The Russian company Avant Space is moving forward in the development of its ambitious project “Constellation” – launching satellites into orbit to form luminous advertising images with their help, clearly visible from Earth. This was reported by Vedomosti with reference to the press service of the National Technological Initiative (NTI). The Innovation Assistance Fund is […]
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Most often, Russians hand over mobile phones, washing machines and TVs 15-30 inches for recycling
The retailer “M.Video-Eldorado” spoke about how his project about the collection and processing of equipment is developing. Now there is a program for the permanent collection and recycling of equipment for up to 600 stores, which is more than half of the entire retail network. In the first six months of 2021, the company was […]
VKontakte relaunches the messenger – with a new design and customizable themes
The VKontakte team announced the upcoming revision of the design of the messenger on the social network; it will be possible to customize it to your liking starting in September. Users will be able to choose the background and colors of messages in the messenger for themselves and their conversations. You can also enable a […]
Apple Airpods accounted for 40% of sales of wireless headphones in Russia
Analysts of the MTS operator shared interesting statistics on the entire headphone market in Russia in the first half of 2021. Apple became the market leader in wireless devices in monetary terms with 40% market share. According to MTS statistics, in January-June, Russians bought more than 5.2 million wireless headphones for 22 billion rubles. Sales […]
Calls “VKontakte” went to PC: free video calls for 2048 people and no time limit
The VKontakte team announced the launch of a new application for computers – VKontakte calls. The app is available in versions for Windows, macOS and Linux. As the developers note, it will allow uniting up to 2048 people in a call without a time limit, including those who use the web version and the VKontakte […]
AvtoVAZ will start producing electric vehicles in 6-7 years
AvtoVAZ will start production of electric Lada models only in 2027-2028. AvtoVAZ President Nicolas Maure told reporters about this at the Moscow International Automotive Forum. Nicolas More stated literally the following: We hope that Lada will start producing electric vehicles in 2027-2028. These are the plans that we will discuss with the government, how this […]
Moscow Poly showed a walking drone bus
The Moscow Poly presented an interesting development at the opening of the Army-2021 military-technical forum – an electric unmanned bus designed for park areas. The developers call the car “Smart Shuttle”. It can recognize objects, signs and lead the way thanks to special software and sensors – cameras, radars, global positioning systems and ultrasonic sensors. […]
The first budget computer based on the Elbrus-2S3 processor was presented in Russia
The Avtomatika Concern, part of the Rostec State Corporation, presented at the Army-2021 international military-technical forum the first computer based on the Russian Elbrus-2S3 processor designed for mass use in the lower price segment. As the manufacturer promises, the solution has high performance with small dimensions, provides high information protection due to the Russian development […]
UAZ vehicles connected to iPhone and Android smartphones: remote engine start is possible and much more
Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant announced important news – UAZ Connect telematics services have become available as an option for individuals. Previously, the basic version of the UAZ Connect solution could be used by owners of corporate vehicle fleets, and now ordinary customers can also get this option. Currently, the UAZ Connect solution is compatible with the […]
Roscosmos successfully launched Soyuz and delivered 34 OneWeb satellites into orbit. The broadcast can be viewed in the recording
Tonight, August 22, 2021 at 01:13 Moscow time, a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket with a Fregat upper stage and 34 OneWeb spacecraft was launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome. This start was the ninth one within the OneWeb program and the third one from Baikonur. The launch was successful. The launch and flight of the Soyuz-2.1b carrier […]
