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Optimizing Image Depth
18.12.2020
Something I learned (or, I guess, re-learned) this year is how important it is to pay close attention to the bit depth of images. Way back in the day, we used to obsessively choose between 2-, 4-, or 8-bit color depth on our GIFs, because when lots of users were using dialup modems to surf the...
Future of Fintech—Saudi Arabia—a Virtual Event Is Back!
18.12.2020
Saudi Arabia has consistently seen a surge in the use of FinTech and related technologies during the global health crisis. There has been a rise in the use of contactless payments, and other forms of digital banking channels. The faster adoption of FinTech has exceeded expectations as part of...
DeFi hype and upcoming mainnet upgrade back Zilliqa’s (ZIL) 69% rally
17.12.2020
New partnerships, network upgrades, and a surge in DeFi activity sent Zilliqa price on a strong month-long rally
Quontic Bank Launches Bitcoin Rewards Checking Account With Debit Card for US Customers
16.12.2020
Quontic Bank is launching a bitcoin rewards checking account with a debit card. Customers can earn 1.5% back in bitcoin on their debit card purchases. “Bitcoin is gaining massive momentum both as a digital currency, an asset class, and as a store of wealth,” the CEO of the bank said....
The Special Edition Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch Is Back on Sale, So Throw Away Your PS5
15.12.2020
Special Edition Animal Crossing Nintendo Switch | $300 | AmazonRead more
Destiny 2’s Latest Quest References A Moment Cut From The First Game
15.12.2020
Destiny 2’s new exotic quest for an old Destiny 1 gun makes reference to an alternate version of one of that game’s main characters only seen in an E3 2013 trailer, breathing a little life back into a story that never made it into the finished game.Read more
Give Users Control: The Media Session API
14.12.2020
Here’s a scenario. You start a banging Kendrick Lamar track in one of your many open browser tabs. You’re loving it, but someone walks into your space and you need to pause it. Which tab is it? Browsers try to help with that a little bit. You can probably mute the entire system audio. But wouldn’t...
Remember the PlayStation 4's Back Button Attachment? Well, It's $20 Now
14.12.2020
PlayStation 4 DualShock 4 Back Button | $20 | AmazonRead more
Saylor Hits Back at Claims MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin Trove Makes It an ETF
13.12.2020
The MicroStrategy CEO took to Twitter to dismiss widespread speculation that his company's recent massive purchases of bitcoin have turned it into an investment firm or de facto ETF
Fox News Report Highlights Bitcoin Cash Proponent’s Modern Day Scavenger Hunt
12.12.2020
The anonymous Bitcoin Cash proponent called, ‘Bitcoin Man,’ has made the news once again, this time in Fresno California. Bitcoin Man was featured on a local Fox News report on December 11 for creating a “modern-day scavenger hunt” with bitcoin cash-loaded stickers hidden...
Cardano Price Pulls Back By 25% in 2 Weeks from the YTD High
11.12.2020
Cardano, a lead stake pool and the third generation modern crypto, is one of the gainers despite the bearish momentum recorded at present. Just because the entire crypto market, including Bitcoin, is also seen nosediving, ADA price has also pulled back after hitting a higher high and marking afresh...
It’s all relative.
10.12.2020
I remember sitting in the back seat of our family’s Subaru station wagon. I was six and this was long before child carseats were a thing. My dad was at the wheel and my mom played 20 Questions with me while we drove to some vacation spot I can’t even remember.
It was my mom’s turn...
Bulls snatch back control as volume spike places Bitcoin price above $18.5K
10.12.2020
A swift recovery from Bitcoin and altcoins are signals that BTC may have bottomed at $17,650
US Lawmakers Tell Mnuchin to Back Off From Potential Crypto Wallet Regs
10.12.2020
Reps. Warren Davidson, Tom Emmer, Ted Budd and Scott Perry urged Steven Mnuchin to rethink his rumored self-hosted wallet regulations in an open letter Wednesday which warned such rules might "crush a nascent industry."
Congresspeople tell Treasury to back off of rumored self-hosted wallet ban
10.12.2020
Congressman Davidson, in particular, sees potential Treasury action as a bad idea for everybody involved
Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time Remake Pushed Back To March 18
8.12.2020
The upcoming Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake won’t be able to make its original January 2021 release window, developer Ubisoft announced today. It will now arrive on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on March 18, 2021.Read more
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit is Finally Back on Sale, So Hit the Gas
7.12.2020
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit (Mario Set) | $100 | AmazonRead more
Back to Bits – Bitcoin OG Says It’s Time to Say Sayonara to Satoshis
7.12.2020
A leading cryptographer, the inventor of hashcash, which is used in the Bitcoin (BTC) mining process, says it is time to call time on satoshis, the units that make up a bitcoin.
With BTC prices soaring sky-high in recent weeks, the CEO of the blockchain technology firm Blockstream, Adam Back,...
Bring Back Colorful Consoles & Controllers
5.12.2020
This week we learn how much it sucks to have Covid-19, yell objection in a “courtroom,” hangout with Kratos in Fortnite, check out Cyberpunk 2077's photo mode, sit on a Pokemon and reminisce about the old days, when consoles came in many colors.Read more
British Politician Nigel Farage Says Bitcoin Is the Ultimate Anti-Lockdown Investment
5.12.2020
British politician and leader of the Brexit Party, Nigel Farage is lauding bitcoin branding it as the ultimate anti-lockdown investment. The controversial politician’s comments are drawn from one edition of his daily ‘Fortune & Freedom’ newsletter whose mission is to help...