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PayPal Takes Payments Offline With “PayPal Wallet”Google isn’t the only unorthodox player moving into the offline payments space. PayPal, like the search giant and Visa, is planning to launch a “Wallet” product that aims to replace traditional credit cards at registers. “If someone had told me ten years ago that PayPal ... ESPN Tebow Article Spawns Fill-in-the-Blank Meme and #OccupyTebowESPN writer Bill Williamson wrote an innocent article Sunday about NFL quarterback Tim Tebow of the Denver Broncos, which has sparked an entirely unexpected viral backlash in its comments. Tebow’s inconsistency as a passer has led to much derision from NFL fans, and was the topic of William... Duqu Virus Tied to Microsoft Windows BugHackers have used a security flaw in Microsoft’s Windows operating system to infect computers with the the Duqu virus, Microsoft admits. “We are working diligently to address this issue and will release a security update for customers,” Microsoft said in a statement. The Duqu virus, wh... Public Petitions Obama to Kill E-Parasites ActEfforts to kill a proposed bill that some believe will let the government censor and control Internet content are gaining traction. We The People, the government’s official, crowdsourced petition site, is hosting a petition to kill the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act, informally known as th... Yahoo Goes All-In With MobileYahoo released four products Wednesday, and almost all of them were for iPad, Android and mobile. The big news was Yahoo Livestand for iPad, a social newsstand app that competes directly with Flipboard. But Livestand wasn’t the only product that Team Yahoo released at its Product Runway E... Mr. Clean to Grow a ‘Stache for MovemberMr. Clean is poised to get a Facebook-driven facelift this month to celebrate Movember. The 54-year-old icon will grow a mustache for the Movember initiative, which supports funding for prostate cancer. Mr. Clean’s ‘stache will grow in accordance with the number of Likes he gets, as m... Internet Explorer’s Share of Web Traffic Drops Below 50%Internet Explorer can no longer claim more than half of the web’s traffic, as of October, ending more than a decade of the default Microsoft browser’s reign. Safari’s hold on 62.17% of mobile traffic has reduced IE’s overall share of web browsing, despite still claiming 5... HANDS ON: Does Yahoo’s Livestand Stand Up to Flipboard? [PICS]Yahoo Livestand Click here to view this gallery.Yahoo has officially launched Livestand, a social newsstand tablet app that presents a new challenge to Flipboard, AOL Editions and other magazine-style apps. Livestand, now available for iPad, lets users consume new... Google Pulls Gmail App for iPhone, iPad: “Sorry We Messed Up”Mere hours after launching its Gmail for iOS app, Google has yanked it from the iTunes app store. “The iOS app we launched today contained a bug with notifications,” read a tweet on the Gmail Twitter feed. “We have pulled the app to fix the problem. Sorry we messed up.” Wh... Did Chevy Steal This Commercial Idea From a Popular Blog?If you were watching game seven of the World Series last Friday, you might have seen a new commercial for Chevrolet. It tugs at the heartstrings, is awash in American nostalgia, and if you’re a web culture aficionado, it probably felt familiar. That’s because the popular blog Dear Phot... |