4 One UI 8.5 Settings I Changed After Updating My Samsung Smartphone
After a major update like One UI 8.5, most people rush to explore the new features. But I do the opposite: I immediately open settings and change the same set...
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MAKS on iPhone: 5 Main Myths About the National Messenger
So many rumors have built up around the national messenger that telling facts from scare stories has become a quest in itself. Some of my friends assure me it’s a...
Read more → Seawater Holds 50,000 Years’ Worth of Lithium and Magnesium: How Can We Extract Them?
Seawater holds 50,000 years’ worth of lithium and magnesium Mining is usually associated with quarries, shafts, and mountains of rock. But valuable metals are also found underwater, and American researchers...
Read more → iPad mini 2026: Key Specs, Price, and Release Date
Owners of Apple’s compact tablet are once again in limbo: the next iPad mini promises to be noticeably more interesting than the current one, but the timeline for its release...
Read more → Realme and OnePlus Smartphones Are Switching to a New Firmware — What Will Happen to realme UI and OxygenOS
Parent company OPPO is planning major changes across its product lineup. It has been revealed that OnePlus is shutting down in Europe and the USA. Meanwhile, Realme has announced a...
Read more → Nanoticks in Russia: What New Parasite Has Appeared This Summer?
People are panicking about nanoticks, but they have existed for a long time On social media and in messaging apps, information has been actively spreading about the appearance of a...
Read more → Dzen on Android Phone — How to Install and Update the App After Removal from Google Play
On July 16, 2026, several Russian services disappeared from Google Play at once — including the Dzen app. It’s a content feed that became very popular after Western resources were...
Read more → How to Pay in China via WeChat Pay: Linking a UnionPay Card from Rosselkhozbank (RSHB)
Paying in China with a Russian card has become one step easier. WeChat now allows you to link a ruble-denominated UnionPay card from Rosselkhozbank directly, without topping up the wallet’s...
Read more → How Scientists Plan to Save Endangered Koalas Through Freezing at −196 °C
Scientists are creating a frozen reserve of koalas to save the species. Scientists don’t plan to save koalas by freezing the animals themselves, but by preserving their reproductive cells. Researchers...
Read more → VKontakte Asks Users to Switch from vk.com to vk.ru: Why It Matters and What It Means for iPhone Owners
There are news stories that look like a minor technical formality but actually mean much more. That’s exactly how the current VKontakte situation looks: the social network is asking users...
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