PayPal Pokes Into Point of Sale ‘E-Wallet’ Market
With the acquisition of Fig Card PayPal is laying down a marker that the pioneer in disruptive payment won’t be left behind in the coming e-wallet revolution.
Monthly Archives: April 2011
Kid-Tested: Projectile Weapons for Indoor Warfare
Zing Toys sent us several boxes of its newest office weapons, so we asked the children of various Wired employees to test them.
Two Days With Star Wars: The Old Republic
The voice acting is great, gameplay is fun and maybe the trash planet Hutta doesn’t make for the most impressive starting area, but there are few complaints beyond game-balance tweaks. A hands-on look at the highly anticipated sci-fi game.
Integrating Image Maps in FileMaker – FileMaker Weetbicks
In the article I demonstrate how you can use image maps within web viewers in FileMaker. In doing so, you can display images that, when clicked, can report the selected coordinate chosen back to FileMaker to handle in whichever manner you wish.. – (Dig…
Integrating Image Maps in FileMaker – FileMaker Weetbicks
In the article I demonstrate how you can use image maps within web viewers in FileMaker. In doing so, you can display images that, when clicked, can report the selected coordinate chosen back to FileMaker to handle in whichever manner you wish.. – (Dig…
Google Apps Usage Changes
Google Apps currently offers 50 users for free – these changes mean a domain will only get 10 free users. …Read the Rest
Wrongly Jailed Whistleblower Caught Up in PS3 Hacker Hunt
Armchair cybersleuths on the trail of the PlayStation Network hackers have been focusing attention on a chat log that shows a technically sophisticated tinkerer called “Trixter” discussing Sony’s security vulnerabilities. Trixter, though, turns out to…
Apple’s Slow, Careful Crisis Management Doesn’t Always Work
Slow and meticulous is generally how Apple approaches product design, and it’s also how it handles crisis management. The company doesn’t rush so that it can get things right the first time.
Google Video Chat Comes to Android, But You Probably Can’t Get It Yet
On Thursday afternoon, Google announced the debut of video and voice chat for the Android operating system. But herein lies the caveat: Unless you’re running the latest version of Android on your phone (version 2.3, a.k.a. Gingerbread), you won’t be ab…
Gadget Lab Podcast: iPhone Tracking Controversy, Exercise Gear
In this week’s Gadget Lab podcast, the crew waxes geeky on phones, bikes and exercise gear.
