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Improving Chromium’s browser compatibility in 2020
7.7.2020
This is exactly what I love to hear from any browser vendor:
When it comes to browser compatibility, there are still too many missing features and edge-case bugs. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Things can and will get better, if browser vendors can understand what is causing the most...
Bootstrap 5
7.7.2020
It’s always notable when the world biggest CSS framework goes up a major version (it’s in alpha now).
It has dropped jQuery and IE, started using some CSS custom properties, gone fully customized with form elements, started to embrace utility classes, and includes a massive icon...
700,000 Expedia Hotels Can Now Be Paid With Cryptocurrencies via Travala
6.7.2020
More than 700,000 Expedia Group hotels and accommodations are now available via crypto-friendly travel booking platform Travala. Bookings can be paid with more than 30 cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin. Despite covid-19, Travala saw a 170% increase in booking revenue from its 2 million properties...
Get Worldwide Postal Code Data with Zip Code API (Sponsored)
6.7.2020
Accurate shipping and location information is well worth the price you need to pay for it. You can sell that information, you can target consumers to perfection, and save yourself loads of frustration when it comes to shipping. Creating your own location API isn’t worth the time — there...
Bitcoin Price Analyst Says This Can Prevent a Big BTC Drop in Q3 2020
5.7.2020
The price of Bitcoin dropped below $9,000 for the second time in one week but the uptrend of BTC can be sustained despite a historically bearish Q3
Over 2,500 Austrian Merchants Can Now Accept Cryptocurrency Payments
4.7.2020
More than 2,500 merchants in Austria can accept three types of cryptocurrencies via the payment processor Salamantex. The company explained that the system was tested with a number of select A1 5Gi network shops. Since the Covid-19 outbreak, contactless payments have been trending more so than they...
Telecom Giant Thinks Blockchain Can Make Phone Insurance More Convenient
3.7.2020
This South Korean company joined forces with Samsung to forward requests to insurance companies using Blockchain technology
Russian Courts Can’t Agree on Whether Crypto is Property
3.7.2020
A Russian court convicted two men for extortion, but did not force them to return around $100,000 in crypto since they have no legal definition as property. Other courts have taken a different view
Fluid Images in a Variable Proportion Layout
3.7.2020
Creating fluid images when they stand alone in a layout is easy enough nowadays. However, with more sophisticated interfaces we often have to place images inside responsive elements, like this card:
For now, let’s say this image is not semantic content, but only decoration. That’s...
Settling down in a Jamstack world
3.7.2020
One of the things I like about Jamstack is that it’s just a philosophy. It’s not particularly prescriptive about how you go about it. To me, the only real requirement is that it’s based on static (CDN-backed) hosting. You can use whatever tooling you like. Those tools, though...
Some Performance Links
3.7.2020
Just had a couple of good performance links burning a hole in my pocket, so blogging them like a good little blogger.
Web Performance Recipes With Puppeteer
Puppeteer is an Node library for spinning up a copy of Chrome “headlessly” (i.e. no UI) and controlling it. People use it...
Mining Company Ebang’s Stock Listed on Nasdaq Down 11%, Firm Plans to Launch Offshore Exchange
3.7.2020
The bitcoin ASIC mining rig manufacturer, Ebang International Holdings, was recently listed on Nasdaq last Friday on June 26. Ebang is now the second mining rig manufacturer to have a U.S. initial public offering (IPO) by selling company shares. Since the initial sale on opening day, Ebang’s...
Bug in Moscow’s Blockchain Polling System Can Reveal How Users Voted: Report
2.7.2020
The vulnerability allowed users votes in the recent constitutional poll to be decrypted, Russian journalists found
This is How Facebook's Novi Can Share Libra User Info With Others
1.7.2020
Social media giant Facebook's subsidiary Novi Financial has retained the right to share the information of Libra users with the third parties, with users' consent, and in certain cases - "without further notice."
As reported, in May, Facebook rebranded its Calibra subsidiary, responsible...
XRP Price Can Outperform Bitcoin in the Short Term — Here’s Why
1.7.2020
As Bitcoin price continues to range sideways, the momentum may be shifting to XRP for the next big move
Washington, DC, Lawyers Can Now Accept Crypto for Legal Fees
1.7.2020
The District of Columbia Bar approved crypto payments for lawyers' fees in an ethics opinion
How Crypto Can Bring You Financial Freedom
1.7.2020
The text below is an advertorial article that was not written by Cryptonews.com journalists.
Living in increasingly uncertain times is stressful, to say the least, and instills a very distinct fear for our survival in us. That also means that financial freedom can mean many different things...
American Pundi X Merchants Can Now Sell Crypto Via PayPal
1.7.2020
As the crypto community’s anticipation for PayPal’s exploration into crypto grows, Pundi X has integrated the payments processor for its point-of-sale devices
New in Chrome: CSS Overview
1.7.2020
Here’s a fancy new experimental feature in Chrome! Now, we can get an overview of the CSS used on a site, from how many colors there are to the number of unused declarations… even down to the total number of defined media queries.
Again, this is an experimental feature. Not only does that...
JavaScript in SVGs
30.6.2020
SVGs are such an amazing tool for creating custom fonts, animations, size-reduced graphics, and more. They’re part HTML, part image, and all awesome. Many websites have moved toward SVG instead of JPG, GIF, and PNG due to the flexibility that SVG provides. Whats one example of that...