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- Google Admits Defeat In Its 7-Year Battle With Amazon And PayPalGoogle just announced that is it is shutting down Google Checkout, a Web-based payments system it launched to great expectations seven years ago. It will continue to offer Google Wallet and handle transactions for apps, games, music, and movies on the Google Play store. But Google is largely getting out of the business of processing payments for physical goo […]
- Congress Whacks Apple With The Tax Avoider StickAn 18-month congressional investigation turned up evidence that Apple is a major-league tax avoider, the New York Times reports — one that allegedly sheltered billions of dollars from taxation by moving the money through a web of subsidiaries, some of which had no employees and claimed to be exempt from taxes. Apple CEO Tim Cook will testify before the Senat […]
- Google Admits Defeat In Its 7-Year Battle With Amazon And PayPal
- Engadget
- Olympia Circuits shows Arduino datalogger and Arno Add-Ons at Maker Faire 2013Olympia Circuits is best known for its Arno board and Arno Shield, which are designed to ease the Arduino learning curve by providing a bevy of pre-wired sensors and controls along with detailed instructions for several DIY projects. The company announced a couple of new products at Maker Faire this past weekend: the Arno Digital RGB Add-On and the SODA HE-1 […]
- Vudu Player update allows movie downloads on iPhone, iPadComing months after the feature's introduction on Android and PCs, Vudu has updated the iOS version of its app with the ability to download movies for viewing offline. Unlike the Android version, this feature is not restricted to tablets however, with downloads of your Vudu / Ultraviolet collection on iPads and iPhones. Other tweaks include making the P […]
- Olympia Circuits shows Arduino datalogger and Arno Add-Ons at Maker Faire 2013
- Wired
- Hackers Who Breached Google in 2010 Accessed Company's Surveillance DatabaseHackers who breached Google's network in 2010 obtained access to the company's system for tracking surveillance requests from law enforcement, according to a news report. […]
- Utah Springs Surprise Tax on Massive NSA Data CenterThe NSA will spend around $40 million per year on energy bills for the data center, according to one estimate. But those energy costs may be a bit higher than expected, thanks to a new state law that could levy a 6% energy tax on the facility, the Salt Lake City Tribune reports. […]
- Hackers Who Breached Google in 2010 Accessed Company's Surveillance Database
- Macrumors
- Yahoo's Flickr Gets Major Design Overhaul, 1TB of Free Photo Storage SpaceFollowing this morning's acquisition of Tumblr, Yahoo today hosted an event in New York City to detail changes to its popular photo sharing site Flickr. Flickr on the web has been given a major design overhaul, with a focus on full resolution pictures. In addition to eliminating much of the white space on the site, Flickr is now displaying in-line photo […]
- U.S. Senators Claim Apple Has Avoided Paying Billions in U.S. Income Taxes Ahead of Tim Cook TestimonyA Senate subcommittee has released a 40-page memo accusing Apple of not paying billions of dollars in federal taxes through "extensive tax-avoidance strategies". Apple CEO Tim Cook, CFO Peter Oppenheimer, and Apple's head of tax operations Phillip A. Bullock will appear in front of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigation tomorr […]
- Yahoo's Flickr Gets Major Design Overhaul, 1TB of Free Photo Storage Space