt to capture Kharkiv.
Sidorovich's bunker from S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl recreated in Unreal Engine 5
Ukrainian 3D artist Oleh Sobovoy presented the Stalker Bunker project from the famous game S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl. In fact, the project recreates Sidorovich’s bunker from the game, but it is made on the modern Unreal Engine 5 game engine.
Motorola edge 50 series smartphones received a pOLED display, IP68 protection and storage up to 1 TB
Motorola has prepared for release new smartphones of the edge family: motorola edge 50 ultra, motorola edge 50 pro and motorola edge 50 fusion. The design of these devices uses curves and textures such as wood, pearlescent polymer coating, and vegan suede.
The iPhone 16 Pro camera is credited with an ultra-thin coating that will reduce glare and ghosting
Korean sources claim that Apple is testing a new optical coating technology for future iPhone cameras. It will help improve the quality of photos by reducing artifacts such as flare and ghosting.
YouTube is stepping up its fight against third-party apps that block ads
YouTube continues its fight against ad blocking. In June last year, the service conducted a small experiment in this regardthen in October launched a full-fledged attack on ad blockers. Now the company once again tightens restrictions in this area.
Adobe Premiere Pro will get generative video tools from artificial intelligence
Adobe is working on a generative AI model for video that will complement the Firefly family. This model will add new tools to the Premiere Pro video editing platform.
The main spoiler of the second season of Fallout may be in plain sight - the theory about the Brotherhood of Steel and Caesar's Legion
The Fallout series can hide an unexpected spoiler right in front of your eyes, and it is the one that Fallout fans should be looking for: New Vegas fans should pay close attention to.
Google Pixel 9 is likely to get a satellite SOS feature similar to Apple's solution
According to Android Authority, Google intends to add a new feature to its future mobile devices that resembles Apple’s emergency call function. It is supposed to be available in the Pixel 9 series and the next Pixel Fold. It reportedly will partner with T-Mobile to offer the feature, but may add other partners later.
Construction of two power units at Khmelnytsky NPP has begun using Westinghouse technology, which allows the units to maneuver
Energoatom has launched a project to build power units 5 and 6 using Westinghouse’s AR1000 technology at Khmelnytsky NPP. Minister of Energy of Ukraine Herman Halushchenko, US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink, Chairman of the Board of JSC «NNEGC «Energoatom» Petro Kotin, and CEO of Westinghouse Electric Company Patrick Fragman took part…
Microsoft has fixed a 2-year-old issue that prevented systems with certain Intel Rocket Lake chips from upgrading to Windows 11
Microsoft has made it easier to upgrade certain computers to Windows 11. In the latest Windows 11 update, the company fixed a bug that prevents computers with certain 11th-generation Intel Rocket Lake processors from running Windows 11 successfully. This bug was discovered in 2021, so we had to wait about 2 years for a fix. But now, owners of…
MacBook Pro and iMac will be the first to switch to Apple's M4 series chips, they will appear at the end of 2024 - Mark Gurman
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported that the first Apple Macs with M4 series chips will be released later this year, with additional models to follow next year. In his Power On newsletter, Gurman shared a specific roadmap that describes the sequence of these new Macs.
Dbrand's offensive comment on X (Twitter) cost the company $10 thousand, but it was forced to delete the tweet by pressure from Marques Brownlee
Phone case maker Dbrand is known for its defiant attitude toward users and tech companies. This time, however, this behavior played a cruel joke on the company and led to the payment of $10 thousand to a customer as an apology for a racist comment about his last name.
«AI smartphone killer Pin disappointed reviewers — Humane engineer says there are no perfect products»
Last year, Humane announced an artificial intelligence gadget called Ai Pin. It is attached to clothing and acts as a smart device without a screen, and a small projector is used to display information. Last week, this atypical gadget finally hit the market and was immediately criticized.
Ukraine is likely to receive DragonFire laser weapons from the UK, which can shoot down UAVs at a cost of less than UAH 500 per shot
The British Navy is accelerating the introduction of the DragonFire laser weapon capable of shooting down drones and missiles. Earlier this year have already tested this system. And by 2027, it is planned to be deployed on warships of the Royal Navy.
