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Article | 11/04/2013 Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox suspends service following huge swing in trading price

Mt. Gox, the largest exchange for buying and selling bitcoins, is temporarily shutting down following an uptick in activity on the site sparked by a m...

Article | 11/04/2013 Bitcoin rival Ripple looks to make waves

The online virtual currency Bitcoin has generated some serious buzz lately, with its value soaring past US$200 for the first time this week. Now a sma...

Article | 11/04/2013 Developers get some tips on mobile app privacy

Mobile app developers face a huge challenge in keeping up with the fast-changing landscape of data privacy law. They got some tips Wednesday at a conf...

Article | 10/04/2013 California AG Harris urges app developers to respect users' privacy

The wealth of personal data that mobile apps collect on their users needs to be conspicuously stated to consumers or developers could face legal heat,...

Article | 9/04/2013 Bitcoin's price soars to over $200

Bitcoin may just be a "virtual" currency, but there's no denying its rising value. The currency, which last month was trading on the order of roughly ...

Article | 4/04/2013 Diversifying Facebook Home could broaden its appeal, analysts say

Facebook's Home mobile software for Android-equipped smartphones might only appeal to the most active Facebook users at first, but the company's plan ...

Article | 4/04/2013 Disney zaps in-house game development at LucasArts

Walt Disney has shut down in-house development at LucasArts, the gaming arm of Lucasfilm, less than a year after buying its parent company.

Article | 3/04/2013 Twitter provides access to mobile apps from within tweets

Twitter's in-the-moment stream of quick comments and links might seem tailor-made for those with short attention spans, but the company is rolling out...

Article | 3/04/2013 Facebook blames bug for disappearance of search history tool

A Facebook tool that allowed users to view and delete their search history on the site has vanished, and some people are keen to get it back.

Article | 2/04/2013 Google+ Sign-In feature expands with Janrain, Gigya integration

Google is aiming to expand the reach of users' Google+ profiles and social data across the Web through new partnerships with Janrain and Gigya.

Article | 2/04/2013 Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg deposed in employee antritrust case

Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg is scheduled to join a number of other high-profile tech players to testify in a private antitrust su...

Article | 2/04/2013 Speakerfy sees mini-concerts, more social music sharing with new app

Imagine you're working out with friends at the gym and you all want to listen to a song, but only one person has it downloaded. Not a problem: Beaming...

Article | 1/04/2013 Twitter's Biz Stone hints Jelly app will be for doing good

Some of the details surrounding Biz Stone's new Jelly app have just been firmed up: Apparently it will help people "do good."

Article | 1/04/2013 Search campfire smells with Google Nose, post vowel-free tweets with Twttr

Spring is in the air, and Google wants its users to be able to search for it and smell it, literally.

Article | 29/03/2013 Vine moves beyond Twitter with new embed feature

Vine's branching out. Videos made with the trendy Twitter-owned mobile app can now be posted anywhere on the Web.