Technology: articles and tips
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The era of use and throw
In the last twenty or so years, things have changed a lot when it comes to consumer durable goods, particularly electronics. We’ve seen the transition from the
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Blockchain domains for a censorship resistant Internet?
Most of us associate blockchain technology with cryptocurrencies and I guess that’s the most visible use of that technology today. However, while doing some reading on cryptocurrency-related technologies, I found that blockchains can be used for a lot more than that. Wikipedia defines blockchain as a growing list of records, called blocks, that are linked…
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There are no real online shopping deals
The Indian festive season is here. Online shopping sites offer “up to 40% / 50% off” along with mouth watering credit EMI offers and want you to loosen your purse strings… And all the time, I’m still waiting for that elusive item that is genuinely discounted at 40%. Most, if not all, of the online…
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Why mobile games are usually so awful
Try installing any random game on your Android phone or iOS device and chances are that the game sucks. More often than not, the game is severely curtailed in its free avatar and requires you to make micro payments to advance further into the game. And most likely the “game currency” cannot be earned enough…
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What happened to the sub 5 inch Android phone market?
Is it just me, or are there other smartphone users who’d prefer a device that can be held and operated on one hand and a thumb? Is there no market for such Android phones that you can operate from one hand? It appears that there are very few small form factor Android phones on the…
