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Bitcoiners rally to enlighten Washington

(Zach Miners) — Sun, 19 May 2013 04:19:00 GMT

Washington's biggest problem when it comes to Bitcoin may just be that policymakers on the Hill don't know enough about it, yet.

Bitcoiners crave coders to cope with demand

(Zach Miners) — Sun, 19 May 2013 03:13:00 GMT

Bitcoin is not going away, the digital currency's developers say, and they're craving more technically savvy people to support its use.

Bitcoin's rollercoaster ride is not slowing down

(Zach Miners) — Sat, 18 May 2013 22:45:00 GMT

More bumps in the road are probably in store for Bitcoin. The virtual currency has seen some massive swings in value over the last several weeks, but that volatility is not likely to end soon, its lead developer suggested on Saturday.

Google Now, Hangouts feel here, there and everywhere

(Mike Elgan) — Sat, 18 May 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Google this week unleashed a blizzard of updates and improvements that fundamentally change -- and radically improve -- how we get information and communicate.

Bitcoin finding its feet at first Silicon Valley conference

(James Niccolai) — Sat, 18 May 2013 09:13:00 GMT

Bitcoin is growing up. The virtual currency that caught the public's attention last month when its value zoomed briefly past $200 kicked off its first Silicon Valley conference Friday evening and shows no sign of losing momentum.

Even without big Apps news at I/O, small changes matter

(Juan Carlos Perez) — Fri, 17 May 2013 23:57:00 GMT

Apps, Google's flagship product for enterprise IT, had a minor presence at this week's I/O developer conference, but some announcements at the show and in prior weeks deserve attention from customers of the cloud email and collaboration suite.

At Google I/O, developer services hogged the spotlight

(Zach Miners) — Fri, 17 May 2013 23:37:00 GMT

Forget Glass, self-driving cars or a smartwatch. Developers, not physical consumer products, were Google's darlings at the company's annual I/O conference this week.

Yahoo calls press conference amid Tumblr acquisition rumors

(James Niccolai) — Fri, 17 May 2013 22:06:00 GMT

Yahoo has called a mystery press event in New York City on Monday afternoon, hot on the heels of rumors that it plans to buy Tumblr for US$1 billion.

Wall Street Beat: Market stokes tech IPOs, as Tableau and Marketo debut

(Marc Ferranti, Joab Jackson) — Fri, 17 May 2013 21:17:00 GMT

A strong stock market could open the floodgates for more tech IPOs in the wake of Friday's solid debut of Marketo and Tableau, but not all segments of IT may be able to ride the wave.

Texas drone bill sparks a battle

jvijayan@computerworld.com (Jaikumar Vijayan) — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:11:00 GMT

The battle to find a balance between privacy concerns and the beneficial use of drones for commercial and law enforcement purposes is in sharp focus in a bill that's winding its way through the Texas legislature.