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WHAT IS NFT? EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT NON-FUNGIBLE TOKENS. NFT or Non-Fungible Token is leading the way in today's technology world. Against a backdrop of limitations among professionals, NFT expands its boundaries and gives celebrities the opportunity to penetrate them. Image Credit- BBC News What is NFT? NFTs are digital assets that represent real-world objects such as art, music, in-game elements, and videos. They are bought and sold online, often using cryptocurrencies, and are usually encrypted using the same basic software as many cryptocurrencies. Although it has been around since 2014, NFT is now gaining prominence as it is becoming an increasingly popular way to buy and sell digital artwork. As of November 2017, a staggering $174 million had been spent on NFT. NFTs are also usually unique, or at least one of a very limited number, and have a unique identification code. “Basically, NFT is creating a digital shortage,” said Ari Yu, chairman of the Cascadia Blockchai...

  What Is Cryptocurrency? Here’s What You Should Know With cryptocurrencies, you can buy goods and services or trade for a profit. Here you can learn more about what cryptocurrencies are, how to buy them, and how to protect yourself. Image Credit- India.com Cryptocurrency is digital currency that can be used to buy goods and services, but uses online books with strong cryptography to protect online transactions. Much of the interest in these unregulated currencies is to trade for profit, with speculators sometimes raising prices. What are cryptocurrencies? Cryptocurrency is a form of payment that can be exchanged for goods and services online. Many companies have issued their own currency, often referred to as a token, and they can be traded specifically for the products or services the company offers. Think of it as arcade tokens or casino chips. You need to convert real currency to cryptocurrency to access the product or service. Cryptocurrencies use a technology called blockchai...

HOMEPOD MINI GETS NEW COLORS Apple updates the HomePod Mini with new colors and releases a new Apple Music sound pack that Siri can use to control your Apple Music subscription Image credit- Apple Apple today introduced the HomePod mini in three bold new colors – yellow, orange, and blue – giving consumers more options to express their individuality and style in any room. At just 3.3 inches, the HomePod mini offers a great music listening experience, Siri intelligence, and smart home functionality with built-in privacy and security. Its seamless integration with Apple products and services makes the HomePod mini the ultimate smart speaker for anyone with an Apple device. The HomePod mini will be available in these new colors in addition to white and cosmic gray starting in November for just $99 with color-accurate details everywhere, including colored touch surfaces, mesh fabric, volume icons, and power cord fabric. "The HomePod mini sounds great, and with access to over 90 millio...

WHAT IS BITCOIN? Image Credit - Bloomberg Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency created in January 2009. He follows the ideas outlined in the whitepaper under his mysterious pen name Satoshi Nakamoto.  The identity of the person or people who developed the technology is still a mystery. Bitcoin promises lower transaction fees than traditional online payment mechanisms and, unlike government-issued currencies, is managed by a decentralized institution. Bitcoin is known as a type of cryptocurrency because it uses cryptography to keep it safe. There are no physical bitcoins, only balances stored in a public ledger that can be accessed by everyone transparently (even though every record is encrypted). All Bitcoin transactions are verified by a large amount of computing power through a process known as "mining". Bitcoins are not issued or backed by banks or governments, nor is a single Bitcoin valuable as a commodity. Although Bitcoin is not legal tender in most parts of the...

  GRAND THEFT AUTO TRILOGY IS BEING REMASTERED FOR PC AND GAMING CONSOLES.   With remastered graphics and enhancements Image credit- Rockstar Games Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition is real and will be released later this year. The trilogy, brought together by Grand Theft Auto 3, GTA: Vice City and GTA: San Andreas, will include "major improvements, including improved graphics and modern gameplay," across all three games, but Rockstar has promised to also have a "classic look." and "maintain" the feel of the original game. One controversial aspect of the announcement is that Rockstar will begin removing the original versions of all three games from digital storefronts before the Definitive Edition is released on October 11. It's unknown if existing owners will accept the upgrade offer, but Rockstar's support page states that anyone who owns the game will still have access to it. Not much can be done at this time, but more details w...

