LG advertised its new LG G Flex smartphone with a video of a man talking using his own hand, which contains the caller's mouth and beard. reports Mashable . Update from March 7, 2:20 pm: LG has removed the video that caused a negative reaction from its YouTube channel without explaining the reason. \ \ However, it has been preserved in other sources. In the commercial, published on YouTube on March 4, two young people sit at a cafe table, celebrating the birthday of one of them.

The story of the legendary hacker group w00w00, whose members created Napster and WhatsApp In February 2014, the social network Facebook bought the WhatsApp messenger for an unprecedented $16 billion. The media, analyzing the rich biography of the founders of the mobile application, briefly mentioned one of the episodes in the life of Jan Koum: participation in the legendary hacker group w00w00. TJournal decided to remember how w00w00 went down in history.

Satoshi Nakamoto, long considered a pseudonym for the creator of Bitcoin (or the group of people behind him), turned out to be a real 64-year-old man living in the United States. magazine reports this Newsweek . Satoshi Nakamoto, creator of Bitcoin Satoshi Nakamoto, the mysterious creator of the Bitcoin cryptocurrency, turned out to be a real person.

Azoi has created a case for iPhones called Wello that can measure all basic health indicators, including blood pressure, blood oxygen levels and body temperature. reports this Gigaom . iPhone cases capable of measuring various medical parameters have been on the market for several years, but Azoi decided to offer the most comprehensive solution among all competitors. We've actually put the health monitoring equipment used in healthcare settings into a very convenient and affordable mobile case.

Stars and ordinary Twitter users parodied the British Prime Minister’s “telephone” selfie Having seen British Prime Minister David Cameron's tweet about a telephone conversation with Barack Obama, users—including very popular ones—began to post their own parodies, claiming that they, too, “joined” the negotiations. On the night of March 6, Moscow time, British Prime Minister David Cameron spoke in his microblog about a telephone conversation with Barack Obama.

Having learned the home address of Satoshi Nakamoto, who is considered the creator of Bitcoin, American journalists surrounded his house in search of an interview. Nakamoto left his home in a car and became the victim of a chase, the details of which were broadcast live on Twitter. On March 6, Newsweek magazine published detailed material about the creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto.

Online photography store Getty Images has launched a program to distribute free images. This was reported by TechCrunch . Getty's innovation will allow users to generate a special embed code for photos and insert it into their blog or website. Approximately 40 million images from the 150 million stock photo collection will be distributed free of charge. Using the embed code will be free for the user, but only if he takes the photo for non-commercial purposes.

In the future, WhatsApp may allow brands to send promotional messages to users with their consent. This was reported by sources interviewed by Forbes . WhatsApp co-founder and CEO Jan Koum Although WhatsApp is currently making virtually no money, the company has some thoughts on further monetization. Forbes magazine reports, citing its sources, that the messenger may allow brands to send advertising messages with the consent of users. WhatsApp could end up making Zuckerberg a ton of money.

HTC managed to find a man who agreed to give its CEO Peter Chow a free ride, who was late for the Mobile World Congress exhibition. This was reported on the HTC blog . The story began on February 24, the first day of the Mobile World Congress international exhibition in Barcelona. HTC CEO Peter Chow was in a hurry to get to a performance for which he had flown 12,000 kilometers by plane, and called for a taxi, which he planned to take in 10 minutes, but got stuck in traffic.

Samsung has patented technology to create a virtual keyboard for its smart glasses, a potential competitor to Google Glass. This is reported by Digital Trends . To create a virtual keyboard for smart glasses, Samsung proposed using augmented reality technology. According to company experts, voice control is difficult in noisy places and violates user privacy, and any projector has several disadvantages, one of which is high cost.

Oscar Mayer has developed a device that attaches to the iPhone and can be used as an alarm clock that emits the smell of frying bacon. reports Mashable . The Wake Up & Smell the Bacon app, developed by Oscar Mayer, syncs with a special device connected to your smartphone via the headphone jack and emits the pleasant sound and smell of frying bacon. The creators of the application are convinced that it can work as a full-fledged alarm clock.

On March 3, MIT students Travis Rich and Kevin Hu launched a portal that uses user voting to determine the emotions evoked by GIF animations. reports this Buzzfeed . A site called GIFGIF does not require registration and immediately offers you to start evaluating pictures. In its format, it is reminiscent of the Facemash project, invented by Mark Zuckerberg in October 2003 to determine the most attractive Harvard student by repeatedly comparing a random pair of photos.

The experimental service AirPnP works on the principle of the popular accommodation booking service AirBnB, but instead of temporary housing it helps you find a convenient toilet. AirPnP launched with the slogan “we take care of toilet logistics so you don’t have to.” On the project website you can use one of two sections: for users who want to rent out their toilet, and for those who need it. You can pay for using someone else's restroom through an app or in cash.

An anonymous Twitter clone called Yik Yak , created to spread rumors in crowded places, has caused a series of scandals in US schools. reports this Business Insider . On March 5, students at a school in the coastal town of Marblehead, Massachusetts, were evacuated from the building during class due to threats posted on the popular Yik Yak app. Local police contacted the Mobile, Alabama, department for advice.

The founder of Lurkomorye about Internet regulation in Russia, the crisis of journalism and life in Israel Every week TJournal invites interesting Internet personalities to visit us. This time we talked with Dmitry Khomak, founder and publisher of Lurkomorya, about Internet restrictions in Russia, gaming journalism and life in the “land of startups” - Israel. You actively oppose all Internet-related laws that are adopted in Russia.