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Cryptocurrency media outlets banned from WeChat for spreading hype

Aug22
by on August 22, 2018 at 10:45 am
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork, Insider


The cryptocurrency scene in China has been dealt a major blow overnight. Several prominent media outlets have had their WeChat accounts frozen for spreading too much hype about cryptocurrency. WeChat is one of China’s leading social media and messenger services, owned by telecommunications giant Tencent. WeChat is also used as for payments, in-store purchases and news. At least eight legitimate publications focused directly on cryptocurrency have been banned from the platform indefinitely, as spotted by local media Lanjinger. An official statement from WeChat declares that the suspended accounts violate Chinese law by publishing virtual currency trading information and hyping initial coin…

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Poco F1 hands-on: Xiaomi gives you a $429 reason to skip flagships

Aug22
by on August 22, 2018 at 8:39 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


Chinese hardware maker Xiaomi has always focused on offering high-value products at low prices, and its latest offering in the smartphone segment is no different. It also makes the recent wave of $1,000 phones look silly, in a way that other ‘flagship killers’ haven’t managed. The Poco F1 packs top-of-the-line hardware components into a respectable looking handset that’ll give any high-end device a run for its money – at a paltry $300. Naturally, Poco’s made a bunch of compromises to bring costs down – but they’re mostly reasonable, and the end result is a solid phone that’s easy to recommend…

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Poco F1 hands-on: Xiaomi gives you a $429 reason to skip flagships

Aug22
by on August 22, 2018 at 8:39 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


Chinese hardware maker Xiaomi has always focused on offering high-value products at low prices, and its latest offering in the smartphone segment is no different. It also makes the recent wave of $1,000 phones look silly, in a way that other ‘flagship killers’ haven’t managed. The Poco F1 packs top-of-the-line hardware components into a respectable looking handset that’ll give any high-end device a run for its money – at a paltry $300. Naturally, Poco’s made a bunch of compromises to bring costs down – but they’re mostly reasonable, and the end result is a solid phone that’s easy to recommend…

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Xiaomi unveils its flagship-spec Poco F1 at just $300

Aug22
by on August 22, 2018 at 8:17 am
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After teasing its launch for weeks, Xiaomi has taken the wraps off its Poco F1, a powerful phone with flagship-grade hardware, a new sub-brand, and a surprisingly low price. I usually don’t like to lead with specs, but that’s what this device is about, so here goes. The notched 6.18-inch F1 is armed with a Snapdragon 845 chip at 2.8GHz, a 12-megapixel + 5-megapixel dual rear camera system, a 20-megapixel selfie camera, and a massive 4,000 mAh battery. You can choose between 6GB + 64GB storage, 6GB + 128GB, and 8GB + 256GB. The device also boasts liquid cooling, which…

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New telescope chases the mysteries of radio flashes and dark energy

Aug22
by on August 22, 2018 at 7:57 am
Posted In: Around the Web, syndication


South Africa is becoming one of the world’s most important radio astronomy hubs, thanks in large part to its role as co-host of the Square Kilometer Array (SKA). Now a new telescope is being unveiled that will be built at the SKA South Africa site in the Karoo. The Hydrogen Intensity and Real-time Analysis eXperiment (HIRAX) project is an international collaboration being led by scientists from the University of KwaZulu-Natal. The Conversation Africa chatted to project leader Professor Kavilan Moodley about HIRAX’s scientific goals. What will HIRAX do, and how? It’s an interferometer array that will be made up of 1024 6 meter dishes.…

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