India Seeks to Solve Telemarketing Spam Problem with Use of Blockchain Technology
May 31, 2018 07:20 am UTC| Technology
Its estimated that there are over 30 billion commercial messages received by subscribers from telemarketers monthly, most of which are unsolicited. With this, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is considering...
NBA Adds 'Portals' to AR App, Bringing Fans to Actual Game Venues
May 31, 2018 06:52 am UTC| Technology
The National Basketball Association is taking advantage of augmented reality (AR) technology to virtually bring fans to the actual venue of a basketball game. Shortly before the highly anticipated NBA Finals 2018,...
Tesla Model 3 Earns Consumer Reports Recommendation with First-of-Its-Kind OTA Update
May 31, 2018 06:05 am UTC| Technology
Respected product reviews publication Consumer Reports finally gave its sought-after recommendation to the Tesla Model 3 after the company delivered its promise of fixing various issues with the electric sedan through an...
Average ICO Investments Gain 82 Percent Returns, Report Says
May 31, 2018 04:30 am UTC| Technology
The Boston College Carroll School of Management released a report on May 20 detailing how initial coin offering (ICO) investors are seeing large returns with their capitals. To be precise, the 54-page paper saw a...
Ethereum Classic Upgrade Removes Scaling Difficulty from Original Code
May 31, 2018 03:22 am UTC| Technology
The new upgrade for the Ethereum Classic (ETC) has now been successfully implemented. The improvement will make sure that mining will maintain its relative practicality in the future, Cointelegraph reported. The fork,...
Swiss Company to Lower Crypto-Mining Energy Costs by Renting Out Unused Swiss Alps Buildings
May 31, 2018 02:01 am UTC| Technology
A Swiss company believes it has found a way to kill two birds with one stone. The birds would be the massive energy consumption of crypto-mining and the utilization of the dilapidated buildings scattered across the...
HP Basically Developed an AC Unit for the Ears with New Headsets
May 31, 2018 00:34 am UTC| Technology
HP recently revealed a new pair of headsets for gamers that come with a particularly interesting feature. While wearing the device, it keeps the ears of wearers cool through thermoelectrics, which basically conducts heat...
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