A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, a man of pure genius created the biggest technology company in the history of man…. OK, so maybe the time frame might be somewhat off but those words now have a link to the company Steve Jobs founded with Apple, Inc. reported to have acquired ...

Amazon.com, Inc.’s follow-up to its great list of Amazon Black Friday specials comes Sunday when the e-commerce giant goes to market with its Cyber Monday specials. Topping a potential early Christmas wish list this year is the Amazon Echo, Amazon’s smart home device and one of the most surprising hits from the company in 2015, ...

Bitcoin exchange Coinizy Financial Services, Inc. has launched what it claims to be the world’s first one way Bitcoin to PayPal redemption service. The service allows users to redeem their Bitcoin into a payment via PayPal, Inc.’s payment service whereas traditionally Bitcoin exchanges have primarily only offered redemption services via wire transfer, although as we’ve ...

A new report from password management firm Dashline, Inc. has found that a majority of America’s most popular e-commerce sites these holidays fail a basic password security test. The report named the Ecommerce Security Roundup, examined the password security policies of 25 of the most popular online retailers in the United States on 22 criteria ...

Tap. Pay. Give. That’s the slogan Google, Inc. is using with its new holiday season giving program that will see donations made to children in need. The partnership involves Android Pay and Google.org teaming up with DonorsChoose.org, a 501 nonprofit organization that supports 6.4 million children in the US education system with special needs. Under the ...

Walmart Stores, Inc., have announced that Cyber Monday is now Cyber Sunday night with its traditional online specials being brought forward a day. The retailer will begin offering Cyber Monday deals starting this Sunday, November 29, starting at 8 p.m. Eastern in an attempt to capture shoppers looking for great Cyber Monday deals before they ...

Bitcoin exchange Coinbase, Inc. is taking Bitcoin places it hasn’t gone before in the United States with the company announcing its first debit card Monday. The Shift Visa Debit card is available to Coinbase customers in twenty-four states in the U.S. and allows them to spend Bitcoin online and offline at over 38 million merchants ...

A United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) task force has delivered a report (pdf) on drone licensing with a surprising conclusion: instead of registering unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) as it currently does with planes, it has recommended that pilots be registered instead. Under the proposed rules any person who wishes to fly a drone that ...

Malware. Porn. Apps. Seems like a match made in heaven and that’s exactly what security-as-a-service firm Zscaler, Inc. has found with two new apps currently doing the rounds on independent Android app sites. The worst offender of the two discovered masquerades as a porn video player that is said to scare the user with a ...

Automattic, Inc., the company behind the ever-popular WordPress content management system, have announced a major refresh of its hosted blogging platform WordPress.com along with a number of extras that are sure to please bloggers and developers alike. Top of the list is what the company is calling Calypso, a major overhaul of the WordPress back ...