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PayPal's commerce system wasn't built for crowdfunding, and that has created problems for some startups -- the company recently (if briefly) froze $45,000 of Mailpile's assets, for example. The PayPal...
Google Inc. founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin may have to dig deeper to operate their fleet of private jets, after the U.S. Department of Defense ended a little-known arrangement...
No, the NSA can't magically hack all iPhones and smartphones, but just like malware developers, it has more than a few tricks up its sleeve for retrieving data stored on...
Ever wish you could explore the Galapagos Islands? Now you can, without ever leaving the comfort of your computer chair. Google in partnership with Galapagos National Park Directorate and the...
Twitter, which began as a side project in a small but failing start-up seven years ago and grew into one of the world’s largest platforms for public conversation, is about...
Facebook isn't ready to unveil the video ads that it has been telling marketers about for more than a year. But it's launching a test to determine the impact of...
Earlier this week, Miley Cyrus rode a wrecking ball into the record books. Her new Terry Richardson-directed music video—in which she swings around naked on a wrecking ball while crooning about...
Apple’s iPhone 5S is the first 64-bit smartphone, and Samsung’s Galaxy S5 could be the second. Almost like clockwork, Samsung has confirmed that its next-generation devices will feature similar processors to the...
In Zynga's July 2011 prospectus to future shareholders, company founder and CEO Mark Pincus outlined his firm's ambitious plan to take over the gaming world. "My kids decided a few months ago...
Dell Inc. (DELL) Chief Executive Officer Michael Dell won shareholder approval for a planned $24.9 billion buyout, capping a seven-month standoff with investors and gaining free rein to attempt a turnaround...
A nerdy loner snorting obscene amounts of cocaine out of a giant tube. An incredibly detailed Super Mario Bros. mushroom-transformation starring a canine plumber. A grotesque real-life Little Mermaid and...
Apple'sAAPL +1.44% new iPhone 5S, which comes with a fingerprint scanner, won’t store actual images of users’ fingerprints on the device, a company spokesman confirmed Wednesday, a decision that could ease concerns...
Last week (although by the time I post this it’ll be two weeks) BuzzFeed posted a highly successful “listical” 18 Everyday Products You’ve Been Using Wrong], it went viral and you...
No one joins Facebook to be sad and lonely. But a new study from the University of Michigan psychologist Ethan Kross argues that that’s exactly how it makes us feel. Over two...
Think of all the things that tick you off about cable TV. Along with brainless programming and crummy customer service, the very worst aspect of it is forced bundling. You...
If you plan on buying one of Apple's new iPhones, you may want to head to Wal-Mart. The retail giant has announced it will carry the new devices and sell...
Hartmut Esslinger knows a thing or two about industrial design and what it’s done for Apple. He worked directly with Steve Jobs to establish a “design language” that was used...
After shares of Facebook stock hit an all time high, founder Mark Zuckerberg is ready to tell his competitors that it's not as bad as they think might. No fear,...
Thieves have mutilated victims to gain access to phones equipped with a fingerprint reader, an expert has warned. Yesterday, Apple launched its iPhone 5S, which includes the Touch ID feature,...
You see, the goldpagne iPhone 5S wasn't designed in Cupertino. No, no, no. It was made by a team outside of Apple located in Miami Beach! By the same guys...
