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Viber is Joining Other Communication Apps by Getting Ready to Support a Native Token

Several communication apps have already entered the cryptosphere and now Viber is planning to join them. These days, the firm is developing support for a native token and it looks like this new feature will be launched by the app’s parent company, Rakuten Coin.

Viber was launched in 2014 and now reached the impressive number of 1 billion users worldwide. Considering this success, the parent company announced that it is thinking about launching its cryptocurrency, also called Rakuten Coin in 2019. Their intention is based on the loyalty program conducted in February. Surprisingly, Rakuten wants to launch the token via Viber in Russia and now they are studying the Russian laws.

According to Tass, a Russian news agency, Djamel Agaoua, Viber’s Chief Executive Officer declared that very soon people will be able to send and trade Rakuten Coins against rubles, dollars and euros. He added that transfers to bank accounts might also be possible, but it depends on Russian law.

It seems that messaging apps are very fond of tokens and virtual coins

Viber is not the only communication app that is getting into the crypto market. Others have already made this step. Kik Messenger has a little over 300 million users and increased popularity among teenagers. However, in 2017 managed to raise almost $100 million for its token from more than 10,000 ICO investors living in 117 countries.

Telegram was even more successful. Earlier this year, it managed to raise $1.7 billion from a small group of investors just for anticipating an ICO which eventually proved to be unnecessary.

According to some reports released last week, Japan’s most popular chat app, Line, announced that it will soon launch Bitbox, its own cryptocurrency exchange. Although the app has approximately 200 million users worldwide, the new platform will integrate more than 30 popular cryptocurrencies. Also, administrators promise to keep trading fees low and customer support in 15 languages. Under these conditions, the new exchange will become global very soon.

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IOTA To Revolutionize The Internet Of Things With LiFi Technology For Lightning Speed

The IOTA is disclosing more details on its approach to powering the Internet of Things at lightning speed with its LiFi technology.

More than 26 billion devices will be linked to the Internet by 2020, says the research firm Gartner. That paves the way for a whole new dimension of digital intelligence, where you can transfer massive volumes of data from one device to another with no human-to-human or human-to-computer interactions. That may well dramatically impact the way we live, building smart cities and reshaping virtually all industries, from the producing industries and agriculture to supply chain management and healthcare.

IOTA is attempting to leverage its distributed general ledger technology to power the revolution of the Internet of Things and link billions of devices together and surmount a significant bottleneck, namely, the bandwidth.

Currently, the more devices are connected, the more limitations occur. On WiFi networks, for example, only three channels can operate concurrently without a glitch.

IOTA works on LiFi technology to power the Internet of Things at lightning speed

To tackle the bandwidth bottleneck, IOTA is currently investigating the full capabilities of LiFi, a relatively new technology that makes use of the light spectrum and generates infinite channels.

LiFi is a technology developed to harness existing LED technology to transmit data at lightning speed.

Bandwidth is undoubtedly the last bottleneck. I can’t do anything about the speed of light. But the theoretical limits of LiFi are in terabytes per microsecond in the magnitude range.

IOTA Ecosystem Fund Director John Licciardello, on Reddit

On Discord, according to Hello IOTA, an IOTA code developer also debated the advancements LiFi could bring to the Internet of Things. On the other hand, the IOTA founder David Sonstebo also talked about the LiFi technology on Twitter.

No, we always stress that the speed of LIGHT cannot be exceeded. The coordinator is not part of the IOTA protocol, it is an integration tool.

David Sonstebo, on Twitter

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Android P Beta 3 Installed on Sony Xperia XZ2 Receives Support from Widevine L1

The Beta 3 version of Android is finally here with some interesting changes and new features which differentiate it from the previous version. In order to see how it works, developers decided to run it on several non-Google devices. The Sony Xperia XZ2 is one of them and after previously ”seeing” the Android P Beta 2, these days the smartphone has been updated to the 3rd testing process.

Thanks to these updates, Sony could fix several bugs and even registered some changes. One of them is the unexpected support received from Widevine L1. This means that previous Beta versions of Android P installed on flagship phones prevented the devices from playing Netflix or Amazon Prime videos exceeding 480p.

