The main thing about technology this week: a new "Station", a mysterious photo from the Moon and more
Miscellaneous / / December 12, 2021
The most interesting events from the world of gadgets and technology, which should not be missed.
An insider spoke about Apple's plans for 2022
According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, in 2022 Apple is going to release three iPads, three watches, including the first rugged model, as well as a MacBook Air and several more Macs. The company's plans are truly ambitious, even without taking into account the iPhone.
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Chinese rover discovered a mysterious cube on the far side of the moon
The Chinese lunar rover "Yuytu-2" (or "Jade Hare"), which became the first rover on the far side of the moon, noticed a mysterious object on the horizon. It has the shape of a cube, which is why journalists have already dubbed it "the mysterious hut."
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Google is bringing voice and video calling to its Gmail app
Google has announced that it has begun adding one-to-one voice and video calling via chat to its Gmail app. For this, new call buttons will be added to the toolbar.
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Yandex presented the second generation of the Station
As part of the annual YaC conference, Yandex announced Station 2, an updated version of the very first smart speaker. The device has retained its familiar shape, but the top surface is now completely flat, with touch keys and a luminous panel.
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Yandex spoke about the new functions of Alice and smart home management
Special attention was paid to "Alice", who learned to speak in a whisper and received several other useful features. And all its functions for controlling a smart home will soon move to a separate application announced by Yandex.
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Tor website blocked in Russia
Roskomnadzor has blocked the main Tor site in Russia. This was reported in the official blog of the project. The main reason for restricting access is the requirement of Roskomnadzor to remove prohibited information on the main page.
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Google picks the best Chrome extensions of 2021
The Google Development Team has posted on the official blog a selection of the best extensions that have helped people to stay connected, achieve results, and have fun using the Chrome browser on 2021-m. They are all broken down into 4 categories: communication and collaboration, productivity, virtual learning, and more.
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Google said that Russians searched most often in 2021
The traditional video "A Year in Search" has already appeared on the YouTube channel "Google Russia", which in 2.5 minutes retells the main events of the year that most of all interested web users. The background track for him was prepared by MANIZHA, which represented Russia at Eurovision 2021.
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Games from Google Play will appear on Windows
On the TGA 2021 developers presented a lot of game projects that await us in the coming years, and at least one announcement was quite unexpected. Google has revealed plans to bring Android games to Windows. And we are not talking about porting individual successful projects, but about a full-fledged new game store.
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