Samsung has promised to release a smartphone with a 64-bit processor, the head of the company's mobile division, Shin Jong-kyun, told The Korea Times . Samsung's statement came two days after the announcement of the iPhone 5s, the first smartphone with a 64-bit processor on the market.

Denis Kryuchkov bought a stake in his Thematic Media company from Mail.Ru Group, which, in particular, includes Habrahabr. He reported this to the Roem.ru. publication According to Kryuchkov, the deal was completed at the end of August. He did not disclose the amount, but indicated that Yandex gave him the money to buy the share. Yandex explained the issuance of the loan by the desire to contribute to the development of the industry as a whole.

Microblogging service Twitter has filed documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of its shares. The company announced this on its microblog . A subtle change of sign on the Twitter headquarters building in San Francisco, which occurred two days ago , preceded big changes in the company: the microblogging service will soon begin trading its shares on the stock exchange. We’ve confidentially submitted an S-1 to the SEC for a planned IPO.

To celebrate the character's 75th anniversary, the Royal Canadian Mint has released collectible coins featuring Superman. Canada will celebrate the anniversary of the most iconic superhero of all time in a big way: The Royal Canadian Mint has announced the release of seven special coins in honor of Superman's 75th birthday. You can purchase them for 29.75 - 750 Canadian dollars.

Microsoft is working on a competitor to Siri and Google Now, the release of which is expected in the next version of the mobile OS Windows Phone 8.1. The voice assistant is called Cortana after the character with artificial intelligence from the game Halo, reports ZDNet . Windows Phone already has voice commands that allow you to control calls, send messages, search the Internet and launch applications.

Apple explained how the Touch ID fingerprint scanner built into the iPhone 5s works. A statement from a company representative is quoted by the Wall Street Journal . According to Apple, the new iPhone 5s does not store an image of the user's fingerprints in its memory. During the first scan, the device encrypts the resulting papillary pattern.

How the corporation predicted modern Internet services 13 years ago: retro review TJournal In 2000 there was no Facebook, no Twitter, and most of Google's modern products. But there was Microsoft - a monstrous corporation that seemed to enslave the whole world. What the company dreamed of in 2000, says Bloomberg . 13 years ago, Microsoft, which had just been headed by Steve Ballmer, held a series of meetings with journalists.

A Coca-Cola campaign in Romania allowed users to participate in TV commercials. To do this, it was enough to write a tweet with the appropriate hashtag, writes the PSFK portal . A video was shot for the Coca-Cola representative office, which was shown on national television. Simultaneously with the video, viewers could see real tweets with the hashtag #LetsEatTogether at the bottom of the screen.

Arguments against the smartphone-designer Phonebloks The video that appeared the other day about the Phonebloks smartphone designer was liked by ordinary users - there were an order of magnitude less negative reviews about it than enthusiastic exclamations. TJournal decided to take a closer look at the criticism. For now, Phonebloks is just a smartphone concept , where each module, be it Wi-Fi, camera or battery, is a separate unit.

A search on VKontakte for several hours did not find audio recordings at the request [stas mikhailov]. Most likely, this was how VKontakte representatives demonstrated a tool for blocking illegal content at a meeting in St. Petersburg. At approximately 17:40, the VKontakte search for audio recordings stopped finding songs on request [Stas Mikhailov]. However, for other requests, Stas Mikhailov’s songs remained available.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said at TechCrunch Disrupt that the US government has done a poor job of balancing counter-terrorism and human rights. This was reported by The Verge . During an interview at the TechCrunch Disrupt technology conference in San Francisco, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg commented on the latest news related to the depth of surveillance by the US National Security Agency of users of social networks and mobile phones . Frankly, I think the government screwed up.

How Apple forces media to play by its rules Immediately after the presentation of the new iPhones, Forbes noticed that several publications published articles with identical headlines. TJournal editor-in-chief Nikita Likhachev discusses how Apple conveys its ideology to the final audience in the form in which they sounded at the presentation.

The event, called Internet Cat Video Festival, will take place on the evening of September 12 as part of the Culture TECH digital technology, music and media festival. During the ICVF, visitors will be shown the best videos from the Internet featuring cats, reports the BBC . Internet Cat Video Festival will be held in Londonderry in Northern Ireland. The video will be projected directly onto the walls of houses in the central part of the city.