Global retail giant Amazon (AMZN) had indicated its plans to improve its audio range of devices with a few moves which will see it be at par with the product lines of major competitors. For start, the retail giant plans to introduce earbuds which will be powered by virtual voice assistant Alexa.Codenamed “Puget” the earbuds will have an inbuilt accelerometer for motion detection, pace speed and the approximate amount of calories burned during a run.Separately, Amazon is expected to also to...
Read More »Google Announces Play Pass for Android, a Premium Games and Apps Collection for $1.99 per Month
Just days after Apple announced its gaming-service Apple Arcade, Google too throws its hat in the ring by announcing Google Play Pass on its Android operating system. The Google Play Pass is a subscription-based service providing users access to 350 plus premium mobile apps and games.Moreover, users subscribing to the Play Pass service will get apps and games completely free of ads, in-app purchases or upfront payments. On a trial basis, the service is free for the first...
Read More »Bitcoin and Altcoins Lose Steam as Bakkt Records Poor Start Amidst Today’s Crypto Congress Hearing
When Bakkt was first announced last year, the entire crypto community welcomed it as a great addition to the sector, hoping that it will have enough power to propel the industry considerably higher. However, even though many think it’s still a little too soon to judge, the first day of Bakkt’s launch has not exactly been encouraging as the overall market has dropped in valuation in response to Bakkt’s weak first day.After the first hour, Bakkt recorded only about five contracts and even 9...
Read More »Tron (TRX) Price Analysis: Crucial Support Nearby But Recovery Won’t Be Easy
Tron price climbed higher above $0.0180 before starting a downside correction against the US Dollar.TRX price is currently trading below $0.0170 and it is trading near a crucial support area.There is a key bullish trend line forming with support near $0.0158 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Bitfinex).The price could either breakdown below $0.0155 or it might start a fresh increase above $0.0165.TRON price is currently trading near important supports against the US Dollar and bitcoin. TRX...
Read More »Top German Stock Exchange Boerse Stuttgart Launches Digital Asset Exchange
Innovative and top tier German stock exchange Boerse Stuttgart is the second largest in terms of trading volume and number of deals and has introduced a digital asset exchange called BSDEX, which goes live today. Currently, the platform offers Bitcoin spot trading. The platform will be open to German residents this year and early next year the exchange will be open to the residents of the European Union. Immediately though only a few chosen traders are allowed to trade on the platform. Retail...
Read More »Ethereum Price Analysis: ETH Testing Key Support, Can It Bounce Back?
Ethereum price started a downside correction after trading as high as $225 against the US Dollar.ETH price is currently trading below the $210 support and is testing the $200 handle.There is a crucial bullish trend line forming with support near $198 on the 4-hours chart (data feed from Coinbase).The price is likely to bounce back as long as there is no daily close below $198 and $193.Ethereum price is closing in towards major support near $198 against the US Dollar. ETH price could bounce...
Read More »Bakkt Bitcoin Futures Gets Mild-Response on Day 1, BTC Price Drops Below $9800
On Monday, September, Bakkt announced the commencement of the trading facility for its physically-settled Bitcoin Futures contracts. Bakkt‘s Bitcoin Futures contracts offer both, daily contracts and monthly contract settlement options. Besides, that Bakkt platform also provides Warehouse facility for storing the physically-delivered Bitcoin tokens upon contracts expiry.But despite much hype surrounding the launch of Bakkt Bitcoin Futures, the first day of trading was not very impactful. On...
Read More »Kik Shutting Down Its Messaging App, CEO Threatens to Quit
The Canadian social media and messaging app company Kik said to be thinking about possible shutting down of its popular Kik messaging app.Two people familiar with the matter claim that the company is moving all the app’s users to alternative platforms. They also added 70 employees of Kik’s Israeli cryptocurrency subsidiary Kin being noticed about possible layoffs even though some will allegedly be offered the option of transferring to a new company that is based on the same technology, the...
Read More »Overstock Names Jonathan Johnson as Company’s New CEO
Photo: OverstockOnline retail giant Overstock announced that they’re enthroning Jonathan Johnson, who was previously temporary signed, to be no its permanent CEO. Just for reminder, 10 days ago, the company’s, now ex CEO Patrick Byrne, announced that he’s dumped all of his equity holdings in the company over because, as he said, both the “deep state” and the government for his sale.In a cryptic message to “Erstwhile Teammates” on his personal website, Patrick Byrne was “explaining” the...
Read More »Cisco Systems and SingularityNET Hosting Their AI Project on Blockchain
Networking giant Cisco Systems decided to go with the blockchain-based platform developed by SingularityNET to host its decentralized AGI project.SingularityNET is a startup that labels itself as a “decentralized artificial intelligence” company, and them working with Cisco Systems on such an ambitious project is a big deal.When talking about artificial intelligence technologies it should be clear that this is in no way new technology. But the truth is, its development is something that...
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