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#high technology news | Issue 128
Every Monday in the new issue of “News of high technologies”, we summarize the past week, talking about some of the most important events, key findings and interesting inventions. This time we will focus on underwater data centers of Microsoft, the new theory of the formation of the Earth, the Proximity helmet Hat and more.…
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Scientists propose to extract rare earth elements from coal
What is common in Gorny laptops with smartphones and a piece of charcoal? The answer is not as simple as it seems: rare earth elements. These are important components of modern technologies, from iPhones to missiles, and everything in between. And although they can be found all over the world, to highlight them incredibly hard…
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Launched the first unit of a giant solar power plant in Morocco
At the end of last week, we launched the first unit of a giant solar power plant in Morocco. The 160-megawatt station called Noor I is the first of three blocks located in the province of Ouarzazate. The ability to produce our own energy needs to change the face of North African countries. Unlike most…
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Samsung begins testing of “transparent” for overtaking trucks
Samsung Electronics has launched in Argentina a pilot project on the use of truck Safety Truck with the “Safe overtaking”. The system is designed to solve the problem of difficulty of overtaking a truck when the driver performing the maneuver, can’t see the road in front of the overtaken truck. By design the system should…
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First photo of HTC One M10 lit up on the network
Known for his awareness of Evan Blass (Evan Blass) via his Twitter account under the name @evleaks has published the first photos of the forthcoming flagship smartphone HTC One M10, also known under the code name HTC Perfume. The device pictured is similar in design to the One A9 and lacks the black bar with…
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Microsoft will release Lumia Lumia XL 650 instead of 850
According to the latest reports from China, Microsoft has cancelled the release of a stylish smartphone Lumia 850 and is preparing instead a middle level Lumia 650 XL, an enlarged version of Lumia 650. According to preliminary data, Lumia XL 650 works on Windows 10 Mobile is equipped with a 5.4-inch display with a resolution…
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“The messenger” has released its own app for iOS and Android
Retailer Svyaznoy has launched a new application of the online store for smartphones and tablets based on operating systems iOS and Android. Through the app available the entire catalog of products, about 10 thousand names. The application provides a search to compare prices, filters, search special offers, the opportunity to read reviews, arrange delivery or…
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Turn-based tactical game XCOM 2 went on sale
Studio Studio Firaxis and 2K company began selling turn-based tactical game XCOM 2. Recall that this is a sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, released in 2012. The plot of the game world is conquered by aliens and gamers will command an alien space ship “Avenger”, which is the base of the XCOM organization, to save…
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Android Could Soon Be the Biggest VR Platform In the World
During Alphabet’s earnings call last week, Google CEO Sundar Pichai spent several minutes talking about virtual reality, saying that Google Cardboard, the company’s low-cost approach to VR, was “only the first step” towards much broader goals in the space. Now, a report from the Financial Times claims that Google’s next step is closer than we…
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Video: NASA directs Boeing 747 through the streets of Houston
Video: NASA directs Boeing 747 through the streets of Houston Posted on 01-05-2014 at 8:43 by CasperH – 10 Comments” Watch out for that lamppost! And that phone line! And that road sign! A more than 300-meter-long parade of self-propelled trucks was needed to get this Boeing 747 that should have space shuttles on its…