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  • Yandex has introduced two new home assistant with “Alice”

    The company Yandex has presented today not only updates the search “Andromeda”, but two new devices with a voice assistant “Alice”. They are developed by third-party manufacturers, compact device called HP A and Dexp Smartbox. According to the developers, the new device resemble mini speakers, but inside each is a miniature computer with “Alice”. In…

  • Yandex has restarted the search

    The company Yandex has introduced a big update today of its search. According to the developers, the version of “Andromeda” has appeared more than thousand of updates, improvements that have been introduced over the last year. The most important of them occurred in three areas: quick answers that solve the task of the user, assistance…

  • Figure of the day: How many will lose Russian online stores on the VAT rise in the New year?

    Figure of the day: 400 000 000 rubles will lose the Russian online stores on the VAT rise in the New year. From 1 January 2019 in Russia, raises the VAT rate from 18% to 20%. This can cause serious problems for online shopping, because when making the purchase at the end of the year…

  • First photo: a display with a “hole” of the flagship smartphone Samsung Galaxy S10

    In the network appeared photo front panel of the upcoming flagship smartphone Samsung Galaxy S10, which has not yet been officially presented by the manufacturer. They published the resource profile SlashLeaks that specializes in the collection of a variety of leaks. The photo shows the same “leaky” display Infinity-O, who is rumored to be used…

  • Instead of the flagship smartphone HTC will release the “something else” in 2019

    In the network appeared the details about the plans of HTC for the next year. They shared a core resource Phandroid. HTC U12+ According to the source, in 2019 the HTC has no plans to release a flagship smartphone HTC HTC U13 or U13, which replaced the HTC U12+ (review), submitted in may 2018. Instead,…

  • Finns Mock President Trump by Posting ‘Forest Raking’ Photos Online

    Image: Twitter President Donald Trump stood near the charred remains of Paradise, California on Saturday (he called it “Pleasure”) and said that Finland doesn’t have problems with destructive wildfires because that country “rakes” the forest. No one, including the president of Finland, had any idea what Trump was talking about. But the comment did spark…

  • Do Animals Grift Each Other?

    Greed Do Animals Grift Each Other? Illustration: Chelsea Beck (Gizmodo) Daniel KolitzToday 8:50amFiled to: AnimalsFiled to: Animals Animals Grifters Animal Psychology Science Liars 71 Edit Embiggen Send to Editors Promote Share to Kinja Move ad slots Go to permalink GreedThis week, we explore greed—animal, human, and corporate.   Ours is a dog-eat-dog world—but is the same…

  • Palm’s Ultra Tiny Phone Is an Absolute Snack

    Smartphones Palm Palm Smartphones Palm Palm Palm Palm What is it? A super small phone from the rebirthed Palm brand Price $350 (plus $10 a month for data) Like It's incredibly tiny, but still good enough to be a full standalone phone Don't Like Camera quality isn't great and it can't detect 5GHz wi-fi; it's…

  • Learn How to Use Siri Shortcuts to Make Your Life Easier

    Image: Apple Announced as part of the iOS 12 update and now available as a separate app, Siri Shortcuts (or just Shortcuts) lets you do more with Apple’s digital assistant—you can wrap up a bunch of different tasks and launch them with one voice command. If you’re not sure exactly how this can be of…

  • These 4,000-Year-Old Termite Mounds Can Be Seen From Space

    The termite mounds are located in dense, low caatinga forests. The mound fields shown here are visible because the land was cleared for pasture.Image: Roy Funch Scientists have discovered an immense grouping of freakishly large termite mounds in northeastern Brazil. Obscured by trees, the previously undetected array occupies a space equal to the size of…