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Paypal Tells Customer to Smash Antique Violin Instead of Return It
Yes, you did read the title right — Paypal told a customer to destroy an antique violin instead of return it to the seller. Continue reading
Google, eBay and Paypal Anticipating Lots of Mobile Phone Holiday Shopping
This holiday season many people will be purchasing with tablets, smartphones and other mobile devices — and companies want to be prepared. Continue reading
SpaceX Plans to Launch Largest Rocket Since Saturn V
The new rocket from SpaceX, known as the “Falcon Heavy,” is slated to be the largest and most powerful space-bound rocket to be built since the end of the Apollo program. Continue reading
Homemade PayPal Vending Machine
Ray Tanaka and his team over at PayPal Labs constructed this PayPal Vending Machine, unveiling it at PayPal X Innovate 2010. The machine melds together a zeitgeist of gadgets to allow smartphones to scan a QR code and make a PayPal payment. Once a payment is made, the machine tweets your purchase and notifies you with a confirmation display. Tanaka and crew used a couple of Arduino Duemilanove microcontroller boards, a WiShield, relay, proximity sensor, LED display and oddly enough,... Continue reading
Scam The Shitty Ad Companies With PayPal
Yes, you read that correctly. I’m talking about using PayPal to scam a scammer, not vice versa. Surely you’ve clicked an ad that stated you could receive a free iPod/TV/PS3/Xbox 360/Wii, etc. When you visit these websites, you usually have to sign up for online offers with your credit card in order to claim your prize. GearDiary has explained how you can use PayPal’s credit card generator to sign up temporarily for these offers, eliminating the risk and delivering the... Continue reading
PayPal Security Keys just hastle users even more
PayPal can’t seem to get a break. Because it is the main payment method of eBay, there are always tons of people trying to hack into the system and exploit flaws. Now, we understand that there shouldn’t be any flaws in the first place, but people shouldn’t be trying to steal other’s identities either. So here is a step that PayPal is trying to take to increase security: Security Keys. These keys generate unique passwords every 30 seconds or so,... Continue reading
