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Mining cryptocurrency has become fashionable for charities – but does it work?

Jul19
by on July 19, 2018 at 11:17 am
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork, Insider


Taking a cue from other global charities, leading online petition platform Change.org has launched its own philanthropic cryptocurrency mining initiative. “’The Mining Screensaver’ claims to wield the ability to change the world by utilizing the processing power of computers worldwide. Anyone willing to contribute to the initiative can start mining by downloading and installing the screensaver app. All Monero generated is to be donated immediately to the Change.org Foundation, in full. Firstly – let’s give Change.org the benefit of the doubt. Those looking to donate to worthwhile causes may not always have the spare cash to make a difference. A simple screensaver such…

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Mining cryptocurrency has become fashionable for charities – but does it work?

Jul19
by on July 19, 2018 at 11:17 am
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork, Insider


Taking a cue from other global charities, leading online petition platform Change.org has launched its own philanthropic cryptocurrency mining initiative. “’The Mining Screensaver’ claims to wield the ability to change the world by utilizing the processing power of computers worldwide. Anyone willing to contribute to the initiative can start mining by downloading and installing the screensaver app. All Monero generated is to be donated immediately to the Change.org Foundation, in full. Firstly – let’s give Change.org the benefit of the doubt. Those looking to donate to worthwhile causes may not always have the spare cash to make a difference. A simple screensaver such…

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A budget version of the BlackBerry Key2 is on the way

Jul19
by on July 19, 2018 at 10:44 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Mobile


The BlackBerry Key2 is easily one of my favorite phones of 2018, but it is rather expensive, retailing at $650 unlocked in the US. Fortunately, a cheaper version is on the horizon, which will bring the iconic physical keyboard to more users, at a vastly lower price point. The device is being referred to as the KEY2 Lite, and has the codename Luna. For all intents and purposes, it looks like the standard KEY2, but with a few compromises. For starters, it’ll come with a plastic chassis, rather than the excellent and hardy aluminium one that shipped with the premium…

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Xiaomi’s massive new Mi Max 3 packs a 5,500 mAh battery and an insane 6.9″ screen

Jul19
by on July 19, 2018 at 9:51 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Mobile


Chinese phone brand Xiaomi has launched the follow up to last year’s Mi Max 2 (which we reviewed here). The Mi Max 3 improves in almost almost all areas of its bargain-basement phablet predecessor, particularly in the screen, camera, and battery departments. The latest Xiaomi handset packs an absolutely bonkers 6.9-inch IPS display, which is a measurable step up from its predecessor, which only had a 6.44-inch screen. This comes with a 18:9 display ratio and tight bezels, which gives it the appearance of being a smaller phone, despite being absolutely bloody massive. Camera-wise, the Mi Max 3 comes with…

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Reddit rolls subreddit chatrooms – what could possibly go wrong?

Jul19
by on July 19, 2018 at 9:25 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Social Media


Ahh, I remember the halcyon days of the late-90s internet, where strangers from all over the globe would meet in AOL chat rooms and type “A / S / L” at each other over and over again. Well, Reddit is looking to bring this era back with Reddit Chat, a feature that’s being rolled out across subreddits. In a blog post on the site, u/ityoclys analyzed their time with the feature. For the past year, around 7,000 people have had a chance to test out the chat feature. The reason for starting Reddit Chat – according to the company at least…

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