Place your two thumbs on the sensors of this iPhone cover and you will get an electrocardiogram (ECG) and transcription in five minutes thanks to a special algorithm. The results can then be sent to a doctor using an app for iPhone or iPad. Created by Russian startup CardioQVARK, this system was fully developed and will be …
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Earlier this week Neumob, a California-based company developing app acceleration solutions, announced that it has launched in Russia to continue building out its global network. The company is already present in 50+ metropolitan areas across Europe, North America and Southeast Asia. “We came to Russia to support the exploding local mobile ecosystem. We can speed up load times and …
Appnow, a Russian startup based in Tatarstan, has raised $2 million from Dutch investment company Maxforсing ВV, as reported by Rusbase.com. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Appnow enables restaurants, cafes and beauty salons to create their own mobile apps. An application for iOS, Windows Phone or Android may be created and automatically authorized by …
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International investment group LetterOne (L1) has just announced that it has made a “strategic investment”of $200 million in Uber. Mikhail Fridman, the chairman of the group, is the third Russian billionaire in a row to invest in the US company, following the moves of Ziyavudin Magomedov and Alisher Usmanov last year. “I’m excited by our strategic partnership with …
After Magomedov and Usmanov, Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman invests in Uber Read More
You could be a fluffy bunny. You could be a scary Zombie. You could even be Conchita Wurst. But you just had to be Stalin, huh? In a country as keen on Instagram as Russia, anything that helps you up your selfie game has a good chance of attracting attention. But the recently launched MSQRD …
Russian lawmakers have introduced draft legislation that would levy a tax on the purchase of content and software from foreign IT companies. In particular, the tax would apply to the App Store and Google Play online stores, where Russian customers currently pay no sales taxes. Lawmakers say the new legislation could bring in tens of …
Russian lawmakers propose a new 18% tax on foreign-developed apps Read More
For the first time, Alexander Zharov, the head of Roskomnadzor (Russia’s state media watchdog), floated the prospect of blocking mobile apps sold through Apple’s AppStore and Google Play. Speaking to a group about copyright law earlier today, Zharov proposed the formation of a working group to review the possibility of blocking mobile applications. Boris Edidin, …
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Next year, a network of kick scooter rental stations will open in Moscow, St Petersburg and Kazan, then in Berlin, Brussels and Paris. The service, designed by Russian startup Samocat.net, will be available through an app, and rental points will be linked into a single network through a cloud platform. Samocat’s founder, Vasily Bykov, has …
Lituanian startup Trafi has launched its public transport app in four Russian cities — Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Rostov-upon-Don in southern Russia and Chelyabinsk in the Urals. The mobile app is designed to help users plan and optimize journeys, while cities may avoid congestion and make commuting faster. “Our combination of scientific algorithms, real time processing of traffic situations and crowd-sourced reports allows …
Lituanian startup Trafi spends $1 million to enter Russian market Read More
Russian supermodel and philanthropist, Natalia Vodianova, is now also a startup co-founder and creator of a micro-charity app aimed at the millennials — people aged 15-35 who cannot imagine life without their smartphones. The app hopes to “add meaning” to their online existence. The app, christened ‘Elbi,’ makes possible micro donations of £1 or $1 to charitable …
New app by Natalia Vodianova: ‘Love’ is better than ‘Like’ Read More
Russian scientists Dmitry Fedyanin and Yury Stebunov have created a new sensor that can detect cancer cells and diagnose diseases such as HIV, hepatitis, and herpes in the comfort of your own home. “We are using a nano-mechanical circuit with a very high sensitivity,” Fedyanin told RBTH. Previously, such technologies worked only under low temperature …
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Earlier this month Sberbank, Russia’s national savings bank, and Uber announced that they signed a Memorandum of Understanding “to explore the co-development of financial technology with global potential.” For example, Uber could use Sberbank’s sophisticated mobile payment technologies to improve the ease with which new Uber users verify their account and pay securely. “Paying for your ride electronically …
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