Software makers get face time with Google glasses
Google Glass was a common sight as software savants shared visions of games, weather reports, news and more delivered to the Internet-linked eyewear.
May 16, 2013
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May 16, 2013
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Beefing up public-key encryption
Most financial transactions on the Internet are safeguarded by a cryptographic technique called public-key encryption. Where traditional encryption relies on a single secret key, shared by both sender and ...
Feb 18, 2013
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Thomson Reuters profit tops forecasts
Financial news and information group Thomson Reuters said Friday third-quarter profit rose 25 percent from a year ago to $462 million, led by its financial and audit services.
Nov 02, 2012
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PayPal folds startup into its smartphone wallet
Online financial transactions titan PayPal announced that it has bought a San Francisco startup focused on using smartphone cameras to take credit card payments.
Jul 18, 2012
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Penn State physics professor helps keep world on schedule through work on the accuracy of clocks
How much is a fraction of a second worth? It could cost millions of dollars during a crash of the stock market, when panic selling causes investment values to plummet. A timing error of just one-tenth of a ...
Jul 10, 2012
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Online scams cost $485 mn in US in 2011: survey
Online scams including identity theft schemes, "advance fee" and "romance fraud" cost Americans some $485 million in 2011, a report prepared for the FBI said Thursday.
May 10, 2012
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PayPal to expand in Asia after mobile app launch
PayPal Asia-Pacific chief Rupert Keeley said Friday the US company plans to expand in the region over the next 12 to 18 months, after it launched the region's first payments service for smartphones. ...
Mar 16, 2012
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PayPal lets shops take payments on smartphones (Update)
Online financial transactions titan PayPal has started to allow merchants across the world to take payments using smartphones in a direct challenge to startup Square.
Mar 15, 2012
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Mobile money faces developed-world challenge
Instances of the so-called tail wagging the dog abound. Add to that club mobile-money services, the idea that you can make financial transactions of all kinds using only a cellphone.
Mar 12, 2012
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Virtual Piggy lets children get online allowances
Startup Virtual Piggy is rolling out a way for parents to give children online allowances to spend on games, iPod accessories or other stuff tailored for Internet-loving youngsters.
Mar 10, 2012
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Free-to-pay? No way! Professor explores negative billing
During the festive season, online shoppers may think they're getting a bargain when they click on promotional discount boxes or sign up for free trials for such things as Christmas cards, exercise tips or even e-dating. But ...
Dec 15, 2011
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PayPal lets Facebook friends send cash
Online financial transactions powerhouse PayPal released an application on Thursday that lets friends send one another cash at leading social network Facebook.
Nov 17, 2011
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Facebook and eBay downplay Google threat
Silicon Valley star Sean Parker said Facebook would have to blunder in a big way for Google's social network to steal its crown.
Oct 18, 2011
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Baker Institute paper looks at electronic money trail
A dramatic growth in technologies, combined with older methods of money transfers, has helped create new opportunities for criminals to cover their financial tracks. A new report by Rice University's Baker Institute for Public ...
Aug 31, 2011
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PayPal letting Google phones swap cash
Online financial transactions giant PayPal on Wednesday showed off a mini-program that lets people exchange money by touching together a pair of Google smartphones.
Jul 13, 2011
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