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Report: Microsoft is planning a modular Surface monitor and PC for 2020

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by on November 29, 2018 at 4:44 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Plugged


Ever since Microsoft announced the Surface Studio back in 2016, fans have had one question: Why not release the monitor separately? After all, the computer’s guts weren’t anything particularly impressive – outdated even when they were released in fact – and pretty much all of the innovation was in the gorgeous display. It turns out Microsoft is apparently planning on doing just that, but you’ll have to wait a while. In Beneath a Surface, a book by Brad Sams detailing the story behind Microsoft’s PC hardware, the author claims the company will release a Surface Monitor “in the 2020 timeframe.”…

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TRON, Luno, and uCommunity will be hosting events at Hard Fork Decentralized

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by on November 29, 2018 at 3:34 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Hard Fork, Insider


Our blockchain and cryptocurrency event, Hard Fork Decentralized, is coming up in less than two weeks! Our concept is slightly different to a typical conference – to highlight the importance of decentralization in the industry, we’re organizing a ton of events that are spread out all across London. Hosted by leading blockchain and finance companies, this ‘decentralized’ concept allows everyone to get an inside look into the biggest players in the industry. Sign up for them now. Join workshops, talks, and roundtables about regulation, scalability, and everything in between. (BTW you’ll need a ticket before you can sign up!) The…

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Here’s a proven video series for non-programmers to make their own web apps for $29

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by on November 29, 2018 at 3:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Offers


Building your own app now shouldn’t require a computer science degree or push you to Stephen King-level insanity either. In fact, it’s fairly simple if you follow steps laid out by pros like the instruction in the Hello Web Books video bundle. It’s on sale now at $29, an 85 percent savings on its regular price, from TNW Deals.

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Farewell to CeBIT: The most hated tech trade show ever?

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by on November 29, 2018 at 2:55 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider


Yesterday, it was confirmed that CeBIT, the legendary German tech trade show, had closed its doors permanently. We are very sorry but it’s true: CEBIT Hannover to be cancelled. More information here: https://t.co/oxiaNLrq9b pic.twitter.com/1kg7wvFD1w — CEBIT (@cebit) November 28, 2018 CeBIT was an important figure in the European tech landscape, where companies exhibited their wares to a throng of buyers, journalists, and opinion leaders. At its peak, the show drew over 850,000 people, who all crowded into the Hanover Fairground exhibition center. Over time, these numbers dwindled to just 120,000. Why? A few reasons: competition from events like CES, Mobile…

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Can blockchain co-exist with GDPR? It’s complicated

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by on November 29, 2018 at 2:52 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Our blockchain and cryptocurrency event, Hard Fork Decentralized, is just a couple of weeks away now. We’ll be discussing some of the industry’s greatest challenges, including how blockchains can stay GDPR compliant. Earlier this month at the annual Ethereum conference, Vitalik Buterin spoke to Quartz about how he thinks that IBM’s commercial blockchain offerings are “totally not the point…” Blockchain should be open, transparent, and of the people. As soon as the technology is put behind closed doors, is it really a blockchain anymore? Like Buterin, some will bemoan the fact that private blockchains are not really blockchains, but does that…

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