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  • Russia’s Yota pulls the trigger, plans migration from WiMAX to LTE

    Russia’s Yota pulls the trigger, plans migration from WiMAX to LTE

    Posted on May 24, 2010 | No Comments
    Remember what HTC's first WiMAX phone was? The EVO 4G's getting all the attention these days, of course, but it was actually Russia's Yota that announced the so-called MAX 4G with Windows Mobile way back in November of '08. Being first to market doesn't always mean you're the most successful, though -- and in the battle for 4G data, WiMAX seems to be rapidly losing momentum to LTE, including an announcement by Yota late last week that they'd be spending $100 million to roll out LTE in five cities this year on the way to a total of $2 billion. Putting it bluntly, Yota says that "the world's biggest operators and device makers such as Nokia and Samsung have chosen the LTE standard... following the global trend, we are seeking to give our clients the best solutions." In other words, it believes LTE is going to be the "best solution" going forward -- and considering the number of manufacturers, carriers, and industry associations throwing their weight behind it at this point, it's hard to disagree.

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  • Russian advice: Nuke the oil spill, that’ll fix it!

    Russian advice: Nuke the oil spill, that’ll fix it!

    Posted on May 5, 2010 | No Comments
    Stop the presses~! The Russians have come up with a pretty snazzy way to deal with that oil spill: nuke it all! Why waste time freaking out when you can unleash the power of mass-to-energy conversion, and let Mr. Atom clean up the mess in no time at all?

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  • Computer virus mucks up Russia-China border crossing

    Computer virus mucks up Russia-China border crossing

    Posted on April 19, 2010 | No Comments
    This isn't the best time to be a traveler. Europe is still fighting plumes of volcanic ash—FC Barcelona had to take a bus from Barcelona to Milan for tomorrow's game against Inter!—and now there's word that a computer virus has wrecked a Russia-China border crossing. Some 2,000 Russians visiting the Chinese city of Heihe found themselves stranded when the computer virus totally wrecked everything.

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  • DIY Russian style: wooden USB drive

    DIY Russian style: wooden USB drive

    Posted on March 1, 2010 | No Comments
    Here's a rather unique DIY project for you: a russian builder created a USB key design using a block of wood, a switch, and a fan. Why do you need a fan for a USB key you ask? Well, I have no idea. The only thing I can think of is the glowing LED lights inside the glowing logo need cooling? Honestly, no clue.

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  • Holy crap – the Ukranians have robots

    Holy crap – the Ukranians have robots

    Posted on February 10, 2010 | No Comments
    Fair warning to anyone trying to do evil in Odessa, Ukraine - they have a giant robot guarding the port. While he doesn't seem to move much, I don't think he has to. This silent sentry warns anyone coming in to Odessa to be good, or he will smite you with his mighty steel rod.

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  • Mother Russia plans to save us all from killer asteroid

    Mother Russia plans to save us all from killer asteroid

    Posted on December 30, 2009 | No Comments
    Someone call Bruce Willis. Russia announced Wednesday that they are considering launching a spacecraft with the intention of altering its possibly earth-crushing trajectory to a less threatening one.

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  • Wherein we discuss: No Russian, the controversial Modern Warfare 2 level (and the game’s subsequent banning in Russia)

    Wherein we discuss: No Russian, the controversial Modern Warfare 2 level (and the game’s subsequent banning in Russia)

    Posted on November 16, 2009 | No Comments
    Note: This post contains Modern Warfare 2 spoilers. If you're not cool with reading spoilers, well, then move along, nothing to see here (but you're missing out!).

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