New online spending brings slow pizza and hashtag hassles

The world of virtual currency is getting even more confusing. You can now pay via American Express on Twitter, or buy pizza with bitcoins — in both cases with major limitations. American Express is launching a “pay by tweet” service. After linking your card to your Twitter account, you can buy selected products from the […]

Google pays up in news snippet dispute: Part Deux

Google is to donate €60 million (US$81 million) to promote digital publishing in France. As with a smaller payment in Belgium, it ends a battle over links from Google News — but without Google admitting wrongdoing. The Belgian case involved the question of whether or not Google should be allowed to include “snippets” of news […]

“Child of the ’90s” Presents the New Internet Explorer [Video]

Under the motto “You grew up, so did we”, Microsoft has created an ad for their new edition of Internet Explorer, complete with… SLAP BRACELETS! LISA FRANK! TAMAGOTCHIS! POGS! And maybe it’s because I’m still not okay being 27 – and I’m only a few months away from turning 28 – but I got goosebumps watching […]