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Image: Google Earlier this week, controversy arose around the latest release of Google’s Chrome web browser because it’s far too easy for users to be forced to log in without realizing they’re doing it. Google now says it’ll be making some changes to solve the problem. Chrome’s newest update has been in the wild since…

In Russia will revive the production of cameras legendary brand “Zenith”. This was announced at the Photokina exhibition in Cologne in 2018 of the company Leica and the “Schwab”. They also showed the first joint development of a digital rangefinder camera Zenit M. The brand “Zenith” is now owned by Krasnogorskiy Zavod im. S. A.…

Samsung will launch October 1 in Russia, the leasing programme for its flagship smartphone Galaxy 9, Galaxy S9 and S9+. This was told to the newspaper “Vedomosti” Elena Kruchinina from Samsung. The program provides monthly payments, their size is not specified. Upon full payment, the smartphone becomes the property of the user. This is one…

One of the oldest search engines of Runet, Rambler celebrates its 22nd anniversary. 26 Sep 1996 domain was registered rambler.ru where the programmer Dmitry Kryukov launched its search engine. In honor of the holiday, Rambler, shared some interesting statistics. Now the Rambler has grown to large media-service portal. The number of users exceeds 50 million,…

Oppo has announced the imminent start of sales in Russia smartphone Oppo A5. It’s relatively inexpensive model, made in the now fashionable frameless design with dual camera and capacious battery. The smartphone is equipped with a 6.2-inch display with a resolution of HD+ (1520 x 720 pixels), a fingerprint scanner on the rear panel, dual…

Valve has revealed the statistics of the digital distribution service Steam on game controllers that gamers are using on computers. As it turned out, many players have Steam controller. In 2015, over 30 million players have registered at least one domain controller and more than 15 million — more than one. Given the accounts with…

To find out how many genes are contained in the genetic management of man, or genome, is not as simple as scientists thought. The very definition of a gene has changed since completion of the human genome project more than 15 years ago. Genes are typically defined as stretches of DNA that contain the instructions…

One of the worst injuries for any person is paralysis. A condition in which there is loss of motor activity of one, multiple limbs or the entire body. This can happen for a variety of reasons and not always is the condition treatable. However, according to the edition of Nature Medicine, a combined group of…

The bronze hand and other items found at the site in Switzerland. Image: Archaeological Service of the Canton of Bern/Philippe Joner In October 2017, a pair of treasure-hunting metal detectorists made an extraordinary discovery near a Swiss lake: a sculpted bronze hand with a gold cuff dating back some 3,500 years. Archaeologists have never seen…