Japan has completely abandoned floppy disks only now. They were used until 2024 according to 1034 rules
13.07.24
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Floppy disks were particularly popular in the 1970s and 1990s for transferring data between computers not connected to a network.
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The x86 architecture is almost 50 years old. Intel 8086 processor was introduced on June 8, 1978
10.06.24
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Introduced on June 8, 1978, the Intel 8086 processor began an era of Intel dominance in the world of microprocessors.
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The Geneva Motor Show is closing. Annual car exhibition holds for 119 years
02.06.24
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The first auto show in Geneva took place in 1905, attracting 17 thousand visitors. After the economic crisis and the First World War, the exhibition resumed in 1923 and reached its peak in 2005 with almost 750 thousand visitors
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3DMark developers show video cards performance growth since 2016
27.05.24
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UL Solutions collected all 48 million 3DMark Time Spy results over the past 8 years to demonstrate the increase in average graphics card performance over that period.
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What is RCS and why is it the imposed future of all messengers, including iMessage?
22.01.24
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The history of messaging protocols can be boring, sometimes fascinating, but money and competition will sooner or later force everyone to submit to market standards.
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History of the DotA game: from Warcraft 3 to Valve
28.12.15
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DotA collects the largest budgets in the industry at cyber championships and has captivated the minds of millions of gamers. How did this happen? We tell in our material about the history of the creation of DotA
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Galvin SCR-536: the harsh ancestor of the mobile phone
30.03.15
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Providing reliable communications to the US Army in World War II, engineers at Galvin Manufacturing (the future Motorola) created a compact walkie-talkie. The development of mobile communications came from it.
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History of Sony Walkman: Iconic Portability
13.01.15
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The first compact audio players appeared 35 years ago. But despite all the efforts of competitors who produced similar devices, it was Sony’s equipment that became the very basis of the portable audio device industry. Why are the devices of the Japanese company so popular with users?
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Russian roulette: the amazing history and further fate of the creator of Chatroulette
21.12.10
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A new “disease” that has captured millions of Internet users is anonymous video chat with strangers Chatroulette. And it was an ordinary Moscow schoolboy Andrei Ternovsky who came up with this unique kind of fun, which is predicted to take place on Facebook and Twitter.
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From the last century: the top 20 greatest engineering achievements of the 20th century
08.07.10
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How many things can we not imagine a comfortable existence without today? It would seem, without hundreds. Although if you combine them into general categories, it turns out that there are no more than 20 main ones. Over the course of the twentieth century, they have evolved greatly - and not without the help of high technology
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03.11.25
Oppo A6 Pro smartphone review: ambitious
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Oppo A6 Pro smartphone review: ambitious
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Creating new mid-range smartphones is no easy task. Manufacturers have to balance performance, camera capabilities, displays, and the overall cost impact of each component. How the new Oppo A6 Pro balances these factors is discussed in our review.
19.05.26
One UI 8.5 Gives Older Samsung Phones a New Lease on Life — Here’s What the Update Brings
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One UI 8.5 Gives Older Samsung Phones a New Lease on Life — Here’s What the Update Brings
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One UI 8.5 brings features once exclusive to Samsung’s newest flagships to older Galaxy devices. But can the update really make the Galaxy S22, S23 and S24 feel closer to the Galaxy S26 experience? Here’s what actually changes after installing the new firmware.
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08.06.26 | 19.08
Record opposition: 71% of Americans don`t want to live near data centers
Record opposition: 71% of Americans don`t want to live near data centers
The vast majority of Americans oppose the expansion of data center infrastructure near their homes.
08.06.26 | 17.05
Honor Magic V6 launched worldwide with pre-order gifts
Honor Magic V6 launched worldwide with pre-order gifts
The Honor Magic V6 smartphone is finally coming to the global market. The company started expanding from the Malaysian market, preparing an extremely generous offer for the first buyers.