Retailers are disabling NFC readers to shut out Apple Pay
Joint-venture between merchants to launch its own mobile payments system next year.

October 26, 2014 at 12:09AM
via Digg http://ift.tt/1wrhyY0

Twitter to acquire Twitpic
Twitter will acquire Twitpic, a website that allowed users to post photos to the microblogging site.

October 25, 2014 at 03:12PM
via Digg http://ift.tt/1oHiips

Silicon Valley will destroy your job: Amazon, Facebook and our sick new economy
The “sharing economy” makes Silicon Valley rich and takes from the rest of us. We ignore this at our imminent peril.

October 25, 2014 at 10:50AM
via Digg http://ift.tt/1wk0wuK

Robots Flying Planes Take Autopilot To The Next Level
Researchers in South Korea are developing a robotic pilot that could potentially replace humans in the cockpit. Unlike drones and autopilot programs which are configured for specific aircraft, the robots’ humanoid design will allow it to fly any type of plane with no additional sensors.

October 25, 2014 at 10:15AM
via Digg http://ift.tt/1tnDsdn

AT&T Locking Apple SIM Card
When Apple unveiled its new iPads last week, it also quietly announced a new technology that will enable you to switch between wireless carriers at your own will. But AT&T didn’t like it as much as we did.

October 24, 2014 at 05:07PM
via Digg http://ift.tt/1twoWPr

Nest Acquires Home Automation Hub Revolv, but Will Stop Selling It
Nest today said it had acquired Revolv, the smart-home automation device maker, for its developer platform.

October 24, 2014 at 03:39PM
via Digg http://ift.tt/1tkg40i

Twitter ‘source of all evil’ says Saudi Arabia cleric
Sheikh Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh, the grand mufti of Saudi Arabia, made the comments on his Fatwa television show earlier this week. “If it were used correctly, it could be of real benefit, but unfortunately it’s exploited for trivial matters,” he said about the social networking site.

October 24, 2014 at 01:22PM
via Digg http://ift.tt/1yl3UmY

Should IBM Break Up?
EBay, Hewlett-Packard and Symantec are doing it. EMC is under pressure to do it. Why shouldn’t IBM follow in the footsteps of the other big tech companies and break up?

October 24, 2014 at 10:56AM
via Digg http://ift.tt/1sUZq4J

Startup bets S.F. needs app to hail scooter-riding valets
In a twofold testament to the area’s burgeoning app economy and its crippling parking problems, several well-funded startups are pursuing similar visions for on-demand valet parking.

October 24, 2014 at 10:56AM
via Digg http://ift.tt/1uKscTH

Queen Elizabeth II Sends Her First Tweet
Britain’s monarch dabbled in social media on Friday by sending her very first tweet.

October 24, 2014 at 08:41AM
via Digg http://ift.tt/1zobq4M