On November 21, at the Moscow multimedia press center of RIA Novosti, the winners of the X “Runet Prize 2013” ​​were selected . The “Prize” was awarded to several laureates in six main and three additional categories. In total, the Prize jury selected 34 projects. Let us highlight those winners who may be known to a wide range of readers or have aroused interest among the Russian media.

Most recently, the main online recrepress of independent music PitchFork decided to try out new territories and released the PitchFork Weekly application. As it became known from the news on the main site, the CEO of Ryan Schraiber is moving even further to turn his publication into the print magazine The PitchFork Review . The glossy version of PitchFork will focus on content, which is difficult to show on the site. The magazine will focus on design, photo and dressers.

American Jeff Shorting raised money for a new type of calendar - Tymline. The Linear Calendar makes a whole year on a continuous scale and provides a more natural, according to the author, the perception of time than the usual grid of the Gregorian system. The linear shorts calendar can be a useful instrument of time management. On vertical markings, it is convenient to monitor the duration of any actions, make plans and mark deadlines. The production of the calendar is not much effort.

The Tumblr version has a beautiful update for iOS. The main feature that can be noted was an animated menu. Now the interface seems more friendly and dynamic. So, if you are not yet familiar with the application or abandoned it, we advise you to download and try.

Dropbox cloud storage has updated the design and functionality of its mobile applications for iPhone and iPad. The Apple Insider reports that the design of the updated applications interface as a whole remained the same, but now it corresponds to the visual concept of the iOS 7 operating system. In addition to external changes, functionality has been updated in the applications.

Creative experts about the view of the industry from the inside Despite the active development in the last years of the design in Russia in general and the design of interiors in particular, many still have prejudices about cooperation with professional design bureaus: it seems that this is a very expensive service available only to owners of chic houses with Rococo's Italian furniture.

According to TechChurch , Microsoft may buy the Winamp audio player from AOL, the closure of which became known yesterday . The companies are currently negotiating and have not disclosed details of a possible deal. Also part of the deal could be the streaming service Shoutcast, which, as it became known, AOL also intends to close, and as early as next week. AOL did not disclose the reasons for closing the formerly popular media player.

They served us faithfully Yesterday, November 21, it became known about the end of the development of a musical player under the Winamp brand owned by AOL. The news aroused the nostalgic memories of the computer programs of the 90s and the beginning of zero, about Netscape and Macromedia, resolution of the 800x600 screen and the musical design of Windows 95.

Interfaces of the famous company This year, Tumblr underwent a lot of changes - the service acquired Yahoo!, Consistent for $ 1 billion. The purchase caused a lot of disputes among analysts and among ordinary users, however, judging by the latest news , it was beneficial from a financial point of view. Yesterday, a popular social network introduced the redesign of its mobile version with an animated menu.

The Telltale Games studio may be developing a game project in the Game of Thrones universe, writes the gaming publication IGN, citing simultaneously several of its own sources. The publication's report notes that sources did not specify which version of Game of Thrones - the HBO television series or the first book in the A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R.R. Martin - could be used to develop the project.

Yandex.Money has launched the ability to transfer money directly in emails. Any owner of Yandex.Mail and a Yandex.Money wallet can send such a message. Anyone can receive a translation, regardless of the domain in which their email is located. According to the developers, expanding the capabilities of email is a natural and expected step. The “Money Letter” itself is sent as simply as a regular one.

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In the new “Like of the Day” section, Look At Me selects the most popular find on the Internet for the day and talks in detail about the “like-intensive” site, meme, picture, video or service. On November 22, musician Pharrell Williams released "the world's first 24-hour music video." The video for the song Happy also contains interactive elements. Its original version, available only on the clip's website , suggests that the viewer will be able to switch between several channels.

Twitter may prepare an updated design of the desktop version of the service. This was written by TechCrunch, citing the founder of the Czech startup Reservio Boris Bošiak, which is part of the closed group of testers of the new interface. A possible new Twitter interface design does not imply radical changes. However, the view of each element of the page layout will be updated, and the interface will receive a more “flat” and light design.

Google devoted his next Dudl to the cult science fiction series BBC “Doctor Who”, who will turn 50 tomorrow. The main page of the search engine offers to play an eight -bit game based on a popular television series. The online game about the doctor was called Whodle and became the largest interactive dud in the history of Google. Work on it was conducted at least four months. The game offers to take control for one of the eleven doctors to collect the word Google in different eras.