The Chinese procurement center forbade state institutions to buy new computers with a pre -installed Windows 8 operating system. This is reported by Reuters with reference to the Xinhua agency. The ban was taken out to ensure the information security of computers on Windows XP. How - not reported. The Chinese information center clarifies that the ban applies only to state -owned companies. In the market, computers with Windows 8 will be available for purchase.

A week ago, Mia was distinguished by the fact that she spoke at the Late Night show with drones and 3D printers. Now the singer transferred bright actions from the stage to the street and made a clip out of this. DOUBLE TROBLE DOUBLE BUBLE TRANSLATION TOMENTS Talks about the possibility of creating a real weapon on a 3D printer . In the future, the video is overwhelmed with Tverkok, Trape, Smoke and Selfie. The final seconds are a spectacular collage of flickering GIF.

The American comic book of Bluewater Productions is preparing to release a comic, the main character of which will be the former HSA contractor and CIA Edward Snowden. It is reported by Business Insider with reference to the statement of the publishing house . Comics Beyond: Edward Snowden should tell about the personal causes of Snowden, because of which he decided to disclose the secret data of the US intelligence organizations.

Surprisingly beautiful and useful garage Look at Me has repeatedly wrote about the benefits of concepts and how to solve non -existent problems helps to move forward technology and entire industry. In the weekly section "Concept of the Week", we analyze one promising idea of ​​a designer and inventor.

Google has launched an official account on the social network Instagram, TechCrunch reports . At the time of publication of the note, more than 22 thousand people had subscribed to it. At the same time, the official representation was signed up for the accounts of YouTube, Google Glass and Google Maps. And only one entry was published on the profile - a video announcing a doodle for the 40th anniversary of the invention of the Rubik's cube.

The artist Lauren Wade imagined how girls would look from classic paintings on the covers of modern glossy magazines. To do this, she had to use Photoshop to give the magnificent figures a “model” look. The work was presented on TakePart , reports Sploid . In the description of images, Lauren Wade recalls the times when artists appreciated the natural beauty of the weaker sex.

The International Payment System (MPS) Visa is considering the possibility of abandoning its work in Russia. This was reported by Bloomberg , citing a statement by VISA CEO Charlie Scharf, which he made on a conference in Boston. According to the general director, the requirements of the Russian authorities “go beyond” what the company is ready to do for work in Russia.

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Twitter is considering buying music service SoundCloud. The publication Re/code became aware of this. The terms of the deal remain unknown. However, the takeover of a German company could become the most expensive in Twitter history. Last year, the microblogging service paid a record amount ($300 million) for mobile advertising company MoPub. At the same time, the cost of SoundCloud, according to recent estimates, was $700 million. SoundCloud is the leader among music distribution platforms.

Marvel Studios has published the second trailer for the comic book film Guardians Of The Galaxy by James Gunn. The film adaptation of the comic book of the same name will tell about a group of criminals who unite to resolve intergalactic conflicts. The team will include a pilot from Earth, one of the most dangerous warriors in the galaxy, a raccoon - a weapons specialist and a humanoid tree.

Yandex announced a radical update of its cartographic application for iOS 7. This was reported in the official community of the company on the VKontakte network . In addition to the interface designed by iOS 7, the application received updated places of places (“visual” presentation of information, “digital rating” of the place), the ability to download offline cards in the background and put this pause.

American social media users criticized the new mascot of the McDonald's fast food chain, reports Bloomberg . Say hello to our newest friend, Happy! http://t.co/CuR3hU8Chj #HappyMeal pic.twitter.com/xgluLaHfcY — McDonald's (@McDonalds) May 19, 2014 On May 19, the company introduced a character named Happy on its corporate Twitter and Facebook accounts. He looks like a living Happy Meal box with a huge mouth.

Japanese designer and video director Daito Manabe staged a dance using drones together with the choreographic group Eleven Play. Manabe and Eleven Play regularly create joint performances. For example, their penultimate work was a number for the SonarSound Tokyo festival. Then the main element of the dance became illuminated cubes and costumes on which a video installation was projected. Daito Manabe is a Japanese designer, director and music video director.

The twenty -year -old designer Brai Kobayashi introduced the concept of the global redesign iTunes. “ITunes is one of the most significant applications in OS X,” Kobayashi notes. “While for many years, updates have improved its functionality, the overall experience in the program has not actually changed.” Based on this conclusion, the designer presented his vision of the redesign. The interface of the new iTunes Kobayashi was back from iOS 7.

The Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev gave an interview to Bloomberg , in which, among other things, he commented on the resignation of the former general director of VKontakte Pavel Durov and the statement of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin that the Internet is a draft CIA. The transcript of the conversation with the Bloomberg journalist is given on the website of the head of government .