April 16, 2014. 177,000 mobile phones and smartphones and 36,000 tablet computers were sold in Yekaterinburg in the first quarter of 2014, this was, respectively, 4% and 43% more than a year earlier. On average, the price of a smartphone rose by 3% and came to 6,500 RUR, while the median price of a tablet computer dropped by 21% down to 10,000 RUR, Evroset says. The mobile phone and smartphone market increased by 4% in the first quarter of 2014 in quantitative terms and by 7% in monetary terms compared with the first quarter of 2013. The number of gadgets sold rose from 170,000 to 177,000,

April 16, 2014. The 14th international arms and military vehicles exhibition called DSA 2014 opened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Uralvagonzavod Scientific & Production Corporation is taking part in the event. ‘The corporation displays the samples of its new products designed by its various member enterprises at the stand, including Terminator, the T90C tanks, the upgraded T72, and BREM-1M made at Nizhniy Tagil-based Uralvagonzavod, TOC-1A made at Omsk-based KBTM, the noiseless 82-mm 2B25 mortar made at Nizhniy Novgorod-based Burevestnik, and some other products. Terminator-2 was presented

April 16, 2014. Experts from Bank Koltso Urala’s processing center designed and launched a free application that allows one to manage one’s finances via iOS supporting devices through App Store. The application is called Telebank and is already available for downloading onto Apple gadgets, including one’s iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, Bank Koltso Urala’s press service says. ‘Koltso Urala’s mobile telebank allows one to manage bank card accounts and cards 24/7 using the familiar menu of a mobile phone. The application provides secured access to one’s accounts; besides, additional protection is

April 16, 2014. More than 273,800 sq m worth of housing was commissioned in Sverdlovsk Region in the first quarter of 2014, which was 2.1 times more than in the first quarter of 2013. According to Sverdlovskstat’s data, 188,700 sq m worth of private houses were put up in the first quarter, which was 1.8 times more than in Q1’13.

April 16, 2014. The industrial production index in Sverdlovsk Region was 11% lower in January-March 2014 than it was in the first quarter of 2013, Sverdlovskstat reports. In March 2014 and February 2014, the industrial production index was, respectively, 11.8% lower and 7.3% higher than in March 2013 and February 2013. The index was 12.2% lower than a year earlier in the mineral resources sector in January-March 2014; the figure was also 28.3% lower and 8.3% higher than in March 2013 and February 2013, respectively. As for the processing industries, the figure was 11.5% lower in the first