Dogecoin users raise $30,000 to send Jamaican bobsled team to Winter Olympics

Wow! Dogecoin users have donated more than $30,000 worth of the virtual currency to send the Jamaican bobsled team to the Olympics Games in Sochi, Russia.

News         October 28, 2020

CEO of Winklevoss-backed Bitcoin exchange charged with Silk Road money laundering

Charlie Shrem, co-founder and CEO of Bitcoin exchange BitInstant, with money laundering in connection with now-defunct online drug marketplace Silk Road.

News         October 28, 2020

New website lets you trade Starbucks gift cards for Bitcoin

A new Web service, dubbed Card for Coin, is doing its part to lower Bitcoin's barrier to entry by letting users trade in Starbucks gift cards for Bitcoin.

News         October 28, 2020

To Sochi! Dogecoin community funds $7,000 Olympic ‘miracle’ for Indian athletes

The Dogecoin community has raised nearly $7,000 to help send three athletes from India to the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.

News         October 28, 2020

To go for gold, Dogecoin needs to keep its good-guy image

The Dogecoin community has built a brand on giving to those in need. But as the cryptocurrency ages, can it maintain its good-guy image?

Web         October 28, 2020

Bitcoin users smash their iPhones after Apple bans last Bitcoin wallet from App Store

In response to Apple's ban of the last Bitcoin wallet app, Blockchain, from the App Store, Bitcoin users have begun smashing their iPhones in protest.

Mobile         October 28, 2020

First Bitcoin vending machine in US fires up in New Mexico cigar bar

Bitcoin vending machine manufacturer Lamassu announced today the launch of the first known Bitcoin sales kiosk operating in the United States.

News         October 28, 2020

US senator wants to ‘ban’ Bitcoin, but gives Dogecoin a pass (Updated)

Following Mt. Gox collapse, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin has requested that the federal government “ban” Bitcoin entirely.

News         October 28, 2020

Mt. Gox hit with class action lawsuit over $400 million Bitcoin loss

After losing 750,000 Bitcoins belonging to customers, Mt. Gox and its CEO Mark Karpeles have been hit with the first inevitable class action lawsuit.

News         October 28, 2020

Lesson learned? After Bitcoin’s Mt. Gox meltdown, the real test begins

The implosion of Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox has left the entire industry in shock. Can it pick up the pieces and rebuild stronger on its own?

Emerging Tech         October 28, 2020

$620,000 theft kills another Bitcoin exchange, but Bitcoin prices still rise

Thieves have delivered a fatal blow to the second Bitcoin exchange in a week – but that hasn’t stopped the rising value of the embattled cryptocurrency.

News         October 28, 2020

Bitcoin enthusiasts are boiling after Newsweek unmasks its secretive inventor

In a blockbuster new report, Newsweek claims to have unmasked the identity of 'Satoshi Nakamoto,' the creator of Bitcoin. His real name? Satoshi Nakamoto.

Products         October 28, 2020

We are all Satoshi Nakamoto: Newsweek proves how fragile our anonymity is online

Newsweek's outing of Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto is scary because we can imagine it happening to us.

Web         October 28, 2020

Redditor eats a hat – yes, a hat – after losing $1,000 Bitcoin bet, posts video proof

A Bitcoin believer on Reddit put his money where his mouth is after losing a bet that the price of a Bitcoin would remain at $1,000 “come January 1st.”

News         October 28, 2020

This iPad on a stick with wheels is officially the creepiest thing at CES

The Beam remote presence solution sounds like a good idea. Too bad it's the Segway of teleconferencing.

Emerging Tech         January 7, 2020

At CES 2014, everything is watching you

CES 2014 shows us that the future of consumer technology means giving up the last remaining shred of privacy we enjoy. But don't worry, it's not so bad.

Opinion         January 7, 2020

CES is finally getting its mojo back

Reports of the death of CES have been greatly exaggerated. And this year, the world's biggest consumer technology show has come back to life in new ways.

