Takeit, a taxi service launched in July last year, is to secure “around $2 million” from several individual investors, including former top executives of Rostaxi and Takeit CEO Alexander Onikienko. The deal was reported last week by Rusbase, an online publication covering the Russian venture market. The young company will measure itself against such market …
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You could be a fluffy bunny. You could be a scary Zombie. You could even be Conchita Wurst. But you just had to be Stalin, huh? In a country as keen on Instagram as Russia, anything that helps you up your selfie game has a good chance of attracting attention. But the recently launched MSQRD …
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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A space beyond governmental control, the Internet has long been a thorn in the Kremlin’s side. The search for a solution began in 2012. Various tricks have been tried, from the introduction of internet filters and the updating of a national system of online surveillance known as SORM to the direct intimidation of Internet giants both domestic and international. By 2014 the Kremlin had came up with something akin to a strategy. Accustomed …
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Russian citizens can now pay their bills for internet and mobile phones with Bitcoin. Megafon, Beeline and other popular operators now accept Bitcoins through such services as Cryptonator and 7pay.in. Such services can make Bitcoin more attractive for ordinary Russian users. Cryptonator also offers payment options for popular online games, such as World of Tanks, Perfect World and others. Besides, they can use Bitcoins to replenish their …
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Yakutia is the coldest populated region in the world. Located in the northeastern part of Siberia, this semi-autonomous republic of the Russian Federation is home to the village of Oymyakon, a place known as the Pole of Cold that registers temperatures of -70 degrees Celsius. Permafrost covers a large part of Yakutia’s territory, and this is precisely …
Finland’s Justice Ministry has decided to extradite to the United States Maxim Senakh, a Russian citizen accused of illegal hacking. According to Senakh’s lawyer, Igor Khitrukhin, Finnish authorities decided on January 5 to send Senakh to the US, though he wasn’t informed until January 8. Khitrukhin says the move is politically motivated and promises to appeal …
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Several startups from Skolkovo, the international tech hub under completion on the outskirts of Moscow, will present their technologies in this year’s edition of the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show. Starting from tomorrow Jan. 6, tech lovers will be able to discover these devices in the Eureka Park zone of this international tradeshow. Focusing on VR technologies, wearables …
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US video streaming service Netflix will start operations in Russia imminently, along with other countries, Russian newspaper Izvestia reported yesterday, citing industry and media sources. At first, Netflix will work with traditional television providers and Smart TV — which was confirmed by a Russian representative of LG. According to TNS Global, the Russian Smart TV audience reaches 6.9 million users …
A Russian court on Wednesday sentenced a blogger to five years in jail for what it said was his extremist activity on the Internet after he urged people to attend a protest against high transport fares and criticised Russian intervention in Ukraine. Vadim Tyumenstev, 35, from the Siberian region of Tomsk, was also banned from using the Internet for three years in a case which Russian human rights activists said violated his …
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Put under pressure by the Russian authorities to put an end to the “total anonymity” of user exchanges, Telegram intends to keep its users’ personal data and communication fully confidential. The international instant messenger will not allow security agencies to access such content, stated Telegram’s founder Pavel Durov on his Vkontakte account. “We have not issued and will …
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Baikal Electronics has announced plans to launch the production of Russia’s first computer processor for civil use, the Baikal-T1, early next year. Targeting both domestic and international customers, the Russian processor will cost about $60 apiece, reported RBC, a Russian business publication. The two-kernel processor is reported to use a 32-bit MIPS Warrior kernel. The developer is expected to …
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