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Google takes the SaaS fight to Microsoft with free Apps for Work when an EA is already in place
Google is taking the SaaS fight to rivals Microsoft and IBM with a new offer that provides its Google Apps for Work for free when a company has an existing enterprise agreement (EA) with another provider. Google to its credit didn’t name Microsoft or IBM in its official announcement about the new offer, but it ...
Time snaps up women-focused lifestyle site Hello Giggles for $20-$30m
Time, Inc. has acquired women-focused lifestyle site Hello Giggles, Inc. for a figure around $20-$30 million. The terms of the deal were not officially disclosed, however, The Wall Street Journal puts the figure at “in the range of $20 million” whereas The Hollywood Report puts it at “around $30 million.” Founded in 2011 by TV ...
McAfee Labs Hidden Data Economy report prices how much stolen data is being sold for
McAfee Labs (a division of Intel Security) has released a new report that provides a fascinating insight into how different types of stolen data are being packaged and sold online. The Hidden Data Economy report (pdf) examined pricing for stolen credit and debit card data, bank account login credentials, stealth bank transfer services, online payment ...
Bitcoin exchange Cryptsy may have gone full Mt Gox, refuses to pay out users
Bitcoin and altcoin exchange Cryptsy (Project Investors, Inc.) may be in a serious trouble, with one report over the weekend claiming that the exchange is refusing to allow users to cash out. A report from The Merkle goes as far as claiming that the company has “gone full Mt Gox” (a reference to failed Japanese ...
Apple will now replace MacBook + MBP Retina screens with defective anti-reflective coating for free
Apple has established a “Quality Program” that allows MacBook and MacBook Pro users with defective screens to have the screen replaced at no charge. The Quality Program (Apple-speak for replacement program) comes as a significant number of users with the laptops have reported that the anti-reflective treatment on Retina models has worn off or even ...
In a surprising act of corporate benevolence Apple is giving all employees shares in the company
Tech giant Apple has surprisingly decided to be benevolent with a new program that will see all the company’s employees given shares in the company. According to reports the new initiative effectively means everyone who works for Apple is eligible for what is called an “RSU grant.” RSU grants (newspeak for we are giving you ...
Bitcoin exchange Bitreserve rebrands as Uphold and now offers fiat money services
Bitcoin exchange company Bitreserve, Inc. has changed its name to Uphold, Inc. as part of a repositioning of the company that sees it integrate with the global financial ecosystem in ways that are rare for Bitcoin exchanges. The biggest change sees Uphold (previously Bitreserve) allow consumers, businesses and charities to fund their Uphold accounts via bank ...
The elephant in the room: Study confirms Android devices vulnerable due to lack of patches
Researchers at the U.K.’s University of Cambridge have confirmed in a study a fact that has always been the elephant in the room when it comes to Android devices: they just aren’t getting the security patches they need to be kept secure. The study found that 87 percent of Android devices are exposed to at ...
Feedzai partners with Emailage for improved SaaS fraud protection
Fraud protection startup Feedzai, Inc. has announced a new partnership today with email fraud prevention provider Emailage Corp, that will see both companies providing their mutual clients a machine learning solution that combines email risk assessment with fraud risk scoring. As we’ve covered previously, Emailage’s Risk Assessment Solution assesses the probability that an email address will be linked to
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