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Nintendo is rolling out its Switch Online service next week

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by on September 12, 2018 at 4:44 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


Nintendo today announced it would finally be debuting the Online service for the Switch. The service, which was announced shortly after the Switch itself, will go live on September 18. #NintendoSwitchOnline memberships will start on 9/18. You can sign-up for a 7-day free trial from Nintendo #eShop at launch! We will introduce more information during the Nintendo Direct on 9/13.https://t.co/74Hzxk9spt pic.twitter.com/EJVFJH6F4I — Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) September 12, 2018 In case you’ve forgotten, the service will work basically like the Xbox Live or PlayStation Plus: You’ll pay to play certain games online, get access to cloud saves, and basically anything else…

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EOS-powered dice game pays out $600K to one user in just 36 hours

Sep12
by on September 12, 2018 at 4:08 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Another “lucky” punter has experienced an incredible hot streak when gambling on the decentralized web. An EOS-based blockchain betting game, more commonly known as EOSBet, has paid over $600,000 in winnings to just one user in less than two days. Somehow, an individual has been able to consistently double his money by betting on blockchain dice. After trawling through the relevant transactions, Hard Fork has calculated that more than 126,000 EOS ($611,000) was sent from an official EOSBet wallet to just one ‘winner,’ across dozens of transactions. Here’s an example of the instant payouts. Note, double the amount deposited is returned within…

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SoftBank initiative aims to blockchainify mobile payments across the globe

Sep12
by on September 12, 2018 at 3:24 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


A trio of Japanese corporations have devised a working proof-of-concept (PoC) underpinned by blockchain that allows users to make peer-to-peer payments from their mobile phones. SoftBank, Synchronoss, and TBCASoft have come together to develop a method of payment that would allow users to travel the world and spend their cash without needing to visit a conventional currency exchange or transfer money overseas. Specifically it is TBCASoft that brings blockchain to the party in this partnership, with its experience in cross-carrier blockchain systems. Which means that users will be able to send payments regardless of what network they use. “The three…

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The best web developers know it all. So learn it all in this $13 training course

Sep12
by on September 12, 2018 at 2:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Offers


You’ll have a full command of development from top to bottom (and all parts in between) with training like the Become a Full-Stack Developer: Beginner to Advanced course. This instruction is available now at a killer limited time only price of just $12.99, an over 90 percent savings off its regular price.

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You’re going to die. This app reminds you 5 times a day

Sep12
by on September 12, 2018 at 1:57 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web


Most of us live denying the inevitability of death. We see death on the news but remove ourselves from the reality of it. Advances in medicine have given us a false sense of hope that death will never come, and because of this, death has become an even dirtier taboo than sex — or periods.  We shy away from things that invite discomfort, but it’s time we welcomed death into our lives — in app form. WeCroak is an elegant and simple app that casually reminds you of death five times a day and it’s meant to encourage “contemplation, conscious breathing…

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