Spice up your cell phone with adult content!
July 3, 2009 - 4:25pm | |

 Spice up your cell phone with adult content!

The decision of Apple to sell their first adult application 'Hottest Girls' featuring scantily clad models has drawn attention to mobile porn. There's a lot of buzz surrounding its revenue potential in the U.S. market. If people often purchase games and ringtones for their cell phones, why not offer them to purchase mobile adult content and services? However, there are numerous age-verification, political, and religious challenges that have become a barrier to the American mobile market.

Porn on the go

Adult entertainment companies have always been in the forefront of adopting innovative media technologies - from VHS to DVD, from the Internet to live cams. The development of new mobile telecommunications has led to the creation of new industry - mobile porn (also called cellphone porn, cell porn and iPhone porn)...


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Scammers change but technologies never...And ECUmoney is not an exclusion!
July 3, 2009 - 10:41pm |



A trusted EBank CEO at EVE Online steals virtual game cash to get real money
July 3, 2009 - 3:30pm | |
Crisis inspires top retailers to compete even more
July 3, 2009 - 1:55pm | |
China won’t save the world economy, nations are still tied to USA
July 3, 2009 - 1:36pm | |
A trusted EBank CEO at EVE Online steals virtual game cash to get real money

Many internet users especially those literally living in the virtual space are discussing a scandal around the theft occurred in the MMOG game known as EVE Online, where more than 300,000 subscribers pay $15 a month to play. A person who managed EBank, EVE's largest player-run financial institution which has thousands of depositors stole virtual money from the bank to exchange it for real cash.

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Crisis inspires top retailers to compete even more

Despite the fact that stock prices go, supermarkets especially in the US are still feeling the recession pain. But for some of them, the crisis has been a unique opportunity to woo customers into a relationship that they hope will become permanent. Top retailer Wal-Mart fell 21 percent from a year ago, second Kroger - 50 percent, as much as fourth-largest Supervalu, while fifth-largest Safeway - 28 percent from a year ago.

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China won’t save the world economy, nations are still tied to USA

At the hardest times of the crisis frenzy many people believed that the recovery of the Asian economy along with the largest part of the world depends on China’s prosperity. But as China’s governmental agencies are crowing daily over the achievements in the national economy Asia as well as the rest of the world feel little or no effect at all. Japan as a largest economy in Asian region is getting worse every day.

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PlaySpan's Ultimate Game Card expands into Turkey, Brazil, and other countries
July 3, 2009 - 11:02pm | |
PlaySpan's Ultimate Game Card expands into Turkey, Brazil, and other countries

PlaySpan, the leader in global monetization solutions for 1,000 online games, virtual worlds, and social networks, today announced that its Ultimate Game Card has expanded into Brazil, Turkey, and several other countries. In Turkey, Ultimate Game Card will be available in over 3,000 Internet gaming cafes, as well as multiple Turkish web sites and portals offering convenient local payment options. Turkey Read more



New waterslide game for iPhone is released by Barclaycards
July 3, 2009 - 8:09pm | |
New waterslide game for iPhone is released by Barclaycards

Barclaycard releases waterslide game for the iPhones. That game has 9 levels. Player needs to steer a character down the waterslide as fast as possible and collect points simultaneously. A new game will be available for available in the middle of June for free. Paul Troy, head of advertising and sponsorship in Barclaycards, said: "The launch of the iPhone "Waterslide Extreme" game is a first in financial services. Read more



Secure POS Vendor Alliance underlines need for greater payment security measures
July 3, 2009 - 10:55pm | |
Secure POS Vendor Alliance underlines need for greater payment security measures

73 % of consumers surveyed in the United States, France and Great Britain say that more stringent standards are required before they will trust the security of their credit card transactions. And almost half (46 %) are concerned about the potential for a security breach when paying with their credit or PIN-based cards, according to an international survey released by the Secure POS Vendor Alliance (SPVA), a non-profit business organization created by Hypercom, Ingenico S.A. Read more



