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Weekly Platform News: WebAPK Limited to Chrome, Discernible Focus Rectangles, Modal Window API
25.10.2019
In this week's roundup: "Add to home screen" has different meanings in Android, Chrome and Edge add some pop to focus rectangles on form inputs, and how third-party sites may be coming to a modal near you.
Let's get into the news.
WebAPKs are not available to Firefox on Android
On Android, both...
Lightning Network User Confused By Protocol: Lost 30,000 USD
24.10.2019
The Lightning Network has long been touted by its proponents as a speedy, low-cost solution to Bitcoin’s scaling issues. A series of security scares and UX issues have called that vision into question however. The latest LN slip-up saw a user lose 4 BTC in one fell swoop. Also read: Hidden...
Erol User, Chairman and co-founder of BlockchainArmy Delivers an Inspiring Speech at Innowave Summit 2019
23.10.2019
Innowave Summit is one the top high-tech conference in Southeast Europe with a significant emphasizes on the Digitalization of public sectors and business. It focuses on Innovations in Sales, Marketing, E-Commerce, and various other sectors. Innowave Summit 2019 was organized with the help...
Making Tables Responsive With Minimal CSS
17.10.2019
Here’s a fabulous CSS trick from Bradley Taunt in which he shows how to make tables work on mobile with just a little bit of extra code. He styles each table row into a card that looks something like this:
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Responsive Tables #2.5: Flexbox by Bradley Taunt (@bradleytaunt)
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The `hidden` Attribute is Visibly Weak
16.10.2019
There is an HTML attribute that does exactly what you think it should do:
<div>I'm visible</div>
<div hidden>I'm hidden</div>
It even has great browser support. Is it useful? Uhm. Maybe. Not really.
Adam Laki likes the semantics of it:
If we use the hidden...
Scrape the Web with scrapestack (Sponsored)
14.10.2019
I first grew to love Firefox not as a web developer but as user, and what drew me to this amazing new browser was its add-on ecosystem. The add-on I used the most? Web scrapers. Piracy had just hit mainstream and I also need imagery and documentation to create my first websites. Scrapers were...
Images Are Not Static Content
10.10.2019
We constantly hear about the importance of keeping websites lean and fast. A fast-loading website makes users more satisfied, and satisfied users spend more time and money on your website. However, website optimization is a complex task, as there is not one silver bullet to fix all of the issues...
Study: DApp Transaction Volumes, User Base Slump In Q3 2019
7.10.2019
DApp transaction volume and user activity have slumped in the third quarter of 2019, per Dapp.com
Erol User, Chairman and Co-founder of BlockchainArmy Speaks Exclusively to CryptoNewsZ
4.10.2019
Today at CryptoNewsZ, we are joined by the eminent Mr. Erol User, Chairman and Co-founder of BlockchainArmy, President and CEO of User Corporation. A TOYP (The Ten Outstanding Young Persons Awards program) awardee in 1988, he is credited for bringing the Turkish and Greek Prime Ministers together...
Weekly Platform News: Tracking via Web Storage, First Input Delay, Navigating by Headings
4.10.2019
In this week's roundup, Safari takes on cross-site tracking, the delay between load and user interaction is greater on mobile, and a new survey says headings are a popular way for screen readers to navigate a webpage.
Let's get into the news.
Safari’s tracking prevention limits web storage
Some...
Get Total Address Information with Geocode API (Sponsored)
4.10.2019
Getting address information is vitally important. Whether shipping a package, tailoring a user experience to location, or using that data to help localize language on a website, getting location information wrong can lose a sale or brake feature. Let’s take a look at an API I recently found...
Hackerone User Reveals Critical Bug Through MakerDAO Bounty Program
3.10.2019
Critical MakerDAO bug could have allowed an attacker to steal all of the collateral stored in the MCD system
Blockchain Consulting Company BlockchainArmy’s Co-founder Erol User Delivers Keynote Speech at UNSPED Annual Meeting
1.10.2019
International venture and capital advisory firm BlockchainArmy, has recently participated in the UNSPED Annual Meeting. The Chairman & Co-founder of BlockchainArmy, Erol User, graced the event with a keynote speech. He opened up about various burning questions and wonderful insights on...
This AI Platform Identifies Privacy Threats in Social Networks and Messengers
1.10.2019
Preserving your online privacy has become almost a lost cause these days. Thankfully, some entrepreneurial minds have taken it upon themselves to help web users stay informed of privacy risks and take action to thwart attempts to access their personal data. Guard is a platform which is doing...
South Korean Court: Exchange Must Cover User’s Stolen Cryptocurrency
27.9.2019
A district court in Seoul has ruled that cryptocurrency exchange CoinOne must partially cover an investor’s hacked funds
Kraken is Working on ‘Major Change’ in User Experience - Dan Held
24.9.2019
Dan Held. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube / Dan Held
Improving user experience is one of the main focus areas at Kraken this year and the popular, U.S.-headquartered cryptocurrency exchange plans “major change” in the next 2-6 months, Dan Held, Director of Business Development of the company...
Get Geographic Information from an IP Address for Free
24.9.2019
Say you need to know what country someone visiting your website is from, because you have an internationalized site and display different things based on that country. You could ask the user. You might want to have that functionality anyway to make sure your visitors have control, but surely they...
Two Browsers Walked Into a Scrollbar
18.9.2019
Surprise: scrollbars are complicated, especially cross-browser and cross-platform.
Sometimes they take up space and sometimes they don't. Sometimes that is affected by a setting and sometimes it isn't. Sometimes you can see them and sometimes you can't unless you're actually scrolling. Styling...
InnfiRAT Malware Searches for Cryptocurrency Information in PC and Steals User’s Personal Information
14.9.2019
A new malware, InnfiRAT have recently been discovered where it searches for cryptocurrency information and browser cookie information. Scientists have detected a remote access Trojan described as InnfiRAT, which is equipped for digital spying and data disappearance. Precisely, InnfiRAT...
Binance.US User Account Registration Begins on September 18th
12.9.2019
Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange will start user account applications for its new US-based branch on Wednesday, September 18 at 08:00 according to Easter Time. The application processing for participating traders will be started early to facilitate the live launch of trading....