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Visa Europe introduces ‘tokenization’, paves way for Apple Pay and rivals

By Collen Kriel Feb 25, 2015

Announced on Tuesday, Visa Europe’s move to introduce tokenization to member banks by mid-April could pave the way for Apple Inc.’s Apple Pay and competing mobile payment services to be introduced into Europe earlier…

Apple Genius Bar to get IQ bump

By Collen Kriel Feb 25, 2015

Apple Inc. is gearing up to change how walk-in Genius Bar appointments work in its retail stores in an effort to improve the overall customer experience. Sources familiar with the company’s plans told 9to5Mac…

Microsoft ends Facebook chat and Google chat support for Outlook.com

By James Farrell Feb 25, 2015

Yesterday Microsoft sent an email to its Outlook.com customers notifying them that no longer will Facebook and Google chat services be supported. The discontinuation of the services should happen over the next two weeks, it…

Another one for the list: Bitcoin miner Aquifer files for bankruptcy

By Duncan Riley Feb 25, 2015

California based Bitcoin miner Aquifer LLC has filled for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as the continuing low price of Bitcoin makes it difficult for large scale mining operations to produce a profit. In a filing to…

SaaS accounting firm Xero raises $110.8 million in post IPO funding

By Duncan Riley Feb 24, 2015

Cloud accounting software and services company Xero Ltd. has raised $110.8 million in post IPO funding in a round led by Accel Partners that included current investor Matrix Capital Management. Listed on the New Zealand Stock…

Google acquires Facebook marketing company Toro, but we’re not quite sure why

By Duncan Riley Feb 24, 2015

Google Inc. has acquired Facebook marketing company Toro (Red Hot Labs Inc.) for an undisclosed price. Based in San Francisco, Toro claims its services offers the best way to run high performance Facebook campaigns…

How Watson uses linguistics to uncover Twitter influencers | #IBMInterconnect

By Rachel Schramm Feb 24, 2015

MutualMind had over 75 panels displaying real-time, IBM SoftLayer-powered analytics at the IBM InterConnect conference. “We’re very exited about what [Softlayer] offers in terms of Bare Metal plus public hybrid,” said Eric Swayne, VP of Product…

Inside IBM’s social mojo | #IBMInterconnect

By Rachel Schramm Feb 24, 2015

The IBM Corporation is finding “a new way to [do] social,” said IBM’s GM of Developer Ecosystem, Sandy Carter. She’s one of the bright stars in IBM’s massive engagement organization and she joined theCUBE…

Pebble Time vs. Samsung Gear Live: Smartwatches under $200

By Mellisa Tolentino Feb 24, 2015

As the world awaits the official launch of the Apple Watch, smartwatches from different manufacturers continue to pop up. Most smartwatches offer the basic functions of a smartphone, such as sending and receiving text…

Magic Leap imagines augmented reality for everyday use

By Saroj Kar Feb 24, 2015

In October 2014, the world discovered the existence of Magic Leap, Inc., specialized in augmented reality start-ups, with the financial support of Google, which has not hesitated to inject $542 million in this mysterious…

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Visa Europe introduces ‘tokenization’, paves way for Apple Pay and rivals

Apple Genius Bar to get IQ bump

Microsoft ends Facebook chat and Google chat support for Outlook.com

Another one for the list: Bitcoin miner Aquifer files for bankruptcy

Google acquires Facebook marketing company Toro, but we’re not quite sure why

How Watson uses linguistics to uncover Twitter influencers | #IBMInterconnect

Pebble Time vs. Samsung Gear Live: Smartwatches under $200

Magic Leap imagines augmented reality for everyday use

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