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Trading bacon for beans: a mobile app helps users barter unwanted items

By Ben Popper on May 24, 2013 10:00 am + 34 comments

Craigslist and eBay are great services when you're looking to sell unwanted items, but what about Continue reading…
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French proposal would tax smartphones and tablets to fund cultural projects

By T.C. Sottek on May 13, 2013 10:40 am + 48 comments

Reuters reports that a new proposal delivered to French President Francois Hollande today would Continue reading…
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China voices strong opposition to US cyber-espionage law

By Amar Toor on March 30, 2013 11:41 am + 73 comments

China has come out in strong opposition to a new US law that restricts government purchases of Continue reading…
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eBay discontinues Instant Sale electronics trade-in program

By Chris Welch on March 6, 2013 02:08 pm + 8 comments

eBay has quietly brought an end to Instant Sale, a feature that allowed the site's visitors to trade Continue reading…
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White House announces new strategy to fight theft of intellectual property

By T.C. Sottek on February 20, 2013 03:25 pm + 44 comments

The White House has just announced a new strategy to combat the theft of US trade secrets, created Continue reading…
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EU considering investigation into Huawei and ZTE's controversial trade practices

By Sam Byford on December 17, 2012 09:34 pm + 16 comments

The European Union's trade commissioner has said that a decision will soon be made on whether to Continue reading…
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Live Twitter stream found in print issue of Entertainment Weekly

By Ben Kersey on October 2, 2012 07:11 am + 21 comments

The October 5th print issue of Entertainment Weekly contains an insert page with a small LCD Continue reading…
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How America's high-speed trading shows other countries what not to do

By Louis Goddard on September 27, 2012 04:47 am + 19 comments

According to a new report from The New York Times, the US is increasingly serving as an example to Continue reading…
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How tin gets from deadly Indonesian mines to smartphones and tablets

By Louis Goddard on August 24, 2012 08:15 am + 16 comments

Bloomberg Businessweek has published an in-depth feature on the global tin supply chain, showing how Continue reading…
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Sprint to lease new LTE network to data-trading MVNO FreedomPop

By Louis Goddard on July 12, 2012 07:29 am + 3 comments

Sprint has struck a deal with fledgling mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) FreedomPop, agreeing Continue reading…