Now, things are easier. Thanks to Widevine L1 the restriction was removed and you don’t have to have anything enabled in your Sony Xperia XZ2 phone if it runs the Beta 3 version of Android P. Besides this, other changelogs can be noticed by those using this particular type of device.

  • Storage limitations – Users cannot transfer files and don’t have the possibility to create new folders on an external SDcard;
  • When the Airplane mode is enabled and after it is disabled you need to enter the SIM pin;
  • Like we mentioned before, Widevine supports the L1 security level;
  • You can use the camera flash for more than one picture;

With all the improvements, we could still notice some flaws in this version of Android P installed on Sony Xperia XZ2. For example, the camera quality is poor, because its part from the AOSP’s stock. Also, you will need to format the SD card before using it, otherwise it won’t work and cause your phone a boot-loop.

In order to avoid all problems, you should remove the card if you want to use Android P on this Sony Xperia version. Another issue is caused by the fact that, in order to recognize it, you have to fully restart the device when you insert a new SIM.

If you still want to see how Beta 3 version of Android P works on a non-Google phone, download it and start using it.

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Android P Available Soon – Its 3rd Beta Version is Being Launched

In August 2017 Google released Android Oreo and they thought that the operating system will be their big breakthrough. However, the Oreo only managed to reach little over 5% of all devices from the market, a disappointing number in comparison with its predecessors.

Even so, it looks like Google is preparing for the future and moving towards other courageous initiatives. In this idea, is getting ready to launch the 3rd Beta version of Android P. Dave Burke, Vice president for Android engineering at Google declared that this Beta is the closest image of what the final version of P would look like.

What should we expect from Android P

Since Google froze the work on the development of Android P last month, we might conclude that the company is planning to release it this summer. If they would follow the same route as in the case of Android Oreo, most likely they will launch the new OS in late August.

This idea might stand behind the fact that Beta 3 doesn’t have any special addition. The only difference between this version and the previous ones is the tendency to test the stability of existing applications and possible ways to prevent vicious interference.

Fortunately, we have found out enough about Android P so far, so most users are ready to upgrade as soon as it appears. The new operating system will come with new emoji and gestures, better file management and audio control possibilities and it will place even more emphasis on security.

Better battery life is another point on Android P’s checklist. Google intends to address power problems by using ART enhancements. These additions will enable the applications to launch quicker and use less resources throughout the process. They also included an adaptive battery and brightness feature that lowers the amount of power used during daily use.

Other features are waiting to be discovered, so start using Android P as soon as it appears. Until then, make an idea on it by trying the 3rd Beta version.

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Tron (TRX) to Exchange Test Deposits

It’s a known fact that the new TRX withdrawals are coming slowly and cautiously, but the principal exchanges are beginning to put their wallets to test for the new benefit.

Is TRON actually safe?

Everyone thinks that the TRON (or TRX) network is stable and safe and there are some people who are putting it to the test when it comes to the deposits or withdrawals. But to be fair, the process is going slow and it’s been said that there are some indications that people often confuse the two sets of addresses. It’s good to keep in mind that the TRX digital asset, the one that existed on the Ethereum network, is not well-matched with the new tokens from the Tron’s mainnet.

A message has circulated, saying that the TRON mainnet upgrade was completed. It also said that deposit service would be available from the date of 4th of July, at 6 PM (GMT+8). However, the withdrawal service was disabled. They asked their readers to sit tight and wait for the next updates.

Thanks to OKEx, deposits and withdrawals were resumed

Good news is that OKEx resumed the deposits and withdrawals for the new network. However, Binance postponed the TRX deposit and withdrawal services, after they’ve encountered issues when it came to rogue trades in some coins, such as Syscoin (SYS).

People have started to notice that the movement of the TRX coins has been slow for a few days, with only a few transactions. When talking about the present, the transactions have increased to thousands per day, but it cannot be really compared with the activity from the Ethereum network. But the activity is expected to increase, now that we can have a discussion about the use cases for TRX and the inclusion of spread apps.

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