Scientists harness smartphones as cosmic ray detectors

China's Alibaba seeks to globalize Chinese shopping holiday Dorian Nakamoto prepares for possible lawsuit against Newsweek IT News Daily October 14, 2014 Scientists harness smartphones as cosmic ray detectors Your phone can receive messages from around the world. But how about emanations from beyond our solar system? READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. China's Alibaba seeks to globalize Chinese shopping holiday 2. Dorian Nakamoto prepares for possible lawsuit against Newsweek 3. Google considers Amazon as its biggest search competitor 4. French operator Iliad drops plans to acquire T-Mobile US 5. Dropbox desktop bug sends some users' files to the trash 6. Google launches telemedicine beta for video chats with docs China's Alibaba seeks to globalize Chinese shopping holiday China's Alibaba Group is taking another step to draw international users to its e-commerce sites by offering deep discounts on products during an upcoming sales promotion on Nov. 11. READ MORE Dorian Nakamoto prepares for possible lawsuit against Newsweek Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto has established a crowdsourced legal fund that could be used to sue Newsweek for reporting he was the mysterious creator of digital currency Bitcoin. READ MORE WEBCAST: Intel® Services How an API Program Can Increase Revenue As a highly regulated, critical ecosystem of fragmented constituents that provide valuable services and manage our protected health information, the healthcare industry has struggled to break free of legacy systems to adopt the innovative technologies that other industries have already implemented. Learn more! Google considers Amazon as its biggest search competitor Google considers Amazon.com as its biggest search competitor, ahead of traditional rivals like Yahoo and Bing, as people looking to buy something are more likely to search on the online retailer's website. READ MORE French operator Iliad drops plans to acquire T-Mobile US French telecommunications company Iliad has dropped its bid for a majority stake in T-Mobile US after an improved offer was rejected by the U.S. carriers' majority owner Deutsche Telekom. READ MORE RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: IDG TV IDG.tv is now live! Watch all the latest videos from IDG's global network of technology experts, all teed up in searchable channels with a fun, fresh look. Click to continue Dropbox desktop bug sends some users' files to the trash Dropbox has just provided another reminder not to place complete faith in cloud storage, having allowed a bug to delete some users' files. READ MORE Google launches telemedicine beta for video chats with docs Google is running a temporary trial of a new feature that allows people looking for medical advice to also connect with a physician for an online consult. READ MORE Follow IT News You are currently subscribed to itnews_daily as garn14.tech@blogger.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: sean_weglage@itworld.com To contact IT News, please send an e-mail to online@itworld.com Copyright (C) 2014 IT News, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 ** Please do not reply to this message. To contact someone directly, send an e-mail to online@itworld.com. **