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Amazon reportedly launching in Russia, goes on Kindle-related hiring spree
Posted On 19 Apr 2013 By Terrence O'Brien. Under: Uncategorized.
Amazon is fleshing out its international empire. The company has already conquered the US, Japan, UK and Canada, and has even launched an ebook assault on the Chinese mainland. Now it looks like the online giant has settled on its next target: Rus...
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R.BOT shows off Synergy Swan, a phone- or tablet-powered telepresence robot (video)
Posted On 16 Apr 2013 By Richard Lai. Under: Uncategorized.
While wandering around the show floor at the Hong Kong Electronics Fair, we had to stop and take a closer peek at these cute-looking robots. Conveniently dubbed the Synergy Swan, this 14kg machine from Russian-based R.BOT (or Quanzhou Future Robot Te...
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Russia plans over $50 billion in space spending by 2020, eyes space weapon deterrent by 2030
Posted On 12 Apr 2013 By Donald Melanson. Under: Uncategorized.
We've already seen the Obama administration announce its latest budget for NASA this week, and now President Vladimir Putin has announced that Russia will be spending more than $50 billion on its space-related efforts by 2020. The most immediate resu...
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Yandex introduces Twym online payment system for Twitter-based transfers
Posted On 22 Mar 2013 By Donald Melanson. Under: Uncategorized.
Russia's Yandex has been in the online payment business for more than a decade now with its Yandex.Money service, but it's branching out into some slightly more uncharted territory with its latest addition. Dubbed Twym, the company's new service will...
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Google Street View reveals Bulgarian imagery, expands Russian and UK sites
Posted On 07 Mar 2013 By Steve Dent. Under: Uncategorized.
Though Bulgaria mightn't be your first choice for a relaxing holiday, fresh imagery from Google may change your tune -- or at least give you a chance to experience it vicariously. Mountain View just added that nation for the first time to its Street ...
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Surface RT coming to six more countries in late March, Pro in the ‘coming months’
Posted On 28 Feb 2013 By Terrence O'Brien. Under: Uncategorized.
Microsoft's Surface is continuing its global retail rollout, expanding its reach well beyond the western hemisphere. In late March the RT model of Redmond's in-house tablet effort will begin popping up in Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore...
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YotaPhone inks manufacturing deal, plans to launch in the second half of 2013
Posted On 20 Feb 2013 By Daniel Cooper. Under: Uncategorized.
Did you think that Russia's YotaPhone was consigned to the island of misfit concept devices? The company has just inked a production deal with Singapore-based OEM Hi-P international, with YotaPhone planning to launch the handset globally in the secon...
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Russia’s new spaceship will fly you to the moon, let you swing among the stars
Posted On 27 Dec 2012 By Daniel Cooper. Under: Uncategorized.
Russia's protracted attempts at replacing the aging space warhorse that is Soyuz may finally bear fruit. RSC Energia has announced that it has finished the design of a prototype spacecraft under the country's Prospective Piloted Transport System -- t...
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Google Play brings Books and Movies to Russia, keeps reaching more audiences
Posted On 12 Dec 2012 By Edgar Alvarez. Under: Uncategorized.
A little over a month after announcing the imminent arrival of more Google Play content to a few areas around the globe, the Mountain View-based company has let it be known that a couple of its media services are now also available in Russia. While t...
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Google Play brings Books and Movies to Russia, keeps reaching more audiences
Posted On 12 Dec 2012 By Edgar Alvarez. Under: Uncategorized.
A little over a month after announcing the imminent arrival of more Google Play content to a few areas around the globe, the Mountain View-based company has let it be known that a couple of its media services are now also available in Russia. While t...
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