Overall, user queries for air tickets rose from 19% to 25%. Travel queries in Moscow are heavily dominated by air ticket queries. Meanwhile, in non-capital regions interest in hotels correlates with interest in package tours. This exclusive Yandex travel market industry report on Russian Air Plane Tickets category provides useful information on a wide range …
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A Russian smartphone with the exact same dimensions as Apple’s popular iPhone is now on sale, the phone’s developer announced on Tuesday. Called the iX-maxi and retailing from 12,500 rubles ($199), the smartphone measures 4.7 inches diagonally, the same length as the iPhone 6. The phone’s design is also remarkably similar, down to its volume buttons, thickness, home button, and other visible features. Most Important Cisco 210-260 Question Description …
Russia’s GS Group, an internationally oriented Russian tech company whose key activities include developing technologies for digital TV, has unveiled a prototype of a device that combines the functionality of a game console and a digital HD receiver. The company has called out the gaming community to unite in driving this technology forward. The device …
A Russian man has filed a lawsuit against search giant Google, accusing it of violating his privacy by showing him advertisements based on comments made in private e-mails. Anton Burkov, from Yekaterinburg, filed the suit in a Moscow court when advertisements for French hotels and visa services began appearing alongside Google search results — shortly after discussing a trip to Strasbourg with friends. Most Important Cisco 210-060 Certification UP …
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Siguler Guff and CapMan, two international private equity firms, announced last week an investment in Maximum Education, a major Russian provider of educational test preparation services, in exchange for “a significant minority stake.” Siguler Guff declined to disclose any further details of the transaction, but Maximum Education CEO Michael Magkov told East-West Digital News it …
According to a report released last week by Morgan Stanley, Russian mobile and web users are increasingly favoring Google over local search engine Yandex. Referring to polls taken between 2012 and 2014, Morgan Stanley analysts assert that the US search engine overtook Yandex in popularity in 2014. In December, according to the surveys, there were …
The Moscow Application & Technology Expo (MATE Expo) 2015 is back in the Russian capital this spring. The international exhibition will showcase tech segments such as mobile, augmented and virtual reality, the Internet of Things, wearable technology, consumer electronics for medical use, and the connected car. The event will be held over March 12-14 at …
In late 2013, an A.T.M. in Kiev started dispensing cash at seemingly random times of day. No one had put in a card or touched a button. Cameras showed that the piles of money had been swept up by customers who appeared lucky to be there at the right moment. But when a Russian cybersecurity …
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Russian fintech fund Life.Sreda is seeking buyers for the greater part of its portfolio companies, both Russian and foreign, Russian business daily Vedomosti has learned from unnamed industry insiders. The fund intends to concentrate on the development of its most promising project, mobile acquiring startup LifePay. In an exchange with the newspaper, Life.Sreda representative Anna …
The interiors of the Bolshoi Theater have become the most recent addition to Google’s initiative to digitally record the world’s art. On Feb. 10, the theater’s administration and the Google Cultural Institute unveiled a virtual 3D tour of the historic building, its new stage and three digital exhibitions from the collections of its museum. Russia …
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