Russian developer Alexander Zolotov created a system for encoding sound on paper and reading it using a mobile application. drew attention to Zolotov’s development The Verge . The PhonoPaper system allows you to encode sound in the form of a two-dimensional pattern, which can be applied to paper and subsequently read using a special application.

Author: Alexey Ermolaev The Cliptone app, which allows you to add various sound effects to photos and short videos and share them with friends, has racked up 22,000 downloads on the App Store in just a few days. This was reported by TechCrunch . The new Cliptone application for iOS , with which you can share videos with friends, was able to gain 22 thousand downloads and was ranked 158th in the “social networks” category in the App Store.

Tennis player Federer tried on Google smart glasses and recorded a video with them while playing. Seven-time Wimbledon winner and two-time Olympic medalist Roger Federer visited Google, where he tried on Glass and played tennis in it. Federer's playing partner was Swedish tennis player Stefan Edberg, who also twice became the Wimbledon singles champion.

Member of the Federation Council about the idea and name of the Cheburashka project, satellite Internet, GLONASS and leaving the US wing Every week TJournal invites interesting Internet personalities to visit us. This time we talked with Maxim Kavdzharadze, a member of the Federation Council and the United Russia party, who suddenly became famous on the Runet after his initiative to create a “Russian Internet” project called “Cheburashka”. What is the idea of ​​the Cheburashki project?

Channel One has appointed a separate directorate that will strengthen the channel’s position on the Internet and new media. agency reports this The RBC . Ilya Bulavinov The new direction was headed by the former editor-in-chief of the RIA Novosti website Ilya Bulavinov. His task will be to expand the activity of “First” in environments not related to the channel’s broadcast, said the head of the company’s press service, Larisa Krymova.

A Dutch group of hackers called doulCi has learned how to activate iPhones locked using the Activation Lock function using fake iCloud servers. This is reported by Cult of Mac . By connecting a locked smartphone to a computer and using the instructions on the doulCi team website , the device can be “deceived” by activating it using third-party servers.

French musician Woodkid (real name Yoann Lemoine) drew the attention of his Twitter followers to Shakira's new video: judging by the screenshots taken by one of the fans, she borrowed the direction and several characteristic shots from his 2011 video. On May 22, Shakira released a new video for the song “La La La”, addressed to fans of the World Cup, which will be held this summer in Brazil.

One of the key advantages when shooting with Google Glass is the ability to shoot “from the first person”, as if through the eyes of a participant in the events. And just as smartphones have revolutionized mobile photography, taking pictures with Glass and similar devices can take photography to the next level. This is confirmed by a selection of unusual photographs published by Business Insider . 1. When taking pictures with Glass, you don't need to hold the camera in your hands.

The US intelligence agency needs more cybercrime experts, but cannot hire marijuana smokers, FBI Director James Comey said. This is reported by The Wall Street Journal . James Comey If the agency wants to continue to effectively fight hackers, it may have to reconsider its approach to hiring information security specialists, FBI Director James Comey said.

The Secret application, which allows you to anonymously share secrets with friends, has become available to users around the world. On May 22, the application appeared in the Russian versions of the App Store and Google Play online stores. This is the first time Secret has had a version for Android. Previously, the application only worked on iOS. Most of the features in both apps are identical.

Facebook mobile applications will integrate the function of automatic recognition of music and TV programs. A message about this appeared on the official blog of the social network on May 21. The function of recognizing sounds (songs or TV series and shows) can be used when publishing recordings on a social network. \ \ A corresponding button to enable or disable audio identification will appear in the upper right corner of the emoji selection window.

LG has unveiled a case for its new flagship G3 that dedicates a small area of ​​the screen to control various functions. She announced this on her official website . To stir up interest in the presentation of the smartphone, LG began to talk about its functions ahead of schedule, introducing an official case with a round hole called QuickCircle.

The smile, which became a meme in Russia thanks to Lenta.ru, began to gain momentum in the West Two months after Lenta.ru made the “¯\_(ツ)_/¯” emoticon a popular meme in Russia, it began to gain momentum again - but this time on foreign social networks. TJournal recalls how the history of the emoticon developed, which in the West was nicknamed “shruggie” - “Pozhimalkin”.

A beta version of the Russian Internet search engine Sputnik has become available online. The site, located at sputnik.ru , began operation on May 22. The appearance of the search engine's main page resembles the Yandex interface. Above the search bar there is a weather forecast block, a block with a TV program, as well as top news that can be sorted by headings (“In Russia”, “Worldwide”, “Progress”, “Sports” or “Auto”).

The vice president of Rostelecom spoke about the future development of the Sputnik search engine Author: Egor Lapshov Vice President of Rostelecom Alexey Basov presented the beta version of the new Russian search engine as part of the start of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. TJournal correspondent Egor Lapshov attended the event. Alexey began the press conference by talking about the history of Sputnik.