European politicians have agreed to end mobile roaming charges in the region by mid 2017, with significant cuts to fees by next summer. MEPs also voted to bring in EU-wide net neutrality rules. Read More
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Apple Rolls Out Carrier Billing For iTunes, Starting In Germany With O2
At long last, Apple is adding a way for people to pay for purchases on iTunes beyond credit or debit cards — a move that points to the company sharpening its focus on marketing the iPhone to a wider set of users. Apple — working first with O2/Telefonica in Germany — will now let people pay for items using carrier billing in iTunes. This means users can now pay for… Read More
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OpenStack Foundation Announces Certification Program For Cloud Admins
The OpenStack Foundation, the nonprofit behind the increasingly popular open-source cloud computing project, today announced the launch of a certification program for OpenStack cloud admins during its bi-annual developer conference. Ditch The Faux Hoverboard And Commute With Gi FlyBike, A Foldable Electric Bike
Forget electric skateboards and faux hoverboards, one startup is trying to convince commuters to stick to the good old-fashioned bicycle. Meet the Gi FlyBike, a folding electric bike that can travel up to 40 miles on one charge. The bike, which is now available on Kickstarter, will also be for sale on Amazon Exclusives, the e-commerce company’s online store featuring… Read More
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Facebook Here, Google Now
To Be Useful, Or Interesting Google has a big head start, as it launched Now back in 2012. Now has tons of functionality, mostly surrounding objective data. It can pull relevant info like flight times and changes from your email, display breaking world news updates, or give you a heads up about traffic between your home and office. Its latest trick, Google Now On Tap, can surface… Read More
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The American Egg Board May Have Used Public Funds To Conspire Against Hampton Creek
The American Egg Board (AEB) may have violated federal laws by using public funds to try to obstruct Hampton Creek from selling its eggless mayonnaise alternative “Just Mayo.” The USDA has now opened an investigation. Hampton Creek accuses the AEB of conspiring to thwart sales efforts in Whole Foods grocery stores and has obtained a series of emails under the Freedom of Information… Read More
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Vinod Khosla Steps Off Square’s Board In Advance Of Its IPO
Vinod Khosla has stepped down as a director of the San Francisco-based payments company Square as it prepares to go public.Etsy Launches A Same-Day Delivery Service For The Holidays, But It’s Pricey
Everyone wants to offer same-day delivery these days, and apparently, the artisan marketplace Etsy is no exception. Today, Etsy announced the debut of a new pilot program called Etsy ASAP, which allows Etsy shoppers on web and mobile the ability to request same-day and next-day deliveries from sellers in the New York City metro area, for an additional fee. Read More
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Stock Trading Was Expensive And Ugly. Robinhood’s App Makes It Free And Pretty
Robinhood steals stock trading from rich guys in suits and gives it to normal people who couldn’t afford to pay $7 per transaction. The zero-fee stock trading app is bonafide hit. Less than a year after launch it has hundreds of thousands of users, over $1 billion in transactions, $66 million in funding, and an Apple Design Award. In fact, it’s the first finance app to win that award. Read More
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U.K. telecoms regulator Ofcom has published details for a forthcoming spectrum auction, early next year, that will see bidders shelling out for the equivalent of around three-quarters of the spectrum released in the last major U.K. spectrum sale.