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January 23, 2015
Starbucks's Mobile App Payments Now Represent 16% Of All Starbucks Transactions
Now that's what you call "grande."
Forget about Apple Pay for a moment—when it comes to mobile payment big shots, no conversation can ignore Starbucks.
SkyMall Catalogs Are No More, Company Files For Bankruptcy
It's the end of an era.
In-flight entertainment isn't what it used to be. More precisely, thanks to changes in the rules regarding electronic devices in the sky (as well as the proliferation of in-flight Internet access), it's a whole lot better these days.
Read This Before You Spend $19 On Bulletproof Coffee Beans
Gizmodo today published a swift and thorough debunking of some of Bulletproof Coffee's more outrageous health claims.
Every couple of weeks or so, Bulletproof Coffee rises through the froth to snag more headlines. It is like a fatty hydra that refuses to die. Which isn't to say all of the articles are uncritical and useless: Today, for example, Gizmodo published a swift, smart, and thorough debunking of some of the more outrageous claims cited by Bulletproof Coffee inventor Dave Asprey, a Silicon Valley veteran who sells a variety of Bulletproof-branded products on his website. If you are the kind of person interested in the potential health benefits (or lack thereof) in Bulletproof Coffee, the article is wholly worth your time. I should know. I drank the stuff every morning for two weeks.
A Peek At One Of The Apple Watch's First Games
What will gaming look like on the Apple Watch? The developers behind Tiny Tower have some ideas.
There's no doubt about it: a 1.5-inch display doesn't leave much room to squeeze a game into. And this will make developing games for the Apple Watch a challenge, to say the least.
Internet Activist Barrett Brown Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison
Brown was charged for linking to emails hacked by Anonymous. Yes, you read that right.
Barrett Brown, former informal spokesman for Anonymous, investigative journalist, and activist, was sentenced to 63 months in prison and $890,000 in restitution yesterday for what Brown's backers insist was "merely linking to hacked material." The sentencing marked the end of a hard campaign by the Department of Justice. At one point, prosecutors were seeking up to 100 years. The punishment is a chilling wake-up call for journalists.
Google's Eric Schmidt Predicts The Disappearance Of The Internet
As literally everything becomes connected, we'll stop thinking of the Internet as something that exists on a computer or phone.
Google may have played a significant role in establishing the Internet as we know it, but according to its executive chairman Eric Schmidt, the future of the world's most advanced information network is for it to disappear.
January 22, 2015
Samsung Still Hankering For BlackBerry Acquisition
Acquisition would be mostly patents and enterprise market share.
BlackBerry's days as a smartphone leader are most likely over, but having experienced its own recent troubles, Samsung is reportedly doing its best to acquire the ailing company.
Preet Bharara, Scourge of Corruption, Takes Aim At New York
The U.S. Attorney, who has prosecuted Al Qaeda members and Silk Road criminals, levels charges against NY Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.
The federal lawman best known for busting terrorists and Wall Street criminals has a new target: State politicians. U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara filed a complaint today against New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, charging him with partaking in secretive, corrupt practices.
Silk Road's Prosecutor Takes Aim At New York Politicians
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara just leveled some serious corruption charges against New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.
The federal lawman best known for cleaning up the dark web now has a much more traditional target: State politicians. U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara filed a complaint today against New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, charging him with partaking in secretive, corrupt practices.
The Great Music Streaming Expansion: Rdio, Shazam, Tidal, Even Microsoft Begin To Spread Their Wings And Fly
A roundup of moves companies are currently making in the digital music space.
Digital music often seems as ubiquitous as water in the United States, so it's easy to forget there are still a lot of countries that don't have the opportunity to pay to use on-demand streaming music.
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