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Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Payments company Swipely has announced that it raised a Series C round totaling $20 million. This round, led by the Pritzker Group and including previous investors Shasta Ventures and First Round Capital, brings the company’s tally to more than $40 million. Swipely had recently announced that its payment processing rate had doubled to $2 billion on an annual basis, but declined to… Read More

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Payments Firm Swipely Raises $20M More As Its Processing Tally Crosses The $2B Mark

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Payments company Swipely has announced that it raised a Series C round totaling $20 million. This round, led by the Pritzker Group and inclu...

3D printing is not yet a mainstream business activity, but the technology has progressed to the point where users can print three-dimensional objects and manufacture their own prototypes and replacement parts with relative ease. Three-dimensional printing is much more than a hobby industry today. Home users can download design files from websites and print a variety of products. Business users are creating functional products that let them jump-start their product lines with computer-assisted drafting software and desktop 3D printers.

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Next on the Open Source Horizon: 3D Printing

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3D printing is not yet a mainstream business activity, but the technology has progressed to the point where users can print three-dimensio...

Apple on Tuesday aimed to calm anxiety among its iCloud users with reassurances that the service hadn't been breached in a ransomware-style attack. "Apple takes security very seriously and iCloud was not compromised during this incident," reads a company statement. The referenced "incident" is a collection of reports on Apple forums by iPhone users, most of them in Australia, of early morning calls demanding they pay a ransom if they ever wanted to use their phones again.

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Con Artist Harasses Aussie Apple Customers in Ransomware Attempt

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Apple on Tuesday aimed to calm anxiety among its iCloud users with reassurances that the service hadn't been breached in a ransomware-...

The hottest tech rumor of the week is here, and it's only Tuesday: Apple is finally breaking into home automation -- connected lights, thermostats, security systems and home appliances. And the key? the iPhones that already are carried by millions of consumers. The rumor hit Monday, and it's exploded with a flurry of newsy posts and opinions. So where did it come from? And why now? The now is easy: Next week Apple will hold WWDC, the worldwide conference where it typically reveals new Mac OS X, iOS and developer-focused ecosystem initiatives.

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Apple May Connect the Smart Home of Your Dreams

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The hottest tech rumor of the week is here, and it's only Tuesday: Apple is finally breaking into home automation -- connected lights,...

While smartphones have decimated the point-and-shoot camera market, the emergence of GoPro as a $1 billion company has shown that there’s still an audience willing to pay for a device that can take great footage at big events or during outdoor activities like hiking or snowboarding. But for most people, a $200+ camera is overkill when smartphones are increasingly capable of taking… Read More

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CENTR Cam Is A GoPro Competitor That Captures Everything Around You

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While smartphones have decimated the point-and-shoot camera market, the emergence of GoPro as a $1 billion company has shown that there’s st...

Cisco has been accused of being in bed with U.S. cyberspying efforts, according to a Chinese state media outlet. Cisco "carries on intimately" with U.S. spying apparatuses, the outlet claims, and plays "a disgraceful role" in efforts to prop up U.S. power over the Web. Cisco denied the accusations. Beijing definitely seems to have taken umbrage with last week's U.S. indictments of five members of China's People's Liberation Army, accused by the Justice Department of cyberespionage.

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