CE Newswire - 01.30.14

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Today's Top 3 Stories #1 Bitcoin Needs Tighter Rules Than Banks, Say Prosecutors    Virtual-currency firms should face regulations that are tougher than those for established financial-services providers because of their ability to hide criminal activity, according to law enforcement officials. (Bloomberg) Why This Is Important: The law often lags behind  innovation, but with something as crucial as money, in any form, it can't afford to. #2 Lenovo Faces Chance To Become Rare PC Maker Successful In Phones   PC makers have often struggled when it comes to selling smartphones, but China's Lenovo could be on the cusp of making a breakthrough. The company's $2.9 billion deal to buy Motorola Mobility from Google might end up paving the way for Lenovo to become one of the rare PC makers with a prominent handset business. (ComputerWorld) Why This Is Important:  Lenovo is buying Motorola from Google. In China, the  company is the biggest smartphone seller. With this purchase, Lenovo hopes to break into the U.S. market as well. #3 PayPal Wants To Partner With Apple On iPhone Mobile Payment Platform - Report    Details on PayPal's alleged pitch were revealed on Thursday by Re/code, citing unnamed sources who indicated that the company told Apple is it is "willing to white label parts of its payment service," including fraud detection and even potentially the processing of payments. (AppleInsider) Why This Is Important:  PayPal wants to get its foot in the door before Apple can develop feasible alternative payment methods.  According to the proposition, PayPal would handle fraud detection and potentially the processing of payments. 4. With Paper, Facebook Just Blew Its Own iPhone App Out Of The Water (The Verge) 5. California Regulator Seeks To Shut Down 'Learn To Code' Bootcamps (VentureBeat) 6. Samsung Escapes Penalty After Its Lawyers Leaked Secret Apple Documents (Engadget) 7. Mini Games Come To Google Glass (PCMag) 8. iPhone May See The World Through Different Lens (TechNewsWorld) 9. What Google Is Really Doing With All Those Robot Companies (Mashable) 10. Move Your Libraries To An External Drive Without Messing Things Up  (PCWorld) "You really want people to spend a little bit of time with it and appreciate that content," says Mike Matas product designer of Facebook's new standalone iPhone app, Paper. "Almost like when you go to a museum and you spend a little bit of time with each thing." Blog Post of The Day Will Technology Make Work Better For Everyone? By Miles Brundage Two major publications hit bookstore shelves last week with the same overarching theme: The Second Machine Age, an important and (deservedly) much hyped new book on the future of technology and work from Andrew McAfee and Erik Brynjolfsson, and the Jan. 18 issue of the Economist, whose cover story paints a similar picture of the rapidly evolving nature of work. Yet each of these focuses primarily on one half of the story—how technology will affect the quantity of work, rather than the quality. More » Upcoming Events Nationwide PrimeTime! March 9-12 The Venetian Palazzo and Sands Expo Center Las Vegas www.nationwidegroup.org BrandSource 2014 Summit & Expo March 16-19 Marriott World Center Orlando, Fla. http://www.brandsourceconvention.com/ Mega Group USA Convention March 20-23 Gaylord Texan Hotel Dallas www.megagroupusa.com  Was this copy of CE Newswire forwarded to you? Start your own subscription by clicking here. TWICE Editorial Team Stephen Smith, Editor In Chief Phone: (917) 281-4754  | Email Greg Tarr, Executive Editor Phone: (917) 281-4760  | Email John Laposky, Managing Editor Phone: (917) 281-4736  | Email Doug Olenick, Web Editor Phone: (917) 281-6719  | Email Joseph Palenchar, Senior Editor Phone: (917) 281-4746  | Email Alan Wolf, Senior Editor Phone: (917) 281-4769  | Email Lisa Johnston, Senior Editor Phone: (917) 281-4733  | Email

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