US Space Force plans first military exercise in space
The US Space Force has announced a collaboration with Rocket Lab and True Anomaly for a first-of-its-kind mission designed to demonstrate how the military can counter «aggression in orbit». During this mission, a spacecraft created and launched by Rocket Lab will pursue another satellite created by the startup True Anomaly.
Fallout 4 will receive a free update with 60 FPS support, updated quests, and other improvements
To celebrate the release of the Fallout series, Bethesda is offering a great incentive to return to Fallout 4. On April 25, a free next-generation update will be released that will bring a number of improvements to the almost 10-year-old game.
Android 15 adds apps archiving, encryption key management, and TalkBack for Braille displays
Google has released the first beta version of Android 15, which includes several new features. Most of them will be of interest to developers.
«Ukrzaliznytsia» opened access to monitoring of tickets with the possibility of auto redemption through the application
«Ukrzaliznytsia» has announced the general launch of the ticket monitoring function with the possibility of auto-buyback. Earlier, the company tested the service with more than 3,000 users, received about 500 messages with suggestions and corrections, and is now ready to offer these features to all users of its app.
Some Boeing planes may simply «fall apart» in the air - former company engineer
It seems that Boeing is going through a black patch. Recently, it has been heavily criticized for problems with airplane safety. And with good reason.
Instagram will blur the nudes sent to teens in Direct
Instagram will test features that blur messages containing nude images. The main goal of this innovation is to protect teenagers and prevent contact with potential fraudsters.
OPPO Reno11 F 5G with Dimensity 7050 SoC and «bezel-less» display released in Ukraine for UAH 18 thousand
OPPO AED Ukraine has presented a new OPPO Reno11 F 5G smartphone in Ukraine. This device is equipped with a 6.7-inch AMOLED display with FHD+ resolution (2412×1080 pixels) and a refresh rate of 120 Hz. The peak brightness is 1100 nits. The screen has thin bezels (1.47 mm) and occupies 93.4% of the front panel surface.
Microsoft updates Xbox Cloud Gaming interface with social features from Xbox console
Microsoft has presented a preview of the new interface of the Xbox Cloud Gaming service. It includes social features and interface elements that can be found on the Xbox panel. The new interface offers access to the web version of Xbox group chat. This allows you to use a browser to join a call with friends instead of using special Xbox apps for PC…
Starlink alternative: «Kyivstar» will provide satellite Internet access services from OneWeb
Ukrainian telecom operator «Kyivstar» will become the official representative of the British company OneWeb in Ukraine. This will allow the company to provide high-speed broadband satellite Internet access. Thus, Ukrainians will get an alternative to SpaceX’s Starlink. Konstantin Vechir, B2B Director of «Kyivstar», told about this at the…
Netflix gives out grants: Ukrainians can get $10 thousand to develop a movie script
The Ukrainian Film Academy and Netflix have launched a program to support Ukrainian filmmakers. It is called the «Grant Program: Script development and exclusive online sessions with EAVE experts».
Three of the four iPhone 16s will have larger batteries (iPhone 16 Plus has smaller), and the Apple Watch is credited with a more economical display
Information about the battery capacity of smartphones of the upcoming Apple iPhone 16 line has appeared on the Internet. According to the leaks, most of the new models will have batteries of increased capacity compared to their predecessors. The only exception is the iPhone 16 Plus, which will have a smaller battery than its predecessor.
Logitech G PRO X 60 LIGHTSPEED - a compact gaming keyboard with KEYCONTROL technology and a price of 7300 UAH
Logitech has announced the launch of a new gaming keyboard under the Logitech G brand in Ukraine. Logitech G PRO X 60 LIGHTSPEED is a compact professional-grade keyboard designed for eSports players.
Android 15 will feature Private Space. Here's how it works
Experts recommend installing a strong screen lock on your smartphone to prevent others from accessing your data. However, you can also turn on an extra layer of security in case you need to pass your phone to someone else. On Samsung devices, the Secure Folder feature (encrypted space for storing files and apps) is available for this purpose, and…
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