The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) publishes newly granted patents every Tuesday morning, and today, among other patents granted to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) was one for an intriguing arrangements of sidewall displays. This patent envisions a wraparound, flexible … [Read more...]
Poland expected to get Europe’s first Bitcoin Embassy
A Bitcoin Embassy – or center – coming to a location near you? It has been reported that Europe will be receiving one of its very first bitcoin embassies on Monday in Warsaw, Poland. Experts say that this is a sign that the bitcoin community and the peer-to-peer decentralized … [Read more...]
Google and Motorola prepare new smartphone with hopes of gaining larger marketshare
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Motorola are looking to boost sales with a new smartphone ahead of the completion of its sale for $2.91 billion to Lenovo Group. Motorola currently has 6.3 percent of the smartphone market. It has been struggling to compete with other smartphone … [Read more...]
USPS ends second quarter with net loss of $1.9 billion
The United States Postal Service (USPS) recorded a second quarter net loss of $1.9 billion, which is now the 20th of the past 22 quarters that the nation’s postal service has reported a loss, according to an issued press release. The USPS’s fiscal second quarter loss was higher … [Read more...]
New Facebook phishing scam uses clever “photo message” to lure victims
Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) users are facing the prospect of a new type of phishing scam attacking their accounts. The new scam works by showing users a message saying "OMG your photos are being used on this site". The first site that this message has been found on is Tumblr. When a … [Read more...]
Bitcoin community upset over political lobbying in Washington
Political lobbying in the United States has become a common practice for most industries and corporations these days. In fact, if you’re a private firm that doesn't lobby Republican and Democratic lawmakers then you face the potential scorn of public officials a la Microsoft during … [Read more...]
Street artist James de la Vega sends Apple Inc. (AAPL) cease-and-desist letter
According to New York City street artist James de la Vega, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) ripped off his trademarked slogan "You're more powerful than you think" for their recent "Gigantic" advertisement. The fedora wearing, bearded pavement painter claims he has been using the phrase for … [Read more...]
Head of data protection accuses Google of compiling user data without consent
Johannes Caspar, who heads the data protection office for the German state of Hamburg asserts that Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) is compiling customers’ data without asking for their consent. Hence, it looks like one of the world's most valuable companies is having issues with privacy … [Read more...]
Global warming will create higher costs at grocery stores
According to a new White House National Climate Assessment report, the United States is already experiencing the effects of global warming (or climate change). Financial experts say that the change is climate is causing more than environmental threats, but also a risk to your … [Read more...]
HYPER kickstarter funds dual purpose USB and Apple (AAPL) Lightning flash drive ‘iStick’
Today, HYPER by Sanho Corporation launched a crowdfunding project on Kickstarter for a sleek, silvery flash drive dubbed the iStick, which would feature connectors both for USB and Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) proprietary Lightning connector. The two connectors are mounted at opposite … [Read more...]
Swedish Bitcoin expert says terrorists wouldn’t use virtual currency
It was discovered this month that the United States Department of Defense’s Combatting Terrorism Technical Support Office (CTTSO) will soon be launching a program to study the peer-to-peer decentralized currency bitcoin in order to assist the military in its quest to enhance national … [Read more...]
Twitter lockup expires and executives unload their shrares
Despite a lot of assurances earlier this week from Twitter Inc. (NYSE:TWTR) insiders that they would not be selling their shares when the IPO lockup expired, it seems not all of them were on the same page. Several Twitter executives unloaded a significant amount of their holdings, … [Read more...]
Facebook wiretapping allegations dropped but still under the watchful eye of FTC
Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) has successfully reprieved itself from allegations of wiretapping that included class action lawsuits, as well. Zynga has also joined Facebook in this accusation removal. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Facebook's advertising practices did not … [Read more...]
USPTO publishes Apple Inc. (AAPL) patent application for novel method of video editing
Among a total of 32 new patent applications by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) published on Thursday, May 8th, 2014 by the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO), one relates to a novel method of video editing using pixels in the actual video itself as the "handles" for accessing … [Read more...]
Federal Reserve weighs in on minimum wage debate, warns of job losses
This week, the minimum wage debate was been kicked in to overdrive after fast-food workers across the country began protests and former Massachusetts Republican Governor Mitt Romney argued in favor of increasing the minimum wage. After months of policy debates and reports, will the … [Read more...]
FEC unanimously votes to allow political committees to accept bitcoins
About one month after the Federal Election Commission (FEC) said it would delay any vote on approving bitcoin as part of a campaign fundraising method for political campaign, the elections panel has now overwhelmingly voted in favor of permitting political committees to accept … [Read more...]
Facebook’s previously won privacy breach lawsuit is live again thanks to appeal
The U.S. Court of Appeals in California has overturned a decision regarding Facebook Inc's (NASDAQ:FB) users' claims that the company had defrauded them by distributing information about their online activities, in breach of its user agreement. Facebook had previously won this legal … [Read more...]
After 7 years at Nokia, leading engineer Partinen leaves for Apple (AAPL) job
Ari Partinen, an engineer at Nokia for the past seven years who achieved leadership of the Scandinavian electronics firm's Lumia Photography division, announced today that he was leaving the company and starting a fresh career at Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL). One of the finest feathers in … [Read more...]
Swiss financial authority (FINMA) assessing bitcoin
Will Switzerland soon be home to an expansive bitcoin market? Perhaps, but it depends on how the Swiss Financial Market Authority (FINMA) acts moving forward. Recently, FINMA modified its Collective Investment Schemes Ordinance by adding the peer-to-peer decentralized digital … [Read more...]
NBC taking Facebook auto-play ads for a trial run
Facebook Inc's (NASDAQ:FB) new auto-play ads are off to a flying start. Only launched recently, the new type of Facebook ad has already signed NBC. NBC is experimenting with the new television style ads on Facebook by using them to promote three new midseason shows. The campaign … [Read more...]