Crisis impacts consumers’ behavior on July 4
July 3, 2009 - 10:47pm | |
Crisis impacts consumers’ behavior on July 4

A recent study commissioned by the National Retail Federation and conducted by BIGresearch shows that during June and July 2009 just 14% of Americans are planning to purchase patriotic merchandise (flags, clothing, decorations or bumper stickers). Meantime, about half of consumers say the prices for the gasoline will have a significant impact on their Independence Day spending. Read more



Google Apps users get upgrade
July 3, 2009 - 10:53pm | |
Google Apps users get upgrade

Google Apps users will now be able to share templates together. The new feature is one of the updates that Google has made to its online applications product. The company already has a template gallery for Google Docs where people can share templates such as presentation designs and spreadsheets. But now, Premier and Education Edition Apps users can share templates privately, but only with other people in their domain. Read more



How to address drawbacks with MobileMe accounts when uploading video
July 3, 2009 - 5:04pm | |
How to address drawbacks with MobileMe accounts when uploading video

iPhone has a unique feature which enables users to upload a photo or video directly from the phone to a MobileMe gallery and there is no need to remember an account password. However, one drawback arises when there is more than one MobileMe account set up in Mail on the iPhone: the phone chooses the account.  Read more



Citi trials contactless mobile phone payments services in India
July 3, 2009 - 8:07pm | |
Citi trials contactless mobile phone payments services in India

Citi, US banking giant, partners with MasterCard, Nokia, Vodafone and ViVOtech in order to launch contactless mobile phone payments services in Bangalore, India. “Tap and Pay” trial allows users to make credit card payments via their mobile phones. The process of payment will occur by waving users’ NFC-enabled phones over contactless readers at the point of sale at participating merchants. Read more



Paysafecard and Caixa Galicia enable purchase of online shopping vouchers at ATM
July 3, 2009 - 6:24pm | |
Paysafecard and Caixa Galicia enable purchase of online shopping vouchers at ATM

Online payment services provider Paysafecard has partnered with the Spanish bank Caixa Galicia and the Spanish processing partner TelePay to extend its prepaid services offering. Now Internet users can purchase vouchers for online shopping at any of the bank's cash machines. Read more



Former ABN AMRO employees created their own investment firm
July 3, 2009 - 8:01pm | |
Former ABN AMRO employees created their own investment firm

Dutch bank ABN AMRO former employees set up their own company in the Netherlands and Britain, called Aethra Asset Management. The new company will service institutional clients and retail investors too. Aethra’s first products will be created by employees who focus on tactical asset allocation and European growth stocks. Read more



Wells Fargo invests $208,000 to support Asian Americans entrepreneurs
July 3, 2009 - 4:26pm | |
Wells Fargo invests $208,000 to support Asian Americans entrepreneurs

Wells Fargo revealed its plans to invest $208,000 in the US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce (USPAACC) Education Foundation for a national research study of the characteristics and interests among business owners in the six largest Asian American ethnic groups: Chinese, Asian Indian, Filipino, Korean, Vietnamese and Japanese. Read more



ASIC interferes in the case of Lehman vs investors
July 3, 2009 - 7:46pm | |
ASIC interferes in the case of Lehman vs investors

The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) made recently its intervention in the battle between collapsed investment bank Lehman Brothers Australia and local councils. It demanded the Federal Court judge hearing a dispute to leave it in order to make submissions in that case. Read more



Investigation into Google's anti-trust law violation confirmed by Justice Dept
July 3, 2009 - 2:22pm | |
Investigation into Google's anti-trust law violation confirmed by Justice Dept

On Thursday the US Department of Justice confirmed that it is investigating a settlement involving Google Book Search for possible violations of the Sherman Act, a US antitrust law, following months of speculation that the agency had its eye on the service. The Authors Guild filed a lawsuit against Google, charging the search giant with copyright infringement for scanning books without always getting the approval of authors and publishers. Read more



Gold steadies above $931 as dollar weakened against euro
July 3, 2009 - 3:51pm | |
Gold steadies above $931 as dollar weakened against euro

