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Microsoft Edge is officially switching to Chromium in 2019 – here’s why that’s a good thing

Dec06
by on December 6, 2018 at 5:07 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider


It’s a new era for Microsoft. After dominating the early web with Internet Explorer and struggling to reach the same prominence with Edge, the company today announced it will be transitioning its browser to a Chromium-based platform in 2019. If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. But Microsoft doesn’t just see the move as a case of giving in to the competition. By incorporating Google’s Chromium into Edge on the desktop, along with other sweeping changes being announced today, the company aims to improve its browser in a way that wasn’t feasible before. If you ask me, it’s a good…

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Why you’re better off surfing the Web with Malwarebytes

Dec06
by on December 6, 2018 at 4:03 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider


Few could have predicted where the Web would take us when it was first getting off the ground. But now, with the average American spending 24 hours online each week, it’s safe to say the Web plays a major part in our daily lives. This is both a good and bad thing. On one hand, we have a nearly limitless amount of information (and YouTube videos) at our fingertips, but on the other, every minute we spend online is another minute we’re at risk of being attacked, chiefly through malware. Short for “malicious software,” malware covers any kind of program…

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Ethereum’s price briefly collapsed from $100 to $13 on Coinbase Pro

Dec06
by on December 6, 2018 at 3:38 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Another day, another mad cryptocurrency anomaly. For a brief moment, the price of Ethereum on Coinbase Pro (formerly known as GDAX) collapsed from almost $100 down to a measly $13. The incident took place at around 6 AM UTC. Since then, the price of Ethereum – the third largest cryptocurrency by market cap after Bitcoin and Ripple – has bounced back to an average trading rate of about $97. Indeed, it only took moments before its value climbed back from $13 to $97. For the record, it appears the anomaly solely affected the Ethereum price on Coinbase Pro’s USDC markets.…

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Kik now lets you tip users with cryptocurrency – but there’s a catch

Dec06
by on December 6, 2018 at 2:09 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Kik is getting ready to roll out its Kin cryptocurrency to its mobile messenger in a big way. The company has announced a new tipping feature, powered by the Kin Blockchain. Starting today, Kik users will be able to send cryptocurrency tips to moderators and admins. For now, the feature will be exclusively available to group chats, but Kik plans to open it up to all users in the near future. “The addition of admin tipping incentivizes public group admins to foster enjoyable chat experiences on Kik, while giving group participants the opportunity to thank admins for maintaining these spaces in the…

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