The main thing about technology this week: Samsung Pay ban in Russia, Huawei P50 announcement and more

Huawei introduced a new line of flagships P50 without Android

Huawei has announced new smartphones in its key flagship line: P50 and P50 Pro. Both received waterproof cases (IP68), displays with minimal bezels and massive photo modules, decorated in two separate circles.

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Moscow court bans Samsung Pay payment service in Russia

The Moscow Arbitration Court satisfied the claim of the Swiss Squin SA against Samsung, effectively banning the operation of the Samsung Pay payment service in Russia, as well as the import of devices with its support into the country.

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Video calls for 1000 viewers appeared in Telegram

In Telegram, with the next update, the possibilities of group calls have been expanded. Now, in the videoconference mode, up to 30 participants can simultaneously broadcast video from a camera or an image from the screen, and the number of viewers can reach 1000. And these are not all improvements.

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ivi, Citylink and Gazprombank launched a joint subscription "Fire"

The company "Network of partnerships" with the support of "Gazprombank" announced the launch of the subscription "Fire", which will allow take advantage of special offers from ivi, Citylink, ASNA, as well as partners of Severgroup and Gazprom.

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Google Drive updates security and changes links to files

Google Drive users have begun to receive notifications and emails from Google that the security system will be updated on September 13, 2021. As part of the update, links to some shared files will be changed. This will affect all users of the service.

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