During Friday trading gold prices moved up slightly, steadying above $931 per ounce as the dollar tumbled against the single currency, with deeper concerns over the US economic outlook also underpinning the metal. By 7:09 a.m. EDT Spot gold stood at $932.65, that is up from $928.65 lateThursday in New York. Previously, bullion surged to $933.50. After a week of tracking an unsteady dollar, gold is on track for a 0.6% fall on the week, bouncing back further from a 4-month high near $990 hit in early June. Read more



Forex trends: dollar’s sliding versus European rivals, recovering against yen
July 3, 2009 - 9:53am | |
Forex trends: dollar’s sliding versus European rivals, recovering against yen

Friday, greenback edged down from its early Asian session's new multi-day highs against euro and franc. Dollar also melted down versus the British pound. At the same time US dollar crept higher against the Japanese yen. Against the European currency, the US dollar lost ground after hitting an 8-day high of 1.3931 during early Asian deals on Friday. Thus, at 12:30 am ET, dollar touched a low of 1.4001 euro, with 1.415 seen as the next resistance level. EUR/USD pair closed Thursday’s North American deals at the level of 1.4004 Read more



Japan thinks weakening dollar may have adverse effect on the global economy
July 3, 2009 - 3:39pm | |
Japan thinks weakening dollar may have adverse effect on the global economy

Yoichi Suzuki, director-general of the Japanese foreign ministry's economic affairs bureau and one of the country's main coordinators for the G8 summit, said that major countries should support the dollar as the key international currency, although emerging nations may discuss a new global reserve currency on the sidelines of the G8 summit in l`Aquila next week. Read more



China wants G8 to raise the question of a new reserve currency system
July 2, 2009 - 4:23pm | |
China wants G8 to raise the question of a new reserve currency system

Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei said that China hopes for diversification of the international currency system in the future, and it would be "normal" for the issue to be raised for discussion at next week's Group of Eight summit in Italy. According to G8 sources, Beijing had asked for a debate on proposals for a new global reserve currency at the G8 summit and the issue could be referred to briefly in the summit statement. Tell your opinion



Yes Bank collaborates with First Data for ATM network deployment
July 3, 2009 - 2:59pm | |
Yes Bank collaborates with First Data for ATM network deployment

First Data and India's new age private sector bank YES BANK set up collaboration in a move to establish jointly a widespread network of ATMs across various cities in India. Thus, on Thursday, Yes Bank and First Data signed a Memorandum of Understanding for an innovative ATM rolling out programme.  Read more



City Bank achieves significant progress in working with FDIC and DFI
July 3, 2009 - 2:08pm | |
City Bank achieves significant progress in working with FDIC and DFI

Today it became known that City Bank signed an agreement with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the State of Washington Department of Financial Institutions. The Bank has been dealing with the impact of the recession and the slowdown in residential housing sales in 2008 and has been working with the FDIC and the DFI to address the issues impacting the Bank. Read more



iPhone's SMS function is vulnerable to hacker attack, Apple prepares a patch
July 2, 2009 - 5:05pm | |
iPhone's SMS function is vulnerable to hacker attack, Apple prepares a patch

During a presentation at the SyScan conference in Singapore on Thursday, security research Charlie Miller said that Apple is working to patch an iPhone vulnerability that could allow an attacker to remotely install and run unsigned software code with root access to the phone. The attack in question exploits a weakness in the way iPhones handle text messages received via SMS. Tell your opinion



Click fraud becomes unnoticed to web surfers
July 2, 2009 - 10:50am | |
Click fraud becomes unnoticed to web surfers

Cyber crooks have worked out one of the most sophisticated click fraud malware applications to date. The Trojan code - dubbed FFsearcher by security firm SecureWorks - plugs into a Google API that allows webmasters to add a Google-powered search widget (called "Google Custom Search") to their website. In normal use, search results made via the widget are displayed alongside Google AdSense ads, with webmasters receiving a small fee every time a surfer follows an ad. Tell your opinion




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