October 21, 2015 JPMorgan files patent application on ‘Bitcoin killer’ Banking giant JPMorgan Chase has filed a patent application for an electronic commerce system that sounds remarkably like Bitcoin -- but never mentions the controversial, Internet-only currency.
October 21, 2015 Google, Microsoft to block searches for child porn Google's executive chairman says the company has introduced state of the art new tech that will block links to child abuse material on the web.
October 21, 2015 How to fix Healthcare.gov by November Like an aging car shuttled from mechanic to mechanic, President Obama’s Healthcare.gov is becoming a costly stream of failing parts and crumbling infrastructure -- so how long until the site is up and running?
October 21, 2015 ‘Square Cash’ service allows fast and simple cash transfers via email – without fees Square Cash, a free service that allows users to send money via email, left its invite-only beta on Tuesday and can now be used by anyone with a US-based debit card.
October 21, 2015 Welcome to GhostSingles.com, the dating website for ghosts For too long, the deceased of this world have been inaccessible, locked behind some great, fantastical void of grey nothingness. But thanks to the magic of the interwebs, ghosts are quickly becoming an integral part of the online dating community.
October 21, 2015 JustDelete.me helps you wash away your digital life Chances are, there are quite a few Internet-connected services that you no longer use, or just don't want. Now, thanks to a new directory called JustDelete.me, throwing out your garbage accounts has never been quicker or easier.
October 21, 2015 Japan to launch Internet ‘fasting camps’ for half a million Web-addicted students According to a recent study by the country's Health Ministry, Japan appears to have more than its fair share of Internet addicts among its youth population, an issue the government intends to tackle with the launch of Internet 'fasting camps'.
October 21, 2015 Almost all websites vulnerable to hackers, experts say If you've ever been hacked, exploited or compromised online, then you already know that the Web is not a very safe place.
October 21, 2015 Twitter launches social #music service Microblogging site Twitter has released a new music service that will let people hear previews of songs, long into streaming services Rdio and Spotfiy, and “detect and surface” the most-discussed music and musicians on the Twitter site.
October 21, 2015 New Twitter music app expected to launch today Facebook isn’t the only social media giant launching something new today. Following its acquisition of music service We Are Hunted, Twitter could be quietly rolling out a music app of its own.