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Windows Phone owners can now make mobile payments, via Softcard

By Lance Whitney The new Softcard app from AT&T allows for tap-to-pay transactions — assuming you have an NFC-enabled Windows Phone handset and meet other requirements.

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Internet ad spending to overtake TV in ’16, research firm predicts

By Ben Fox Rubin Forrester Research also predicts that annual spending on online ads in the US will top $100 billion in 2019, as advertisers follow consumer habits.

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Internet ad spending to overtake TV in ’16, research firm predicts

By Ben Fox Rubin Forrester Research also predicts that annual spending on online ads in the US will top $100 billion in 2019, as advertisers follow consumer habits.

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A Clever Standing Umbrella Drips Dry On Its Own Two Feet

By Andrew Liszewski

A Clever Standing Umbrella Drips Dry On Its Own Two Feet

Sometimes all the extra effort required to carry an umbrella and deal with the soaking wet mess afterwards almost makes it seem like you’re better off just facing the rain unprotected. But by simply adding a small pair of feet to the handle, the …

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Pirate Bay co-founder Fredrik Neij arrested in Thailand

By Don Reisinger Neij was living in Laos but was caught by authorities at the Laos-Thailand border. He went on the lam after his conviction in Sweden in 2009 for sharing copyright-protected files.

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VC: Businesses must spend big like Facebook — or die

By Stephen Shankland ​Venture capitalist Saul Klein says big companies shouldn’t jeer when Google buys Nest for $3.2 billion or Facebook buys WhatsApp for $22 billion. Of course, he’s a salesman with a job to do.
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