This could get serious. You can argue, too, that cryptocurrency is a boon to people living under repressive regimes—a Swiss bank account for the smartphone-clutching masses. What Bitcoin actually accomplished is the financialization of a few genuinely joyous ideas. Shrug away the exchange rate, … social […]
Day: March 9, 2018
Greece axes tax privileges for islands
According to news portal Greek Travel Pages, the VAT hike will cause prices for medicines, books and magazines to increase by 1.5% on average. Prices for essential foods (fish, milk, fruits, vegetables and olive oil) will grow by about 4% while prices for petrol, cigarettes, […]
Samsung’s Galaxy S9 deserves better than Bixby
Bixby is, by far, the most frustrating part of the S9. It’s true, of course, that no voice assistant is perfect, but a full year after Samsung’s smart assistant debuted on the Galaxy S8, it still feels unfinished. Of course, the company’s made some significant […]
Microsoft Launcher Beta for Android released with bug fixes, new features
The Microsoft Launcher app for Android smartphones just got a new update today. The update is exclusively for beta users as of now. It has features such as scrollable wallpapers, daily backgrounds by Bing, and app notification control. The update, reportedly more streamlined for Android, […]
‘Okami HD’ arrives on Nintendo Switch this summer
The gorgeous Zelda-style adventure game Okami originally debuted on the PlayStation 2 in 2006, but its paintbrush gameplay came alive with the Wii’s controls in a version released the next year. On today’s Nintendo Direct, the company announced that an HD edition of the divine […]
Pensioni oggi 9 marzo 2018: quali le riforme possibili?
Riforma delle pensioni 2018: il monito dell'UE. Nel dossier pubblicato dalla Commissione europea, contenente la valutazione sulla situazione economica e sociale italiana, vengono evidenziate della criticità dovute anche alla spesa pensionistica ed alle recenti riforme delle pensioni. La strada da … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Grab launches a bike-sharing service in Southeast Asia
After much speculation, Southeast Asian Uber rival Grab has jumped into the bike-sharing space after it launched a service in Singapore. GrabCycle Beta will offer services from a range of services, including bike-sharing services oBike — which includes Grab as an investor — GBikes and […]
‘Undertale’ marks the arrival of GameMaker Studio 2 for Switch
Its creator Yoyo Games announced a new deal with Nintendo that will let creators directly export their games to Switch, just like it already does on Windows, Mac OS X, Ubuntu, Android, iOS, FireTV, Android TV, Microsoft UWP, HTML5, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. GameMaker […]
Roma, simulavano incidenti per truffare le assicurazioni: 20 arresti
Simulavano incidenti stradali mai accaduti per un danno di oltre un milione di euro alle assicurazioni. Dalle prime luci dell'alba, i carabinieri della compagnia Roma Centro stanno eseguendo un'ordinanza che dispone misure cautelari nei confronti di 20 … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #thisisnews
Motorola inaugerates new Moto Hubs in Kolkata
Motorola India opened 25 new Moto Hubs on 8 March in Kolkata with the aim of building up their offline presence across India. So far a third of Motorola India’s sales come from organised outlets. These Moto Hubs allow the users to experience the device […]