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Visa to Launch Digital Wallet Service
San Francisco - Credit card firm Visa on Wednesday announced
plans to launch a new digital wallet service in the U.S. and Canada in the
fall,...
New Editorial Team Joins AOL Daily Finance Site
New York - AOL on Thursday announced a new editorial team for its AOL Daily Finance site, which features financial news, personal...
Report: Google Plans $20/Month Laptop, Software for Students
San Francisco - Google is expected to launch a new Chrome
operating system-powered laptop and complementary software bundle that it will
offer to students for $20...
Google Sets Aside $500 Million for Justice Dept. Ad Settlement
Mountain View, Calif. - Google (NASD: GOOG) said it has put aside $500
million to cover potential penalties leveled by the Justice Department over an
unknown investigation...
LimeWire to Pay Labels $105 Million to Settle Copyright Suit
New York - File-sharing service LimeWire will pay $105
million to settle copyright infringement claims from the four major record
labels, avoiding the $1.4 billion in...
Report: Mobile "Check-in" Services Gaining Popularity
Reston, Va. - Though still in its relative infancy, mobile
device "check-in" services like Facebook Places, Foursquare and
Gowalla are now attracting 7.1% of all mobile...
Smarterer Raises $1.5M from True Ventures, Google, Angels
Boston – Smarterer, a provider of online tests that measure “digital, social and technical” skills, has raised $1.5 million in a financing round that...
Microsoft to Alter Mobile Device Location Data Collection
Redmond, Wash. - Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) has ceased its tying of an
anonymous unique device identifier to location data it collects from Windows
Phone devices, and plans...
Emerging Markets Drive Software Piracy to Record $59B in 2010
Washington - Theft of software for personal computers leapt
14% globally last year to a record commercial value of $59 billion, according
to new figures from...
PROTECT IP Act Would Further Target 'Rogue Websites'
San Francisco - A new version of legislation intended to
ratchet up anti-piracy efforts would see search engines, ISPs, credit card
firms and online advertising networks...
