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PayPal’s Fate Now Rests With Developers

GigaOm  Oct 24 09

PayPal opening up its payment processing API to developers, hoping to unleash new apps that use its electronic payment service, sounds somewhat anti-climactic. After all, most of the other brand-name web companies that emerged in the late 90s — including PayPal’s parent, eBay — have been doing that for years. But the strategy puts PayPal [...] Full story...

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Android This Week: Nexus One for All; Buzz Hits Android; Google TV

GigaOm  3 hours ago

Sprint said this week that it will become the fourth major carrier to support the Nexus One; a Google Buzz widget was released for all Android-based handsets; and Google, Intel and Sony said they've entered into a partnership to create Google TV.

No Kidding! Telx, a Data Center Operator, Files for a $100M IPO

GigaOm  17 hours ago

The Telx Group, an NYC-based data center operator, has filed for an initial public offering that could see it raise as much as $100 million from the public markets.

Brightkite’s GroupText Is a Text Messaging Party Line

GigaOm  19 hours ago

The lowly text message gains even more social networking and location-based group functionality courtesy of Brightkite's new GroupText feature.

Hacking the Car: Cyber Security Risks Hit the Road

GigaOm  20 hours ago

Crashed web sites, stolen credit card info — imagine seeing the damage caused by Internet viruses and worms unleashed on a fleet of vehicles.

Nuance Killing SpinVox’s D2C Service

GigaOm  22 hours ago

Nuance is pulling the plug on SpinVox's consumer service, which transcribes voice to text for UK users.

The iPad May Change Computing, Just Not Your Life

GigaOm  22 hours ago

In the iPad, Apple has managed to create a beautiful, thoughtfully designed, compelling product. But is there room for a third category of product that sits between your two most essential devices, the laptop and phone? I’m still not sure there is.

Geo-madness Now Playing on Your Dashboard

GigaOm  23 hours ago

Geo-madness has a new victim. BMW has launched a new feature that allows folks to share their location, travel routes and destinations with others right from the car.

IGroups: Apple’s Welcome to the Social

GigaOm  less than a day ago

An interesting patent of Apple’s relating to a social networking app surfaced recently. Dubbed iGroups, the app aims to solve the pitfalls of traditional social networks, like Facebook, that require users be a member before being able to participate.

Who Will Pick Up Palm?

GigaOm  less than a day ago

With Palm living on borrowed time after posting yet another horrendous quarter and warning that results for the current fiscal period will also fall short of expectations, we take a look at some of the companies that might sweep in and pick up the beleaguered firm.

Why Everything Is Becoming a Game

GigaOm  less than a day ago

Thanks to World of Warcraft and social games on Facebook, gaming is becoming a bigger part of our culture than it has ever been.



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