If you believe all the hype, blockchain is the next revolution that will change the world as mobile technology did in early 2000. It might. But a few hurdles need to be cleared before this digital platform can potentially empower some of the world’s poorest citizens. Simply put, blockchain is a data application or ledger […]
Hype Aside, Blockchain Could Empower Developing World
Posted April 28th, 2017 at 11:35 am (UTC-4)
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Blockchain? What’s Blockchain?
Posted April 20th, 2017 at 1:47 am (UTC-4)
“I don’t even know what blockchain is,” someone recently told Techtonics. So to demystify the latest buzzword in technology, blockchain is a secure, distributed digital ledger shared among all participants. For example, parties to a transaction agree to make blockchain the official source of record, say for a land deed. So they encode the deed […]
With Blockchain, Sub-Saharan Women Move Forward Without Bias
Posted February 24th, 2017 at 11:30 am (UTC-4)
Blockchain, the technology underlying digital currency Bitcoin, is making it easier for Sub-Saharan African women farmers to establish their economic credentials and negotiate gender bias. If you are a woman farmer in Sub-Saharan Africa and you go to a bank to borrow, you have to bring like seven pieces of paper, you might have to […]
Feb. 7 Is Safer Internet Day; Some iOS Apps Put User Data at Risk
Posted February 7th, 2017 at 11:48 am (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: On Safer Internet Day, Here’s How to Get Your Online Life Secured February 7, 2017 is Safer Internet Day, which shines a light on unhealthy online habits and promotes better privacy and safety practices. Your Google searches – and trips to various ad-funded websites – tip off advertising companies to all sorts […]
Rise of Smartphones; Global Wi-Fi; Bitcoin; Apple; PayPal User Policy
Posted June 3rd, 2015 at 2:26 pm (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: The Unstoppable Rise of the Smartphone A new mobility report from Ericsson said about 70 percent of the world’s population will be using smartphones by 2020. That means that 6.1 billion smartphones will be sold globally within five years. Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa accounted for the highest number of […]