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Upcoming Android watches will get a big battery boost thanks to new Qualcomm chip

Sep10
by on September 10, 2018 at 7:17 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Plugged


Smartwatches were once the Next Big Thing of tech, but after a few years on the market, their adoption has been somewhat underwhelming – especially among the Android crowd. The biggest reason for this is possibly lackluster battery life, but that may soon start to change thanks to Qualcomm’s latest wearable chipset. Snapdragon Wear 3100 will replace the existing 2100 unit that’s basically ubiquitous among devices running Wear OS (formerly known as Android Wear). Though it won’t bring much in the way of a speed boost – not a priority on a wearable device anyway – it promises major improvements…

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Cryptocurrency is actually terrible for battling inflation, data shows

Sep10
by on September 10, 2018 at 4:40 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Cryptocurrency is often floated as a failsafe for floundering economies. When faced with economic instability, blockchain evangelists are often quick to prescribe Bitcoin (or some other altcoin) as a means of alleviating hyperinflation by being more stable than the local currency. But which is best suited for the task? Turns out, it’s none of them. According to data from blockchain research unit Diar, no cryptocurrency wields the power to pull nations out of financial turmoil. Indeed, most coins – even established ones like DASH and Litecoin – suffer from arbitrary supply inflation or massive degradation in purchasing power. This means that…

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The crypto-jacking epidemic continues, 280K infected routers detected to date

Sep10
by on September 10, 2018 at 4:12 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


The blockchain space has been under siege by a massive crypto-jacking campaign. It’s designed to surreptitiously steal your computer power to mine cryptocurrency – and it appears the attackers are showing no signs of slowing down. Just in the past couple of days, researchers have found an additional 3,700 routers to be running malicious cryptocurrency software in secret. As it stands, the total number of compromised devices detected exceeds 280,000 – an increase of 80,000 in just over 30 days. 🚨 CRYPTOJACKING MALWARE DETECTED 🚨URL: https://play.feesocrald[.]com/app.jsOpens websocket connections to: https://s*.soodatmish[.]com/@urlscanio archive: https://t.co/Icudn9c0fg Currently found on 3,700+ compromised MikroTik routers: https://t.co/Min6evanfk…

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Stellar acquires blockchain startup backed by Visa and Nasdaq

Sep10
by on September 10, 2018 at 2:28 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


A long-speculated acquisition has finally come to fruition. Stellar’s for-profit arm Lightyear has acquired San Fransisco-based blockchain startup Chain, Reuters reported today. The two companies will now retire their individual brands and form a single entity called “Interstellar.” The new company will move Chain’s existing users onto the Stellar blockchain platform, and enable organizations to issue, exchange, and manage assets. Chain CEO Adam Ludwin will also serve as the CEO of Interstellar, while Stellar Development Foundation’s (SDF) co-founder Jed McCaleb will serve as the CTO of the newly-formed company. Interstellar will also retain all of Chain’s existing employees. The companies have…

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