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CHEAP: This beefy JBL Link smart speaker is now HALF PRICE OMFG

Apr16
by on April 16, 2019 at 12:20 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! Say hello, everyone, to the JBL Link 500. This is a voice-activated smart speaker with a big sound. Oh, and it’s currently HALF PRICE, meaning you can pick one up for the low, low cost of $199.95. We’re in bargain country now. Before we go on, why would you want a JBL Link 500? Well, it’s rated to deliver a whopping 60W RMS of sound that should be more than enough to fill your living room. While I’ve never used the JBL Link 500 specifically,…

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This location tracking tech could save your life across the EU in 2020

Apr16
by on April 16, 2019 at 11:14 am
Posted In: Around the Web


Advanced Mobile Location (AML) has been one of the biggest technological developments for emergency services around the globe. Once enabled, AML automatically activates the geo-locating capabilities of smartphones all over the world during emergency calls — sending locations to dispatchers that are 4,000 times more accurate than was previously possible. There’s just one problem, only 12 European countries and three others use it — but that’s set to change. The new European Electronics Communication Code will make it mandatory for all EU member states to use handset-derived location in addition to network-based information by December 2020 — ensuring AML deployment…

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Bitcoin scammers foiled by victims who simply hung up on them

Apr16
by on April 16, 2019 at 10:31 am
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Bitcoin fraudsters have actually failed for once! Hawaiian Electric customers have successfully been ignoring a “robocall” scam requesting they pay a Bitcoin amount in exchange for keeping their electricity supply running, hah! According to Hawaiian Electric, of the more than 70 scam calls reported, none of the customers paid out any money – an encouraging sign that customers are simply ignoring the scammers. The flurry of calls took place on Tuesday and Wednesday last week. They were made to individuals and a host of businesses. During the calls, customers were told that their power supply would cease if they didn’t…

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Markets respond to Binance dumping BitcoinSV by dumping even harder

Apr16
by on April 16, 2019 at 10:03 am
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Binance confirmed it will delist controversial cryptocurrency Bitcoin Satoshi Vision (BitcoinSV) less than one day ago, but the move has already inspired other services to follow suit. BitcoinSV’s price suddenly sank more than 7 percent following the announcement, from over $70 to below $65. Overnight, it never stopped dropping. Current trade for BitcoinSV holds a touch over $56, a decline of more than 20 percent in the past 24 hours. Binance (one of the most popular cryptocurrency exchanges in the world) will cease BitcoinSV trade and remove all markets on April 22, citing a failure to adhere to its “high level…

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India asks Google and Apple to ban TikTok — because ‘porn’

Apr16
by on April 16, 2019 at 9:02 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, India


A few weeks after an Indian High Court asked the country’s government to ban TikTok, the authorities have asked Apple and Google to remove the app from their stores. The high court had accused the 15-second video making app of allegedly ‘encouraging pornography.’ The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology(MeITY), sent a directive on Monday to the tech companies asking them to boot out TikTok from the App Store and the Play Store. Yesterday, the Indian Supreme Court refused to put a stay on the Madras High Court’s order to ban the app. The top court said the directive was just…

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