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Which Device will kill the Smartphone and the PC?

The Ultimate Smartphone and PC Killer

Are you also disappointed by all recent product launches? The technical differences between $250 smartphones and $900 smartphones are only marginal. There are plenty of smartphones for less than $400 who have super fast octa-core processors, 6GB of RAM, fingerprint sensors, and high definition displays.

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Snap Inc. is an Augmented Reality Company

Snapchat started as a social communication tool which focusses on visual communication. I still remember being one of the first 50.000 downloaders (Android) in 2012.

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Introducing a Blockchain Based Scientific Publishing Platform

Finding and reading scientific papers is a pain in the ass. I am not a researcher nor a fresh university graduate. I still love to read interesting scientific papers regularly. For me finding and accessing scientific papers was nearly impossible or unaffordable.

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Virtual Reality is an Early Technology with a Bright Future

Last year was a big year for virtual reality. In 2016 several headsets have been introduced and announced. Now you can order your own VR headset for less than $1000 online.

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Why we need to introduce Instant Apps 2.0

During my life, I owned more than five smartphones. Let’s be accurate: Android phones. One LG, and several Samsung phones. The real reason why I switched from a non-smartphone to an Android phone was the fact that you were able to download apps.

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Countries need to Implement Blockchain-based Digital Identities

Why do we handle Papers when our day-to-day life is Digital?

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Every single day we sign different documents and contracts. The weird thing is: we still sign them with pen and paper. How is that maintainable in our digital era? We do everything online but digital signatures are still no part of it.

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Steemit: Free Speech’s Ace in the Hole

We need Censorship Free Publishing, Steemit might be the solution

Imagine a social network or a news outlet no government in the world can ever shut down. All around the globe tensions against governments are rising and leaders like Donald Trump criticize mass media publicly.

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Fintechs, Banks, Digital Currencies and the Bottom Half of the World

Banks need Fintechs to face Digital Currencies

If you would like to read a basic introduction to the blockchain technology click here.

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A Beginners Guide To Bitcoin and the Blockchain Technology

Bitcoin and the underlying blockchain technology are democratizing money. Are cryptocurrencies a threat to the traditional banking system?

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The Mac Dictionary is Great

Dictionary on MacOS

Yes, the Mac has an onboard dictionary and it is awesome. The bad thing: I am using my Mac for more than 2,5 years and I discovered just yesterday how awesome and super fast the inbuilt dictionary works.
I am writing a lot on my Mac. Often in two or even three languages: English, Germany, French. There are times when I even look up some Russian words.