Morning Agenda: Dollar Store Deal Frenzy
New York Times
Bulking up through a merger would give either suitor more power to ... and that unless we 'reform' our tax system,” we will lose business to foreign rivals. ... AccentHealth is working with the investment bank Moelis & Company to ... Uber Wins a Reprieve in Berlin | Uber, the smartphone-based car service, ...
How recycled solar powered phones could save rainforests and change how the tech industry...
TechRepublic
The World Bank estimated that the global market loses $10 billion annually ... Figuring out how to power the phone in the rainforest, under the shade of so ... website, people can find out how to send in their oldsmartphones. ... Connection, who would run into obstacles in the traditional funding system.
Android, iOS dominate smartphone market as Q2 shipments hit 300M
CNET
"During the second quarter, 58.6% of all Android smartphone shipments ... ahead, things don't appear to look any better for other operating systems. .... our society for an anti-competitive company like apple to wield too much power.
Back-to-school tech gadgets
KING5.com
... unassuming form factor that fits easily into an entertainment system. ... power bank for chargingsmartphones, cameras, and other mobile devices.
Why States Want a Bite of Bitcoin and Other Virtual Currencies
The Fiscal Times
Consumers use “wallet” applications on the computer or on a smartphone to send ... So far, many states are looking at digital currencies as payment systems, ... Last month, the Kansas Office of the State Bank Commissioner issued a ...
The States' Pesky Bitcoin Problem - Governing
Why your new bank will be Starbucks or Nike
CNN
The system of coupons and reward schemes has been around for decades (think ... But what's radically changed the loyalty game is the smartphone.
DHS skeptics get their ammunition Sneak peek: Q2 saw more severe DDoS attacks Limnell ...
Politico
IBM is moving into identity management and user access control systems with ... China's budget smartphonemaker Xiaomi has apologized for collecting ... of Berlin, in a reprise of the Metcalf power sub-station incident in California.
Fast Lanes Saved the Internet
Wall Street Journal
Some of his colleagues have gone public to beg not to be given the power to ... The government regulates the postal system, bridges, tunnels and toll roads, ... This includes ending local broadband duopolies of cable and phone ... FCC is smart by allowing content providers to pay for the peering circuits ...
The Internet Is Not a Water Pipe - Huffington Post
A way to wake up MLB: Three balls for a walk, two strikes for a strikeout
The Express-Times
That's mostly because baseball's bank statements have never looked brighter ... Power that smartphonedown, put the magazine away, no playing video ... And MLB's replay system, while welcome in its way, doesn't help timing any, ...
I unlocked my phone with a tattoo
The Verge
Getting people to secure their smartphones is a tough job. They contain our entire digital lives, everything from confidential emails to sensitive bank ... The majorsmartphone makers have been working on different security ... like Google's Face Unlock system in Android, to the quick and painless, like ...
The Morning Ledger: US Lease Expensing Too Complex for International Rule Makers' Tastes
Wall Street Journal (blog)
California Public Employees' Retirement System is weighing whether to exit or ... Its importance, Mr. Mims writes, lies in its access to a smartphone's ... federal tax credits, potentially providing a boon to the windpower industry. ... ebbing slowly, the cental bank may be able to keep rates lower for longer.
TELUS Reports Strong Results for Second Quarter 2014
Wall Street Journal
Smartphone subscribers now represent 79 per cent of TELUS' postpaid base, .... their product lines; wireless handset supplier concentration and market power; the ... our ability to implement effective change management for system .... The Bank of Canada's July 2014 Monetary Policy Report estimated ...
BUZZ-US Stocks on the Move-Chipotle, Herbalife, Yingli Green Energy
Reuters
The wireless payment system maker received a $6.2 million purchase order ... a slowdown in high-endsmartphone sales that decimated growth in royalties. .... Federal bank regulators identified concerns regarding the bank's ... The fuel cell power plant maker said its affiliate won 5 million euros ($6.73 ...