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Disaster-stricken Bitcoin exchange MtGox has posted an update onto its rather sparse website, with a new statement reiterating its earlier claims that it fell victim to hackers and was not run into the ground through its own incompetence. The statement appeared just …
Chrome beta adds ‘hands-free voice search’ + disables ‘unofficial’ extensions
Google has just added a new gimmick to the latest beta of its Chrome browser, throwing in “Hands-Free Google Voice Search” for desktop users. As the name suggests, the new feature means that you can search Google simply by ‘asking’ your computer …
MtGox sets up call center for worried users… But don’t get your hopes up
Just when we were beginning to think that all is lost, beleaguered Bitcoin exchange MtGox has suddenly given users a glimmer of hope that they might see (some of) their funds again. The company has just set up a new telephone hotline …
Federal Reserve admits it doesn’t have the authority to ban Bitcoin
If Senator Joe Manchin’s call for an outright ban on Bitcoin had you worried yesterday, there’s good news in store – apparently, the Federal Reserve has no authority to do so, and indeed, it’s doubtful it could even if it did have …
UK spies oogled millions of kinky web cam chat sessions
It’s been quite a few weeks since the last, really shocking NSA revelation. But if you thought that there was nothing else to learn about the madness our nation and our allies’ spies have been getting up to, you were wrong. Very …
Lenovo vows to stem Motorola’s losses in just 18 months
Lenovo chief Yang Yuanqing made an appearance at Mobile World Congress earlier this week, and took the opportunity to confidently predict that the company can transform its loss-making acquisition Motorola within just six quarters once it completes its takeover. Yang made the …
US Sen. Manchin wants Bitcoin banned in the US
Talk about kicking someone while they’re down. Following a tumultuous week for Bitcoin, one of the US’s most vehemently anti-Bitcoin senators has taken the opportunity to call for an all-out ban on the world’s most popular digital currency. Sen. Joe Manchin slammed …
Firefox OS and Nokia enter the affordable smartphone race
The Mobile World Congress is in full swing, and one of the major trends we’ve seen so far is the rise of the affordable smartphone. Much attention has been given to Mozilla’s Firefox OS phones, which seem to be winning people over …
Gmail gets tough on spam with ‘unsubscribe’ button
Unsubscribing from spam marketing emails can be a pain in the ass – no two ways about it. Although the more professionals email marketers often place an “unsubscribe” link buried somewhere in the small print at the end of their advertising spiel, …
LinkedIn goes where no social network has gone before… To China
The likes of Facebook, Google and Twitter have famously struggled to gain a foothold in China, the world’s largest internet market, but there is one US social media network with a presence in that country. And now, it’s presence is set to …