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PayPal sues Google over Wallet-related secrets

PayPal Inc., a subsidiary of eBay Inc., has accused Google Inc. and two of its employees of stealing trade secrets that may have led to the launch of Google’s new mobile payment service, CNNMoney.com reported.…

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A Closer Look: Christine Stineman


What does a senior digital strategist do?

First of all, I come in as part of a really talented team, already. But what I’m able to offer is a little bit more experience from the …

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Google Voice: Cutting the cord

Justin Brady doesn’t see much need for a landline telephone anymore.

When he found out about Google Inc.’s free Google Voice service in 2009, he didn’t hesitate to sign up.

“It’s a pretty convenient little …

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Google unveils pay and coupon service for retailers

Google Inc. unveiled a service to let consumers pay merchants and download coupons with a tap on their mobile phones, as the Internet search giant seeks to expand in the growing market for mobile advertising, …

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Springboard Engineering acquired by UL

Science safety company Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) announced today that it will acquire Newton-based Springboard Engineering Inc.

Springboard Engineering is a reliability and engineering advisory services company that was founded by Maytag Corp. design engineers. …

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When cars can talk

Toyota Motor Corp. and cloud computing company Salesforce.com Inc. will build a social network service that will enable owners to become “friends” with their cars and get friendly, tweet-like reminders for maintenance checks and other …

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Palisade to host data loss webinar for banks

Palisade Systems Inc., a data loss prevention services provider in Des Moines, will host a free webinar aimed at financial institutions.

“Protect Your Data Assets: How a Mid-Size Community Bank Protects Sensitive Data With a …

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Bankers Trust to talk technology, business

Bankers Trust Co. will kick off its “Business & Technology Series” on May 25 at Sheraton West Des Moines Hotel. Open to business owners, managers and executives, the event is intended to provide information on …

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Du Pont forms new business units

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. today announced the formation of two new business units, Industrial Biosciences and Nutrition & Health. The announcement follows DuPont’s successful takeover battle on Monday for Danisco A/S, a …

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Amazon: e-books now outselling paper books

Amazon.com Inc. said Thursday that it now sells more digital e-books than paper books and that its recently introduced lower-priced Kindle e-reader is outselling other versions of the device, Reuters reported.

Amazon, which does not …