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The exchange currency Bitcoins is being used more and more often as a means of payment on the Internet, whether in online shops or for web services. However, even institutions like the environmental organization BUND accept donations In this new digital currency. In fact, customers can even pay at bars in Berlin In so-called Sitcom Kiez. Bitcoins are bank independent and therefore expected to form an extremely stable, globally accepted currency. They are protected by a digital signature and shown in their owner’s Bitcoin wallets after they have been exchanged…

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Citizen scientists help cut time taken on cancer research from six months to one. Smartphone gamers have helped Cancer Research UK shorten the time it takes to analyse DNA for signs of cancer from six months to one. Last month, Cancer Research UK launched smartphone game Play to Cure: Genes in Space. While the game looks much like a shoot ’em up in space, it actually analyses DNA for signs of cancer. Players have to guide a spaceship through an asteroid belt to collect cargo called “Element Alpha”. Cancer Research…

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The NTIA plans to let its domain-name contract with ICANN expire in late 2015, its administrator says The U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration will end its formal relationship with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers in late 2015, with ICANN developing a new global governance model, the agency said Friday. The NTIA plans to let its contract with ICANN to operate key domain-name functions expire in September 2015, while requiring the organization to develop a new global Internet governance model, NTIA administrator Lawrence Strickling said during a press conference.…

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Oracle Day Events Demonstrate the Power of Hardware and Software, Engineered To Work Together Belgrade – March 14, 2014 Oracle Day events offer stories of innovation across multiple industries, geographies and disciplines, with the discussion focused on real-world business results. Delegates will learn how business can leverage disruptive technologies such as cloud, mobile, social, analytics and big data, and the Internet of Things—a world of sensors that share data with each other and data centers to reveal previously unknown secrets. Keynote presentation will engage and inform with videos, vignettes, and…

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DCCA online certification offers dedicated path for data center professionals to improve foundational knowledge of physical data center solutions Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, today announced the availability of the Data Center Certified Associate (DCCA) online certification program through Energy University™, an industry-leading, online, vendor-neutral education tool for energy management. The DCCA certification program provides data center professionals with exposure to current and emerging industry trends and practices that improve their professional credentials and credibility. The DCCA certification program provides foundational knowledge relevant to designing or upgrading…

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Microsoft co-founder sees wealth increase to $76 billion. Bill Gates has recaptured his spot as the world’s richest person with a net worth of $76 billion. The Microsoft co-founder has dominated the list created by Forbes, topping it in 15 out of the last 20 years. Mexican business magnate, Carlos Slim Helu had held the position for the last four years but his personal fortune went down by $1bn in the last 12 months and now stands at $72 billion. Oracle founder and CEO Larry Ellison is the next highest tech…

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Lotus F1 Team has extended its partnership with Microsoft until at least 2016. The Formula One organisation first signed a three-year business transformation partnership with Microsoft in 2012. The team deployed Microsoft Dynamics AX within its financials and human resource departments and stores in 2012, and within its aerodynamics department in 2013. t transitioned to Dynamics AX from a basic enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Nick Chester, chief technical director for Lotus F1 Team, told the BBC that: “It helped us cope with an increase from 12,000 to 14,000 drawings…

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Virgin claims it now provides the fastest broadband connection in the UK. Virgin Media launched new broadband connectivity running at speeds up to 152 Mbps, billing the new option as the fastest connection speed available in the UK right now. Virgin has also upped the entry-level speed to 50 Mbps, 10 times faster than regular broadband from BT and Sky. It claims its new top-level connection is 19 times faster than the competition. Other speed plans across the board will also receive a boost, the company confirmed. 30 Mbps customers…

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Partnership creates a ‘one stop shop’ for banks and mobile operators to speed development of NFC payments offering to their customers BARCELONA – February 25, 2014 – At Mobile World Congress, MasterCard today announced a collaboration between Deutsche Telekom, Telefónica Deutschland, Vodafone and TREVICA (a MasterCard owned company) to create a new mobile platform and accelerate the development of mobile payments in Germany. The three mobile operators represent 80% of mobile customers in Germany, which means that banks and financial institutions can hugely accelerate their ability to provide mass- market…

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Complaints about English-only documents delays vote. EU lawmakers have postponed a planned vote on scrapping mobile phone roaming charges across Europe. A blunder over translations meant amendments due to be looked over by the parliament’s Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) committee could not be picked over as only English versions were made available to MEPs. This led to a delay in voting for the measures. The bill includes proposals to end mobile phone roaming fees by 2016 and to deal with net neutrality, which would stop service providers from limiting…

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