The main thing about technology for the week: the launch of "At Home with Alice", new Samsung smartphones and more

Telegram has new features for streaming and a download manager

The Telegram messenger has begun to receive another update, which brings a number of useful improvements. One of the main ones was a full-fledged download manager, which will definitely come in handy if you often download something from chats and channels.

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VKontakte launched a tool for transferring photos and videos from Instagram

A new official service has appeared on the VKontakte social network — saving content from Instagram, which has been blocked in Russia since March 14. You can transfer data from both your smartphone and PC.

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Unofficial YouTube Vanced is shutting down for good

Popular service YouTube Vanced announced the termination of work. According to a comment that Vanced representatives gave to The Verge, this is due to Google's requirement to remove all references to YouTube, links to products related to the service, and change the logo.

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Apple has released iOS 15.4 and macOS 12.3. What's new?

On the night of March 15, Apple began sending out new versions of operating systems for its smartphones, computers, watches and set-top boxes. The updates are small, but some useful changes in them definitely deserve attention.

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Xiaomi introduced Watch S1 Active smart watch with NFC and Buds 3T Pro headphones

Xiaomi held a global presentation of flagship smartphones 12th series, where she also showed new accessories for the foreign market. Among them are two models of smart watches with support for contactless payments via NFC.

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"Alice" learned to answer calls and record telephone conversations

Alisa has received new features: now she can act as a telephone assistant, answering unwanted calls instead of the user. The service is free for Yandex. Plus".

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Rossgram, a service to replace Instagram, will be launched in Russia

In Russia, a new social network with the telling name "Rossgram" has been announced. It is positioned as a replacement for the blocked Instagram. Registration is already open.

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The James Webb telescope showed the first calibrated photos

NASA announced the successful calibration of the James Webb Space Telescope. All optical systems work within expected limits. The team found no critical issues, significant contamination, or optical path blockage. We already have the first pictures.

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Apple will not sell the new iPhone SE and iPad Air 5th generation in Russia

Apple refuses to sell a new product in Russia iPhone SE And iPad Air from the spring presentation. Also, it will not be possible to order iPhone 13 models. in green, Mac Studio and a Studio Display monitor.

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Samsung unveils Galaxy A33, A53 and A73 - all with 5G, stereo speakers and IP67

Samsung has officially unveiled an update to its line of mid-price A-series smartphones - it includes the Galaxy A33, Galaxy A53 and Galaxy A73. They retained the design of their predecessors, but received support for 5G, Android 12 and improved stuffing.

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"Yandex" has released a separate application for smart home with "Alice"

Yandex announced the launch of the Home with Alice application, which will allow you to control smart speakers, lighting, household appliances and other appliances with Alice support. Finally, all smart technology will be at hand, without a browser, news and extra tools.

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