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Microsoft announces All Access, a sweet Xbox financing plan with a not-so-sweet catch

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by on August 27, 2018 at 5:32 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


Just a few days ago, we were hearing rumors about a service, called Xbox All Access, which would allow users to rent an Xbox One console for a monthly fee, getting access to the console itself as well as Xbox online services. Today we learned it’s very real, via a Microsoft blog post the company put up and swiftly deleted. It’s since moved the information to a new page on the main site. All of the details reported earlier this month appear to be correct. For a monthly fee paid over the course of two years, you can essentially rent an…

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Microsoft announces All Access, a sweet Xbox financing plan with a not-so-sweet catch

Aug27
by on August 27, 2018 at 5:32 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


Just a few days ago, we were hearing rumors about a service, called Xbox All Access, which would allow users to rent an Xbox One console for a monthly fee, getting access to the console itself as well as Xbox online services. Today we learned it’s very real, via a Microsoft blog post the company put up and swiftly deleted. It’s since moved the information to a new page on the main site. All of the details reported earlier this month appear to be correct. For a monthly fee paid over the course of two years, you can essentially rent an…

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Samsung’s new tech further blurs the line between banks and blockchain

Aug27
by on August 27, 2018 at 4:14 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


A subsidiary of Samsung announced it has developed a new blockchain solution to streamline banking transactions for the general public. Samsung SDS, a division of the electronics giant that provides IT solutions, has created a blockchain-powered signature system for the Korea Federation of Banks (KFB). With it, users will be able to send transactions using any supported mobile app after verifying their identitiy just once. Once signed, it is claimed that digital certificates will be valid for up to three years. It was also noted that transactions can be signed using either a password, pattern, or fingerprint. “BankSign is the first…

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Microsoft is using blockchain to curb spam calls in India

Aug27
by on August 27, 2018 at 2:46 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


If you thought blockchain was completely useless as a technology, Microsoft is out to prove you wrong. The technology giant has partnered with Tech Mahindra, a leading IT solutions provider, to tackle spam calls using blockchain technology in India, Hindustan Times reports. The solution is being built on Microsoft Azure Platform and will also utilize cloud services, although the exact technical or product map hasn’t been revealed yet. “The intersection of Cloud and Blockchain will ensure a new way of monitoring and enforcing compliance throughout the ecosystem,” Prashant Shukla, National Technology Officer of Microsoft India said at a press conference. “With…

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Zuckerberg (not Mark) signs on to advise a major cryptocurrency exchange

Aug27
by on August 27, 2018 at 2:18 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


There’s a Zuckerberg on the advisory board of one of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world – except it’s not Mark. Mark Zuckerberg’s sister, Randi, is apparently all about the blockchain, more so than her little brother is, anyway. She has featured prominently in Huobi’s announcement of its new “expert advisory team,” alongside controversial Bitmain CEO Jihan Wu. The team will work closely in the development of Huobi’s new public blockchain. A translation of the press release reads: The team of professional advisors will provide expert opinions [on] Huobi’s public chain, from the basic technology of the blockchain to…

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