Новости за 23.09.2019

Sony today revealed a new feature of its in-development PlayStation console: a power-saving mode which will reduce the amount of energy used in each home. This is apparently an effort to reduce the carbon footprint of the general population of gamers. Jim Ryan, CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, spoke of the new feature in the context of the company’s pledge to a United Nations initiative. In speaking about Sony’s attempts to cut down on the power consumption of its consoles, Ryan gave a little... Читать дальше...

Blockchains like Ethereum‘s are often pitched as self-sovereign money networks that operate independently of states, financial institutions, and corporations — but recent research shows this might not be reality. As it turns out, it’s really centralized cloud services hosting most of the Ethereum network, with 61.6 percent of Ethereum nodes running in the cloud. Uncomfortably, Amazon Web Services (AWS) indirectly operates nearly 25 percent of all Ethereum nodes, reports cloud services provider Chainstack through data shared with Hard Fork. Читать дальше...

Americans can finally get their hands on Samsung’s ever elusive Galaxy Fold this week. Following its South Korean and UK launches earlier this month, the groundbreaking, fragile phone will be available to buy in the US on Friday, September 27. The phone will start at the same $1,980 price that was originally announced way back in February. You can expect the 5G model to tack on an extra few hundred dollars. Samsung’s latest flagship will be available in a locked version from AT&T, or an unlocked... Читать дальше...

During numerous conversations I’ve had with great journalists, publishers, and content professionals, I’ve found on the whole they don’t really like wasting too much time with numbers, let alone spend hours digging through content performance data. Having access to dashboards and reports they can easily understand in just one glance, though? Well, that’s a whole different story. If you too are working with content, you already know how challenging it is to make sense of your readers’ behavior and measure results. Читать дальше...

Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! Isn’t it frustrating when Wi-Fi signal on your device gets weak the moment you step into your bathroom? After all, a strong internet connection is important for your bowel movements. We have the perfect deal to get rid of your Wi-Fi woes. The Netgear Nighthawk AX8 8-Stream WiFi 6 Router is on sale for just $299, down from $399. The company claims the router can handle over 30 devices while providing seamless coverage... Читать дальше...

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Our robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Aristotle used to say: Time to learn some stuff about Bitcoin! Bitcoin Price We closed the day, September 22 2019, at a price of $10,070. That’s a minor 0.46 percent increase in 24 hours, or $46. It was the highest closing price in one day. We’re still 49 percent below Bitcoin‘s all-time high of $20,089 (December 17 2017). Читать дальше...

Over the years, mass manufacturing of phones has made it possible to get a smartphone for as low as $100. However, these models might not be available in every market. That’s why feature phones with internet connectivity are important for these regions, but there are very few options that are available right now. That might change soon. A hands-on video leaked last week suggests Google might be working on an Android version for feature phones. The video shows Google apps such as Maps, Assistant,... Читать дальше...

Just nine months after introducing Stories in Facebook Groups, the social media giant is killing off the feature on September 26, at 9AM Pacific Time. The development was first reported by Matt Navara on Friday, which has since been confirmed by Facebook. The feature — called group stories and available since December last year — allowed a group’s administrators and members to post ephmeral photos and videos that vanish within 24 hours. “We’re sunsetting group stories because we want to make sure... Читать дальше...

Good morning Forkies. It’s that time of the week again when we serve you up a fresh plate of blockchain and cryptocurrency headlines from over the weekend. Let’s see what this week has in store. 1. Long Blockchain Corp. formerly Long Island Tea Corp. – the beverage company that for no real reason decided to pivot to blockchain – is selling its beverage subsidiary leaving it with just its loyalty rewards platform. Authorities have long suspected the company changed its name as part of a plan to increase stock price... Читать дальше...

Facial recognition technology is used across China for everything from identifying criminals to measuring students’ attention in class. Now, it has debuted a system in its subway that lets you use your face as a ticket. A report from South China Morning Post suggests the subway system in the southern city of Shenzhen has started using facial recognition technology to let folks over 60 years of age register themselves for free subway rides. Other cities such as Jinan, Shanghai, Qingdao, Nanjing, and... Читать дальше...

Google has removed two malicious apps with a combined total of over 1.5 million downloads after they were caught serving adware. The apps in question — Sun Pro Beauty Camera and Funny Sweet Beauty Selfie Camera — were also found to have “more advanced functionality than your average adware,” according to researchers at Wandera. Intrusive out-of-app ads are more of an annoyance than a critical threat, but can also cause battery drain and infect devices with malware. The two apps included requests for more permissions than usual... Читать дальше...