According to a report from JPMorgan Chase analysts, it currently costs a bit over 4000 dollars to make one bitcoin. This would be fine, if not for the fact that, after being made, such bitcoin is only worth 3800 dollars – not the best deal out there. At the moment it is only worth mining bitcoins in countries that have special deals with electric power distributors, e.g. China. It also turns out that the bitcoin’s exchange rate is falling; this happens, though, and should probably not be a cause of ...
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Leaked render of Samsung Galaxy Sport smartwatch
Thanks, 91mobiles, for yet another leak. This time the venerable website has given us a look at the upcoming Galaxy Sport smartwatch by Samsung. So, what do we see when we look at Samsung’s first sports watch since 2017?– round watch face, chrome, with two physical buttons. It is unknown if there are any more buttons on the other side, likely not,– rubber strap,– lack of Samsung’s usual rotating bezel. This would be a significant departure from Samsung’s usual style of smartwatches.Aaaand that is it. We do not know Galaxy Sport’s specs, but since it ...
LG G8 and V50 ThinQ might be unveiled on February 24
Turns out that LG will have its own Mobile World Congress 2019 show. Event will take place on February 24, 18:30 GMT. Rumour is that the company will use it to show off both V50 ThinQ and G8 smartphones. LG V50 is special mostly because it will be LG’s first smartphone to support 5G connectivity. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Apple plays along with Russian demands. Company will keep its servers in Russia
Ever since 2014 Russia tried to make Apple to host its data servers in Russian territory. Now it turns out that the Reds have managed to accomplish this goal; Apple will move some of its servers onto Russian soil. In accordance to Russian law, the government there will have full access to the data kept in these servers: names, addresses, phone and e-mail contacts etc. It is unknown if iCloud data will also be accessible to them. Apple will have to keep every bit of data gathered for six months before removing it.In other words, American corporation and Russian government are now working ...
Lenovo is working on a new tablet
This new model, one Tab V7, will be a rather atypical one. As shown on the render above, the 7′ display makes it closer to a large smartphone than a regular tablet. Its proportions will probably also be different than the regular 16;9; another difference. What is more is that very few tablets currently available on the market have rounded corners like the Tab V7 will. As for its specs, all we know is that it will come with 4 GB RAM, 32 or 64 GB ROM, camera, selfie shooter and Android 9 Pie OS. The Tab V7 will NOT have fingerprint scanner, though. Oh well.Currently there is no ...
Groundhog Day: Like Father Like Son, or the classic movie gets a VR game sequel
The game, which is supposed to be an adventure story played via virtual reality goggles, will tell the story of a son of the original movie’s Murray character. Young man has gotten himself into a time loop and, just like his old man, has to figure out the value of friendship and family in order to get out. Groundhog Day: LFTS will hit the stores by the end of this year. Game’s trailer can be watched here. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Wi-Fi 6 and reverse charging for Galaxy S10
Samsung Galaxy S10 will be officially presented during the Samsung Unpacked conference on February 20th: all that we have to go on info-wise until that time is gossip and leaks such as today one. According to a leaked FCC certification, Galaxy S10 will come out in three variants: SM-G970U, SM-G973U and SM-G975U. These devices will all support both Wi-Fi 6 Internet connection as well as reverse charging. That is all. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Turns out 29 camera apps in Google Play Store were stealing our pictures
29 beauty camera apps available on Google Play Store have been discovered by Trend Micro security firm to contain to contain malicious malware that steals user’s photos. Some of them would screen advertisement for porn sites, while others would direct us to phishing websites. Stolen pictures were uploaded to a private server. The infected apps have been taken off the store by Google, but not after being downloaded supposedly millions of times already.Whoopsies. Moral of the story? Stay ugly in real as well as in your ...
Sprint Galaxy Note 9 gets an Android 9 Pie update now
Update is currently rolling in Over-The-Air. Firmware version N960USQU1CSAA weights 1.9GB and offers a large number of interface, Samsung keyboard and other changes. Those who own unlocked Galaxy Note 9 units in Sprint will have to wait a bit longer; probably a few weeks. Tweet Vote on HN ...
YouTube considers removing thumbs down
It is in YouTube’s interest that the videos uploaded in it are popular. What makes videos less popular? Negative notes, largely. That is why, though of course no one will admit it officially, YT plans on removing thumbs down in an unforseen future. Google also has other, similiar ideas: remove the thumb down by default but leave option of seeing it, leave the thumbs down but hiding the counter (useless) and others.What do you think? Majority of the Internet seems to believe that this would be simply a cheap way to make YouTube’s life easier at the expense of viewer’s ...