The online auction website eBay is urging customers to reset and change their passwords after cyber criminals hacked into eBay and stole a database of client information, including customer names, account passwords, email address, birth dates, physical addresses and telephone … [Read more...]
Control subscription services with Google Now app
Users have found that the new Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) Now app has some very useful additional features. Originally, most people thought that the company’s predictive care based notification center was going to be good for tracking information on sports scores, upcoming weather … [Read more...]
Former head of FDIC says Timothy Geithner has it wrong
Last week, we reported that former United States Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner published an op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal and appeared on MSNBC defending the Bush and Obama administrations’ bailouts of the financial industry. He presented the case that it was a … [Read more...]
HYPER iStick Kickstarter raises over $500k, new stretch goal set at $750k
Public response to HYPER's iStick Kickstarter, which is funding a USB and Lightning compatible flash drive usable with Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) Macs, iPads, and iPhones, was overwhelming, reaching its initial goal of $100,000 in just two hours on the first day after launch. … [Read more...]
Will Apple Inc. (AAPL) be able to hold a $600 share price
The stock of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has witnessed an upward surge in recent days, following favorable Q2 2014 earnings and a generally upbeat summary of the Cupertino company's prospects from Tim Cook. The prospect of an upcoming 7 for 1 stock split in a few weeks' time has also … [Read more...]
Julian Assange: ‘Bitcoin is the most intellectually interesting development in the last two years’
Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks who leaked damning government documents over the past few years, spoke through a WeChat Livestream at the Net Prophet technology conference Tuesday. He delved into a number of topics, including the peer-to-peer decentralized virtual currency … [Read more...]
Cable prices outpacing inflation; basic cable rose 6.5% last year
Is it time to put down the remote and cut the cord? If cable prices continue to rise exponentially then that could be the trend among households in financial disarray in the future that can’t afford a luxury like cable television. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) … [Read more...]
Insight to Twitter’s recent share decline
Some of the recent decline in the value of Twitter's (NYSE:TWTR) stock got some clarity when it was revealed that one of its biggest investors dumped a quarter of their holdings in the first quarter of the year. This was included in the 15 May regulatory filing of T. Rowe Group … [Read more...]
Federal Reserve mulling bitcoin regulations in new document
The Federal Advisory Council (FAC), an adviser to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, has published a new document (PDF) that entails bitcoin. Many in the bitcoin community are speculating that this is the first step by the central bank to mull over imposing … [Read more...]
Facebook rolls out “I’m a voter” feature
Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) is moving to roll out its "I'm a voter" feature across the entire world. This feature was popular with users during the 2012 election of President Barack Obama. More than 9 million American citizens clicked the "I’m'a voter” button during the election, to … [Read more...]
Is the euro superior to bitcoin – one ECB executive thinks so
The rise of the digital currency industry can be attributed to citizens and consumers’ lack of faith and trust in the United States dollar, the euro and other well-known securities. Besides not being backed by anything, central banks have been printing exorbitant sums of money since … [Read more...]
Architect working for Apple Inc. (AAPL) receives permit to renovate new Madison Avenue store site
According to permits issued ten days ago to David Murray of Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, 940 Madison Avenue in New York City has been approved for renovation as a new store for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL). Issued by the NYC Department of Buildings, the permit notes that the property involved … [Read more...]
Vote on Twitter to choose which new word will be included in Collins English Dictionary
Want a chance to help shape the English language? Well, Twitter Inc. (NYSE:TWTR) is offering its users the chance to vote on which new word should be included in the latest edition of the Collins English Dictionary. Lexicographers at the popular dictionary spent months sifting … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) now accepts iPads in four European countries for Reuse and Recycle program
Today, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) launched its month-old Reuse & Recycle program for iPads in no less than four important European countries – Great Britain, France, Spain, and Germany. The iPad 2, 3, and 4, plus the Mini, are the tablets specifically included in this discount … [Read more...]
Google’s next move could be to enter the 3D printing market
Rumors are spreading like wildfire about Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG), and possibly Apple, entering the 3-D printer market. According to Trip Chowdry of Global Equities Research, both of these tech giants are planning to launch an all in one 3D printer. This could be serious … [Read more...]
U.S. Senate Report: Online advertising hurts security, privacy
The United States Senate published a report Friday entitled "Online Advertising and Hidden Hazards to Consumer Security and Data Privacy." It urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to prompt the online advertising industry to enforce strict protections through regulation because … [Read more...]
Twitter sending political strategist to Brazil to help politicians Tweet
Twitter Inc. (NYSE:TWTR) is moving into South American politics. The company is sending its top political strategist to Brazil to advise politicians on the best way to utilize Twitter. Politics in South America, is the second most popular topic after soccer. This offers a great … [Read more...]
Software to devour more industries, jobs: Freelancer’s Matt Barrie
The software industry is a global sector that is valued at approximately $350 billion. Within the past two decades, the software business has grown exponentially and is involved in various fields, such as networks, database management, network application and office data. Since … [Read more...]
Fed Chair: ‘We have further to go to achieve a healthy economy’
How much longer will it take for the United States economy to fully recover from the financial crisis that occurred a few years ago? Well, there is no timeframe, but the U.S. central bank head said there is still a long way to go. The text of Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s … [Read more...]
Flappy Bird game slated to make August return to Apple Inc. (AAPL) app store
The lure of easy riches have clearly proven to be too much for the creator of the highly successful "Flappy Bird" game, Dong Nyugen, to resist, as it is reported the Vietnamese programmer means to return his creation to the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) app store in August. After earning … [Read more...]