Opinion         January 7, 2020

Parrot unleashes new MiniDrone and Jumping Sumo ‘bot at CES

To kick off CES 2014, Parrot debuted two new ‘bots that promise drone fun without leaving your wallet feeling lighter than air.

News         January 7, 2020

CES kingpin Gary Shapiro talks privacy, patent trolls and the future of the largest tech show in America

Nobody knows CES better than Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association.

Features         January 6, 2020

BlackBerry Torch 9810 Review

Review: The BlackBerry Torch 9810 offers both a touchscreen and QWERTY keyboard, but the hybrid design makes sacrifices on both ends and suffers from RIM’s outdated BlackBerry OS.

Mobile         August 23, 2019

Do not torrent Louis C.K.’s ‘Live at the Beacon Theater’

'Live at the Beacon Theater,' Louis C.K.'s latest stand-up special, is available straight from his website, for $5. You could get it for free via torrent — but you shouldn't.

News         November 28, 2018

Congress questions Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg over privacy concerns again

Congressional privacy advocates have issued a letter questioning Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg over the social networking site's plans to let developers access users' private information.

News         October 31, 2018

Poor RIM: Earnings fall short, 4G BlackBerry PlayBook delayed

Feeling the heat from iPhone and Android, BlackBerry maker Research In Motion is having a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week.

Mobile         June 15, 2018

Gaming tops tablet activity, says Google study

A Google AdMob study of tablet usage has found that playing games is more popular than any other activity.

Computing         June 15, 2018

Disposable downloads: 26 percent of apps downloaded in 2010 used only once

Mobile application analytics company Localytics says 26 percent of apps downloaded in 2010 were used only a single time

Mobile         June 15, 2018

Sony accidentally retweets PS3 ‘jailbreak’ code, mistakes it for a ‘Battleship’ reference

Mistaking it for a reference to "Battleship," Sony accidentally retweets the jailbreak code that it is trying to keep from being published.

News         June 15, 2018

Super Bowl to stream online to Verizon phones for first time ever

For the first time ever, the Super Bowl will stream online, and through Verizon's NFL Mobile app, NBC has announced.

News         February 21, 2018

Fight 1 horse-sized duck or 100 duck-sized horses? Here’s the answer!

Which would you rather fight: one horse-sized duck, or 100 duck-sized horses? This hypothetical has been put to everyone from a New York Times columnist to the President of the United States. But what do these fighting amateurs know about battling mythical beasts? We went to the real experts to settle this matter once and for all.

News         January 27, 2018

Google, Facebook considered buying Twitter for $8-10 billion. A sign of the second tech apocalypse?

Interest in Twitter Inc from both Facebook and Google has placed the value of the micro-blogging site at around $10 billion. That's insane — and dangerous, say analysts.

News         January 26, 2018

House kills Facebook password bill — but the controversy wasn’t a big deal, anyway

The House has shut down an amendment that would have made it illegal for employers to demand job applicants' Facebook passwords as part of their background check. Fortunately, the practice does not appear to have been as widespread as first believed.

News         January 21, 2018

Twitter explodes as 5.9 magnitude earthquake hits Virginia, Washington D.C., NYC

After a 5.9 magnitude earthquake rattles much of the East Coast, Twitter once again proves itself to be the go-to source for breaking news.

News         January 21, 2018

WikiLeaks hit by cyberattack

Following the release of more than 100,000 previously un-released State Department diplomatic cables, WikiLeaks' primary website has once again come under attack.

News         January 21, 2018

TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington leaves to start $20M venture capital fund

TechCrunch founder and well-known blogger Michael Arrington is about to steep himself deeper into the tech world by staring his own venture capital fund, CrunchFund.

News         January 21, 2018

Miramax now offers streaming movie rentals on Facebook

Miramax has joined Warner Bros, Universal and Paramount with a new Facebook app, the Miramax Experience, which allows users to rent streaming movies directly through the social network.

News         January 21, 2018