Mobile devices

New Russian software monitors office mobile phones

May 18, 2016 April 2, 2017

InfoWatch, a company owned by Natalya Kasperskaya, the former wife of Russian cyber security guru, Evgeny Kaspersky, has developed a solution for monitoring employees’ mobile phone conversations at work. The monitoring device already has a prototype. Russian government officials, however, say this system may be used only with an employee’s consent. Otherwise, it can be considered a violation of the constitutional right to communication privacy. Labor contracts will have …

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On the steps of Netflix: China’s LeEco prepares to enter Russian market

April 13, 2016 April 13, 2016

LeEco, a Chinese company which offers a Netflix-like video streaming platform as well as a variety of electronic devices, is set to enter the Russian market this summer, Kommersant reported last week, citing a source familiar with the company’s plans. The business daily has learned that LeEco is seeking to hire two top managers from JD.COM — Victor …

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Samsung has acquired three patents from Russian developers to monitor life parameters

March 23, 2016 March 23, 2016

Earlier this month the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Samsung that reveals that future Samsung portable and mobile devices may be used to monitor various parameters of an object. The patent filing reveals that Samsung acquired three of the patents behind this invention from Russian developers, reports Patently Mobile. Thus Samsung devices …

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Saratov’s governor thinks his region has the ‘brains’ and refrigerator skills to manufacture the next iPhone

February 22, 2016 February 23, 2016

Valery Radayev, the governor of Saratov, has some big ideas for SEPO, the Saratov Electrounit Production Corporation. You might know SEPO for its indestructible refrigerators, which it’s been pumping out since 1939, when it was founded in the Soviet Union to show the world’s capitalist pigdogs that communism could produce consumer comforts, too. SEPO also made …

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The cheapest iPhones in the world on sale in Russia

January 15, 2016 February 7, 2016

The price of iPhone 5s in Russia has decreased by approximately one third to become the lowest in the world, writes Russian business daily RBK. As of January 13, the iPhone 5S for 16 GB costs just $326 in a number of popular retail chains. “The price of $326 is now the lowest in the world,” …

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Hong Kong investment company acquires Russia’s Yota Devices in $150 million deal

October 23, 2015 February 12, 2016

Earlier this week Rex Global Entertainment, a Hong Kong-based investment company, announced that it has acquired a 64.9% stake in Russian smartphone manufacturer Yota Devices for $100 million. The shares were purchased from Telconet Capital Limited Partnership. The remaining shareholders are Russian state corporation Rostec (25.1%) and Yota management (10%), Yota Devices CEO Vladislav Martynov told Russian …

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A Russian smartphone technology for the visually-impaired

October 6, 2015 November 12, 2020

A group of blind entrepreneurs from Russia are launching a smartphone to help those who can’t see, and they plan to target the U.S., Scandinavia and Israel. The EISmart smartphone for the visually-impaired is a hybrid device that combines the functions of a cell phone, an audio-book reader, a GPS navigator and much more. It …

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Mobile devices, platforms and connectivity in Russia 2015

July 14, 2015 July 14, 2015

Similar to other parts of the world, mobile devices are becoming the dominant way to access the Internet in Russia. For many of us, the accessibility to the Internet on our smartphones makes it easy to quickly access information we need in a timely manner or to use messaging apps and read the news during …

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Apple iPhone and iPad sales plummet in Russia

June 3, 2015 June 8, 2015

Apple has seen the market share of its smartphone in Russia nearly halve year-on-year by number of units sold, as the collapse of the ruble drove up prices, according to a recent report by German market researcher GfK cited by Vedomosti and The Moscow Times. The iPhone’s market share by units sold fell to 5.2% in …

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Russia’s Yota working on dual-screen tablet

June 1, 2015 February 18, 2016

Russian electronics firm Yota Devices has created a new tablet device, Sergei Chemezov, the head of state technology holding Rostec, told newspaper Vedomosti in an interview published Monday. “We are working on a tablet. I’ve already seen it,” Chemezov said, adding that one of the Yota Tablet’s novel features is the ability to charge a YotaPhone smartphone. Rostec, a massive state conglomerate heavily invested in the …

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Top tech players and 1,300 visitors from Russia attended Mobile World Congress 2014

March 20, 2015 April 14, 2015

Earlier this month a variety of Russian companies and more than 1,300 Russian visitors attended Barcelona’s Mobile World Congress. Among the exhibitors were A1 Systems, Jet Infosystems, Peter Services, Protei, Start, Svyazcom, Yandex and Skolkovo. On Day 1, the Vedomosti publishing house organised a Russian breakfast, “Telecom 2015 – investments in new technologies,” which hosted Ms …

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Russian-made iPhone 6 clone costs only $199

February 17, 2015 February 26, 2016

A Russian smartphone with the exact same dimensions as Apple’s popular iPhone is now on sale, the phone’s developer announced on Tuesday. Called the iX-maxi and retailing from 12,500 rubles ($199), the smartphone measures 4.7 inches diagonally, the same length as the iPhone 6. The phone’s design is also remarkably similar, down to its volume buttons, thickness, home button, and other visible features.

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