Google Revamps Wallet Service with Acquisition of Softcard Patents and Technology

To keep up with competitors like Apple and PayPal, Google is revamping its Wallet app. The company has also worked out a deal involving an acquisition of patents and technology from Softcard, which formerly carried the unfortunate name of Isis Mobile Wallet and was owned by wireless carriers. Parts of Softcard will be incorporated into […]

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Controversial New Austrian Reform Amends Country’s 1912 Law on Islam

In order to promote what Austria’s conservative Integration Minister Sebastian Kurz calls an “Islam of European character,” the country’s new parliament has amended historical laws with a new bill that requires imams, the officiating priests of Islam, to be able to speak German, and also bans foreign sources of financing, thusly mitigating the influence of foreign […]

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Two NJ Men Arrested for Attempting To Cover Up DWI Crash By Icing Road

While the majority of the East Coast is complaining about the current arctic temperatures and constant snowstorms, one New Jersey driver saw the silver lining in such freezing temperatures– unfortunately, it happened to be an illegal silver lining, and he happened to be driving while intoxicated, and the police saw saw right through his plan. […]

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Effectiveness of Acupuncture in Back Pain Treatment Depends on Patient Attitude, Study Suggests

Patients’ view on acupuncture prior to starting a treatment course for back pain heavily influences how effective that treatment will be, a new study from the University of Southampton suggests. “People who started out with very low expectations of acupuncture — who thought it probably would not help them — were more likely to report less […]

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How This Guy Saved Himself Over Four Grand on a Hybrid Battery Fix

There’s a certain satisfaction that comes with do-it-yourself projects and repairs, but most of them don’t save anyone upward of four grand. One man took to Reddit over the weekend to spread the word about how he was able to save $4,440 on a hybrid car repair. Hybrid cars are notorious for battery issues — […]

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Cellular Startups Using WiFi Hot Spots to Provide Service Instead of Cell Towers

Americans spend about two hours a day on their mobile devices, and based on data from Statista, they’re consuming about 6.85 million gigabytes of data when they do. Considering how much major cell carriers charge per month for data packages — U.S. News reported that Verizon Wireless, the largest mobile carrier, charged about $148 per […]

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