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This app allows you to send rejected emoji to your friends

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by on July 16, 2018 at 3:49 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Social Media


It’s rare that I send a text without an emoji, it breaks the awkwardness, makes a message more personal, or simply gives a polite indication that I can’t be bothered to text back anymore (😊). I was living my life thinking the heart eyes emoji was enough to portray my emotions, but I’ve been living a lie.  It turns out we’ve been cruelly denied some timeless symbols such as the naked bum, a man screaming at a spider, and Donald Trump getting chased by bees. All this without us even knowing. Dutch emoji expert, Lilian Stolk, released the app Declined Emoji:…

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This startup is the perfect example of Korea’s vibrant crypto market

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by on July 16, 2018 at 1:49 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, blockchain, cryptocurrency


Though cryptocurrencies and blockchain applications seem to have taken the entire world by storm, there are few places where this new technology has been embraced like South Korea. In part, thanks to changing regulations within the country, the overwhelming sentiment seems to indicate that crypto will soon become fully integrated into everyday life in South Korea. But what is it that has made cryptocurrency take off in South Korea at such an unprecedented rate? By taking a closer look at overall trends and how they have impacted blockchain startups like Bezant, we also get greater insight into the success of…

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This device lets you grow weed while literally doing nothing

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by on July 16, 2018 at 1:25 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gear, Insider


Ever wanted to grow some of that sweet devil’s lettuce in your own home? Well, thanks to Cloudponics’ GroBox, you can start cultivating your own crop while barely lifting a finger. The GroBox is the first fully-automated, uh, grow box on the market. According to Cloudponics, at least. This is one of those claims that it’s hard to judge, as automated growing systems – such as Click And Grow’s Smart Garden 9 or Niwa – already exist, but not to the same level of sophistication as the GroBox. The device lets a complete novice grow fully developed marijuana plants with…

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Apple, dwindling, sells less than a million iPhones in India in 2018

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by on July 16, 2018 at 11:48 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, India


Apple is in trouble in India, where it’s sold less than a million iPhones across the country in the first half of 2018, reports Bloomberg. That’s after a dismal 2017, where it sold just 3.2 million handsets across India. Contrast that with Xiaomi, the current leader in the smartphone market, which sold 8.2 million phones there in Q4 2017 alone, and stole the crown from Samsung. That leaves Apple with just a 2.5 percent share of the market nationwide. It’s not entirely surprising, given that Apple simply can’t compete with many Android handset brands on pricing. But it did begin…

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