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Top Time-Saving Additions for Your Business

01/04/2020 Guest Post

You’ve put your heart and soul into your business and you’re motivated to succeed. To make that happen, you need to align yourself with the right people and products that will work just as hard as you. Since you have only so many hours in your workday, these time-saving additions will help your company thrive. A Payroll Service If you’re just starting out, a payroll service may seem like a luxury, but once put into place you’ll see it’s worth every penny. Having payroll prepared for you can save you…

California launches QR code verification for legal cannabis dispensaries

01/03/202001/01/2020 Julie Campbell

QR Code Verification - Cannabis dispensary

The new quick response code scans with smartphones let consumers check whether a shop is legit. Marijuana users from California can now use their smartphones for QR code verification of a dispensary’s license. The Bureau of Cannabis Control launched a new program making it easier to spot licensed shops. The California Bureau of Cannabis Control rolled out a new QR code verification program at the end of last year. It made it possible for licensed cannabis dispensaries to display quick response codes in their shop windows. This way, smartphone users…

New Amazon payment system will use shoppers’ hands as IDs

01/02/202012/31/2019 Stephanie Beck

The online marketplace giant is taking more steps toward a unique biometric development. A new Amazon payment system is in development and could one day be used to ID customers based on their hands. This security feature is meant to help verify an individual’s identity without having to touch the person. Unlike fingerprint scans that are commonly used to unlock secured smartphones, no contact is needed. The Amazon payment system is one of the latest steps made by the online retail giant’s engineers. The technology’s development was made public through…

Virtual Reality Facebook OS could help the platform skip Google and Android

12/31/201912/27/2019 L. Green

The social network giant is reportedly working on developing its own operating system. A new Facebook OS is currently in development, according to a report from The Information. Should this operating system be successful, it could help the social network firm to step away from its dependence on Google and Android. The operating system is reportedly in development to support its movements in virtual reality. At the moment the company doesn’t have its own virtual reality Facebook OS. Therefore, its Oculus VR headsets and Portal smart displays operate on an…

US Navy bans TikTok social media app from government phones

12/30/201912/27/2019 Jorge Gonzalez

The Navy said the popular video clip application represents a “cybersecurity threat”. The United States Navy has banned government devices from downloading and using the popular TikTok social media app. It called the application a “cybersecurity threat”. This short video mobile app has become explosively popular over the last few months. The Navy issued a bulletin last week. A Facebook page serving military members posted it to show personnel that TikTok must be removed from all government smartphones and other mobile devices. The bulletin explained that military members who use…