Big-Name Investors Back Effort to Build a Better Bitcoin
Some of Silicon Valley's best-known venture funds have backed OpenCoin, a startup with a new digital currency called Ripple.
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Tom Simonite
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I’m MIT Technology Review’s IT editor for hardware and software and enjoy a diverse diet of algorithms, Internet, and human-computer interaction with chips on the side. Working in our San Francisco office, I cover new ideas about what computers can do for us, whether they spring from tech giants, new startups, or academic labs.
My journey to the West Coast started in a small English town called Wantage and took in the University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, and five years writing and editing technology news coverage at New Scientist magazine.
Tom Simonite's Stories
What if Facebook Went Freemium?
A $20 annual subscription to see Facebook ad-free would preserve the company's profits
Lack of Ways to Measure Success Holds Back Mobile Ads
No one really knows if ads on smartphones work.
Google Wants to Replace All Your Passwords with a Ring
The world's largest search engine is now experimenting with jewelry that would eliminate the need to remember dozens of passwords.
A Photo Service That Understands the Contents of Your Images
Everpix organizes photos after analyzing them with software that can detect things such as animals, outdoor scenes, and people.
Growing Up with Google Glass
When Google Glass launches it will be used by kids as well as adults.
Military Malware May Have Killed the iPhone Jailbreak
Malware developers will pay large sums for the bugs needed to loosen Apple's software restrictions.
Facebook Edges Closer to Taking On Skype and Cellular Networks
Facebook users in Canada can use the company's Android phone app to make free calls.
Clues Suggest Malware Is Moving from PCs to Mobile Devices
Researchers report signs that moneymaking malware common on PCs is being adapted to mobile phones and tablets.
Google Wants to Install a Computer on Your Face
The search company is developing a computer in a pair of glasses. But why would anyone wear them?
