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First Impressions: The OnePlus 7 Pro doesn’t hold back

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by on May 14, 2019 at 4:22 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider


The OnePlus 7 is here. It starts at $669 in the US, goes on sale May 17, and it might just be the phone that brings OnePlus to the mainstream. I’ve only been able to play around with the phone for a few days, so don’t consider this a full review, but the OnePlus 7 Pro feels like the company has finally stopped holding back. OnePlus’ mantra has always been ‘Never Settle,’ but despite how good its previous phones have been, it’s always seemed like the company has been compromising just a little bit to achieve its near-midrange pricing. It…

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First Impressions: The OnePlus 7 Pro doesn’t hold back

May14
by on May 14, 2019 at 4:22 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider


The OnePlus 7 is here. It starts at $669 in the US, goes on sale May 17, and it might just be the phone that brings OnePlus to the mainstream. I’ve only been able to play around with the phone for a few days, so don’t consider this a full review, but the OnePlus 7 Pro feels like the company has finally stopped holding back. OnePlus’ mantra has always been ‘Never Settle,’ but despite how good its previous phones have been, it’s always seemed like the company has been compromising just a little bit to achieve its near-midrange pricing. It…

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This site generates batshit crazy blockchain use-cases that are stupidly real

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by on May 14, 2019 at 3:43 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


The blockchain space has struggled with a lack of legitimate use-cases — but a new site solves that problem by generating revolutionary projects on demand. Thanks to marketeer Tamas Torok, cryptocurrency entrepreneurs can simply click a button to receive “inspired” applications of distributed ledger technology like the one below. “I thought it would be great to create an app that generates funny crypto project names with a bullshit indicator of 100 percent,” he said. “As an investor, I used to go through these projects to find some promising ones,” Torok told Hard Fork. “After a while, it was pretty obvious how to…

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This tool lets you check if a website is blocked in China

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by on May 14, 2019 at 3:19 pm
Posted In: Around the Web


China‘s Great Firewall just got higher as Wikipedia has been added to Beijing’s no-no list. The government hasn’t explained why it’s blocking the free online encyclopedia, but frankly it’s not surprising. Shutting down a platform that has endless information makes sense if the mere presence of Winnie the Pooh was too much for President Xi Jinping and his crew to handle. But what other websites are currently blocked? Well, that’s where Comparitech’s tool comes in. You can use it to see whether a certain domain has been blocked in China, and in which areas of the country it’s currently unavailable.…

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Coinbase doubles down on expansion, now available in 103 countries

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by on May 14, 2019 at 3:10 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has just announced that it now offers trading in over 100 countries, after adding support for a further 50 countries. It’s also doubling down on its stablecoin, making it available in 85 countries. In an announcement published earlier today, Coinbase revealed that crypto-to-crypto trading is now available in 85 countries after expanding global support for its proprietary stablecoin. This expansion goes for both Coinbase and Coinbase Pro. This time last year, Coinbase was available in 32 countries; with today’s news, the cryptocurrency exchange is now available in 103 countries. The 50 new countries are now able to…

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