The iPhone 14 went on sale in US stores Friday. Even though the company’s flagship product is not officially available in Russia, it will still reach the country via the so-called parallel imports scheme. Moreover, a strong ruble means there has reportedly been a significant uptick in pre-orders of the iPhone 14. There are even …
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Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson will finalize its Russia exit and cut staff this year, signaling further problems for Russian network coverage upkeep, the Kommersant business dailyreported Monday. Ericsson’s headquarters in Stockholm had informed its Russian unit last week that it will shut down and employees will be fired by the end of 2022, Kommersant reported, …
The Russian government intends to spend more than 30 billion rubles ($375 million at the pre-war exchange rate, $500 million at the current rate) on an R&D program to deploy 6G until 2025, reports business daily Kommersant. Skoltech and the Radio Research Institute could conduct the project, which will include the development of equipment prototypes as well as research on electromagnetic …
Webpages in the city of Kherson in south Ukraine stopped loading on people’s devices at 2:43 pm on May 30. For the next 59 minutes, anyone connecting to the internet with KhersonTelecom, known locally as SkyNet, couldn’t call loved ones, find out the latest news, or upload images to Instagram. They were stuck in a …
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Virtual private networks (VPNs) are more in use than ever in Russia as a number of social networks and media have been made inaccessible by the authorities. Mobile operator Yota reports that the proportion of its subscribers using VPN services grew 38-fold, reaching 22.8% of the total number of Yota clients, from Jan. 1 to …
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Apple Inc. said on Tuesday it has paused all product sales in Russia in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “We are deeply concerned about the Russian invasion of Ukraine and stand with all of the people who are suffering as a result of the violence,” Apple said in a statement. “We are supporting …
The United States could hamstring Russia’s smartphone and automobile imports if Moscow invades Ukraine, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing an unnamed Biden administration official. The “unprecedented” U.S. export control measures are expected to be discussed at a White House meeting Tuesday. Washington will also reportedly closely coordinate its steps with key European and Asian partners that could be …
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A smartphone with the function of mechanically disabling the camera and microphone running on a Russian operating system will be supplied to security forces and the state sector. A version of the device with Android 11 is already available in Russian stores for just $265. The main feature of the AYYA T1 smartphone is the …
MTS AI, the artificial intelligence arm of Russian telco MTS, is launching an international acceleration program and venture fund to invest in AI startups across the world. Dubbed ‘Intema,’ the platform plans to invest some $100 million in startups from late seed up to Series B. The investments focus on language, image and behavior analytics, edge computing and logistics, Alexey Posternak, CFO …
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Rostec, a state-owned conglomerate covering a wide range of technologies, including military ones, has established a company dedicated to supply 4G, 5G and 6G equipment on the national market. Dubbed ‘Specter,’ the company will aim to organize the “cooperation” of Russian equipment makers in technical and production terms, reports business daily Kommersant. In November last year the …
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In early June Tinkoff, the Russian digital banking giant, announced the beta version of its free voice assistant ‘Oleg,’ making it available to all mobile users in Russia. ‘Oleg’ is also unique in the world in that “it can be easily activated both in the Tinkoff super app and via popular messengers such as Telegram …
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Last week MTS, a leading Russian mobile operator, launched a new online video platform for mobile devices and smart TVs, made available in the Google Play and Apple App stores. Dubbed ‘Kion,’ this video streaming platform “features thousands of films and hundreds of TV channels”. It will also be “the exclusive home for a slate …
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