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Things are only set to get worse in the declining PC market over the next few years, according to a new forecast from the research firm IDC. The prediction comes from IDC’s latest Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker report that was released on …
Japan looks to regulate Bitcoin in wake of MtGox collapse
The clouds that have been hanging over MtGox might just have a silver lining for Bitcoin enthusiasts. While plenty are still pissed that the exchange shut up shop, taking all of their Bitcoins with it, its closure seems to have prompted Japan …
MtGox stumbles on, keeps blaming hackers for missing Bitcoins
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 …