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понедельник, 15 июля 2013 г.

Ukrainians in the IT technology

In late June, appeared on the Android Market application for VoIP-telephony - Droid Translator. Its creator - 35-year-old resident of Kiev, Alexander Konovalov, in May of this year, founded the company with the ambitious title tiw innovations (tiw stands for Technology Improves the World - the world of technology improves). The new application - similar already popular Skype and Viber. But, unlike them, the invention of a Ukrainian can automatically translate voice and text messages to a person on any of 14 popular languages.
For two weeks the app downloaded nearly 10,000 times. The entrepreneur expects that by September the number of downloads will increase to 100,000. For comparison - the number of downloads via Skype Ukrainian Android Market has reached 1.22 million, Viber - 1,78 million
According to Konovalov, Droid Translator - the world's first VoIP-service with automatic interpretation. "In Skype is a function of interpretation, but it works as a conference call with a live interpreter and costs $ 3 per minute," - says the founder of the service.
The beta version of its application is free, and the translation is carried out almost instantaneously (in Skype live interpretation of each phrase can take up to 45 seconds). In the future, the company will upgrade the translation system and will add 12 more languages, Konovalov plans to charge for downloading the application of $ 5. In addition to simultaneous translation, the full version will record conversations and store transcripts of conversations in a separate file.
Creator Droid Translator plans to earn not only on simultaneous translation via its own VoIP-service. He is ready to offer automatic simultaneous translator for the owners of Android-smartphone, which is used for communication Skype. To transfer from a third-party service work, you need to connect your smartphone to a small device smaller than a stick. Designed Konovalov gadget connects to smartphones via micro-USB connector and will only work with devices that support the USB-host. Now businessman adjusts production units in China and plans to start selling in October for $ 15-18 apiece.

About Lviv

Beauty, which won a time
With the dramatic history of the city has little to compare. Today - this is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, the central part of which is the inheritance of UNESCO. City over the centuries built the best architects from all over Europe. But only 60 years ago, when Lvivbecame part of the Soviet Union, Communist ideology hatched Murderous Plans - bulldoze the old part of the city and in its place build a broad modern avenues typical Soviet city with a giant monument to Lenin on the castle hill. Then fate has kept city. How to end earlier. It's really incredible, but despite two world wars that swept the city (the last 100 years, the city seven times passed from hand to hand as a result of war), all the architectural masterpieces have survived the time of the original form. Lviv - a unique blend of East and West cultures. Where is a 10-minute walk you can see excellent examples of Ukrainian, Polish, Armenian, Jewish, German, Austrian and other cultures? Lviv - a hidden gem of Europe, which slowly discovering the world. Even seasoned travelers say viv for them is one of the most unexpected discoveries.

воскресенье, 14 июля 2013 г.

Great news

In Odessa opened IV Odessa International Film Festival. The grand opening was held at the Odessa National Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet.

The red carpet, the length of 80 meters, were stars of Ukrainian and world cinema. Among them: the directors Krzysztof Zanussi and Kira Muratova, actors George Deliev, Boris Barsky, Oleg Shkolnik, Oleg Filimonov, Irina Apeksimova, Gosha Kutsenko, Hope Meyher and the legendary Emir Kusturica.

The official opening ceremony were popular TV personalities Ukrainian Alexei Sukhanov and Masha Efrosinina.

Selected for the international competition strip 11 directors from the U.S., UK, Israel, Georgia, Italy, Poland, Germany, Romania, France, India, Russia and Ukraine. At the national film award claim 4 full-length movie in the section, including the biopic "Parajanov," and 12 short.

Supplier luck

"Supplier luck number 1" - so called Eugene Gapchinskaya fans and all those who have once visited the exhibition, saw a picture or just went to the site of the artist. Because of Gapchinska are so many positive things that can easily get bored cheer up, add a little bit of optimism disappointed and vivacity share with all those who need it. And there, believe me, a lot. Paintings Gapchinska are in private collections and museums around the globe - from the UK, Germany and France to the United States and in Japan. But that's not all. It has long been a brand Gapchinska gives happiness to adults and children through books, booklets, bags, pillows, cases and other pleasant things.

Great news

At the festival, The Best City.UA more than 50 million viewers at the same time declared his love for Ukraine

In Dnepropetrovsk at the festival The Best City.UA more than 50 million viewers at the same time declared his love for Ukraine.

"I love Ukraine!" - Five times chanted at the end of the second day of the festival The Best City.UA more than 50 thousand spectators. In the love of our country have admitted not only Ukrainians, but also the thousands of visitors from more than ten countries.

"Best City - it's good music, drive, reconstruction Cossack battle, master classes Petrikov painting. Four Scenes, 120 performers. Stars of the world level. All this fills with positive emotions to Ukraine.

One of the largest in Europe - Ukrainian Music Festival - The Best City-2013 passes 12, 13, 14 July at the park "Novoselytsia" (12 km from the city of Dnepropetrovsk). July 12 and 13 have already made TNMK, Yelling Vidopliassova, Paul Potts, Guano Apes, Hurts, LUMIERE, Kozak System, Dolphin, B-2, Leningrad, Mummy Troll. Today, July 14, will perform Motor'rolla, Lacuna Coil, Spleen, Enter Shikari and the legend of world music - Scorpions.