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PayPal bulks up its Buyer Protection scheme to cover digital goods, but only in the UK for now

Jun16
by on June 16, 2014 at 3:17 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, UK

PayPal is hoping to tempt British citizens into adopting its online payment services with an upgraded Buyer Protection scheme. In the past, the process has allowed users to dispute physical goods paid for with PayPal. After filing a claim through its Resolution Centre, PayPal would set up a communications channel between the buyer and the seller, before ultimately deciding on whether to refund the original payment. Today, PayPal is increasing the remit of its Buyer Protection program to include services, digital goods, travel tickets and other intangible items. The UK is the first market to receive such benefits and the…

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Facebook updates iPad app with trending topics, videos, and games in new right-hand column for landscape mode

Jun16
by on June 16, 2014 at 3:05 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Mobile, Social Media

Facebook today updated its iPad app with a new test that aims to help its users discover even more content. The company says the experiment is limited to the US for now, but we expect that will likely expand as the company becomes confident with the addition. In short, on the right-hand side of the app, iPad users will now see the following: Trending topics: A feature launched on desktop in January, Trending is a list of topics people are talking about most on Facebook right now, personalized to include topics you’re interested in as well as topics trending across…

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BitTorrent has delivered over 100 million ‘direct to fan’ Bundles since alpha launch 13 months ago

Jun16
by on June 16, 2014 at 3:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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BitTorrent today announced it has delivered more than 100 million Bundles since the new media format’s launch just 13 months ago. The company also revealed that a typical BitTorrent Bundle now drives over 554,000 impressions, 167,000 downloads, and more than 16,000 streams in just 24 hours. Back in May 2013, BitTorrent launched what it calls “an Alpha experiment in digital publishing”: a BitTorrent Bundle is a multimedia format, a new type of torrent file, which promotes fan interaction within the content as opposed to outside via third-party tools. The company argues that as a result, media becomes more valuable each…

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Nike will take advantage of the FIFA World Cup to launch Android and iOS soccer app on July 10

Jun16
by on June 16, 2014 at 2:49 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Launches

Nike already boasts a multitude of iOS and Android apps, but the company is about to go one further with a new soccer app on July 10. First teased at the end of its recent CG-animated video, The Last Game, a new promo site reveals the app will soon be available on both Apple and Google’s mobile platforms and offer exclusive features to tempt fans. The core of the app appears to be a self-contained social network. Nike says users will be able “talk football 24/7″ and join a pick-up game using the chat functionality. It will also offer “exclusive…

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BlackBerry launches BBM Protected, bringing extra security for enterprise users

Jun16
by on June 16, 2014 at 2:05 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Mobile, Product Launches

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BlackBerry has announced that the first part of its eBBM product suite revealed earlier in the year is BBM Protected, which brings enhanced security for enterprise BBM customers. Available from today, BBM Protected adds an extra layer of encryption onto messages sent across the platform. BlackBerry noted that while BBM Protected is only for enterprise users, the extra-secure chats aren’t limited to people within your own organization, so you can chat with BBM Protected users at other companies too. Business users with BlackBerry OS devices running BlackBerry Device Software 6.0 or newer on BES 5 and some customers with BlackBerry 10 smartphones with gold licenses on BES10 can start using the…

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