Tuesday 24 September 2013

Show me the money: Facebook tests new feature to encourage more in-app buying

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Show me the money: Facebook tests new feature to encourage more in-app buying

09.24.2013 6:11 AM

Facebook is moving ahead with plans to test a new mobile feature to entice more people to buy products while shopping on smaller devices such as iPhones.

Apple's a tasty phishing target for scammers

09.24.2013 5:47 AM

Spam volumes took a usual seasonal drop in August, but phishing spiked, including a noticeable interest in hijacking Apple accounts.

 

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Google Chrome to block and banish plugins built using popular NPAPI architecture

09.24.2013 8:00 AM

Plug-ins based on the NPAPI architecture will be blocked by default in Chrome starting early next year as Google moves toward completely removing support for them in the browser.

Zubie Key review: Car-data collector spells the end of freewheeling road trips

09.24.2013 11:26 AM

What happens in your car no longer stays in your car. The Zubie Key tracks your driving history and can also alert you to car problems. Its reports are very useful, but devices like this also spell the end of driving as a symbol of freedom or escape.

Oracle pushes into database-as-a-service

09.23.2013 1:15 PM

Oracle's new 12c database is hyped as faster and more powerful.

Docking station makes Surface Pro 2 ideal business PC

09.23.2013 3:05 PM

Now that the Surface Pro has a docking station, it can truly be both a PC and a tablet at once.

MakeVR lets you design 3D-printed objects with handheld controllers

09.24.2013 5:15 AM

Using the new software from Sixsense is sort of like playing a video gameexcept the goal is to create a 3D model.

Google fixes lengthy, widespread Gmail glitch

09.24.2013 7:40 AM

A Gmail glitch that took about 10 hours to fix and hit close to 50 percent of the webmail service's users has been fixed, ending one of the longest, most widespread Gmail disruptions in years.

California law allows minors to remove embarrassing pics, posts

09.24.2013 8:34 AM

A California law enacted Monday gives California minors the right to ask a Web site to remove whatever content they choose, and restricts those sites from advertising certain items to minors.

Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 now available for preorder

09.24.2013 9:03 AM

You can order Microsoft's latest Surfaces today, but you can't buy all their accessories.

Cancel data sharing deal with US, EU politicians urge

09.24.2013 9:10 AM

European politicians on Tuesday demanded the suspension of a wide-reaching data sharing agreement between the United States and the European Union following allegations that the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) tapped into the international bank transfer company, Swift.

Hurd: SAP HANA isn't 'even comparable' to Oracle's in-memory technology

09.23.2013 5:15 PM

While SAP has made no secret of its desire to lure customers running Oracle databases over to its own HANA in-memory platform, any doubt that Oracle would fight back has been erased.

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