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Google intends to file for bankruptcy in Russia

Timi Cantisano May 19, 2022

It looks like trouble is brewing in Russia, where Google is set to file for bankruptcy due to the seizure of its assets. Since the seizure, the company claims that it has been unable to pay its staff, suppliers, and vendors. It is believed that roughly 1 billion roubles or around $15 million have been...

Russia running out of cloud data storage following Ukraine invasion

Corbin Davenport March 15, 2022

Russia began a military invasion of the country of Ukraine on February 24, which is still ongoing and prompted started a chain of sanctions against Russia. Google, Meta (Facebook's parent company), Apple, and many other tech companies are in the process of winding down operations in Russia, mostly due to sanctions enforced by Europe and...

The Honor 30 series is coming to Russia next month with a localized voice assistant and the Kirin 985R

Aamir Siddiqui April 29, 2020

The Honor 30 series made its debut in China, starting off with the Honor 30S, and then following it up with the Honor 30, Honor 30 Pro and Honor 30 Pro+. The focus of the Honor 30 series is superior and versatile camera performance while maintaining the rest of the smartphone package to a standard....

Samsung Galaxy A8/A8+ (2018) receiving Android Oreo with Dolby Atmos support

Doug Lynch July 10, 2018

As we begin the second half of 2018, it's Samsung who is still working on bringing last year's big Android update to their latest devices. The South Korean conglomerate released the Galaxy A8 2018 and the Galaxy A8+ 2018 back in January of this year. The devices were launched with Android 7.1.1 Nougat but are...

ASUS Launches the ZenFone 4 Max in Russia with a 5,000mAh Battery

Doug Lynch July 10, 2017

Trends of flagship smartphones are showing that they're getting thinner and thinner these days and this has resulted in a smaller battery than some people would hope for their $600+ device. As performance in smartphones is hitting a plateau when it comes to your typical everyday task, mid-range devices are actually becoming a viable alternative....

Sailfish OS Receives Certification for Government and Corporate Use in Russia

Doug Lynch November 30, 2016

Jolla's Sailfish mobile OS platform hasn't had the best of luck over the years. The company's first flagship device was first shown off back in 2013, and later that year they announced Android owners would soon be able to install the Sailfish OS on select smartphones. The company announced the Jolla tablet in late 2014, which would...