  LEO THE HOPING, FLYING AND SKATING ROBOT   Meet LEO: a robot that can walk on two legs, fly, hop, skateboard, and even slackline .  Caltech This combination of drones and traditional robots was developed by a team at the Caltech Center for Autonomous Systems and Technologies, and its creators claim that LEO is the first legged robot with multiple joints and propeller motors that help it fly and enable it to do things. high balance control. They describe the breadth of LEO's capabilities and potential in a new article published this week in Science Robotics. Caltech engineers modeled the design of the LEO, short for LEONARDO (LEGS ONboard drOne), after a bird that can move and maneuver with relative ease in different environments. "Think about how birds can swing and jump to move on telephone lines," said Son-Joe Chung, newspaper writer and professor at Caltech, in a press release. "The complex yet interesting behavior occurs when birds move between walking and flyi...

 TWITCH SAYS SERVER CONFIGURATION CHANGE RESULTED IN MASSIVE DATA LEAK There is no "indication" that the credentials have been disclosed. Twitch Twitch released an update to the massive hack that appears to have revealed the source code, band payment date, and other information. It states that the data was posted on the Internet "due to an error in the configuration of the Twitch server which was then accessed by a malicious third party". He added that his team was "immediately" working to investigate the attack. Streaming site Amazon added that there was "no indication" that all credentials, including passwords, had been disclosed. "Also, Twitch does not store full credit card numbers, so full credit card numbers are not disclosed," the company said. Twitch also says that "out of caution we rearranged all stream buttons" and provided a link to get a new one. Depending on the broadcast software you are using, you may need to m...

 GOOGLE PIXEL 6 AND PIXEL 6 PRO WILL LAUNCH ON OCTOBER 19 It's official - the Google Pixel 6 series launches on October 19 at 10 a.m. PT. After months of leaks and rumors and jokes from Google itself, the biggest single upgrade in the Pixel smartphone series has a confirmed launch date Image Credit- Google Google announced that the live broadcast will not be a live event but will be pre-recorded and if you miss it, you can watch it any time. The Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro will launch with Google's first custom mobile chip called Tensor. It was revealed that the Tensor chip is an octa-core processor and will have an Exynos 5G modem, ultra-wideband support, and Wi-Fi 6E. The Pixel 6 series will have a 120 Hz display with an under-display fingerprint scanner and a hole in the middle. The Pro model has three rear cameras, while the standard model has two rear cameras. The phone is also reported to support faster charging and Google will announce a new Pixel Stand wireless charger late...

 ASUS ANOUNCES GEFORCE RTX 3070 NOCTUA EDITION GRAPHICS CARD.    The GPU will be out later this month Image ASUS Earlier this week, leaked images of a very Brown Asus GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Edition were discovered, leading to speculation as to whether we'll see it any time soon. Asus has officially announced the Noctua cooling specialist team, introducing the Asus GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Edition along with an overclocked version, the 3070 Noctua OC Edition, which will be released this month. One thing Noctua is known for, along with its excellent design and engineering team who deliver high quality air conditioning products, is the brown/beige color scheme. Some users may resent non-standard and non-traditional colors that are rarely combined with other colors on their computer, so avoid Noctua and look elsewhere. Others swear by the design and ASUS went a step further and worked with Noctua to develop the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 graphics card into one of the coolest and...

 GRAND THEFT AUTO 6 RELEASE RUMOURS IS A HUGE RELIEF FOR FANS A NEW GTA 6 rumour suggests that Rockstar Games could be ready to show the game to Grand Theft Auto fans this year. And if that were proven true, it would mean that the full game for PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles could arrive sooner than recent reports have suggested. Rockstar Games With so many major next-gen projects in the works, there's something to look forward to on PS5 and Xbox Series X. But with Rockstar Games reportedly working on releasing the first trailer for GTA 6 in 2021, it could be the biggest revelation for the new console. . According to a new rumor, the development team behind the successful Sandbox franchise will be ready to release the first information about the next Grand Theft Auto game in November. This will end Rockstar Games' years of silence and answer many questions. Fans tend to understand key facts, such as where the game is located, what era the game will be in and what kind of world...