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Prosecutors in the Netherlands are seeking prison sentences for two brothers who they say used stolen electricity to power computers they used to mine bitcoins worth an estimated 200,000 euros ($223,500). https://phys.org/news/2016-09-dutch-brothers-court-bitcoin-stolen.html Other Wed, 21 Sep 2016 16:13:06 EDT news393693178 A federal judge on Monday sentenced a former Secret Service agent to nearly six years in prison following his conviction on charges related to the theft of electronic currency during a high-profile investigation into the online drug bazaar Silk Road. https://phys.org/news/2015-12-secret-agent-sentenced-online-currency.html Security Mon, 07 Dec 2015 16:55:32 EST news368729718 In a tale of a very modern mugging, thieves in Sweden forced their victim to give them his money via an electronic transfer, making the police investigation a no-brainer, Swedish media reported Thursday. https://phys.org/news/2015-07-modern-sweden-thieves-demand-money.html Internet Thu, 30 Jul 2015 12:59:53 EDT news357479938 (AP)—Disney is not giving up on "Star Wars" video games after all. https://phys.org/news/2013-05-disney-teams-ea-star-wars.html Business Mon, 06 May 2013 17:10:01 EDT news287077959 Mobile money may seem like a hot concept, but consumers aren't warming to it. At the world's largest cellphone trade show, here in Barcelona this week, the 70,000 attendees are encouraged to use their cellphones —instead their keycards— to get past the turnstiles at the door. But very few people took the chance to do that. The process of setting up the phone to act as a keycard proved too much of a hassle. https://phys.org/news/2013-03-companies-struggle-popularize-mobile-money.html Telecom Fri, 01 Mar 2013 05:19:01 EST news281337529 Royal Philips Electronics released its "Meaningful Innovation Index " today, during its participation at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The Meaningful Innovation Index is a 5000-person, multi-country survey looking at people's needs, attitudes and expectations regarding innovation. Based on responses from five key markets, the survey shows that even with the recent advances in technology, there is huge appetite for innovations that will make a real difference in people's everyday lives. https://phys.org/news/2013-01-survey-unveils-worldwide-gap-ten.html Other Wed, 23 Jan 2013 08:36:01 EST news278152545 LG Group says it is increasing annual investments to record highs despite the uncertainty in the global economy and slow consumer demand. https://phys.org/news/2013-01-lg-investments-uncertain-economy.html Business Mon, 07 Jan 2013 05:00:01 EST news276755366 Pay TV set-tox boxes, often one of the biggest energy hogs in U.S. homes because they never power down, may become more efficient and save consumers money under an industry agreement announced Thursday. https://phys.org/news/2012-12-pay-tv-money-energy.html Energy & Green Tech Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:00:02 EST news274357967 Russia's dominant search engine Yandex on Monday launched its own Internet browser in the continuing face-off with its American rival Google for supremacy in the growing Russian market. https://phys.org/news/2012-10-russia-yandex-web-browser-rival.html Software Mon, 01 Oct 2012 11:59:29 EDT news268311562 The RC-SA00 next-generation FeliCa IC chip developed by Sony Corporation is the world's first contactless IC card chip with embedded software to acquire EAL6+ certification of Common Criteria (ISO/IEC 15408), the international standard for evaluation criteria for IT security. https://phys.org/news/2012-09-sony-contactless-ic-card-chip.html Other Fri, 14 Sep 2012 08:28:43 EDT news266830082 Wouldn't it be nice to forget your wallet - permanently? That day is coming sooner than you think. In the walletless future there will be no credit cards to lose, no cash to carry and no concert tickets to leave at home. Already, with a few taps on the screen of your smartphone, you can order a meal at a restaurant, loan your friend 20 bucks or even unlock the door to your house - so you can lose the keys, too. https://phys.org/news/2012-07-apps-smartphones-digital-wallets.html Software Thu, 05 Jul 2012 18:40:01 EDT news260726841 Making simple repairs could save the UK could save millions of pounds by replacing fuses or plugs rather than throwing away perfectly reusable microwaves with brand new ones. https://phys.org/news/2012-05-planet-microwave.html Environment Tue, 15 May 2012 19:00:01 EDT news256312126 Internet auction giant eBay and mobile phone operator Softbank said Wednesday they were teaming up to bring the US firm's PayPal online billing system to Japan for the first time. https://phys.org/news/2012-05-japan-softbank-ties-ebay-online.html Business Wed, 09 May 2012 12:24:33 EDT news255785061 (AP) -- If you're one of the holdouts still paying bills with checks, tracking your accounts with pen and paper or clipping coupons from the newspaper, 2012 could be the year you take the digital plunge. https://phys.org/news/2011-12-personal-technology-trends.html Internet Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:44:22 EST news243877400 NEC Corporation announced today the launch of a new portable terminal for electronic money payment, the "Multi-Service Terminal / Portable," which enables retailers to conveniently expand the availability of electronic money payment. https://phys.org/news/2011-03-nec-portable-terminal-electronic-money.html Telecom Mon, 07 Mar 2011 17:04:56 EST news218739882 Check your electric bill lately? Did it make you wince? You probably wondered where all those kilowatt-hours went. https://phys.org/news/2010-08-products-electric-bill.html Energy & Green Tech Fri, 06 Aug 2010 06:30:01 EDT news200291872 Sony's new liquid crystal display televisions will have an electronic money function to make it easier for users to pay to watch movies and programmes, the company said Monday. https://phys.org/news/2009-03-sony-tvs-electronic-money-function.html Consumer & Gadgets Mon, 02 Mar 2009 06:16:37 EST news155196942