Mt. Gox is a popular Bitcoin exchange firm that deals with Bitcoin-related transactions, whether it is transferring a physical denomination to exchange into the virtual currency, or exchanging the virtual currency for actual cash. Because of the traffic it receives, the company has been having increasing trouble keeping up with USD withdrawal requests, prompting it
China is the world’s largest beer market with over 500 breweries straining to slake the thirst of a billion potential imbibers. With production surpassing the 50 billion liter per year mark in 2011 – double that of the USA – one might expect at least a little variety among the flood. We’re glad to state that this is indeed so, and our countdown of China’s 8 coolest beers proves it.
That whole Yahoo buying Tumblr thing? That’s a done deal. Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer took to Yahoo’s Tumblr account — meta! — to announce her excitement at the deal’s close. “Today is an incredibly exciting day for Yahoo! and Tumblr,” Mayer said. She reconfirmed Yahoo’s commitment to running Tumblr as a separate entity, and announced a whole mess of new Tumblrs dedicated to various capacities of Yahoo (Search, Messenger, Mail, Sports, Answers and Flickr). There’s even a GIF containing the fairly amazing image seen above. Head below for the full letter of celebration from Mayer herself.
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If you’ve ever heard anything about Google‘s interviewing process, it’s that they ask candidates bizarre brainteasers that are pretty much impossible to answer correctly. It turns out that these kind of questions are “a waste of time,” says Google, and they’re mostly there just “to make the interviewer feel smart.” Some of the questions include
It seems Samsung will be slowing down its production line for its flagship Galaxy S 4, as it’s said that the Korean company is planning to cut monthly production of Galaxy S 4 by up to 15%. Samsung’s July order for Galaxy S 4 components equaled around 6.5 million smartphones, which is only around half
According to sources said to be familiar with the matter, Microsoft looked into buying Nokia‘s handset business, having done so “recently,” possibly even this month. Neither Microsoft nor Nokia confirmed or denied the claims, but ultimately nothing came of the talks, with the reasons including Nokia’s market share and the cost of such a purchase.
Nintendo jumped the gun on the next-generation console race by releasing the Wii U much farther in advance than the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4. In fact, by the time these two consoles release, the Wii U would have already been on the market for an entire year. However, Nintendo isn’t worried about being
If you spend any amount of time on Facebook, you’ve likely either seen Candy Crush Saga notifications in the news feed, received invitations to play, or have dabbled in the game yourself. Such proliferation is indicative of the game’s popularity, as well as others like it, which have reached such a level that the game’s
On June 5, we reported on a take down of Citadel botnet networks by Microsoft‘s Digital Crime Unit and the FBI, among other unspecified “technology industry partners.” The assault had resulted in 1400 Citadel botnet networks being taken down, and now Microsoft has revealed the number of computers liberated as a result: at least 2
We’ve heard extensively about the gradual decline of the consumer PC market, with industry leaders feeling the pain as consumers gravitate towards more mobile devices: tablets and smartphones. NVIDIA is one such company that has felt the squeeze, and its response is a strong one: an expansion of its business model with an announcement that
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