Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is readying a launch of the MacBook Air with a Retina display sometime later this year, according to a rumor that appeared in Digitimes this morning. This report comes amid news that MacBook sales are likely to be approximately 15 percent lower in 2014 than … [Read more...]
It appears Denmark just made bitcoin gains tax-free
With tax season upon the United States, the Internal Revenue Service announced Tuesday that bitcoin can be taxed like a property rather than a currency. The bitcoin community is debating whether this is good news or bad news, but Danish bitcoiners might be celebrating this … [Read more...]
Poll: 48% of Americans understand bitcoin but most still prefer gold
In today’s technological world, it’s pretty difficult to not hear or read about bitcoin on a daily basis. Although the ubiquity of the digital currency is pretty widespread, there will always be people who don’t know about it. Nevertheless, the people who do understand what the … [Read more...]
Apple patent shows iPhone with two separate cameras, each with its own lens
Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) researchers churn out far more outstanding technical ideas than ever see the light of day in a real product, but one notion – splitting iPhone cameras into two separate components, each with its own lens – may stand a better chance than most of emerging from … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) crushes Samsung – again – in Japanese court decision
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has once again pummeled its rival Samsung in the legal arena, as a Japanese court ruled today in favor of the Cupertino company in the latest of a series of patent-related confrontations between the two tech giants. Samsung had launched a suit alleging that … [Read more...]
Twitter pulls the plug on #music less than one year after it launched
Twitter #Music was only launched last year, but it is already saying goodbye to the app store. Unfortunately for Twitter Inc. (NYSE:TWTR), the music service failed to acquire a user base and the buzz it needed to survive. Regarding the news, Twitter stated, "Later this afternoon, we … [Read more...]
Europol seeking more control over bitcoin to prevent money laundering
Bitcoin could be causing a regulatory nightmare for officials across Europe. Europol, the European Union’s law enforcement agency, is calling for greater powers in order to tackle money laundering schemes that involve the digital currency. The EU law enforcement organization argues … [Read more...]
Google infuses Chrome with Google Now
Google Now is a service that claims to give you the right information at the right time. For example, you can get daily weather alerts, traffic reports, sports scores and more. The information is displayed in a card-format, which makes them user-friendly and easy to read. Also, Google … [Read more...]
Walmart could be the first big-box retailer to sell lawyer services
The goods and services offered by numerous big-box stores in your area have grown. Whether it’s Walmart or Kmart, Walgreens or Target, a customer can pretty much find anything they want or need: vacuums and optometrists, computers and travel planners, coffee machines and urgent care … [Read more...]
Wisconsin election board may start accepting bitcoin donations soon
The United States is in the midst of election season. With another election upon us, more technologies are helping federal and state congressional and senate candidates run for office. In the past general election, Facebook, Twitter and Reddit were major players. This year, new kinds … [Read more...]
Google turns focus towards cloud computing services
In January, Urs Hölzle, senior vice president of technical infrastructure and Google Fellow at Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) sent a memo out to his team regarding their direction for the next few months. Hölzle stated that he wants his group to focus less time on Google Search and Gmail … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. rolls out NPR news channel on iTunes Radio
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) earlier inked a pact with National Public Radio, or NPR, to add a news channel to the highly popular iTunes Radio service. Today, the NPR channel will open as the first streaming news channel on the audio program, spearheading a bold push to bring numerous … [Read more...]
ECB: Bitcoin has to become important before it affects policy making
Since the rise of virtual currencies in the past couple of years, the European Central Bank (ECB) has been quite adamant in maintaining an eye on bitcoin and other digital currencies. Despite the growth of the adoption rate, the European monetary authority made the case that bitcoin … [Read more...]
Apple seeking partnership with Comcast to reinvent television
It seems television is going to be reinvented. According to a report by the Wall Street Journal on Sunday evening, Apple is seeking to establish a partnership with Comcast, the largest broadband and television provider in the United States today. The purpose of the relationship … [Read more...]
New court documents expose Apple and Google illegal wage fixing scheme
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been known to be in collusion with its arch rival Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) since 2009 to keep wages suppressed by not competing for each others' workers. Today, however, newly revealed court documents show that the illegal wage fixing scheme extended far … [Read more...]
Google still dominates search with 67.5% market share
Despite the efforts of other companies, Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) still has a whopping lead in the search engine world with a 67.5% market share. This was the expected tally as of February. No one seems to have what it takes to upset Google in this space. Online research firm … [Read more...]
Marc Andreessen puts his money where his mouth is and invests millions in bitcoin
Despite the negative publicity that bitcoin has garnered so far this year, one early backer of the digital currency and prolific technology professional is planning to invest millions of dollars more into the virtual currency. It was reported by the Wall Street Journal this weekend … [Read more...]
Does Apple’s iBeacon have real world usability for the average consumer
Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iBeacon technology is seeing increasing use at various retail locations and sporting venues around the world. Besides its own retail outlets, the Cupertino enterprise has rolled out iBeacons at several other major retailers and at several sports arenas in … [Read more...]
Apple iBeacons used by Golden State Warriors NBA team
Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iBeacons have been adopted by a number of retailers and sports teams, but today's launch of the system by the Golden State Warriors represents the first use of the bluetooth communications technology by an NBA team. Major League Baseball, or MLB, teams have … [Read more...]
Google loses $85m to SimpleAir over patent infringement
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) was ordered by a federal judge to pay SimpleAir $85 million in damages. The dispute was over patent infringement impeded through mobile device notifications. SimpleAir is a technology licensing company that owns intellectual property in wireless content … [Read more...]
